If man was created in Gods image, why are we human?

Question

Gods a spirit, correct? I dont think Im a spirit. Im human.

Answer 1

You are a spirit and a human. Your spirit took on human form to come to earth for a purpose. When you die, you will return to spirit.

Answer 2

Great question. I'd have to spend a few hours among my books to give what may pass as a definitive answer. But it seems that God has many manifestations. The quote is, "created in the image and likeness of God". Moses was told that no man could see God and live. Angels have appeared in human form. After his resurrrection, Jesus retained the human form and physical nature from being born a human. It's a one-way event. So now Jesus is a flesh and blood human. Ultimately, it would be pointless and even foolish to speculate on the physical nature of God. Our poor and limited intellect is ill-equipped to answer that question. And in any case, we'd most certainly be wrong. And as for the third member of the Trinity, The Holy Spirit, we have absolutely no knowledge. Remember, it's the Father. Son, and Holy Spirit. A most fascinating mystery. We should leave it at that. Regarding the Spirit of God, within us all we have a portion of God's essence. From the best of us to the worst. Adolf Hitler had within him the spirit of God. It enables us to function. Were that spirit to be withdrawn, and it never would be in this life, we'd lapse into immediate insanity and a quick death. That, in my definiton, is a description of Hell. The withdrawal of God's essence. A living death. Forever.

Answer 3

The Human Family is a Trinity

In seeking to understand the traditional family, Christians should keep in mind that not only are individual persons created in the image of God, but so is the family itself. The human family is the closest analogy that mankind will ever come to concretely understanding the Blessed Trinity.

Of course you are human. YOU are made in his image, HE is not made in yours.

The creeds teach that while there is one God, He exists in three distinct persons. The bible, on the other hand, reveals that man is made in the 'image of God'. From these two truths, therefore, we can acknowledge that the complete image of God is found in the Triune understanding of Him.

This understanding of His Triune nature is reflected by the human family whose personal relationships approach the likeness of the Trinity.
There are multiple demonstrations of this truth.

Consider the unity of the Trinity which is reflected in the unity of the family. Or the "family of persons" which is found in both. The persons of the Trinity share the 'same substance ' while a human family becomes one flesh: wife with husband and parents with children.

There is also another element in the Trinity that lends itself to human likeness. The Nicene Creed professes this about the Trinity: "We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life who proceeds from the Father and the Son."

In Catholic theology, the Holy Spirit is said to proceed from the will of both the Father and the Son, or in other words, through the activity which they engage in, otherwise known as "love".

The Holy Spirit is poured forth through the exchange of love between the Father and the Son. This is why perhaps Jesus says to the Apostles: " Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you." (John 16:7)

In the eternal economy of the Trinity, therefore, a person 'proceeds' from the love between two other persons. And so, the Holy Spirit is love 'proceeding' or 'coming from' the first two persons of the Blessed Trinity.

The human family has a rather striking parallel to this dynamic. The ultimate act of intimacy in a marriage mirrors the eternal exchange of love between the first two persons of the Trinity.

And like the eternal or continual procession of the Holy Spirit in the Trinity, the act of love between a man and a woman causes a 'procession' of another human person (i.e. the birth of a child).

Thus, it is precisely because the homosexual sex act is not ordered to the procession of another person, that it can never be a Trinitarian reflection of the divine essence.

Indeed, the sexual act itself, which is supposed to be a reflection of the Trinitarian relationship, becomes, through the homosexual act, a blasphemy against God since it ends up distorting the Trinitarian image of Him.

The human sexual act either affirms God's image or it distorts it. This is why all forms of contraceptive sex, including the homosexual act, are serious sins: they seek to create God in another image. It is anti-Trinitarian.

Answer 4

Because God isn't a spirit he is a God, having an immortal perfect body of flesh and bone.

The concept of God as a spirit and everywhere but nowhere was started at the council of Nice when the Roman emperor brought together different religions to make a single Christian code of beliefs. These beliefs which have been perpetuated by many religions were decided by a committee.

Answer 5

Yes in the beginning each of our souls was created in God's image in that we had free will, imagination and creativity. But for what purpose? The purpose is so that God could expand his creation through each us as we continually transcended ourselves, becomming more and more of God.

However, nearly everyone on this planet at some point in the distant past chose to make decisions outside of God's law and consciousness. Through this process we gradually lost our direct connection with God and this was replaced by a sense of earthly and human identity called the "human ego."

The human ego cannot see the reality of God and therefore continues to make choices outside of God's will and creativity. Thus, instead of becomming more, we became less of God. After a while, we completely identify ourselves as human beings while our God identity becomes a dim memory.

The way back to the divine image and intent is to walk the spiritual path of undoing each decision that took as away from our divine identity and into the ego until we can shuffle off the mortal identity and once again completely unite with and become one with God.

Answer 6

God is a spirit, but then I suppose we were made with God-like qualities. Honestly, if you are a Christian, just realize this whole concept is very complex, too complex for the human mind. Just know that with God, anything is possible, so you should ask him. I am sure of this information because I am a freshman in a Catholic highschool.

Answer 7

God is a spirit, you are correct. We're not 'a' spirit, but we have a spirit, our soul. We are also human. Our soul is the part of us made in God's image.

Answer 8

You are a Spirit Living in a Body.
Both look Alike.
When a person comes out of their Body, it Falls Over.
And everybody Gasps.
Spirits live a Long Time.

Answer 9

You *have* a spirit. An immortal spirit. The real you will continue to exist after your human body has decayed.

Answer 10

An image is like looking into a mirror - you are correct in saying God is spirit, yet came in the flesh (Jesus). We once saved, are made in the likeness of Jesus, who is God.