2007-01-17 06:56:54 · 11 answers · asked by Justbrowsing 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes.
If Jesus ascended into Heaven as the Bible describes then Heaven is a physical place. If Heaven is a physical place then in order to live there God must be physical.
Moses saw God. In order for God to be seen he must either emit or reflect light. In order to do either God must be physical
2007-01-17 07:01:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
we have the spirit of God in us, I believe that this is what the image refers to. We were made from dirt. God breathed life into Adams still body. He gave us, freewill and a conscious that we don't live like the animals by instinct alone.
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The word also means "image" in the sense of essential nature. So Adam "begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth" Gen 5:3. Human nature in its internal and external characteristics is what is meant here rather than an exact duplicate. So, too, God made man in His own "image," reflecting some of His own perfections: perfect in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, and with dominion over the creatures Gen 1:26. Being created in God's "image" meant being created male and female, in a loving unity of more than one person Gen 1:27. It is noteworthy that in Gen 1:26 (the first occurrence of the word) the "image" of God is represented by two Hebrew words (tselem and demut); by tselem alone in Gen 1:27 and 9:6; and by demut alone in Gen 5:1. This plus the fact that in other contexts the words are used exactly the same leads to the conclusion that the use of both in passages such as Gen 1:26 is for literary effect
(from Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, Copyright (c)1985, Thomas Nelson Publishers)
2007-01-17 07:03:35 · answer #2 · answered by 2ndchhapteracts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No He does not have a body. We are created in His image in that we can think and reason like He does.
2007-01-17 07:03:52 · answer #3 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the christian belief that man was created in the image of God is a buncha cr@p. we are humans with bodies and we have limitations to anything that we do. If God doesnt need to eat, drink, and rest, and he can do anything he wishes, then how is God God if he has limits to what he can do? we wouldnt be talking about God then it would be a human like ourselves IDIOTS
Edit: and theyre off already, trying to explain away the so-called assumption that image doesnt refer to appearance and physical attributes it means our nature. Well tell me something then, why didnt the Bible just say "in God's nature" or "in God's form" why did it say "in God's IMAGE"
when u look up image in the dictionary it says:
An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture.
A mental picture of something not real or not present.
(computing) A copy of all or part of a disk drive retained for backup or replication purposes.
A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is, or wishes to be, perceived by others.
going by the first definiton, it says an image only refers to visual atttributes. to say "in God's image" would mean our image is a direct visual representation of what God looks like. i.e. we look like GOD!!! our nature, intelligence, ability to reason, etc. etc. CAN NOT NOT NOT be what the verse means because you CANT SEE someone's intelligence, nature, etc. they are not concrete things you can look at with your eyes and touch with your hand. if they were things like job interviews, making friends, etc. etc. would be a HELL of a lot easier. you can count on it.
2007-01-17 07:07:01 · answer #4 · answered by The Ownerer's Disciple 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has an "image" for sure. But he is God, and I have a feeling there is much more to him than we could fathom at the given moment, with human minds. Jesus, when he came, had a body like us, so maybe!
2007-01-17 07:00:32 · answer #5 · answered by oceansnsunsets 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Image" does not refer to our physical appearance, but to our nature. We are reasoning, rational, thinking beings. We are capable of love, hate, anger, etc.
OK, O.D. The Heb. Chal. word in this case is tselem. It means shade, phantom, representative. It can be translated idol. Image is a correct translation, not nature. But, it does NOT imply an exact duplicate. It simply means we are representative of who and what God is. Got it?
Now stick to your video games, and leave the Bible to those who have studied it.
2007-01-17 07:04:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since we were created in His image, I believe so =)
2007-01-17 07:00:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Aren't anthropomorphisms given to imply characteristics?
2007-01-17 07:00:29 · answer #8 · answered by Michael M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because God doesn't really exist. God is a fictional character, so he has whatever body you imagine him to have.
2007-01-17 06:59:49 · answer #9 · answered by nondescript 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
isnt that the most ridiculous thing? our bodies are pretty disgusting.
2007-01-17 07:01:54 · answer #10 · answered by Handsome Devil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋