What did God mean when He said: "they will be like us and resemble us."?

Question

Which parts of humans are like God and resemble God?
Whom did God say to?

Answer 1

All of our being resembles His..

Answer 2

On the last day of creation, God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness” (Genesis 1:26) (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Thus, He finished His work with a “personal touch.” God formed man from the dust and gave him life by sharing His own breath (Genesis 2:7). Accordingly, man is unique among all God’s creations, having both a material (body) and an immaterial (soul / spirit) part.

Having the “image” or “likeness” of God means, in the simplest terms, that we were made to resemble God. Adam did not resemble God in the sense of God’s having flesh and blood. Scripture says that “God is a spirit” (John 4:24) and therefore exists without a body. However, Adam’s body did mirror the life of God, insofar as it was created in perfect health and was not subject to death.

The image of God refers to the immaterial part of man. It sets man apart from the animal world, fits him for the “dominion” God intended (Genesis 1:28), and enables him to commune with his Maker. It is a likeness mentally, morally, and socially.

Mentally, man was created as a rational, volitional agent—in other words, man can reason and man can choose. This is a reflection of God’s intellect and freedom. Any time someone invents a machine, writes a book, paints a landscape, enjoys a symphony, calculates a sum, or names a pet, he or she is proclaiming the fact that we are made in God’s image.

Morally, man was created in righteousness and perfect innocence, a reflection of God’s holiness. God saw all that He had made (mankind included) and called it “very good” (Genesis 1:31). Our conscience or “moral compass” is a vestige of that original state. Whenever someone writes a law, recoils from evil, praises good behavior, or feels guilty, he is confirming the fact that we are made in God’s own image.

Socially, man was created for fellowship. This reflects God's triune nature and His love. In Eden, man’s primary relationship was with God (Genesis 3:8 implies fellowship with God), and God made the first woman because “it is not good that the man should be alone” (Genesis 2:18). Every time someone marries a wife, makes a friend, hugs a child, or attends a church, he is demonstrating the fact that we are made in the likeness of God.

Part of being made in God’s image means that Adam had the capacity to make free choices. Although he was given a righteous nature, Adam made an evil choice to rebel against his Maker. In so doing, Adam marred the image of God within himself, and he passed that damaged likeness on to all his children, including us (Romans 5:12). Today, we still bear the image of God (James 3:9), but we also bear the scars of sin. Mentally, morally, socially, and physically, we show the effects.

The good news is that, when God redeems an individual, He begins to restore the original image of God, creating “the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness” (Ephesians 4:24; see also Colossians 3:10).

Recommended Resource: In His Image by Brand & Yancey.

Answer 3

I may not believe in one supreme power, but I do accept the fact that the bible and the Mayan Calendar are the only ones to be 100% accurate in all its prophecies. But that doesn't prove god's existence. And we certainly didn't see the Mayans attempting to convince us of their own faith.
Not even today's most advance computor can duplicate the calendar's accuracy. And there is another prophecy in the bible that has yet to be fulfilled. We can't forget the Valley of Megido. That's where the term Armageddon comes from
I just can't ignore those prophecies
All things considered, if you put the Earth's entire existence in a twelve hour clock, why then did god choose for us to make our appearance at appx: 11:57? meaning we've only existed for a mere 3 lousy minutes
AND DON'T FORGET TO READ EZECKIEL (spelling not correct) HE WITNESSES A U.F.O. IN DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Answer 4

The first thing I notice from your question might look a bit strange and come as a shock, but I notice that God speaks.

I also notice that when God was speaking those words, mankind/humans were not yet in existence. Another thing that I notice, it so happens that you also have noticed it - that God was not speaking to himself, he was talking with someone else.

Now, to answer your question I can begin by saying that none of the past and present physical appearance of mankind resembles God. By that I mean, God is neither black nor white, he is neither Indian, colored nor Jewish. God is spirit and only our spirits resemble God.

Answer 5

The New World Translation renders Gen.1:26:"And God went on to say,"Let us,make man in our image,according to our likeness..."
Jehovah God was talking to his only begotten Son,Jesus.Col.1:15,16 states:"He(Jesus)is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn of all creation;because by means of him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth...."
God was not talking about a physical resemblance.Because Jehovah and Christ are spirit beings,and man is a fleshly being.
What that scripture meant is that humans were made with the potential for being like God,possessing the outstanding qualities he has,including wisdom,power,righteousness and love

Answer 6

The word used in that verse, "Elohim", literally means "the gods" and more specifically denotes a God and Goddess since it is a masculine root word with a feminine quantifier attached. When the biblical God says "let US make man in OUR own image", it was the greatest slip-up of all time. Making God out to be a liar later on when he says, "I am the only God" etc.And that isn't the only time in the bible that God lets on that there are other Gods. Of course Christians are either ignorant of this, or simply won't fess up to it.

Answer 7

God created us in His image and likeness (Gen. 1:27; 6:3; John 4:24). This sets us apart from plants and animals. He desires us to love Him, but we can freely choose to love Him or to rebel against Him. God does not force us to love Him in return. Our love is expressed by obeying His commandments (John 14:15; 1 John 5:2-3). Sin is our rejection of God’s friendship by disobeying Him. Adam and Eve, our first parents, chose to reject God and His friendship. This first rebellion is called Original Sin. Because of Adam’s sin, we lost the gift of original holiness and justice (1 Cor. 15:21-22). Men and women became alienated from God and from each other. We now need a Redeemer to reestablish friendship with God.

Answer 8

It is our soul that resembles God.

He was speaking to the Son of God...Christ. The Bible tells us he was begotten before time.

Answer 9

I'm not sure about YOUR partners, but parts of my husband's body are truly "God-Like", especially when it stands up to take notice of me.

Answer 10

God was speaking to his angelic family, & he was talking about a man or woman soul.