Made in the image of God is an audacious claim.
First, the truth about you is that you are creative because God is creative. Every human has the capacity to make things, to create, because we are all made in the image of a creative God.
The second truth about you is that you are spiritual because God is Spirit: "The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters" (Genesis 1:2). Every human possesses spiritual aptitudes and capacities. We are more than the sum of our physical parts
A third truth about you is that you communicate because God communicates: The human ability to think and reason, to use language, symbols and art, far surpasses the abilities of any animals. This gift was bestowed when the communicative God's image was imprinted on us.
A fourth truth about you is that you are intelligent because God is intelligent:Because of God's intelligent image imprinted on our lives, though we possess different kinds of intelligence, each of us is to develop our mental capacities to their fullest
A fifth truth about you is that you are relational because God is relational: This capacity for a relationship with God extends to humans, which is why the Genesis story declares that God created Eve for Adam because "it is not good for man to be alone."
A sixth truth about you is that you are morally responsible because God is a moral being. Just as there are natural laws that govern the universe, universal moral laws govern human behavior. The Bible teaches that these laws are written on human hearts and are universal.
