THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD GIVEN TO MAN: THE I AM OF GOD; THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST:

As it was written in Genesis 1:26, man was created in the image and likeness of God. But then what is the image of God? Is it the man that we see in the physical, of the flesh, of the earlthly body?

God forbid, no! Because of this sad igno­rance or misunderstanding of the true image of God, men had been persuaded to make unto themselves graven im­ages of man and other creatures, made by the hands of men and to worship or pay homage to them; being con­vinced that such is the image of Godliness.

And it was fulfilled unto them saying, Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things . . . Who changed the truth of God into a Lie, and worshipped the creature more than the Creator, Who is blessed for ever. Amen (ROMANS 1:21-25).

Given this factual statement, let us now consider and understand the matter in all wisdom: What is God? Is not God a Spirit? And What is the image of the Spirit? Is it the material, or physical, or the flesh, or earthly thing? What is the image of the invisible? Is that which is visible? And what is the image of the Incorruptible and Immortal? Is that which is corruptible and temporal?

No, my dearly beloved! Because the truth is that the image of God is His own kind of being too, that of a spirit, invisible and infinite. Thus, herein is wisdom: The image of God is the part of His Spirit, of His Being, Which giveth breath and mind or understanding and heart or con­science, emotions and feelings and senses, which in whole is the life and light in man.

While the likeness of God is His BodilyForm or Appearance, the body that contains the spirit, the spiritual body. Which is called the Soul.

THE CREATION OF MAN: THE DIVINE MYSTERY OF THE LIFE IN MAN: