“Made in the image of God.”
That’s the most standout quality for me, as to what makes us human.
So what do you think to be “made in the image of God” would mean? Here’s the statement from the beginning of the Bible.
Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
Genesis 1:26-28 (NIV)(http://www.laridian.com)
Those who wrote something on the 3 pages of opinions had something like “to make mistakes” as the most common.
“To make mistakes…”
It’s hard for us to admit our faults, and the times we have messed up.
However, since it was the most common comment, it shows that we know making mistakes is part of life and part of being human.
It also fits with what the Bible says about us. There is both the good and the bad. Being made in the image of God, but as well having the free choice to do what is wrong and make mistakes intentionally, or unintentionally.
That’s why Jesus came. To bring us to God, and for us to have the opportunity to be forgiven, if we want to accept that greatest of free gifts from God.
