Image of God, Yay!
In my opinion, I think that to be created in the image of God means that even though we don't realize it, we are almost godlike in power in abilities. For example, free will. We can make any infinite number of decisions in just one given situation. We possess the power to end life, including our own, but we can also help create it. Like if you plant a tiny seed in the ground and water, and nurture it everyday, it could grow into a magnificent flower or tree. Likewise, if we wish to do so, we can destroy our own creation, for whatever reason we choose. We can build tremendous buildings and monuments so long as we have the will to do so, and we can help or hinder our fellow humans, for example; Mother Teresa aided countless sick and injured in the ghettos of Calcutta expecting nothing in return, yet Adolf Hitler massacred millions of Jews and prisoners of war in the NAZI concentration camps, while stealing gold and riches to build marvelous chateaus high in pristine mountaintops. Both these people, different as they may be, chose to do these things out of their own free will. So I believe that our decision making and free will, which allow us to create or destroy, and aid or impede others, make us in the image of God.
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