Cornerstone Curriculum, Official Certification Edition

LESSON 4 | DOING JUSTICE AND LOVING MERCY: LET JUSTICE ROLL DOWN / 449

c. 1 Cor. 11.7

d. James 3.9

2. References regarding our recreation

a. Eph. 4.24

b. Col. 3.10

C. What precisely is the image of God in humankind?

1. Humankind made from the dust of the ground : our kinship with the earth, Gen. 2.7

a. We have a kinship with the products and resources of the earth : we need air, water, and food in order to survive.

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b. Our constitutions and functions are similar to other creatures which depend on the earth for their lives and existence.

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c. The image of God is not rooted in our physical nature and kinship with the earth.

2. The image of God viewed from the perspective of our personality and spirituality

a. Our personality : we share with God a sense of our own self-consciousness.