Doing Justice and Loving Mercy: Compassion Ministries, Mentor's Guide, MG16

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D O I N G J U S T I C E A N D L O V I N G M E R C Y : C O M P A S S I O N M I N I S T R I E S

B. Biblical usage of the term image of God

1. Biblical references

a. Gen. 5.1

b. Gen. 9.6

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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.