Feb 02 2025 48 mins
Text: Genesis 1:26-31
As God’s Image-Bearers, We Represent Him on the Earth (1:26-27)
- God made us after His image and likeness, distinct from the rest of creation.
- God made us male and female for His glory.
- Implication: Our value and identity are tied to bearing the image of God. Therefore, we should seek after Him and bear His image in a way that pleases Him.
As God’s Image-Bearers, We Fill and Rule Over the Earth (1:26b, 28-30)
- God has given us the responsibility of reproducing His image on the earth.
- God has provided us with sustenance from His creation and given us the responsibility of dominion over His creation.
- Implication: This blessing and commission God has given us should lead us to delight in Him and depend upon Him.
Conclusion: “God saw that it was very good.” (1:31)
- All that God made was good in His sight, with nothing incomplete or imperfect.
- All of creation worked in perfect harmony as God had designed.