"Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming ... But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator." Colossians 3:5-10 (NIV)
In his letter to the believers in Colosse, the Apostle Paul said that the wrath of God is coming. He even listed for them the things which would incur the wrath of God.
We need to pray and ask God for forgiveness for our sins, whether they are on this list or not, including our sinful thoughts and intentions. The wrath of God is coming, and we do not want to incur God's wrath. We should to do our best to imitate Christ and walk in His way. (Ephesians 5:1-2) For that, we need to pray for His help.
Showing posts with label the image of God. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the image of God. Show all posts
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Made In The Image And Likeness Of God
"Then God said, 'Let Us make man in Our image, in Our likeness, and let them rule ... So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them." Genesis 1:26-27 (NIV)
In the beginning, when God said, "Let Us ...", God The Father, God The Son, and God The Holy Spirit, "...make man in Our image, in Our likeness ...", that was what They did. They created the first man and woman in Their image and likeness. Therefore we, as descendants of that first man and woman, are also made in Their image and likeness.
Since every man and woman was made in the image and likeness of God, as different as we each are physically, we should be very careful when we comment on the physical appearance of an individual. We do not know what God looks like and we would not want to make a negative statement about a the appearance of a person who may look more like God than we do.
Don't talk negatively about God or His workmanship that was made in His image and likeness.
In the beginning, when God said, "Let Us ...", God The Father, God The Son, and God The Holy Spirit, "...make man in Our image, in Our likeness ...", that was what They did. They created the first man and woman in Their image and likeness. Therefore we, as descendants of that first man and woman, are also made in Their image and likeness.
Since every man and woman was made in the image and likeness of God, as different as we each are physically, we should be very careful when we comment on the physical appearance of an individual. We do not know what God looks like and we would not want to make a negative statement about a the appearance of a person who may look more like God than we do.
Don't talk negatively about God or His workmanship that was made in His image and likeness.
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