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The Image of God, Part 1

Phil Gons · October 18, 2015 · Spring Creek Bible Church · 56m

Part 4 of The Doctrines of Man and Sin

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For families

Ages 9-12

This is the foundational first half of a two-part sermon on one of Scripture’s most important doctrines. The pastor carefully builds the biblical case by examining the original Hebrew and Greek words—made accessible even for younger listeners—and then walks through key passages showing how the image of God shapes everything from how we treat others to our ultimate destiny. It’s rich theology made concrete.

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Talk about it together (4 questions)
  1. The pastor says being made in God’s image means we’re both *like* God and *different* from God. What’s one way we’re like Him, and what’s one way we’re different?
  2. Why do you think the pastor compares being in God’s image to a child being in a parent’s image, or to a photograph of someone you love?
  3. The sermon shows that even after sin entered the world, people are still in God’s image. Why do you think that matters for how we treat other people?
  4. What does it mean that Jesus was the perfect image of God, and that we’re being slowly restored to look more like Him?

Used by permission of Phil Gons — philgons.com