Day 4: Made in the Image of God – Part 2

The fact that we are made in the image of God has profound and personal ramifications for our lives. It changes the way I treat others! Everyone has value and worth as an image bearer of their creator. People matter. To treat others with disdain is to live and act in a way that is inconsistent with understanding we are made in God’s image. We ground civil rights not in the law of the land or even a rule in the Bible but in the image of God. God also created humanity with a conscience and a moral compass. All cultures and people testify to an inner sense of right and wrong. Our moral capacity as humans make us accountable to God. We have been made as moral beings!

Read Genesis 9:6, Ecclesiastes 7:29, James 3:9

Q: What do the following verses say about the significance of being made in the image of God?

Q: When was the commandment “Thou shalt not murder given?” How does potentially alter how you viewed that commandment?

Q: How can the words we speak to others point to an inaccurate understanding of the image of God?

Q: In what areas of your speech, have you not valued others as God sees them? How can you ascribe value to others through your words?

Read Jeremiah 31:33-34, Romans 2:12-15, 2 Timothy 3:15-17

Q: What do the following verses say about the moral nature of humanity?

Q: If God made us to be moral, what should be an expected result?

Q: How have you seen morality that is in line with God evidenced by a non Christian?

Q: How can I know God’s morality? How can I better reflect the morality of God?