{"id":87379,"date":"2025-05-31T16:52:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T21:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=87379"},"modified":"2025-05-31T16:52:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T21:52:24","slug":"and-man-created-god-in-his-own-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/and-man-created-god-in-his-own-image\/","title":{"rendered":"And Man Created God in His Own Image"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\tby Floyd Chappalear
\nvia\u00a0Sentry Magazine<\/em>, Vol. 17 No. 1, 31 March 1991\n

Yes, we are well aware that the Bible states that God created humans in His own image (Genesis 1:27), but there is something to be said for the title of this piece.<\/p>\n

\"\"You see, “every way of a man is right in his own eyes<\/em>” (Proverbs 21:2), the Bible also says. Because of this, man will always argue that God approves of whatever perverted practice man desires to do. For instance, the abominable idolatries of the Gentiles (I Peter 4:3) included temple prostitutes. Their gods approved of such practices because they wanted to engage in them.<\/p>\n

In our age, effeminate abusers of themselves with men (I Corinthians 6:9) refuse to acknowledge that their wicked lifestyles are sinful, but on the contrary, form churches which will shelter and comfort them in their perversion. What they have done is “created God in their own image.” They approve of it; therefore, God must accept it.<\/p>\n

They are not alone. Most religious people are like this. After all, if men want it in their religions, they will have it. Seldom does one hear “what saith the scriptures<\/em>” (Galatians 4:30) when religious practices are discussed.<\/p>\n

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by Floyd Chappalear via\u00a0Sentry Magazine, Vol. 17 No. 1, 31 March 1991 Yes, we are well aware that the Bible states that God created humans in His own image (Genesis 1:27), but there is something to be said for the title of this piece. 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Genesis 1:1 \"in the beginning there was nothing except God.\" or \"in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth\" (different versions of the Bible)\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26706,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/since-man-is-created-in-gods-image-how-can-he-have-a-sinful-nature\/","url_meta":{"origin":87379,"position":5},"title":"Since man is created in God’s image, how can he have a sinful nature?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 14, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Since we were created by God and in His image, how is it possible that we have a sinful nature? Answer: The Bible doesn't use the phrase \"sinful nature.\" It is the New International Version that substitutes \"sinful nature\" for the word \"flesh\" in many places. 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