Featured If God Is A Spirit Only, What Image Is Man's?

The first image was terrestrial as Adam was a living soul in the terrestrial flesh. The resurrected body will be celestial as explained here in 1 Corinthians 15:42-52.

That chapter is about explaining the difference between our present day bodies & our soon to be resurrected body in Christ.

Yes after His likeness.

Yes.. but prophesied at the fall of man when God punished Satan for deceiving the woman.. In this way, man now knows what is outside of God that is good & the will of God to never be tempted to sin again in leaving God and all that is good.

 

When Jesus was in Heaven before His incarnation, He testified that He has seen the Father per John 1:18 & John 6:46

So it stands to reason that in that day when we are in Heaven, we will see the Father also because then we will not need Jesus to mediate for us for the Father loves us to meet with us face to face.

John 16:25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. 26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: 27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God. 28 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father..

Since He is taking us to the Father in Heaven where Jesus is now is how I read His message here that we will see the Father too.

 

I believe Jesus is God and that He was the One that made the request to the Father to create man in "our" image and after "our" likeness whereby the Father agreed so that when God as One created man in His image, it was done with Two Other Witnesses to establish that word in creation of man for how everything was made by the Word of God; hence the Son of God..

 

Since God loved us to send His Son to die for us while we were yet sinners, and Jesus say to the saved that what we do to the least of the brethren, we do it to Jesus, thanks to Jesus, I can understand His commandment to love our enemies because one day they may become one of us & thus we are to be careful with His help, not to seek revenge on someone still a sinner but may become a future brother or sister. We are to suffer with His help as He suffered per 1 Peter 2:20-25

 

Moreso the Lord Jesus Christ as the Spirit of the Lord does in according to His will which happens to be the same will as the Father's. In other words, scripture reproves how you are applying His words when the Holy Spirit in all that He does, the words, the gifts, & the fruits to give the credit & glory to Jesus Chrust.

John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. 14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. ~ KJV

Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:... 11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. KJV

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. KJV

We are His workmanship as the Holy Spirit give that credit to the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. ~ KJV

Since scripture & the indwelling Holy Ghost gives the credit to Jesus Christ, the author & finisher of our faith Hebrews 12:1-2 then so should we as the indwelling Spirit & scripture is leading us to do.

 

What did Jesus meant when He'd said Abraham had seen Him & he was glad in that day?

John 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. 57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. 59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. ~ KJV

I believe Jesus was referring to this day when Abraham & Sarah got the news from the Lord that she would have a son. I point out that Abraham fixed a meal for the Lord & His companions & He did eat & drank in Genesis 18:1-8

That was the Lord Jesus Christ with a celestial body as the Son of God before His incarnation as the Son of Man as He did eat & drank with Abraham.

So when the Word of God asks the Father to make man in "our" image & after "our" likeness within the One Godhead, not only did Jesus had a celestial body, but so did God the Father, but when in agreeing with the Son's request, the One God created man in His image as obviously the Spirit of God was in compliance to the Father's will per the Son's request since nothing was made without Him as all things were made by Him per His request in creation. John 1:1-3 & John 1:10-11

By His grace & by His help, that is how you align the truths in His words in rightly dividing the word of truth.