The Bible affirms that we are made in the image of
God. What does that mean? As I look around at other human beings, I
wonder what happened to the image of God. It sure looks tarnished to
me. To be made in the image of God suggests that we inherently have some
gifts such as; will, self-transcendence, choice, and reason.
Those gifts suggest we live not by impulse, coercion or
instinct. We live by choice that implies the ability to make moral decisions. Maybe the greatest gift we have is that of choice? The bottom line is we
are free and accountable. Before God, we have a sense of responsibility
that pertains to all of life’s moral decisions.
Isaiah 43:1 is so personal, “Fear not, I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.”
We are not just set free on a sea of heredity to do as we
please or respond to any impulse. All life is a gift of God. Could
it really be that Almighty God really does know us and still loves us?
To me, this suggests that our worth is not determined by our
grades, bank accounts, looks, power, notoriety or usefulness to society. God calls us precious because we exists by the will and purpose of God. I
am so relieved to know that God knows my name.
Blessings,
A friend of mine used to say, "There's freedom, and there's freedom to be stupid!" I like your line about being "free and accountable". God expects us to really live, AND...(and I'm quoting the great Andy Griffith here)..."act like ya got some sense!"
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