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Imago Dei

​To enter the Temple of Elyon, a passage confirmation is at hand.

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Imago Dei ("image of God")

 

A theological term, applied uniquely to humans, which denotes the symbolical relation between God and humanity. The term has its roots in Genesis 1:27, wherein "God created man in his own image. . ."

 

This scriptural passage does not mean that God is in human form, but rather, that humans are in the image of God in their moral, spiritual, and intellectual nature. Thus, humans mirror God's divinity in their ability to actualize the unique qualities with which they have been endowed, and which make them different than all other creatures: rational structure (logos), complete centeredness, creative freedom, a possibility for self-actualization, and the ability for self-transcendence.

 

The ability and desire to love one's self and others, and therefore, God, can become neglected and even opposed. Striving to bring about the imago Dei in one's life can be seen as the quest for wholeness, or one's "essential" self, as pointed to in Christ's life and teachings.

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Let us be proceed in the spiritual likeness of God.

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​​Imago Dei