Abstract
This study is a theological examination of the image of God in man (Imago Dei) and its significance to the contemporary Christian. This is an examination of the essence and significance of the image of God in humankind. What is the uniqueness and special things that God input into humankind. It goes deep into the origin and source of the existence of humankind, that is how man was created by God, who is their creator. Man is a creature of God; they did not create themselves. Man was created in the image of God not image of any other creatures. The conclusion of the creation of man was done through breath of God, which form the basis for the uniqueness of man above all other creatures. Man is designed in the image of God, but man is not God. Man is not equal in anyway to God; hence, he is not God. The image of God in man is the actual regulator of man activities. It is this image of God in man that makes them to be a spiritual being, a rational/creative being, a volitional being, a responsible being, and a relational being. This study is from the theory of Anthropology/humanity in systematic theology. The method used is descriptive design method.
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