Humanity
God formed us and breathed His own breath into us. His act, not our capacity, is what makes us His image, so the image neither increases with intelligence nor diminishes with disability.
God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being. The image of God in us is not a faculty we possess but the act of God in forming us and breathing His own breath into us. We are His handiwork, animated by His breath, and that is what makes us His image.
This is why the image cannot be measured by capacity. It does not increase with intelligence or diminish with disability.
God created humanity male and female, and Christ affirmed this as the created design from the beginning.
Scripture References
- Genesis 2:7“God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being.”
- Genesis 1:27“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”
- Matthew 19:4“Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning made them male and female?”
Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.