The part of us that is invisible, our soul /spirit lives within us. It is this "invisible body" that presents itself to God when our physical body dies.
"In my Father's House are many dwellings... I go to prepare a PLACE for you, so that you may be where I am" John 14:2-3
In Luke 16:19-31 Jesus tells us the story of the beggar Lazarus, and the rich man who when both of them died, Lazarus was comforted in father Abraham's bosom, but the rich man was in torment in Hades.
These are not states of mind or imagination.
We each decide, while yet alive where we go by saying to God, "Thy will be done" or else God saying to us "thy will be done"...
Greek εἰκὼν was used of the images and statues of kings and emperors that were erected to symbolize their authority in a region. The biblical usage of "image of God" is best understood in a similar way. (Well, unless you're intentionally trying to misread the bible, in which case the foolishness is with yourself rather than the text. Think: obviously the author knew that you can't see something invisible, so are you saying he wrote nonsense on purpose? And nobody noticed until now? Suuuuure...)
Apparently, anyone can read the bible and interoperate it to say anything they want. The language is extremely vague, and I am sure much has been lost in the translations of the edits of the translations of the rewrites.
Paul did not speak English obviously but he did speak Hebrew, Greek, and likely Aramaic. The Bible as we know it is translated from Hebrew to Greek then to Latin, and eventually to English. The word image though not written in English by Paul was written in Hebrew and Greek. Image: from the Hebrew word tzelem, from the Greek it is Eikon, and From the Latin it is imago. The first English translation comes in the 14th century. So while you are correct Paul did not use the English word image he did use the Greek and Hebrew version of what we have come to know as the word image. I’m not really sure why you are choosing to be so pedantic on the subject.
How can you confirm that?
Because he didn't speak English because it didn't exist in his time.
ὅς ἐστιν εἰκὼν τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ἀοράτου, πρωτότοκος πάσης κτίσεως,
in other words:
He is the image (likeness) of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
BUT I suspect Vonu you DONT understand these either...
I only know English and FORTRAN.
If we were made in god's image,
then why aren't we invisible?
The part of us that is invisible, our soul /spirit lives within us. It is this "invisible body" that presents itself to God when our physical body dies.
We ARE made is His image AND likeness...
Where are all of these invisible souls going?
Is it a physical location, or is it only in the imagination?
"In my Father's House are many dwellings... I go to prepare a PLACE for you, so that you may be where I am" John 14:2-3
In Luke 16:19-31 Jesus tells us the story of the beggar Lazarus, and the rich man who when both of them died, Lazarus was comforted in father Abraham's bosom, but the rich man was in torment in Hades.
These are not states of mind or imagination.
We each decide, while yet alive where we go by saying to God, "Thy will be done" or else God saying to us "thy will be done"...
Why haven't we seen heaven with our powerful telescopes or our space probes? How far away is it?
Wish I knew...
Greek εἰκὼν was used of the images and statues of kings and emperors that were erected to symbolize their authority in a region. The biblical usage of "image of God" is best understood in a similar way. (Well, unless you're intentionally trying to misread the bible, in which case the foolishness is with yourself rather than the text. Think: obviously the author knew that you can't see something invisible, so are you saying he wrote nonsense on purpose? And nobody noticed until now? Suuuuure...)
Apparently, anyone can read the bible and interoperate it to say anything they want. The language is extremely vague, and I am sure much has been lost in the translations of the edits of the translations of the rewrites.
Well sure you CAN interpret however you like, but SHOULD you? The intended meaning is not as obscure as you seem to think.
If you really care about the answer to your question, then look into the study of textual history ("textual criticism") some time.
“Jesus called the Hebrew god “YAHWEH” Satan and he reproached the Jews for having made the devil himself into their only single god.”
Citation needed.
Paul did not speak English obviously but he did speak Hebrew, Greek, and likely Aramaic. The Bible as we know it is translated from Hebrew to Greek then to Latin, and eventually to English. The word image though not written in English by Paul was written in Hebrew and Greek. Image: from the Hebrew word tzelem, from the Greek it is Eikon, and From the Latin it is imago. The first English translation comes in the 14th century. So while you are correct Paul did not use the English word image he did use the Greek and Hebrew version of what we have come to know as the word image. I’m not really sure why you are choosing to be so pedantic on the subject.
How many Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic words exist in English?
But don’t you just love the implication of what he’s trying to convey?
It treat it like the fraud that it is.
The stirrer of bullsh*t strikes again. Like a feather against a rock.
How "christian" of you, you hypocritical POS!
Just as the committer of ad hominem attacks returns to work.
Stir, stir, stir…you may hit the right consistency of bs to kill all that is good and right and pure and true in the world, yet.
Nah…won’t ever happen.
I have arrived at the realization that ignoring you is the only resolution.
Stir, stir, stir…
Peace and be still, Vonu. At least until you mis-understand more logical fallacies than ad hominem.