Created in God's Imageccording to Scripture, humankind was created in the image of God. Hoekema discusses the implications of this theme, devoting several chapters to the biblical teaching on God's image, the teaching of philosophers and theologians through the ages, and his own theological analysis. Suitable for seminary-level anthropology courses, yet accessible to educated laypeople. Extensive bibliography, fully indexed. |
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 5 | |
| 11 | |
| 33 | |
A Theological Summary | 66 |
The Question of the SelfImage | 102 |
The Origin of Sin | 112 |
The Spread of Sin | 133 |
The Restraint of Sin | 187 |
The Whole Person | 203 |
The Question of Freedom | 227 |
Bibliography | 244 |
Index of Subjects | 255 |
Index of Proper Names | 258 |
Index of Scriptures | 261 |
The Nature of Sin | 168 |
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Page 153 - I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do.
Page 11 - And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.
Page 104 - When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Page 114 - For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
Page 129 - You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Page 90 - For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Page 84 - So they are without excuse; for though they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless minds were darkened.
Page 195 - Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain; he is the servant of God to execute His wrath on the wrongdoer.
Page 29 - Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Page 153 - The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned...
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| Title | Created in God's Image |
| Author | Anthony A. Hoekema |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1994 |
| ISBN | 0802808506, 9780802808509 |
| Length | 275 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Christian Theology / Anthropology Religion / Christian Theology / General |
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