Episode 12. Our intention for this "Doctrine Dive" into the biblical teaching that we are created in the image of God is to give you a foundation for understanding who we uniquely are as the crown of God's creation, and what that means for how we view ourselves, others, and every human being. This podcast is foundational for several upcoming cultural conversations we will have this year.

0:54 Intro to the subject

2:30 The Trinity and creation

4:41 "Let us make man in our image..."

7:10 The Baptist Faith and Message 2000 Article III. "Man" See also http://mvbcraleigh.com/our-vision/what-we-believe/

8:19 What does "image of God" mean?

13:35 Six observations about what the image of God is and isn't (Millard Erickson, Christian Theology, 2nd ed. pp. 532, 533)

15:49 The image was not lost in the fall of man

26:00 Christ, the image of the invisible God

27:26 How we can apply the image of God in our culture (seeing ourselves, seeing others as image-bearers)

34:29 Conclusion: What is man, that God is mindful of him?

Scripture references: Genesis 1; 1:26-27; 9:6-7; Psalm 8; Ecclesiastes 3:11; Mark 1:9-11; Acts 17:28-29; Romans 1:16ff; Colossians 1:15; Colossians 3:10; James 3:9-10