If you asked me to describe my wife, the first words out of my mouth are fairly important – and dangerous. If my wife is standing nearby and the first thing I say is “Well, she doesn’t mop the floors much,” I guarantee that I’ll be sleeping on those very same floors later that night. It’s not that this isn’t true (mopping the floors is actually my job), but what you say first says a lot about what you think of the person that you’re trying to describe. What you say first matters.
The first thing that the Bible says about human persons is that we are made “in the image of God.” So it would seem reasonable to conclude that this is a fairly important statement.
But why is it so confusing?
People have argued for centuries about what it means to be made “in the image of God.” If it’s so important, why has there been so much disagreement? I’d like to suggest five reasons.
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