Made in His image

Genesis 1:26-27 (AMP) God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth.27 So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them.

"Man" was created in God's own image and likeness. We were created for His Glory.

In the Old Testament, God gave specific instructions on building the temple. The high priest could only enter on the Day of Atonement. He had to go through a rigorous preparation before entering. If the priest had not followed the precise instructions, it would mean possible death.

No one would dare paint words such as "I love God! or God is Great!" on the walls of His Temple. Someone who could have done such actions could have argued that he did it for the right reasons and what was in his heart but nevertheless it was forbidden. If we love God, we would OBEY His instructions. We would not need to paint it on walls of His Temple. If they had spray paint in those days, how would it looked if someone had sprayed painted the Temple even if it were words that honored God. How would it had looked? It would have looked bad and the person who had sprayed painted the walls would had probably gotten stoned.

Where is the Temple of God now? Today, the Temple of God is in us. God resides in the hearts of men.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (AMP)Do you not know that your body is the temple (the very sanctuary) of the Holy Spirit Who lives within you, Whom you have received [as a Gift] from God? You are not your own, 20 You were bought with a price [purchased with a [a]preciousness and paid for, [b]made His own]. So then, honor God and bring glory to Him in your body.

Is God's creation of man deficient or lacking that many of His own people must put permanent marks or abnormal piercing just as the world does to glorify their own bodies? Why are we adding permanent markings and such onto ourselves in which HE made in His image and likeness?

For those who have made this mistake, you have grace to repent. But Grace is NOT there so we can go ahead and spray paint His Temple even if they are words that honor HIM. Our bodies are not our own anymore. We were bought at the most highest price of all of creation and heavens.

1 Corinthians 3:17 (AMP) If anyone [a]does hurt to God’s temple or corrupts it [[b]with false doctrines] or destroys it, God will [c]do hurt to him and bring him to the corruption of death and destroy him. For the temple of God is holy (sacred to Him) and that [temple] you [[d]the believing church and its individual believers] are.

The word "anyone' in verse 3 includes the person looking in the mirror. God requires holiness from His people. God desires us to show how much we Love HIM by following His instructions and WORD.

1 John 3:24 (AMP) All who keep His commandments [who obey His orders and follow His plan, live and continue to live, to stay and] abide in Him, and He in them. [[a]They let Christ be a home to them and they are the home of Christ.] And by this we know and understand and have the proof that He [really] lives and makes His home in us: by the [Holy] Spirit Whom He has given us.as given us.




Fire of God
Steve Yong Kim
May 24, 2012