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Originally Posted by BigJulie View Post Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:
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An image is a reflection. When you look in the mirror, does the image you see have the same "nature" and "character" that you have? No, it does not. It does not contain any of the physical characteristics nor the nature that you posses. It looks exactly like you but what you see is not really you, it's only an image of you that is being reflected off of you.
The same is true of the word "likeness." A likeness is a representation or a semblance of appearance and does not contain any of the material or physical characteristics of the original.
"Kind" refers to a group or cl*** of objects with the same nature or character.
Clearly, man is not made after God's "kind."
All offspring are of the same species as their Father: