We have all heard throughout our lives that we are made in God’s Own image. But what if the word “image” in this case has been mistranslated?
There is always the chance, when transliterating a written, or spoken, word into another language that there are some words which simply have no equivalencies in other languages, like trying to explain quantum physics to a Tongan (no offense to Tongans — nobody understands quantum physics, not even quantum physicists).
So, if the word is not “image,” then what could it possibly be?
Because if we are all made in His image, then how can we have different colored skin and attributes? Or how can some of us be whole, but others not? Why are some fat and others thin? And most importantly, who knows what God Almighty looks like to begin with?
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