Playlist: Image and Likeness of God (sermon series)
John W. Ritenbaugh
listen:
Image and Likeness of God (Part One)
Spiritual CreationErrant teachers have spiritualized God away into a shapeless, formless, ethereal blob. They dismiss hundreds of scriptural references as figures of speech.
Image and Likeness of God (Part Two)
Physical CreationJesus did not take on a different shape or form when He was transfigured. Taking on the image of the heavenly does not vaporize one into shapeless essence.
Image and Likeness of God (Part Three)
Mental CreationThe numerous scriptural references to angelic beings indicate that the spiritual entities have tangible substance. God is not a universal nothingness.
Image and Likeness of God (Part Four)
Becoming Like GodThe numerous figures of speech describing God's body parts substantiate that God has shape and form and occupies a specific location.
Image and Likeness of God (Part Five)
Conclusion of SeriesThe true nature of God differs greatly from the trinitarian concept. Having created us in His form and shape, God is developing us into His character image.