The question of imago dei has puzzled theologians and laymen for centuries. What does it mean to be made in the image of God? Answers to this question have included things like reason, relationality, the ability to walk upright, etc. I want to suggest three different ways of thinking about the imago dei:
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Andrew Hebert
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Andrew Hebert serves as the Lead Pastor of Taylor Memorial Baptist Church in Hobbs, New Mexico. Previously, he served as pastor of churches in Texas and in the administration of Criswell College in Dallas, Texas. He has a B.A. in Biblical Studies and an M.A. in Ministry from Criswell College, has conducted postgraduate research in New Testament at the University of Wales, and is in the doctoral program at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
Andrew has written articles, blog posts, and book reviews that have appeared in places such as the Criswell Theological Review, the Midwestern Journal of Theology, and The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. He and his wife, Amy, have been married since 2007. They have three children: Jenna Marie, Austin Lee, and Mackenzie Grace.
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Race and the Gospel
Jesus died in order to kill the hostility between Jew and Gentile. In Galatians 3, he says there is no longer “Jew or Greek.” The cross is where all racial hostilities cease.