{"id":303784,"date":"2021-07-09T05:09:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T12:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/?post_type=publications&#038;p=303784"},"modified":"2021-07-09T05:09:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T12:09:00","slug":"were-angels-made-in-the-image-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/adam-eve\/image-god\/were-angels-made-in-the-image-of-god","title":{"rendered":"Were Angels Made in the Image of God?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question of the week:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+1%3A26-27&amp;version=NIV\">Genesis 1:26\u201327<\/a> states that God created humans in his own image. Do you think the angels also were made in the image of God? Weren\u2019t they referred to as \u201csons of God?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My answer:<\/strong> The term \u201csons of God\u201d is used in the Bible to refer to either angels or to humans who have been redeemed from their sin. The Bible never refers to angels being made in the image of God but the angels being called the sons of God implies that in some context God did make them in his image. However, the manner in which God created humans in the image of God (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis%201:27&amp;version=NIV\">Genesis 1:27<\/a>) is distinct from the manner in which God created angels in his image. Only humans, for example, are recipients of God\u2019s grace and directly experience God\u2019s grace. &nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That we humans possess the image of God or that angels are referred to as sons of God does not put them anywhere near to being on a par with God. God is superior to both angels and humans (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+1%3A4&amp;version=NIV\">Hebrews 1:4<\/a>). Both angels and humans are spiritual beings, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+1%3A3&amp;version=NIV\">Hebrews 1:3<\/a> makes a distinction, for example, between Jesus and angels and humans. It declares, \u201cThe Son is the radiance of God\u2019s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.\u201d Neither angels nor humans are the exact representation of God\u2019s being, but each possesses some distinct components of God\u2019s image.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explores whether angels were made in God&#8217;s image, distinguishing their nature from humans based on biblical teachings and theological 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