This song remembers how man was made in the image of God, and how so-to-speak, that pure image was lost at the fall, and then how Christ, also the image of God, comes, and gives up His perfect image so-to-speak, so we can regain the righteous image of God.
Some verses drawn on are recorded below:
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
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Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
-Genesis 1: 26-27, 2:7-
For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
-Colossians 1:13-15-
But the Lord was pleased
To crush Him, putting Him to grief;
If He would render Himself as a guilt offering,
He will see His offspring,
He will prolong His days,
And the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand.
-Isaiah 53:10-
He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
-2 Corinthians 5:21-
For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps…
-1 Peter 2:21-
lyrics
Formed from the
dust of the ground,
Yet holding the breath of God;
Formed from the earth,
Yet bearing the image of God...
Eyes and nose,
Hands and toes,
Arms outstretched with a smile;
This is the image of God
Brave and free!
Who is he?
Image of God
Strong and true,
Who are you?
Image of God
Majesty, humble majesty
Image of God
Image of God
You are His image-bearer
You are His life-carrier
You are His image-bearer,
Image of God
Image of God
Brave and free!
Who is she?
Image of God
Graceful true,
Who are you?
Image of God
Love and joy,
Sweet love and joy,
Image of God
Image of God
You are His image-bearer
You are His life-carrier
You are His image-bearer
Image of God
Image of God
And now, at last!
The one has come,
Maker of all men;
He has come inside the Man
Jesus Christ, the God-man;
He's the image of God
Image of God
He is the image-bearer
He is the life-carrier
He is the iimage-bearer
Image of God, image of God.
And He gave up
His righteousness, - Is. 53:10
His pure image
He gave Himself, He was made sin, - 2 Cor. 5:21
Suffered for us - 2 Pet. 2:21
That we might regain,
Regain the pure image,
Pure image of God
(Image of God)
(Pure image of God)
Man and woman,
Once glorious,
Now marred by sin,
Are redeemed by Christ.
Sin was put on the Lamb,
And righteousness given to man.
Image of God
is restored,
The image of God
now restored.
Brave and free, who is he?
Brave and free, who is she?
Hello there! My name is Greg Wilson and I am a Christian most closely associating with Messianic beliefs (keeping the parts of Torah that apply personally now). I go by Bought with a Price because of being bought for God by Jesus' torturous death.
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