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So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. (Gen 1:27)

For an interesting read, go here:

http://www.evangelical-times.org/Articles/Aug03/aug03a01.htm

For bit size pieces… (dribs and drabs… read on)

**disclaimer, hope my cut-and-pastes didn’t distort things :X **

God’s image: Man is, as the psalmist says, ‘fearfully and wonderfully made’ (Psalm 139:14)… …man is made in God’s image. This is what sets him apart from every other aspect of God’s wonderful creation. All man’s uniqueness, dignity, meaning and worth stem from the fact that God has made him ‘in our image, in our likeness’ (Genesis 1:26).

Unique status: We are God’s special representatives on earth and that, in certain respects, we are a unique reflection of God himself…. …Scripture informs us that ‘the heavens declare the glory of God’ (Psalm 19:1). But in man — at least as he was originally made — something of the reality of what God is like is made visible. Surely man can know no greater honour?

What he is: We see this likeness [to God], perhaps supremely, in man’s intellectual and rational powers. He thinks, he reasons, he contemplates. He asks questions and seeks answers. In the same way, all that Scripture reveals of God shows that he also is a rational being.
We also find evidences of God’s image in man’s moral nature — his ethical sensitivity and conscience. He knows that there is such a thing as ‘right’ and that its opposite is ‘wrong’.

Not alone: Man’s ‘image bearing’ is further revealed in his capacity for fellowship. Even in his pristine condition he was a social being — ‘it is not good for man to be alone’, said his Creator (Genesis 2:18). Likewise, Scripture reveals that God himself exists in the Trinity… … [Man can] makes decisions… … [has] aesthetic sense…

There’s more… on what he does and Man and earth… which shows our dependence on God and the rights given to us. Read the article! :p

http://www.evangelical-times.org/Articles/Aug03/aug03a01.htm

-sheesh, I’m spoon-feeding you SG people. Next time, you all do the finding out and tell me k! :p