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how does the new testament echo or develop the idea of humanity as image bearers?

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Colossians 3:9-10

“Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings, and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator.”

Paul wrote this letter to the church in Colossae, a city in Asia Minor, likely in the mid-1st century CE. He's encouraging them to live lives consistent with their new identity in Christ, moving away from old habits and embracing renewal.

What old habits might I be asked to let go of to more fully live into being renewed in the image of my Creator?

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  • Genesis 1:26-27

    This is the foundational Old Testament passage about humanity being created in God's image.

  • Ephesians 4:22-24

    Another Pauline passage with very similar language about putting off the old self and putting on the new, created in righteousness.

  • Romans 8:29

    Speaks of God's purpose to conform believers to the image of his Son.

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