Genesis 5:3 shows how Seth came in the likeness of Adam; even though he himself was created in the image of God.
Whatever originally was body; soul and spirit before the fall cannot in the natural realm be duplicated; therefore the only hope of lost men is to be adopted into His adoption as sons; which only comes as a result of the atonement and substitutionary death on the cross; so that Christ is recognized in a believer who thereby escapes the coming wrath of God as well as being prematurely killed when still on earth every time he sins or because he is born with a sin nature. The best we can say is that we have an idea of God's original design through the characteristics of men; and as Romans 1 indicates they have a conscience that exists; albeit fallen.
One example which I'm sure the ladies will love is how men will obsess on beauty on the outside and; sadly the opposite commenting on certain features with; let's just say unpleasant descriptions of overweight ladies in certain animal metaphors.
Perhaps a Biblical case can be made with Rachel and Leah; a case where God allowed for multiple marriages at that time.
I won't get into a theological rabbit trail on that; but we see from the story that Jacob was obsessed with Rachel's beauty; which caused their father; no doubt the scandalous scheme to bring Leah into the tent incognito; as it were by night; when after consummation the marriage in God's eyes was complete. Leah apparently means rather ugly in its Biblical definition. God later blessed her with children even after he married Rachel partially because of Jacob's untoward disrespect to her for these vain reasons. God works in mysterious ways.
As a sidenote; we can see that it was Rachel who stole her father's idols; something Leah was not said to do. food for thought...
Anyway; those who are godly are hidden much like Christ is; the world in its blindness refuses to see because of the god of this world.
Genesis 5:3 shows how Seth came in the likeness of Adam; even though he himself was created in the image of God.
Whatever originally was body; soul and spirit before the fall cannot in the natural realm be duplicated; therefore the only hope of lost men is to be adopted into His adoption as sons; which only comes as a result of the atonement and substitutionary death on the cross; so that Christ is recognized in a believer who thereby escapes the coming wrath of God as well as being prematurely killed when still on earth every time he sins or because he is born with a sin nature. The best we can say is that we have an idea of God's original design through the characteristics of men; and as Romans 1 indicates they have a conscience that exists; albeit fallen.
One example which I'm sure the ladies will love is how men will obsess on beauty on the outside and; sadly the opposite commenting on certain features with; let's just say unpleasant descriptions of overweight ladies in certain animal metaphors.
Perhaps a Biblical case can be made with Rachel and Leah; a case where God allowed for multiple marriages at that time.
I won't get into a theological rabbit trail on that; but we see from the story that Jacob was obsessed with Rachel's beauty; which caused their father; no doubt the scandalous scheme to bring Leah into the tent incognito; as it were by night; when after consummation the marriage in God's eyes was complete. Leah apparently means rather ugly in its Biblical definition. God later blessed her with children even after he married Rachel partially because of Jacob's untoward disrespect to her for these vain reasons. God works in mysterious ways.
As a sidenote; we can see that it was Rachel who stole her father's idols; something Leah was not said to do. food for thought...
Anyway; those who are godly are hidden much like Christ is; the world in its blindness refuses to see because of the god of this world.
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