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🕊️ Welcome to ​Image and Identity: Living as God’s Reflection

This study helps you understand what it means to be made in God’s image—body, soul, and spirit—and explores your identity as a spiritual being in a material world.
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The 6-week Bible study is a great place to begin, but don’t stop there. The accompanying academic and popular-level papers go deeper, offering biblical, theological, and philosophical support for this model.

If you're ready to move beyond the basics, take time to read the papers—they will sharpen your understanding and enrich your teaching.

MAGE AND IDENTITY: LIVING AS GOD’S REFLECTION
  • Academic & Popular Papers:
    • What It Means to Be the Image of God (A) (a)
    • Living in the Image of God (P) (a)
    • Cogito, Ergo Sum (A) (a)
    • I Think, Therefore I am (P) (a)
    • Spiritual Matter? (A) (a)
    • What if Heaven Isn’t Somewhere Else (P) (a)
    • Trichotomy, Dichotomy, and Naturalism (A) (a)
    • Understanding the Soul, Spirit, and Body (P) (a)
  • Bible Study Materials:
    • Bible Study Syllabus (IHUM)
    • Bible Study Teachers Guide (Week 1-6) (IHUM)
    • Bible Study Handout (Week 1-6) (IHUM)

IMAGE AND IDENTITY: LIVING AS GOD’S REFLECTION

​Academic & Popular Papers
what_it_means_to_be_the_image_of_god_1-24-25.pdf
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what_it_means_image_of_god_introduction.mp3
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living_in_the_image_of_god_1-24-25.pdf
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living_as_god’s_image_1-24-25.mp3
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cogito_ergo_sum_1-16-25.pdf
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cogito_ergo_sum_introduction.mp3
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i_think_therefore_i_am_1-16-25.pdf
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i_think_therefore_i_am_1-16-25.mp3
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spiritual_matter_3-29-25.pdf
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spiritual_matter_introduction.mp3
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what_if_heaven_isn’t_somewhere_else_3-29-25.pdf
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what_if_heaven_isn’t_somewhere_else_3-29-25.mp3
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trichotomy_dichotomy_and_naturalism_1-4-25.pdf
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trichotomy_dichotomy_naturalism_introduction.mp3
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understanding_the_soul_spirit_and_body_1-4-25.pdf
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understanding_the_soul_spirit_and_body_1-4-25.mp3
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Bible Study Materials
exploring_image_of_god_syllabus.pdf
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exploring_image_of_god_teacher_guide-_week_1-6_.pdf
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exploring_image_of_god_study_handout-_week_1-6_.pdf
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