A man is inherently valuable, as he had been created in the image of God. This concept is expressed in the beginning chapter of Genesis. In the context of the Bible, several examples justify this concept of Christianity. God respired into Adam the sniff of life, and this can be referred to as an immaterial part of humanity. Also, Moses in the Bible history has this context in mind as divine empowerment was necessary to operate in God’s image. In the New Testament, when Jesus appeared to his closest followers, he breathed on them and provided them with the Holy Spirit, and that forcefully came into all of his disciplines(Holyoak). A man is made in the image of God for God’s vice-regent and was given free will to do every act with his wisdom. Thus, the image of God consists of the purpose of the creation of man and the functions that he performs in the world. God provides guidance in every sphere of life, and man has to be the image of God in the world through his character and acts. Thus, being an image of God means that human beings are spiritual and rational beings. This paper will discuss the concept of the creation of man in the image of God and the effect of this on man’s enjoyment and creation of art, music, and literature.
A man is made in the image of God, which implies that he possesses specific qualities. These qualities include rational decision-making in art, music, and literature. The man has created numerous things with this wisdom that God bestowed upon him. These are very pretty things that man has created. But with this, man has also created things that are a source of a lot of disturbance and injustice in society(The Image of God). This is because the Bible has allowed men to act according to his wisdom. People who admit that a man has been created in the image of God act rightly in society. However, people who do not possess strong faith do not act accordingly and become the source of destruction for society. Moreover, people have created numerous visual things from the times, and all the images had specific contexts and details. There are various levels of meanings attached to the art, music, and literature of men. Men do create and enjoy all these things to make themselves happy. But when they tend to use these things to bring destruction to the world, then the meaning attached to his creation remains no more effective. God gets angry with humans when they tend to use these things for evil purposes.
For men’s guidance, God has provided all the comments in His Holy Bible so that people can seek guidance from there and use it in these fields. When people observe the beautiful creation of God, then they tend to make certain symbols, shapes, and other forms of art according to their instincts and imaginations. They seek guidance from God in the form of wisdom that God has bestowed upon them. When they rightly follow the guidance, then they become happy in their lives and social progress. But when they tend to deviate from the instructions, then they not only suffer in society but will also face the anger of God after their deaths.
Art, music, and literature can be used for the praise of God, and God has commanded and admired these for this purpose in the Holy Bible. In the Bible, there are numerous instances when different prophets of God made use of these things in this way, and they enjoyed it. God has created this beautiful creation to increase the imagination of man so that he can be able to create different beautiful things after getting inspiration from God’s creation (Kilner). Thus, men must make use of these things under God’s guidance and achieve success in life as man has been created in the image of God.
Works Cited
Holyoak, Keith. Facing the Moon: Poems of Li Bai and Du Fu. BookBaby, 2014.
Kilner, John F. Dignity, and destiny: Humanity in the image of God. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2015.
The Image of God. https://thebibleproject.com/explore/image-god/.
