Section 2
subconsciously some, especially sisters, may desire to be angels. The Bible, however, does not speak of God's love for angels, but it reveals His love for man. Angels are simply God's servants. In His eyes, the most wonderful life among all His creatures is the human life.
Genesis 1:26 says, "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." Hence, the angels were not created in the image and like ness of God, but man was. Do you realize that you were made in the image of God and accord ing to God's likeness? We are not descendants of apes, but are descendants of the man created in the image of God. Simply by having the image of God and by bearing the likeness of God, we look like God. This is the clear revelation in the holy Word. Because man was created according to God, the human life is the best of all created lives. Therefore, we can be proud of the fact that we are human beings. Praise the Lord that we are men and not angels!
IMAGE, LIKENESS, AND REALITY
One day, through the incarnation of Christ, God Himself became a man. In this way God identified Himself with man. Jesus, God incar nate, was both God and man. The incarnation