The concept of humanity being created in the image and likeness of God is a profound and foundational belief in many religious traditions, particularly within Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. This doctrine is rooted in the scriptural accounts, primarily from the Book of Genesis in the Bible, which narrates the creation of humans in a unique and intimate manner. According to Genesis 1:26-27, God...

26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.  28 God blessed them and said to...

"The human heart is a factory of idols... Every one of us is, from his /her mother’s womb, an expert in inventing them."   John Calvin   "You shall have no other gods before Me," resonates deeply through the corridors of time as a call to unwavering loyalty and fidelity. It beckons us to place the highest value on our spiritual connection, to recognize the supremacy of a singular divine...