IMAGE - God's Puzzle Solved

54 Testimony Of The Messiahafter kind. God is reproducing Himself. Jesus is Godor The Firstborn of God and is in His family. Jesusinherited all of God’s mind, thoughts, words, love andpower. You have the chance to become like God andbe a part of His family. It was always God’s intentionto make man in His image (Genesis 1:26).The Hebrew word for “image” means “a ghost” or “aphantom.” Adam and Eve were originally created outof the dust of the earth. They looked like God butthey needed to grow spiritually, in order to gain themind and heart of God. God allowed them to decidefor themselves (free choice). In this way, they couldbe individual thinking beings with a right heart. Heoffered them The Tree of Life, which was eternity, orThe Tree of The Knowledge of Good and Evil, whichproduced death.The Mystery Of God, “Christ – In You,” is unique (Colossians1:27). How could God offer a Paradise foreverand have each person remain an individual? It takes amind and heart that truly is superior to all others (Isaiah55). “Prophecy” is “history written in advance.”But it could not be absolute unless an absolute dateis set. However, it is guaranteed because God’s predestinedplan is perfect. Prophecy does not occur insequence or at a certain time, but rather it takes placeaccording to stated conditions. It occurs when certainconditions have been met. That, my friend, is whyit’s a mystery and a puzzle. Remember the verse, “alittle here and a little there.” It was a plan which wasassured from its beginning to have a perfect ending.