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In Genesis 5, the image of God in humanity is correlated with the image of Adam in his son Seth. Commentators have reflected that the son better reflects the father as he matures and that while there may be physical comparisons there is also a resemblance in character traits. "The biblical text, by offering us this explanation, gives us the key that while we are all in the image of God, we likewise have the capacity to become more and more in the image of God; that is, we were created with the potential to mirror divine attributes."<ref>Walton, John H. Genesis (The NIV Application Commentary) (Kindle Locations 2826–2828). Zondervan.</ref> This lines up with several of the New Testament texts which refer to "being renewed in knowledge" and "being conformed to the image". The idea is that through spiritual growth and understanding one can mature spiritually and become more like God and represent him better to others.
Humans differ from all other creatures because of the self-reflective, rational nature of human thought processes – their capacity for abstract, symbolic as well as concrete deliberation and decision-making. This capacity gives the human the possibility for self-actualization and participation in a [[sacred]] reality (cf. Acts 17:28). However, the creator granted the first true humans the [[free will]] necessary to reject a relationship with the creator that manifested itself in estrangement from God, as the narrative of the [[Original sin|fall]] ([[Adam and Eve]]) exemplifies, thereby rejecting or repressing their spiritual and moral likeness to God. The ability and desire to love one's self and others, and therefore God, can become [[neglect]]ed and even opposed. The desire to repair the {{lang|la|imago dei}} in one's life can be seen as a quest for wholeness, or one's "essential" self, as described and exemplified in [[Jesus|Christ's]] life and teachings. According to Christian doctrine, Jesus acted to repair the relationship with the Creator and freely offers the resulting reconciliation as a gift.<ref>[http://www.counterbalance.net/theogloss/imago-body.html General Term: Imago Dei ("image of God")
====Christ as Image====
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