After returning from a three-week trip to the Rocky Mountains, Sandy anxiously examined her newly developed photographs.
She was very pleased with their clearness and color. They reminded her of the actual places and scenes she had visited.
Yet, the seemingly infinite depths and immense heights were not fully revealed in her photographs.
The pictures were perfect in type but not in degree when compared with the real scenes.
Bearing the image of God, Adam reflected God's being. When viewing Adam, one would be reminded of God. Yet, the infinite depth of virtues revealed were only to be found in the actual personhood of God Himself.
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How can this example of a nature scene and a photograph help illustrate the difference between the express and resembling images of God?
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Immense - Great; large; enormous
Bearing - Carrying; holding up
Virtues - Admirable qualities; characteristics; attributes
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