Having the “image” or “likeness” of God means, in the simplest terms, that we were made to resemble God. Adam did not resemble God in the sense of God’s having flesh and blood. Scripture says that “God is spirit” (John 4:24) and therefore exists without a body. However, Adam’s body did mirror the life of God insofar as it was created in perfect health and was not subject to death.
Kuwa na “sura” ya Mungu yamaanisha, kwa ufupi, kwamba tuliumbwa tumfanane Mungu. Adamu hakumfanana Mungu kwa kuwa na mwili wa nyama na damu. Bibilia inasema kwamba “Mungu ni roho” (Yohana 4:24) na kwa hivyo anaishi bila kuwa na mwili. Ingawaje, mwili wa Adamu ulidhihirisha maisha ya Mungu vile yalikuwa makamilifu kwa afya na haukutishika na kifo.