Thus man is made in the image and likeness of God, as manifested through the Angels. James 3:9 speaks of "...men, which are made in the similitude of God." These words cannot apply to man's mental image, because by nature our minds are totally distanced from God and in many ways fundamentally opposed to His righteousness: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
"Mungu akasema, Na tufanye mtu kwa mfano wetu, kwa sura yetu" (Mwa. 1:26) Hivyo mtu amefanywa kwa mfano na sura ya Mungu, Kama ilivyodhihirika kupitia Malaika. Yakobo 3:9 anasema … Wanadamu waliofanywa kwa mfano wa Mungu. Maneno haya hayatumiki kutaja mfano wa akili ya mwanadamu, kwa kuwa hali ya fikra zetu zipo mbali kabisa toka zake Mungu na katika njia nyingi kwa kikubwa zimepingana na haki yake."Maana mawazo yangu si mawazo yenu, wala njia zenu si njia zangu, asema Bwana.