#87 – Imago Dei and Cultural Mandate with Dr. Russell Moore

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Oct 8, 2020

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Image Bearing Means Longing

Russell Moore: the image of God is a multifaceted sign of God's presence, not reducible to one trait.
He emphasizes human restlessness and longing as a key marker of bearing God's image.

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Jesus Shows What Image Bearing Looks Like

Moore points to Jesus as the clearest revelation of the image of God in the New Testament.
He uses Jesus calming the storm to show intended human rule over creation.

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Dignity Is Not Reserved For Kings

The Genesis account democratizes divine representation: every human bears God's image, not just kings.
Humanity's role points beyond itself toward Sabbath and ultimate purpose, avoiding human ultimacy.

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Dr. Russell Moore joins Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley to answer some questions within Genesis 1:26-30. They help explore what it means to be created in the image of God and its implications, what the cultural mandate is, and what it means to cultivate and subdue.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

What does it mean to be created in the image of God?
Are you saying if humans had not fallen we would be able to speak to the winds and the waves?
We are created for longing, what does that mean?
What are some of the essential implications to this truth?
What is the cultural mandate?
Does this counteract or co-opt anything Israel would have seen or heard in Egypt?
What role does childbearing play in fulfilling the cultural mandate?
Connection between cultural mandate and the “limits of Eden…”?
Where can the church live this out?

Guest Bio:

Russell Moore is president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. The ERLC is the moral and public policy entity of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. He has authored several books including The Courage to Stand: Facing Your Fear Without Losing Your Soul and The Storm-Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the Home. Prior to his election in 2013, Moore served as provost and dean of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he also taught theology and ethics. A native Mississippian, Moore and his wife Maria are the parents of five sons.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Genesis 1:26-30, Romans 8:23, Hebrews 1, Colossians 1, Matthew 8:23–27, Revelation 13, Mark 1
“The Courage to Stand” by Russell Moore

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