You do realize there is a physical and a spiritual, right? An image and likeness to God is someone who keeps his commandments and doesn’t allow the desires of the flesh to control the man. The body is subservient to the spirit.
That's cool and all, but you want to explain to me why you lied and how that violated your precious ten commandments?
We take an anthropomorphic position because he said we were formed in his image and likeness.
"Anthropomorphic", for your record, can only be described as a likeness to a physical form.
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. In no way is it limited to physical form. Keeping his commandments is not limited to the physical form either, nor did I violate them.
These are oxford dictionary definitions.
Anthropomorphism: The attribution of human characteristics or behaviors to an animal, object, or a god.
Personification: The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Another thing to note is that anthropomorphism defines other things taking after human, not the other way around. The god can take an anthropomorphic position. We can't, because we are already human.
We take an anthropomorphic position because he said we were formed in his image and likeness.
Are you implying that gasp the god is merely human-like? How unlike an almighty god.
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