The Image of God, in Light of Christ | A Conversation with Edmund Fong | Theo Global

What does it mean to be created in the image of God?  If Jesus Christ is the true Image of God, what does that mean for us? Michael Horton and Adam Smith sit down at Theo Global Southeast Asia with Dr. Edmund Fong (Singapore) to discuss a Christocentric approach to understanding the Image of God. REV. DR. EDMUND FONG is a lecturer in Systematic Theology, Biblical Hermeneutics and Presbyterianism at Trinity Theological College, Singapore. He is also an ordained Presbyterian Minister with The Presbyterian Church in Singapore. THEO GLOBAL JOURNAL Get your copy of the Theo Global Journal, including papers from the 2024 symposiums https://solamedia.org/tgjournal/ 1:00 - Intro 3:20 - Image of God as the distinguishing feature of humanity 4:30 - 3 common approaches: Structural, Functional, and Relational 7:30 - Jesus Christ as the true Image of God 9:15 - A Christological Approach to the Image of God (Oliver Crisp) 12:45 - The multifaceted Image of God, which can be seen from different vantage points 15:15 - Islam and Transhumanism challenge what it means to be made in the Image of God 17:45 - The goodness of God, seen in his truth, leads to worship 20:45 - Is God’s relationality an attribute of God? (Horton) 22:30 - Jesus as the Image of God AND Mediator 23:50 - Bavinck, Augustine, Calvin on the Image of God & the Image of the Trinity 26:00 - The Image of God relates to the body, righteousness, and holiness 28:00 - Gregory of Nyssa - the collective aspects of the Image of God 29:30 - Human beings, the “Crown of Creation,” lost their ruling authority over creation with Adam 30:45 - Hebrews 2 - Asserts that all creation is in subjection to Christ 31:45 - Glorification: "As he is, we will be." What were we made for? FOLLOW US Newsletter: https://solamedia.org/subscribe/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/solamediaorg/ X/Twitter https://x.com/solamediaorg  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/solamediaorg/ THEO GLOBAL  Theo Global annual symposiums gather brothers and sisters who teach theology in more than 70 seminaries and Bible colleges around the world. Our annual events include South Asia, East Africa, and the Middle East. We are working to expand to Southeast Asia and Latin America in the near future. https://solamedia.org/theoglobal/ WHO WE ARE  Sola is home to White Horse Inn, Core Christianity, Modern Reformation, and Theo Global. Our mission is to serve today’s global church by producing resources for reformation grounded in the historic Christian faith. Our vision is to see reformation in hearts, homes, and churches around the world.  https://solamedia.org/