Reflecting on what it means that God is holy, that we are made in his image, and how those two great truths relate to each other.

1. THEHOLINESS
OF GOD &THE
IMAGO DEI
HIMLIKENONE
Pastor Bodie Quirk

2. THE
GOD
HOLINESS
OF
THE
IMAGO
DEI

3. OUR GOAL
1. What does it mean that God is holy?
2. What does it mean that Man is made
in the Image of God?
3. How do these two ideas intersect?

4. 10:25-37
LUKE

5. HIMLIKENONE
1. WHAT DOES
IT MEAN THAT
GOD IS HOLY?

6. HOLINESS
“God’s holiness means that he is
separated from sin and devoted to
seeking his own honor.”
- Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology

7. FROM
SIN
SEPARATED
SEEKING HIS
DEVOTED TO
OWN
GOD IS GOD IS
HONOR

8. HIMLIKENONE
2. WHAT DOES IT
MEAN THAT MAN
IMAGE OF GOD?
IS MADE IN THE

9. IMAGO DEI
“Man being made in the image of
God means that man is like God and
represents God.”
- Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology

10. GOD
MAN
IS LIKE REPRESENTS
GOD
MAN

11. "Then God said, “Let us make man
in our image, after our likeness. And
let them have dominion over the
fish of the sea and over the birds of
the heavens and over the livestock
- Genesis 1:26

12. and over all the earth and over
every creeping thing that creeps
on the earth.”"
- Genesis 1:26

13. "So God created man in his own
image, in the image of God he
created him; male and female he
created them."
- Genesis 1:27

14. “When God says, “Let us make man
in our image, after our likeness”, the
meaning is that God plans to make a
creature similar to himself.
- Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology

15. Both the Hebrew word for
“image” (‫ֶם‬‫ל‬ֶ‫צ‬, tzelem) and the
Hebrew word for “likeness” (‫ְמ&ת‬),
demut) refer to something that is
similar, but not identical to the thing it
represents or is an “image” of.
- Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology

16. The word image can also be used
of something that represents
something else.”
- Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology

17. "Then God said, “Let us make man in
our image, after our likeness.
- Genesis 1:26
"When Adam had lived 130 years, he
fathered a son in his own likeness, after
his image, and named him Seth."
- Genesis 5:3

18. FROM
SIN
SEPARATED
SEEKING HIS
DEVOTED TO
OWN
GOD IS GOD IS
HONOR
HOLINESS

19. GOD
MAN
IS LIKE REPRESENTS
GOD
MAN
“image” “likeness”
IMAGO DEI

20. 1.
2.
3. 1. IMAGO DEI
Core Essence
2. PHYSICAL
Attributes
3. BEHAVIOR
Thoughts & Actions

21. HIMLIKENONE
3. HOW DO THESE
TWO IDEAS
INTERSECT?

22. WHATHAPPENS
WHEN WE FORGET
THE HOLINESS OF GOD
AND IGNORETHE
IMAGO DEI?

23. LUKE 10:25-37

24. Jerusalem
Jericho

25. The Road
from
Jerusalem
to Jericho

26. “This is a stark and desolate
seventeen-mile road, dropping from
over 2,500 feet above sea level in
Jerusalem to approximately 800 feet
below sea level at Jericho.
- Zondervan International Bible Backgrounds Commentary

27. It was a dangerous place, and
robbers often lay in wait for
unprotected travelers.”
- Zondervan International Bible Backgrounds Commentary

28. “Touching a dead body rendered
priests and Levites ceremonially
unclean and so unable to fulfill
temple commitments.
- Zondervan International Bible Backgrounds Commentary

29. The two who passed by may have
suspected the man was dead. For the
priest, however, this is a poor excuse,
- Zondervan International Bible Backgrounds Commentary

30. since he is specifically said to be
“going down” the road and so
presumably traveling away from
Jerusalem after his temple service.
- Zondervan International Bible Backgrounds Commentary

31. Many priests were also members of
the aristocratic elite and so would not
associate with commoners.
- Zondervan International Bible Backgrounds Commentary

32. Jewish hearers may therefore have
expected such snobbery from these
two. Perhaps they would have expected
a local rabbi or a respected Pharisee to
come along next and help the man.”
- Zondervan International Bible Backgrounds Commentary

33. HIMLIKENONE
3. HOW DO THESE
TWO IDEAS
INTERSECT?

34. "Strive for peace with everyone, and
for the holiness without which no
one will see the Lord."
- Hebrews 12:14

35. "For they disciplined us for a short
time as it seemed best to them, but
he disciplines us for our good, that
we may share his holiness."
- Hebrews 12:10

36. “For the LORD sees not as man sees:
man looks on the outward
appearance, but the LORD looks on
the heart”
- 1 Samuel 16:7

37. "He has told you, O man, what is
good; and what does the Lord
require of you but to do justice, and
to love kindness, and to walk
humbly with your God?"
- Micah 6:8

38. 1.
2.
3. 1. IMAGO DEI
Walk Humbly
2. PHYSICAL
Love Kindness
3. BEHAVIOR
Do Justice

39. “Know this, my beloved brothers: let
every person be quick to hear, slow to
speak, slow to anger”
- James 1:19

41. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/
george-floyd-and-me/

42. “As a Christian hip-hop artist, I’ve had
the privilege of proclaiming Christ in
my music for many years now. One of
the encouraging and surprising aspects
of that journey has been seeing how
the Lord has used music to make
connections across ethnic lines.
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
Read the full article at:

43. Over the years, I’ve heard from many
people that they were affected by the
truth contained in my music, even
though hip-hop wasn’t their natural
cultural preference.
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
Read the full article at:

44. Whenever I heard this, I was struck by
the power and beauty of likemindedness.
It was clear to me that we were
likeminded concerning particular
emphases in the music—the glory of
God, the supremacy of Christ, the
centrality of the cross, and the
importance of biblical theology.
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
Read the full article at:

45. But one of the painful things I’ve
discovered over the last eight years…is
that it’s possible to agree on those
things and yet be in a completely
different place when it comes to the
issue of racial injustice.
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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46. In the aftermath of George Floyd’s
killing, my wife and I received an
email from a white sister in Christ. I
was hesitant to let her know how I was
feeling, for fear of being
misunderstood,
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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47. and, frankly, because of emotional
exhaustion. But as I began to write, I
poured out my heart in a way I’ve
never really articulated all at once. I’ve
been encouraged by some around me
to share this publicly.
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
Read the full article at:

48. Sister, I’m going to tell you how I’m
doing. And as I tell you, please
understand that I’m incapable of
completing this message without
weeping. There’s a part of me that’s
saying, “Spare yourself the pain, Shai.
It’s not worth it.”
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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49. But I’m choosing not to listen to that
part of me because I would be robbing
you of an opportunity to “bear one
another’s burdens” and “mourn with
those who mourn”—and I’m sure, as a
sister in Christ, you want to do just that.
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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50. Sister, I am heartbroken and devastated.
I feel gutted. I haven’t been able to focus
on much at all since I saw the horrific
video of George Floyd’s murder.
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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51. The image of that officer with hand in
pocket as he calmly and callously
squeezed the life out of that man while
he begged for his life is an image that will
haunt me until the day I die. But it’s not
just the video of this one incident.
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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52. This is about how being a black man in
America has shaped both the way I see
myself and the way others have seen me
my whole life.
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
Read the full article at:

53. It’s about being told to leave the sneaker
store as a 12-year-old, because I was
taking too long to decide which sneakers I
wanted to buy with my birthday money
and the white saleswoman assumed I was
in the store to steal something.
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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54. It’s about being handcuffed and thrown
into the back of a police car while walking
down the street during college, and then
waiting for a white couple to come
identify whether or not I was the one
who’d committed a crime against them,
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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55. knowing that if they said I was the one, I
would be immediately taken to jail, no
questions asked.
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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56. It’s about the exhaustion of constantly
feeling I have to assert my humanity in
front of some white people I’m meeting for
the first time, to let them know, “Hey! I’m
not a threat! You don’t need to be afraid.
If you got to know me, I’m sure we have
things in common!”
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
Read the full article at:

57. It’s about having to explain to my 4-year-
old son at his mostly white Christian
school that the kids who laughed at him
for having brown skin were wrong,
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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58. that God made him in his image, and
that his skin is beautiful—after he told
me, “Daddy, I don’t want brown skin. I
want white skin.”
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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59. It’s about having what feels like genuine
fellowship with my white brothers and
sisters who share the same Reformed
theology—until I mention racism,
injustice, or police brutality
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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60. at which point I’m looked at skeptically as
if I embrace a “social gospel” or am some
kind of “liberal” or “social justice warrior.”
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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61. It represents for me the fresh reopening of
a deep wound and the reliving of layers of
trauma that get exponentially
compounded each time a well-meaning
white friend says, “All lives matter.”
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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62. Of course they do, but in this country,
black lives have been treated like they
don’t matter for centuries and present
inequities in criminal justice, income,
housing, health care, education, etc. show
that all lives don’t actually matter like
they should.
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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63. So, brothers and sisters, in a nutshell,
I’m so thankful for Jesus. I deserve to
be consumed, but I’m not, because of
God’s compassion. That’s what the
cross and resurrection are all about.
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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64. My fear is that the attention garnered
by the protests will eventually die
down (as it always does), and then my
white friends will go right back to “life
as usual.” But I don’t have that luxury.
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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65. For me, “life as usual” means
recognizing some people perceive me
as a threat based solely on the color of
my skin. For me, “life as usual” means
preparing my sons for the coming
time when they’re no longer perceived
as cute little boys, but teenage “thugs.”
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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66. Long after George Floyd disappears
from the headlines, I will still be a
black man in America. And you know
what? I thank God for that! He knew
exactly what he was doing when he
made me the way he did.
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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67. Despite the real and exhausting
challenges that come with my outward
packaging, I know that I’m fearfully
and wonderfully made.
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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68. And I wouldn’t want to be anything
other than what I am: a follower of
Jesus Christ who has been saved by
grace and redeemed by the blood of
the Lamb, who also has brown skin,
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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69. and dreadlocks and does hip-hop.
And God has chosen, in his great
mercy, to leverage it all for his glory.
Praise be to him.”
“George
Floyd and
Me”
By Shai Linne
June 8, 2020
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
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70. 2 Corinthians
5:16-20