God created man in His image (Gen. 1:26-27). What does it mean to be
created in the image of God? Finding the right answer to this question
requires our clear understanding of what Gods image is or what He is like.
The statement Let Us make man (Gen. 1:26a) refers only to the body of
man, while In our image, after our likeness (Gen. 1:26b) refers to his soul.
(Clarke, p.48) So we can most possibly say that the image of God pertained
in Gen. 1:26 does not mean the physical bodily form since God is Spirit (John
4:24a). The image and likeness must necessarily be intellectual; his mind, his
soul, must have been formed after the nature and perfections of God.
(Clarke, p.48)
Man was created complete (doesnt need to undergo evolution) and unique
(different from other forms of life that God created). God was the only true original
and man was the copy. (ISBE, p.803) The man and the woman was Gods
representative on earth. (NBC, p.61) Mans physical body was given life through
Gods breath. (Gen. 2:7)