Lin

” However both male and female were made in their humanity and in their spiritual nature, in the image of God.”

Yes, I would not think we get our Image of God from the forming materials of dirt and bones.

“I am so grateful to God that he specifically said that male and female were made in his image because I am certain that if he had not been specific that men would have denied that we were direct image of God. Oh, wait….so many do deny that women are in the direct image of God! But so many more would deny it if it was not clearly stated.”

I have heard Ware teach that women are made in the ‘indirect’ image of God…a derivative. As if the forming materials used for
Adam and Eve are where the image of God comes from. I believe his back up verse is in 1 Corin and man being the Glory of God. Talk about reading into a verse!

on the disparity of Gen 1 and Gen 2 version, I do not know. I cannot for one minute believe that Adam (Human) was neutral, ungendered. I would be more apt to believe that because God is speaking of creating in His Image in this first part, that it would be a spritual type of being because that is the ‘Image of God’ part. (I feel strange even writing this!)

He did give them important information in Gen 1:28+

BTW: Since I never listen to Copeland or Hinn, it was bizarre hearing what they teach. And people give money for these guys to buy jets!