God made me to his own image and likeness.
Being made in the image and likeness of God gives every human person a unique dignity. Unlike animals and the rest of creation, human beings are capable of reason, free choice, love, and relationship with God. The image of God is present in every person from conception until natural death and is the foundation of human dignity. Although sin wounded humanity, it did not destroy this image. Through Jesus Christ, we are called not only to reflect God more clearly in this life but also to be transformed by grace and ultimately share in His glory. The Church therefore teaches that every human person deserves respect and protection because each person bears the image of their Creator.
God created man in his own image. Of all visible creatures only man is able to know and love his creator. The dignity of the human person is rooted in his creation in the image and likeness of God.
Genesis 1:26-27
Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him.
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