Maybe you wouldn't mind if I answered your post?
I have faith that the Bible does somehow convey the Truth to us, even if distorted by interpretation. I believe that the Christianity of today is not what the embodiment we call Jesus really intended. That a new religion will spring forth from the growth of mankind. That everything in the Bible explains what happens in us, from birth to death, as well as the universe from birth to the Revelation.
I believe this concept happens on scales from the molecular to the entire universe (gonna get away with this one?) and that our intelligence is a direct result of the intelligence that created this by mere thought (uh, which is just what we do.)
I believe that this 'mind' is part of a whole, and cannot be destroyed by death. It can only be destroyed by a lack of belief in itself (the part) ,which is caused by a lack of belief in the whole.
God is that whole, and the Earth, the Stars, you and I are parts of that whole. Every bit from the prokaryotes to the smartassed eukaryotes (numans) is a part of that thought. That image. Some translations have it as "And God made man in his image...". I am not deluded with the idea that this means God made man to look physically like God. If such a thing were true or possible, then I imagine we would not look like we do right now.
To me it means God made is 'in thought', 'in mind','visualized', or 'imaged'.
Simplest answer I can give, God is the universe.
numans=humans
To me it means God made US 'in thought', 'in mind','visualized', or 'imaged'.
From monotheism to pantheism, "distorted" is a bit of an understatement.