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I'm not so sure the cry is for God, but rather a cry for understanding. Seems that once something is proven, whether secular or spiritual, something comes along from the other realm to disprove it. Life and the world of theology is confusing. I was listening to a religious talk show last night. The program was discussing how were created in God's image. To me an image is me. When I look in a mirror, I see my image, for better or worse. So, if I was created in God's image, how could I be imperfect and sin when in fact He is perfect? I should be just like the mirror of me when I am an image of him.

I read a chapter in Corintians that mentioned that liars, adulters and others who sin will not inherit the kingdom. Yet many evangelical churches say that salvation cannot be lost by sinning. Yet clearly the scripture is in conflict with the church on that one.

Just some ramblings of someone trying to make heads and tails of all this.

"I read a chapter in Corintians that mentioned that liars, adulters and others who sin will not inherit the kingdom. Yet many evangelical churches say that salvation cannot be lost by sinning. Yet clearly the scripture is in conflict with the church on that one."

Correction: Yet clearly the scripture is in conflict with "evangelical" churches on that one.

God is a spirit with no body. We are created in God's image in that we are a spirit (our soul) with an intellect and free will. So, He is not talking about a visual image that can be reflected in a mirror.

He has given us bodies and a free will as part of His test for us. We can choose Him and attempt to overcome the passions of our bodies or we can reject Him and be controlled by our passions.

So, if I was created in God's image, how could I be imperfect and sin when in fact He is perfect?

You've never been in a fun house? ;-)

Some mirrors are cracked or dirty or losing the back finish.