Actually that is a 20th century heresy that became popular
Scripture is very clear that mankind is no longer made in the "image" of God..after the fall in the garden we lost the image of God
Genesis tells us that the children of Adam were made in Adams sinful image
"When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth. "(genesis 5:3)
Remember that Jesus told the pharisees that they were like THEIR FATHER....THE DEVIL"??
John 8 43"Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word. 44"You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45"But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.
That my dear friend is why we must be born again .. born into the family of God..
I do not tell you this to hurt you, or to condemn you.. but because I really care about your eternity
I was beginning to think that no one else had noticed that SETH was made in Adam's image; in HIS likeness: Genesis 5:3
What do you believe the image of God in man is? There are passages that clearly state that we are still created in the image and likeness of God even after the fall.
Genesis 9:6
1 Cor. 11:7
James 3:9
Man is still a personal being, he still is a moral being, he still communicates with God, and he still projects the rulership of God over the earth. The passages above clearly demonstrate that the image has not been lost ... but it has certainly been corrupted. We no longer naturally desire to be holy in our fallen state, but we possess a conscience. The aspects of our personality (mind, will, emotions) are retained ... yet each of these is marred by sin. We as men have poorly ruled over the earth ... but we still rule over the animal kingdom.
We still possess the image ... but that image has been tainted ... not destroyed. When we are regenerated by the reception of the gospel, we being the transformation of that image into one that reflects God perfectly. This is why Paul tells us in 2 Cor. 3:18 & Col. 3:10 that (through progressive sanctification) the image of God in us is being restored.