Term

Likeness of God

Also known as Likeness

A term referring to something that is similar but not identical to the thing it resembles.

Filed underAnthropology & HamartiologyCovenant Theology

Definition

The term that indicates mankind has a special relationship to God like that of father and son. This term highlights the relationship of God and man.

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Sources

  1. 1.Peter J. Gentry and Stephen J. Wellum Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants. (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2012). 230
  2. 2.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 21AOriginal citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 21A.

Last revised August 13, 2026