God is Love (I John 4:8). Those created in His image are image bearers of Love. That is to say every human being is created in the image of Love – created to flourish in a setting where love abounds; created to give and receive love. Love is the highest relational construct, and we are created for relationship, fellowship, friendship, and community.
God is a triune being, the Trinity – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The very nature of the one who is Love is communal. As image bearers of the of the Trinity (let us make man in our image…Genesis 1:26), we are created for community and connectedness.
The great commission (Go…and make disciples…Matthew 28:19) and the two greatest commands (Love God…and love others…Matthew 22:37-39) are relational mandates. As human beings we are created for love and relationship.
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