This week we come to Question 4 of the New City Catechism, found in Part 1 of the catechism (questions 1-20), which focuses on God, creation and the fall, and the law. Question 4: How and why did God create us? Answer: God created us male and female in his own image to know him, love him, live with him, and glorify him. And it is right that we who were created by God should live to his glory. The image of God is not something that is one part of us. It is not the secret ingre

What is the image of God, and what implications does it have for our understanding of who we are as human beings?