The Image Of God By Philippe And Driss

The image of God is more complex than seeing ourselves in His image from a physical standpoint. God has created us in his image so that we can enter into relationships with others and live out what that image looks like. Every person has their own impairment or flaws within their own life. As humans, I do not believe that we have the capacity to be like Christ fully because we are human and do not have the capacity to be perfect like Christ. However, we do all have the capacity to be in the image of God when we enter into relationship with him. I also do not believe this image means we have to be perfectly in the image of Christ. The actions of people can always be changed, but just because actions have been changed does not mean the heart …show more content…
This film us a good example of looking underneath the surface and taking what is not normal and making into something beautiful. God calls us to be different from the rest of the world. To be in the image of God is to be separated from the rest of the world and social normalcy here on earth. Philippe and Driss go way beyond social norms which relates to being in the image of God. They did not care what the people around them thought of their relationship because they are happy and benefiting to each other’s lives. We must realize this while we claim to be in the image of God. We should not worry about what others think when we are being different. When we are helping those people that are different then us, we should find happiness in knowing that we are being the people that Christ has called us to be. We should find happiness in knowing that they are made in the image of God just like us and we are all here to bring glory to his …show more content…
Our society puts limitations on what we see as the image of God or what is good. When we think of disabilities and see the suffering and pain that those who have disabilities go through we only see that suffering because of the limitations here on earth. Driss is able to help Philippe because his impairments and does not look down upon him because of those impairments. The suffering and pain comes from earthly matters. It comes from people who judge those around them for being different. Driss and Philippe are able to look past those things, which is what I believe we should do when thinking about the image of God. God wants us to look past the brokenness of earthly impairments and look to show love and compassion for people. He wants those with disabilities to recognize they are in the image of God. Although Driss and Philippe are not viewed as Christians in the movie, they still show a good example of looking past an individual’s impairments. This is shown in the movie when Philippe is embarrassed about his disability and does not want Eleonore to see him, but Driss helps him realize that she likes him for his heart. The image of God is not about our physical body. But what does make us in the image of God are the things that make us into the person that Christ wants us to