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||''And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh'' (I Timothy 3:16a)
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===Step 2: How man was made.===
===How was man was made?===
The book of Genesis records that God created man in his own image (Genesis 1:27).  By doing this, God has given man the foundation of knowledge (i.e. experience) with him, because our image is like God himself.  There are some very unique descriptions in the book of Genesis that reveal how the first man, Adam, was created:
God created man in his own image (Genesis 1:27).  By doing this, God gave man the foundation of knowledge (i.e. experience) with him, because our image is like God himself.  The book of Genesis reveals how the first man, Adam, was created:


*God said ''"Let us make man in '''our''' image, after '''our''' likeness (Genesis 1:26).   
*God said ''"Let us make man in '''our''' image, after '''our''' likeness (Genesis 1:26).   
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*God called Man a ''"living soul"'' (Genesis 2:7)
*God called Man a ''"living soul"'' (Genesis 2:7)


Some necessary connections need to be made at this point:
Some connections can be made at this point:
#Man is called a "living soul", and God is called a "living God" (Psalms 42:2).  This soul is a part of God.   
#Man is called a "living soul", and God is called a "living God" (Psalms 42:2).  This soul is a part of God.   
#Jesus said that '''God is a spirit"'' (John 4:24).  To be in the image of God, man must have been made a spirit also.   
#Jesus said that '''God is a spirit"'' (John 4:24).  To be in the image of God, man must have been made a spirit also.   
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#The body is the temple of God, and is the residence of the "living God" (II Corinthians 6:16) and the "Spirit of God" (I Corinthians 3:16).
#The body is the temple of God, and is the residence of the "living God" (II Corinthians 6:16) and the "Spirit of God" (I Corinthians 3:16).


From creation, we can see that Man is made of three components: a soul, a spirit, and a body (I Thessalonians 5:23).  This "trinity" of existence is vertical rather than horizontal, and these three components make one earthly man.   
From creation, we can see that Man is made of three components: a soul, a spirit, and a body (I Thessalonians 5:23).  This "trinity" of existence is the three components that make one earthly man.