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I can agree with that ... .though we have a few verses that give us a clue. Also, if it's a characteristic that is not in common with God, then said characteristic would not be part of what makes up the "image of God" and that's why I used the statement that non-Christians are called sons of Satan and thus it seems less likely that one could say they fit the "image of God" definition, though the exact definition of "image of God" not found in the Bible.Frankly I think nobody on earth knows what is implied in being "made in the image of God". Some call it intellect, some call it 'spiritual intellect', some call it sentience, some call it free will. We don't know. If, for example, it is the arms-legs-head-trunk thing, it wouldn't make much difference whether saved or redeemed. Becoming conformed to the image of Christ would be a different matter. We have notions, some maybe better than others, but we don't know.
The Image of God has something to do with KNOWLEDGE ...
Colossians 3:10 and have put on the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your Creator.
The Image of God has something to do with Righteousness ...
Eph. 4:24 you put on the new self, the one created according to God’s likeness in righteousness and purity of the truth.
OTHER OPINIONS
10. How did God create man? (Westminster Shorter Catechism)
A. God created man male and female, after his own image [a], in knowledge , righteousness, and holiness [c], with dominion over the creatures [d]. [a] Genesis 1:27; Colossians 3:10; [c] Ephesians 4:24; [d] Genesis 1:28; see Psalm 8
The Heidelberg Catechism asks and answers the question:
Did God create man thus wicked and perverse? No; but God created man good, and after his own image—that is, in righteousness and true holiness.
The Belgic Confession limits the image of God in the same fashion:
We believe that God created man out of the dust of the earth and made and formed him after his own image and likeness, good, righteous, and holy, capable in all things to will agreeably to the will of God.
The Canons of Dordt say this about the subject:
Man was originally formed after the image of God. His understanding was adorned with a true and saving knowledge of his Creator, and of spiritual things; his heart and will were upright, all his affections pure, and the whole Man was holy.