Man Was Conceived to Be the Image and Likeness of God:
“Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness…’” (Gen. 1:26)
However, he is created only in the image:
“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them” (Gen. 1:27)
“This is the book of the genealogy of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of God” (Gen. 5:1)
In the Septuagint (Gen. 5:1, LXX), which the Church Slavonic text follows: κατ᾿ εἰκόνα θεοῦ ἐποίησεν αὐτόν — “in the image of God He made him”.
“Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed; for in the image of God He made man” (Gen. 9:6)
The Image of God in Man
Eternal being:
“for God created us for incorruption, and made us in the image of his own eternity” (Wis. 2:23)
The Likeness of God in Man
Man is only called to become like God:
“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Matt. 11:29)
“For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren” (Rom. 8:29)