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The Crossway Podcast

How to Be Like God without Trying to Be God (Jen Wilkin)

The Crossway Podcast

Crossway

Books, Arts, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8653 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Jen Wilkin explores the concept of Christians being created in the image of God, discussing the theological importance and practical implications of reflecting God's character in daily life. Jen Wilkin is a Bible teacher from Dallas, Texas. As an advocate for biblical literacy, she has organized and led studies for women in home, church, and parachurch contexts and authored multiple books, including 'In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character' from Crossway. Read the full transcript of this episode. ❖ Listen to “The Freeing Reality that You Are Not Enough” with Jen Wilkin: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show! Complete this survey for a free audiobook by Kevin DeYoung!

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One of the most basic truths that Christians believe about humanity is that we were created in the image of God.

0:10.0

This doctrine is the foundation for so much of our faith, including a distinctly Christian view of ethics, human dignity, and our redemption in Christ.

0:19.0

And yet, we can sometimes struggle to really understand what it means for us to image our

0:24.6

maker and what impact that imaging should have on our day-to-day lives as Christians.

0:29.9

Well, that's why I'm excited for my interview today with Jen Wilkin.

0:33.2

Jen has spent years teaching women how to read, understand, and apply the Bible.

0:37.3

And in today's conversation, she uses those biblical skills and insights Jen has spent years teaching women how to read, understand, and apply the Bible.

0:37.8

And in today's conversation, she uses those biblical skills and insights to help us understand

0:43.1

what the Bible teaches us about how we, as redeemed creatures made in the image of God,

0:49.3

are called to reflect God's character to a watching world.

0:53.4

Jen is a Bible teacher from Dallas, Texas.

0:56.0

As an advocate for biblical literacy,

0:58.0

she's organized and led studies for women in the home,

1:01.0

the church, and in para church context,

1:03.0

and authored multiple books, including, in his image,

1:07.0

10 ways God calls us to reflect his character from Crossway. Let's get started.

1:17.2

Jen, thanks so much for joining me again on the Crossway podcast. Wow, I'm glad to be a

1:21.1

repeat attendee. Thanks for having me back. One of our favorites, one of the most requested

1:24.9

interview guests that we have. So actually, these kinds of

1:29.0

interviews, the kind of conversation we're going to have today where we're discussing a biblical

1:33.1

theme or passage, there's just something about these that are my favorites, where we're getting

1:38.7

into the Bible, we're discussing what God has revealed to us in scripture. And no one does that better than you do, Jen.

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