that the phraseology is dealing with Christ not so much as the incarnate Savior as the eternal Son. Reference is made to the specific teaching of Christ’s essential deity.39 A word of caution is in order here: when the Scriptures represent man in the image of God, it is of the Godhead, not of Christ exclusively. Because man, even when redeemed and glorified, cannot be equated with God, his image of God must necessarily be imperfect. Says Chereso: “This is because man can never achieve equality or