Humans as images of God therefore have a mediatorial role between God and creation.54 They were created to mediate God’s perspectives to one another through their use of language and through what they do physically.55 When people communicate God’s point of view and priorities to one another, they reaffirm that humans are God’s own images; this reinforces that they are “very good” and fit to experience and perceive the world in a blessed state of shalom.56 Ideally, a certain kind of perspective
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