God first

Beloved graceismine

God loves you my dear friend

yes "God said, Let us make man in our image"

and "Webster's definition of image: A representation or similitude of any person or thing, formed of a material substance; as an image wrought out of stone, wood or wax."

dust is like wood in a way so part of man's image was formed of dust

Gen 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

but which part did God create

the part in the image of God his spirit

Jokm 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

we must look at the hebrew meaning of image because the word us translited into english

Stromg's definition of h6754. tselem, tseh'-lem; from an unused root mean. to shade; a phantom, i.e. (fig.) illusion, resemblance; hence a representative figure, espec. an idol:--image, vain shew.

a representative of spirit would be spirit to keep things simple but dust is part of flesh image

yes when man sin by eating of the tree he die that very day

because God can not lie

its easy part of Adam die the spiritual part die and no longer shined light out

but the dust side with soul life lived on many years after

its like having nerves dead in your leg without losing your leg the leg lives on but it loses its feelings for pain or comfort

thank you

with love and a holy kiss blowing your way Roy