I was wondering since we were created in God's image if we have his DNA or if the remains of Jesus were found if we could find God's DNA since he is Jesus's father.

Hmm, I would say the concept of God is that of a spirit or a deity. I don't think these have DNA. Now from an evolutionary point of view, if someone could produce the body of Jesus, one would think there would be some common markers somewhere.

Interesting question, I would have to say in a spiritual sense, yes we do since we are spiritually childeren of God. As far as physically, well just look at some of the things we humans have done that no other creature has done. Our love, knowledge, wisdom, strength. etc. are traits of God, I beleive.

Hmmmm.....Maybe it's me....!!!!

But whouldn't you need to have a sample of God's DNA to make an accurate comparison? Just a thought!!!!

Gods dna. that a worthy cause get to work on it!

Cute wrote:
“,…if the remains of Jesus were found….”

Wouldn’t that be extremely problematic for the story?

I mean, doesn’t the story say that his body was missing from the tome? And somehow he rose from the dead and took his body with him as he walked around?

Did he die a second death then? I don’t remember anything about any second death. I just assumed that he ascended to heaven and took his body with him.

How could they ever identify the remains of Jesus anyway? They have no reason to look anywhere do they? He supposedly rose from his original tomb. What became of him after that? Does the Bible say what finally happened to his body after he rose from the dead and walked around with it for a while?

DNA is a created thing. The Creator would not be a created thing by definition. Perhaps what is meant is that man has the ability to love, and speak in truth, and creatively express himself. Words can call things into existence. Let there be this... Let there be that...although clearly we have huge limitations.

lol God is exempt of time itself, you think he has DNA? LOL

James I forgot that part

If we find God's DNA in the wrong place, should we press charges?

Massage..you're getting demerits for that!!!

and so am I for laughing at it!

God doesn't have DNA, so the answer is no.

Spider....if God made man in His image, flesh and bones of His own. Then where did the blood come from? Hense the DNA? Even Adam said that Eve was of his bones and flesh, never mentioning blood.
It is known that blood is male imposed. The blood of an infant is of his fathers. It is the organs of the mother that keep the child alive. The feeding of and nourishment and oxygen all fed to the child through the mother. The blood is separate from the mothers blood, via the umbilical cord. Not to mix with hers.
So, why is it you do not think we have blood of God?
Kat

I have to agree with Abra - if they find Jesus' body to get the DNA, then there is no God.

They will not find the body of Jesus. To do so would so cause chaos, and mass hysteria. That would mean no God. No crucifiction, ressurection, hope as I know it would change.
Kat

scttrbrain,

Jesus taught that God is spirit, therefore not flesh and blood. Jesus has a body, but he is unchanging. If Jesus had DNA, then he would change daily. I don't see any support for the belief that God has a physical body or that Jesus has a body like we do. I think the Bible points in the opposite direction.

In the Genographic Project dna testing was done was done on fossils back to 30-40,000 years ago of neanderthals. Interestingly, there was a protein marker in that dna which was also found in samples of ocean organisms.

DNA is coding plain & simple. And the soul carries the immortal spark of life, right? So everything living, a single bacteria, a virus, a crawly bug, a blade of grass, may have a soul too?

If every soul is a coded replica of God, where do all the differences come in because each of us has different DNA coding? A good question at this point would be whether all souls are complete derivatives of the entire code for Creation, or, are they predetermined as to species?

How about one immortal entity in Whom all intelligence is stored throughout whatever interruptions Eternity and Infinity may be and that in turn bears a dna strand which becomes our God.... with a power to create the heavens, the milky way, the stars, earth, oceans and everything upon it. Therefore explaining the unique DNA initial strands....

And God said,
Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness....
(Genesis 1:25-26)

Note any key words?
Let Us....("us" in who??)
Our...(more than one?)

We are created in Gods image in the sense that we have the same will. We have the same potential and nature as God. Since God is complete, perfect, limitless and eternal. His creations would have to be so also, right? Following this logic then, nothing has been created that is not perfect and eternal. That is how we were made in Gods image. But this goes against conventional thinking. We are left with three choices now.

God did not create this universe
God is not perfect
This universe is not real.

or are we???

and another interesting thing about DNA.... is epigenetics and microchimerisms. It is now known that DNA can evolve or mutate within one person giving different results at different times...and can be effected by diet even...and a surrogate mother can pass dna to a surrogate baby and one mom carries two sets of dna in her and she almost lost her own children over it.....

So while God is spirit, there is more. DNA is fact and it evolves and changes and grows within us all.....it is what you do with that growth when it is offered....

The important question to ask is this: What image? God is an invisible spirit, so He has no physical appearance. Many creatures have a soul, all creatures have a body, but only humans have a spirit. Our spirit allows us to know God. It is the fact that we are triune beings (like God) and the fact that we have a spirit (like God) that makes us "made in God's image".

On the "us" and "we"s that are used in Genesis...God is called "Elohim" (Hebrew for gods) in the first few chapters of Genesis. Elohim refers to the Father and the Son.

Humans have souls.

Question to you Spidercmb... do you know where your soul is located in your body???

yokoke,

Souls and spirits are invisible and not composed of physical matter. If I had to guess, I would say that they both fill our physical bodies.