In the Genesis account of creation, God said 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.' This statement suggests that man was created to have

The phrase 'image and likeness of God' (imago Dei) in Genesis 1:26 is widely understood in Christian theology to refer to a spiritual and moral resemblance, including rationality, moral consciousness, and the capacity for relationship with God. While dominion is mentioned in the same verse, it is the consequence of the image, not the meaning of it. God is spirit and does not have a physical form.