The image of God can be subdivided into two parts: the blank image and the blank image. Which pair completes the blanks?

• A. spiritual; physical
• B. natural; moral
• C. moral; natural
• D. ethical; rational

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that the image of God in humans is twofold: a moral image and a natural image. The moral image refers to likeness in character—holiness, righteousness, and obedient conduct—which reflects God’s own nature and is what salvation aims to restore. The natural image covers the inherent faculties God gave us—reason, will, personality, and relational capacity—that allow us to know Him, relate to Him, and steward creation. Together, these two aspects describe what it means to be made in God’s image, with the moral aspect focusing on character and the natural aspect on inherent faculties. That's why the best completion is moral first and then natural. The other pairings either mislabel the dimensions or don’t align with this established twofold understanding.