472. 'On the day in which God created Man' means when he was made spiritual, and 'in the likeness of God He made him' when he was made celestial. This is clear from what has been stated and shown already. Strictly speaking, the expression 'to create' has regard to a person while he is being created anew, or regenerated, whereas 'to make' has regard to when he is being perfected. This is why in the Word a careful distinction is maintained between 'creating', 'forming', and making', as has appeared already in Chapter 2 where, the subject being the spiritual man who became celestial, it is said that 'God rested from all His work which God had created when making it'. The same distinction occurs in other places, where 'creating' has regard to the spiritual man, while 'making', which is perfecting, has regard to the celestial man. See 16, 88.

Title: Freedom and Consequences: A Core Message of the Bible

Topic: Word

Summary: What does the Bible have to say about our freedom, and what our choices lead to?

Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.

References:
Genesis 2:15-17; 4:7
Deuteronomy 28:1-15
Ezekiel 18:4, 10, 14, 21, 24
Luke 9:23-24; 10:25-28; 13:6-9
John 8:31-32
Romans 6:15; 8:13
Revelation 21:7-8; 22:14-15