Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness."

On a pastor’s desk was a sign, "Be patient with me, for God is not yet finished with me." It was a humorous way of telling his people that he was not yet perfect as a Christian. It is a fact that God is not finished creating his universe or his people. Contrary to popular opinion, God has not finished his creation, for scientists claim that our universe is expanding at the rate of twenty-six million miles per hour. Likewise, the creation of an individual is a process that involves a continuous creation. Indeed, God is not finished with us. He is continually trying to make us what we are meant to be.

Who is this God who creates continuously? The popular notion is that God the Father is the creator. We get this idea from the tr…