Humans are meant to image or mirror God (Gen. 1:26-27). Humans image God by their unity and diversity as one humanity made of male and female (Gen. 1:26-27). God is dianthropic—he desires and designs to work through (Grk. dia) human beings (Grk. anthropos).Humans image God by ruling, or cultivating, creation as partners with God. God imparts a huge amount of dignity to humanity by appointing them to rule as his partners.