You are not just a human. You are the place where God chose to be visible.
God says: You are not just a person. You are a place where God has chosen to be visible. The image of God is not a property of the soul. It is a calling.
Gospel of the Kingdom
You think the image of God is something about the soul or the mind. But it is much more. You are not created as a copy. You are a channel. Not a portrait. A presence.
Where you forgive, He forgives. Where you love, He loves. The image of God cannot be destroyed. Only hidden. Or revealed.
Jesus came to restore this image. Not from the outside. From within. When you accept this, you will stop looking for God somewhere far away. He is already within you. He has always been there.