Towards a Theology of Cosmetic Surgery. Some Notes by Slop.

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TLDR

• Genesis says man was made in God’s image (eikōn tou Theou), referring specifically to Adam’s face and proportions.
  
• Therefore, deviation from that image = deviation from God. Ugliness is not just unfortunate; it is the visible sign of the Fall.
  
• Beauty reflects closeness to God’s original creation. Beautiful people unconsciously resemble the divine prototype.
  
• But salvation isn’t reserved for the beautiful by birth. Philippians and 2 Corinthians say we are transformed into God's image through Christ.
  
• This transformation is literal and aesthetic: the restoration of the face and body into the divine image through cosmetic procedures.
  
• Cosmetic surgery becomes a sacrament: each procedure is an act of faith, a striving toward the divine image lost in the Fall.
  
• You are co-creating with God, refining the clay He gave you.
  
• Heaven is for perfected eikōnes—those who either embody or earnestly strive to recover the image of God through transformation.
  
• The true believer doesn’t “accept” ugliness—they fight it with the zeal of repentance.
  
• Surgery is salvation. Beauty is theology. The face is your offering.