Still Evolving?
What does it mean to be human? Does it mean that we are thinking beings? Does it mean that we make decisions? Does it mean that we have a conscience, a soul, a spirit that continues after the physical body dies?
We are more than animals, though we are listed as being of the animal kingdom. The Bible says that we were made "in the image of God". Surely this makes us "human" in the best sense of the word.
But some reject the "image". Daily news reports indicate that we are breeding crueler versions of "beasts". We are selfish and that's not the "image of God". Many are filled with hatred, and that's not the image. We have learned how to destroy and kill and maim our fellows. And surely this is not the "image of God".
Are we fooling ourselves? The potential for humanness is there. The possibilities of "soul" are there. But it happens only when the Lord "breathes into us of His Spirit." Only then, do we become truly human.
Look at the record of our inhumanity: Destruction of the Jews in the Christian crusades; Death to the American Indians as we settled and over ran this land; Destruction of thousands of Russians inside the U.S.S.R. during the last 50 years; Decimation of the Vietnamese by Pol Pot just a generation ago; Gassing and extermination of thousands and thousands of Jews by the Germans; Massacre of his own people in Sadaam Hussein's civil strife, and destruction of the Kurds; plus the enslavement of blacks in our country, and in South Africa, and the bloodshed of World and local wars all throughout history.
Where is the "humanity" in all of this? Are we not still animals? Maybe animal intelligence would rate higher than our own!
Although Adam was given the "image of God", did he not reject it along with so many of the rest who followed in his footsteps? But a second Adam (Jesus Christ) came, and people became new creatures in Him. Perhaps for the very first time, we began to experience real "humanity" as God meant it to be. We were designed to be like Jesus. His image is to be within us. His love, His forgiveness, and His mercy.
Our world is still evolving out of the swampy mists of bestiality, but thank God, there is a new life style coming through. The evolution of the flesh is going at a slow pace. We can build better, taller, and smarter beings than before. But the evolution of the spirit is creating an exciting new kind of person. Thank God, the news isn't all bad. There is still hope for humanity.
We are more than animals, though we are listed as being of the animal kingdom. The Bible says that we were made "in the image of God". Surely this makes us "human" in the best sense of the word.
But some reject the "image". Daily news reports indicate that we are breeding crueler versions of "beasts". We are selfish and that's not the "image of God". Many are filled with hatred, and that's not the image. We have learned how to destroy and kill and maim our fellows. And surely this is not the "image of God".
Are we fooling ourselves? The potential for humanness is there. The possibilities of "soul" are there. But it happens only when the Lord "breathes into us of His Spirit." Only then, do we become truly human.
Look at the record of our inhumanity: Destruction of the Jews in the Christian crusades; Death to the American Indians as we settled and over ran this land; Destruction of thousands of Russians inside the U.S.S.R. during the last 50 years; Decimation of the Vietnamese by Pol Pot just a generation ago; Gassing and extermination of thousands and thousands of Jews by the Germans; Massacre of his own people in Sadaam Hussein's civil strife, and destruction of the Kurds; plus the enslavement of blacks in our country, and in South Africa, and the bloodshed of World and local wars all throughout history.
Where is the "humanity" in all of this? Are we not still animals? Maybe animal intelligence would rate higher than our own!
Although Adam was given the "image of God", did he not reject it along with so many of the rest who followed in his footsteps? But a second Adam (Jesus Christ) came, and people became new creatures in Him. Perhaps for the very first time, we began to experience real "humanity" as God meant it to be. We were designed to be like Jesus. His image is to be within us. His love, His forgiveness, and His mercy.
Our world is still evolving out of the swampy mists of bestiality, but thank God, there is a new life style coming through. The evolution of the flesh is going at a slow pace. We can build better, taller, and smarter beings than before. But the evolution of the spirit is creating an exciting new kind of person. Thank God, the news isn't all bad. There is still hope for humanity.
posted by Francis Geo. Guither at 8:01 AM
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