Being
human means being created by God. Genesis chapter one verse
twenty-seven says, "Thus God created the man in his own image: in the
image of God created he him: he created them male and female." The
quoted scripture specifically says, God created man in his own image.
God
created all living things. Man was created last, but man was Gods
greatest creation because God created man in his own image. How do we
know that man is superior to the animals? One way we know is, no animal
has ever invented anything, men are always inventing things. For
example, Bill Gates created Microsoft computer software. Thomas Edison
invented the light bulb. There are many examples that could be cited.
However, I challenge anyone to show me an example of anything invented
by an animal. Another reason is, God gave Adam, the first man, the
responsibility for naming the animals. Genesis chapter two verse twenty
states, "the man therefore gave names unto all cattle, and to the fowl
of the heaven, and to every beast of the field."
Being
human means being accountable to God and to others. In Romans chapter
fourteen verses eleven and twelve it says, "For it is written, As I
live saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall
confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself
to God." Since every knee bows to God and every tongue confesses to
God, the question is WHEN? Animals are not under the same
responsibility to confess or bow to God. This fact alone, proves that
man is superior than animals. Being accountable to others involves many
things. For instance, when someone joins a local church or some civic
group, they agree to live by certain rules of that organization. A
church rule might be to abstain from drinking alcohol. A rule of a
civic organization might be to attend all of the meetings. If we are
accountable to these organizations, we will try our best to obey the
rules.
Charles
Darwin who wrote "The Origin of The Species", tried to prove that all
things evolved from one little organism. In the book "Frankenstein", a
"living" creature was created from dead body parts and was called the
Monster. If you believe Darwin, you must then accept the fact that it is
impossible to create something from dead parts. Darwin, on his deathbed
renounced his claim that all living things came from a single organism.
Therefore, we are left with our original statement that God created all
things.
In
conclusion, one must decide, what do you believe? Do you believe there
is a God in Heaven or do you believe when you die, you are just dead
with no meaning to life? I choose to believe life has meaning and God
gave us life.
