By Clifton Angel
In the first week
of the first year, God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:
and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the
air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing
that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image
of God created he him; male and female created he them" (Genesis 1:26–27).
With a more detailed look at the creation week, Moses recorded, "the LORD
God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life; and man became a living soul" (Genesis 2:7). He would go
on to record God's process of making Eve also (cf. Genesis 2:18-25). The
evidence is undeniable that human beings differ from the animal kingdom; yet,
so many, who refuse to believe God, continuously seek to paint mankind as an
equal with animals. In fact, they believe homo sapiens to be evolved animals
that belong to the primate family. The false rhetoric of modern-day "science"
is a major factor in numerous human misconceptions. Such leads to an abundance
of animal-like behavior. We kill our own, devalue life, behave selfishly, and
act upon instinct.
Christians, let us
be reminded that every human being is a soul. Every soul is created by God and
in His image. Every soul is of greater value to God than all of His physical
creation. He has given us dominion over the animal world. We are superior to
every other creature. That is how God made us, and that is what the true
evidence supports. We must treat every human being with this in mind. We must
reach out and teach so that they might see the same value that we know God has
placed upon us. Paul proclaimed to philosophers in Athens:
God that made the world and all
things therein, ...
seeing he giveth to all life, and
breath, and all
things; And hath made of one blood
all nations of
men for to dwell on all the face of
the earth, and
hath determined the times before
appointed, and
the bounds of their habitation ...
For in him we live,
and move, and have our being; (Acts
17:24–28).
May we combat the
modern day agendas to spread hatred for other souls, other age groups,
differing skin colors, and our fellow mankind in general. May we see the value
God has placed upon every soul and help others to see it also. David hymned,
When I consider thy heavens, the
work of thy fin-
gers, the moon and the stars, which
thou hast or-
dained; What is man, that thou art
mindful of him?
and the son of man, that thou
visitest him? For thou
hast made him a little lower than
the angels, and
hast crowned him with glory and
honour. Thou
madest him to have dominion over
the works of thy
hands; thou hast put all things
under his feet (Psalm
8:3–6).
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