Gospel Journey

Who are You?

Welcome to the GOSPEL Journey discussion. These posts are to help you engage with the central message of the Bible. This week, we will be dealing with the statement: God created us to be with Him. Comment. Question. Agree. Disagree. Either way, let us know what you think.

Who are You?

We've looked at passages that suggest God created us. But those passages reveal that He created everything. Are we any different from the animals He created? Take a look at Genesis 1:24-31 and then answer these questions:

1. God does not have a physical body, so what do you think is meant by "the image of God."
2. What does God say one of the functions of mankind is to be? What should our relationship to animals be?
3. What's the significance of God blessing them?
4. Compare verse 25 and verse 29. What things does God to differently with mankind that He doesn't do with the animals.
5. What did God think of all that He had created?

Certainly all that God has created is magnificent. But even at the time that He created it, He did not consider all things to be equal. You are not just like all other forms of creation.

I remember sitting in a psychology class in junior college. One of the students was telling the professor that all forms of life were completely equal. At first, it sounded great. It sounded like she valued all life. However, when you understood what she was saying, it meant she didn't see human life as anything special. The professor (who I don't believe was a Christian) pressed the lady a little further. She laid a hypothetical situation in front of her. "Suppose you mother is sick and dying. The doctors come to you and explain that to save your mothers life, their going to have to kill the family pet. What would you do?"

The student didn't even hesitate. "How could I chose one life over another?" she asked. "You'd let your mother die?" the professor responded. "I'd let my mother die," she coldly said.

Now, what was amazing to me was that I was sitting in this class full of a bunch of people who would not claim to be Christians and didn't really care much what God's standards are. However, the whole class was disturbed by her answer. Everyone knew we were created differently...even the evolutionists in class who didn't believe we were created!

posted by danny2 @ 12:02 AM