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Is man an animal?

When God created man (Adam), God breathed into his nostrils; in other words, he gave man a spirit. The thing that separates men from animals is that men have spirit and animals do not.
 
Yes, humans are animals in biological and religious sense. Judaism teaches that animals have souls, too. There's nothing tha separates humans from other animals beside the fact our soul and genenome are at a higher level in the evolution ladder.
 
KaerbEmEvig said:
Yes, humans are animals in biological and religious sense. Judaism teaches that animals have souls, too. There's nothing tha separates humans from other animals beside the fact our soul and genenome are at a higher level in the evolution ladder.
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Evolution'''''''' is Darwin's garbage. We are not animals, we were made in the image of God, and God is not a animal. Now I must admit that humans can act like animals, God knows that I have. But we are not animals. Now animals have a limited soul, because they have personalities that can differ from one another. And God did make them a living soul. Why because they are living and only God gives the breath of life. But God made man on a much higher order than animals. He gave apes and dolphins limited souls or intelligence.
 
My nickname used to be Animal, and my belt read Animal, but as soon as I became saved 23 years ago, I tossed the name and the belt, for I knew I was a child of God and not an animal.

Evolution is a joke; especially when it goes by the name of science.
 
ChristineES said:
When God created man (Adam), God breathed into his nostrils; in other words, he gave man a spirit. The thing that separates men from animals is that men have spirit and animals do not.
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So if man has a dead spirit, they are just the same as an animal? Do you think animals ever say, I wonder who created us? Where do we come from? Where are we going when we die? :-?
 
Lewis W said:
KaerbEmEvig said:
Yes, humans are animals in biological and religious sense. Judaism teaches that animals have souls, too. There's nothing tha separates humans from other animals beside the fact our soul and genenome are at a higher level in the evolution ladder.
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Evolution'''''''' is Darwin's garbage. We are not animals, we were made in the image of God, and God is not a animal. Now I must admit that humans can act like animals, God knows that I have. But we are not animals. Now animals have a limited soul, because they have personalities that can differ from one another. And God did make them a living soul. Why because they are living and only God gives the breath of life. But God made man on a much higher order than animals. He gave apes and dolphins limited souls or intelligence.
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So according to your definition we are either Gods or God is a human...
 
ChristineES said:
When God created man (Adam), God breathed into his nostrils; in other words, he gave man a spirit. The thing that separates men from animals is that men have spirit and animals do not.
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So you are saying that the breath of life is what gives man a spirit?
 
mutzrein said:
ChristineES said:
When God created man (Adam), God breathed into his nostrils; in other words, he gave man a spirit. The thing that separates men from animals is that men have spirit and animals do not.
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So you are saying that the breath of life is what gives man a spirit?
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I know you all want either a great or a stupid response from me, but I just don't have one to give. :wink: I should have never have responded in the first place. I don't know any more than any of you know. I just get my understanding out of the Bible (with prayer, of course). Since I am not God (and have no wish to be God) I cannot translate it perfectly or to what is acceptable to anyone. :-D
God bless all of you.
 
Man is of a different nature because he has soul, intellect, and will. Animals act out of instinct, not intellect and will. Man is physically and animal but spritually he is above the animals.
 
Here is a strange thing. My dog, who shall remain nameless to protect her identity and my dignity (named by my granddaughter), has always been a little bit greedy about food, making extra trips outside just to get a treat for doing a ‘good job.’ At my daughter’s, we can get her to eat things she doesn’t like just by threatening to “give it to the kitty.†She even has been known to hide her treats from my brother‘s dog who will bolt down just about anything except shards of broken glass.

Yesterday, she had been barking and upset about something in the back yard. This morning, she brought a piece of her favorite treat, and left it on the back deck in plain view, then she came back in and laid down on the couch where she could see it. Not long after, a scrawny cat, obviously a starving drop off at a nearby farm, came gingerly up and hungrily gulped it down with my dog watching it and not moving a muscle or attempting to scare it away. This is a dog who can’t resist chasing cats. Maybe it doesn’t mean a thing to this thread but it seems to me that there are more to animals than just instinct. I’ve never had a pet that didn’t have it’s own individual personality.

I’m not saying man is an animal, but maybe animals are more than you think.
 
ChristineES said:
mutzrein said:
ChristineES said:
When God created man (Adam), God breathed into his nostrils; in other words, he gave man a spirit. The thing that separates men from animals is that men have spirit and animals do not.
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So you are saying that the breath of life is what gives man a spirit?
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I know you all want either a great or a stupid response from me, but I just don't have one to give. :wink: I should have never have responded in the first place. I don't know any more than any of you know. I just get my understanding out of the Bible (with prayer, of course). Since I am not God (and have no wish to be God) I cannot translate it perfectly or to what is acceptable to anyone. :-D
God bless all of you.
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Thanks for that Christine and I appreciate your up-front answer. May I prod you a little though about your contention that God gave man a spirit when he gave him the breath of life. I don't think you are alone in thinking this so have you learned this from others or has God given you revelation in terms of understanding scripture on this issue? And may the Lord bless you also.
 
unred typo said:
Here is a strange thing. My dog, who shall remain nameless to protect her identity and my dignity (named by my granddaughter), has always been a little bit greedy about food, making extra trips outside just to get a treat for doing a ‘good job.’ At my daughter’s, we can get her to eat things she doesn’t like just by threatening to “give it to the kitty.†She even has been known to hide her treats from my brother‘s dog who will bolt down just about anything except shards of broken glass.

Yesterday, she had been barking and upset about something in the back yard. This morning, she brought a piece of her favorite treat, and left it on the back deck in plain view, then she came back in and laid down on the couch where she could see it. Not long after, a scrawny cat, obviously a starving drop off at a nearby farm, came gingerly up and hungrily gulped it down with my dog watching it and not moving a muscle or attempting to scare it away. This is a dog who can’t resist chasing cats. Maybe it doesn’t mean a thing to this thread but it seems to me that there are more to animals than just instinct. I’ve never had a pet that didn’t have it’s own individual personality.

I’m not saying man is an animal, but maybe animals are more than you think.
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. . . or maybe man is less than we think !? :-?
 
To answer your question- The reason I believe as I do is because when the bible talks about God creating animals it gives no mention of God breathing into the nostrils of any animals. It does mention that God breathed into Adam's nostrils. Certainly, just because something is not mentioned does not mean it did not happen, I know that and because of that I can say even though it wasn't mentioned God may have breathed into animals nostrils as well. I just don't know.
 
thessalonian said:
Man is of a different nature because he has soul, intellect, and will. Animals act out of instinct, not intellect and will. Man is physically and animal but spritually he is above the animals.
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Yes, intellect; the ability to reason and... the ability to adapt. We are the most adaptable of all of God's Creation.
 
ChristineES said:
To answer your question- The reason I believe as I do is because when the bible talks about God creating animals it gives no mention of God breathing into the nostrils of any animals. It does mention that God breathed into Adam's nostrils. Certainly, just because something is not mentioned does not mean it did not happen, I know that and because of that I can say even though it wasn't mentioned God may have breathed into animals nostrils as well. I just don't know.
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Thanks Christine. I believe there is no difference between the breath that animals have and the breath that we have. Scripture tells us that animals also have the breath of life. Now I also believe that scripture says a lot about man being born of the Spirit, but somehow man in his 'wisdom' has adopted a number of theories which state that man is born with a spirit, the theories differing about the actual time prior to birth that the spirit is given.

What do you think it means when scripture speaks of man being dead in trespasses and sins. Do you think it is possible that since Adam was barred from the tree of life (which would have allowed him to live forever) that man is born 'dead' and it is not until he is born again, that he actually has a spirit?
 
Not that it will mean much to those that have already 'made up their minds' but here's the 'deal'.

Yes, we ARE animals according to the definition of 'science'. We are ALSO mammals according to those that 'created' the definitions of 'science'.

From the standpoint of God, We ARE His children. Separated from animals by the definition of God as being MAN, (His children created in HIS image).

Science IS capable of describing things according to the 'understanding of man', the Physical. But Spiritually, we are separate from the 'other' creatures in that we have been given 'dominion' over them.

The fact that they were used as 'imperfect sacrifices' shows that they are not 'equal' to man. For it took a 'man' to be offered AS the perfect sacrifice.

MEC
 
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