- Dec 14, 2024
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To my knowledge, mankind is the cosmos' only form of life created in the image
and likeness of God. So then, mankind is nature's supreme being, so to speak.
● Gen 1:26 . . Let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over
the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the
ground.
Plus:
● Gen 1:28 . . Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule
over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that
moves on the ground.
And:
● Ps 8:6-8 . .You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything
under his feet: all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air,
and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.
Ergo: in the grand scheme of things; nature was meant to be expendable, whereas
mankind is meant to be revered.
Mankind's image and likeness of God extends to other areas; for example:
● Gen 9:4-6 . . For your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand
an accounting from every animal. And from each man, too, I will demand an
accounting for the life of his fellow man.
In that passage murder isn't wrong because it's a moral evil. The thing is: human
life is a sacred form of life. It is basically a sacrilege to kill people because the act
demeans the image and likeness of God.
● Gen 9:6 . .Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for
in the image of God has God made man.
The principle even extends to cursing:
● Jas 3:9 . .With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we execrate
men, who have been made in God's likeness.
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To my knowledge, mankind is the cosmos' only form of life created in the image
and likeness of God. So then, mankind is nature's supreme being, so to speak.
● Gen 1:26 . . Let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over
the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the
ground.
Plus:
● Gen 1:28 . . Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule
over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that
moves on the ground.
And:
● Ps 8:6-8 . .You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything
under his feet: all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air,
and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.
Ergo: in the grand scheme of things; nature was meant to be expendable, whereas
mankind is meant to be revered.
Mankind's image and likeness of God extends to other areas; for example:
● Gen 9:4-6 . . For your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand
an accounting from every animal. And from each man, too, I will demand an
accounting for the life of his fellow man.
In that passage murder isn't wrong because it's a moral evil. The thing is: human
life is a sacred form of life. It is basically a sacrilege to kill people because the act
demeans the image and likeness of God.
● Gen 9:6 . .Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for
in the image of God has God made man.
The principle even extends to cursing:
● Jas 3:9 . .With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we execrate
men, who have been made in God's likeness.
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