GENESIS 1:27\u201331<\/b><\/p>\n
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and<\/i><\/p>\n
(Genesis 1:27)<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Because Psalm 8 considers God\u2019s glory revealed in the creation of man, we will take several days to examine humanity. Man is made in God\u2019s image, but that image has been shattered, creating a great paradox. The question is, \u201cHow can man be capable of behavior so grand yet be so depraved?\u201d C. S. Lewis captures this dilemma in The Chronicles of Narnia<\/i> when he writes, \u201c \u2018You come of the Lord Adam and Lady Eve,\u2019 said Asian. \u2018And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor in earth.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n
We live in a time when the definition of what it means to be human is hotly debated. Once philosophers focused on questions that dealt with metaphysics (the study of reality) or epistemology (the study of knowledge). But now they ponder questions such as \u201cWhat does it mean to exist?\u201d The result has been an overwhelming focus on the self without any reference to God. Philosophers now study anthropology separate from any theology.<\/p>\n
How human beings understand their own existence determines how they think and behave as well as the kind of culture they produce. Because we live in an age when there is much confusion about what man is, we see confusion manifested in society\u2019s behavior in issues such as abortion and euthanasia. How we respond to these issues is determined by our understanding of humanity.<\/p>\n
Many people have tried to define humanity in various ways. Some define man in purely biological terms, as though he is only an animal\u2014a naked ape. Karl Marx said man is homo faber<\/i>\u2014man the maker. He measured man completely in reference to his work habits. Others defined mankind in terms of his capacity to make choices\u2014homo volens<\/i>. Nietzsche said man lives according to his own choices, whereas Sartre maintained that man\u2019s choices were ultimately meaningless. Freud claimed that man is driven by sexual needs, whereas others have said man is incurably religious.<\/p>\n
Philosophers have classified man in narrow categories, neglecting the bigger picture. We must not make the same mistakes. Instead, we must focus on the theology of humanity, understanding man as we understand God, and vice versa.<\/p>\n
CORAM DEO<\/b><\/p>\n
Genesis 42\u201343<\/p>\n
Matthew 13:33\u201358<\/p>\n
Consider how the philosophers mentioned today have defined humanity. How do each of these definitions distort the true picture of humanity as presented in the Scriptures? What consequences do each of these viewpoints have on society?<\/p>\n
For further study: Gen. 9:1\u201317 \u2022 1 Cor. 11:2\u201316<\/i><\/p>\n
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