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Humans are God's finest creation. In Genesis 1:26 God says "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness ..." where God is three persons (God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit) [refer to "God"]. Most Christians interpret this verse as referring to either (a) the three persons of God rather than what God actually looks like, (b) God's attribute of being able to freely choose, (c) God's attribute of being good and without sin, or (d) the human soul that looks like God's image. In any case, or if you favor a combination of the four, all of us humans are represented by an aspect of God that no other creature is given.
(a) Each person is made up of 3 independent parts (spirit, soul and body) which work independent of each other yet are always in full unity. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 "May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." (from New International Version)
(b) Each person is given the full opportunity to freely make choices as illustrated in Proverbs 1:29 "Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD". [refer to "Predestination"].
(c) Each person is born good and without sin. We are also born with the "sin nature" or the essential desire to rebel [refer to "Sin Nature"]. Only after we grow in knowledge do we stray away from God.
(d) The attributes of the human soul is a representation of the "image of God".
Humans are the only creatures that have a dual nature, both fleshly and spiritual. On the one hand we are like God, yet on the other we are like the animals. Spiritually we have a soul that experiences eternal life, and communion with other spiritual beings (i.e. God, angels and demons). While fleshly we experience joy, pain, sickness, frustration and death. Unlike the animals, though, we have a mind that far exceeds any other creature on this planet.
God put us humans on this planet for a reason. Each human is fulfilling or has fulfilled their purpose. As a "Born again" Christian, we have found, in God's Word, that the primary purpose is to freely choose or reject God. All other purposes or reasons for our existence are secondary.
In Genesis 1:28 "God blessed them and said to them, "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." (from New International Version) we are told to "fill the earth and subdue it".
God loves all of us humans as we find in Matthew 10:30 "And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered." We also find in John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." (from New International Version)
As "Born again" Christians we are acknowledged by God as being a part of His personal family 1 John 3:1 "How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him." (from New International Version)
Originally, Adam and Eve openly communed with God in the Garden of Eden [refer to "Original Sin"]. But, through their rebellion, our communion with God is not as open as before. Our communication with God today is through prayer. His communication to us is through His Word (the Holy Bible), circumstances that may occur or may not occur (opened or closed doors), through love (God is Love - 1 John 4:8 "Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.") and through messengers (usually angels).
If the primary purpose for all of us humans is to decide whether to accept or reject God, then what about those humans that are mentally unable to even comprehend Him or know good and evil? The real question becomes: Why is God so diverse that He provides extremes? The answer is that diversity demonstrates authority and creativity. It also gives us a better picture of who God is. For example, what would our world be like if we all looked alike, were made alike, and had all the same interests? In reality, though, we are all different with different interests and aspirations. As for all of those that are mentally imbalanced, they are only accountable for what they can comprehend. In essence, if they cannot comprehend the existence of God, then they will not be able to rebel against Him [refer to "Sin"].
As stated above, God is a diverse God showing us all aspects of His creative ability. This diversity also demonstrates His authority in that He is not at all deterred from allowing the less fortunate to be born or exist.
Because we live in this world, us humans have developed a mind-set that may question some of God's actions or in-actions. God has a purpose for absolutely everything and the reasoning behind what He does may only be realized when we are in His presence.
Scientists and social experts want us to believe that the human race is just the top of the evolutionary development. Our existence is by chance with no external influence (God or extraterrestrial). Our destiny is only what we make of it with the material and circumstances that happen to exist at the time of our existence. The only morals that we are encouraged to follow are those that don't hurt others and that propagate the human race.
Unlike the angels, humans are actually God's better creation. God knows everything about us, even the hairs on our head. God loves us so much that He gave us a part of Himself (Jesus) to take the place for our rebellion against Him. Or, in other words, to provide a way to spend eternity with God rather than away from God in damnation. God created us far above any other creatures on the planet. God created us with a soul that will never die. God has put us on this earth giving us the freedom to choose either for Him or against Him.
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