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STAR
TREK: NEMESIS
SPIRITUAL CONNECTIONS
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STAR
TREK: NEMESIS
SPIRITUAL
CONNECTIONS
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SPIRITUAL
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ON BEING HUMAN
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That
which man has received from God, that which makes him different
from the animals, his spirituality, his mind, his soul, whatever
name we give it, is not described in the Bible as a thing, a part
of man, a substance, but as a breath, a movement, an impulse,
an echo of God’s voice.
--PAUL TOURNIER (1898–1986)
The
human race, to which so many of my readers belong, has been playing
at children’s games from the beginning and will probably
do it till the end, which is a nuisance for the few people who
grow up.
--G. K. CHESTERTON (1874–1936)
You
must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few
drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
--MAHATMA GANDHI (1869–1948)
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BIBLICAL
CONNECTIONS
ON THE MEANING OF BEING HUMAN
(Adapted from Holman's
Bible Dictionary)
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HUMANITY
The characteristics which unite all persons despite their many individual
differences and constitute them as God’s “image.”
Theologians have supposed that this “image” designates
what is most essential to human nature. Many patristic, Catholic,
and Protestant orthodox theologians have argued that the image was
reason. Although Scripture depicts humans as thinking creatures,
this definition was originally derived from Greek philosophy. More
accurate is the suggestion that the image consists in humankind’s
lordship over and stewardship of creation, for this is the theme
of the following verses (Gen. 1:28-31).
The best clue comes from frequent reference to Jesus as that image
to which we are to be conformed (Rom. 8:29; 1 Cor. 15:49; 2 Cor.
3:18; 4:4). The most basic characteristics of Jesus’ life were
His dependence upon and devotion to His Father and His loving servanthood
toward His fellow humans. This suggests that the essence of being
human consists in a three-fold relationship: towards God as Lord,
towards other humans as fellow servants, and towards creation as
entrusted to our care. The second feature is confirmed by Genesis
1:27 which, as Karl Barth noticed, practically identifies being
in God’s image with being female and male. For in the interdependence
between the sexes, the need, desire, and delight of humans for and
in each other can be most vividly symbolized.
Theologians have often discussed whether individual humans are composed
of just body and soul, or of body, soul, and spirit. Yet this question
has been somewhat misguided. Scripture represents people not as
individuals composed of parts, but as integrated, acting units intimately
interrelated with others.
Investigation of the Bible’s specific terminology generally
substantiates its understanding of the image of God. The significance
of human life is found primarily in relationships with others and
with God.
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