Man's Greastest Spiritual Problem

[Sunesis]

Sprawled Out, I should have defined it better. Yes, critters are wonderful, awesome creations. I'm talking about agencies with free will, and the ability to apprehend God and to choose.

These creations Angels, Adam and Christ were charged with stewarding God's creation. In order to steward and care for, you must be given free will to accomplish the job. If I own a farm and it needs care, I must allow the manager freedom to best manage it.

The Angels with Lucifer as their head had it. But Lucifer thought he could do what God did - i.e., create, better than God could. He lost it.

Adam had it. His charge was to rule this jewel of a planet together with God, and God could dwell with mankind. He lost it.

Christ came to redeem, and takes Lucifer's spot ruling now and in the future - he succeeded.

We do not know what we shall be as of yet, but someday shall know.

So, I'm talking about those created with free will to carry out a charge. Doggies and whales, sadly, don't have it. But we do love them! I suspect, before the "dread" of man fell on them after the flood, they were to serve, in the sense of serving the planet by each fulfilling their roles in the ecology, thus, serving man.

Edited September 22, 2006 by Sunesis

[sprawled out]

thanks for the clarfication, sunesis.

[GarthP2000]

Behaving more like sheep than men.

Blind Obedience.

BINGO!!