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NASB | Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the LORD God had made. And the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, "Can it really be that God has said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" [Rev 12:9-11] |
Subject: Distiction in "will" not "rationality" |
Bible Note: Ps 94:9 He who planted the ear, does He not hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see? Hi Doc, I apologize in advance for this quick answer. If a thing possesses a degree of the image of God, then to that extent it is the image of God, which is why it is false that animals are the image of God. Man only is image God. Never in Scripture is the image ascribed to animals. Nor is the body of man or animals the image of God, and so, the sense organs of the body are not the image of God. God, who made the sense organs, perceives without them. If we die before Jesus returns, we will be with the Lord and perceive him without sense organs. Both animals and man perceive, but we perceive and understand what we perceive. Animal perceive but they have no understanding. So, perception is not the image of God. The image of God is rationality. And thanks for the correction. God is spirit. Iron sharpens iron! |