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NASB | Genesis 2:7 Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 2:7 then the LORD God formed [that is, created the body of] man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit]. [1 Cor 15:45-49] |
Bible Question: We hear more and more about cloning. It's already happened in the animal world. Will human cloning be next? How would this impact the Christian community? Should human cloning be encouraged? Legalized? Would a human clone have a soul and spirit? What is your sense of what the Bible may or may not say, explicitly or implicitly, about human cloning? Do you think this is a vital issue for Christians to become involved in?What say ye all? |
Bible Answer: I believe it is a very dangerous area, because we are tampering with GOD's responsibility! One of my key passages of scripture is Psalm 131, and I believe that unless we are explicitly asked we should not get involved with GOD's stuff! Everything we humans mess with we screw up, at least we do for 30 years or so and then we say, Oh no! we've got to go fix it (see health research, environment, wild life, etc.; I am very guilty of generalization here, sorry!!). This one (cloning) may be to tough to fix!! However, I don't believe in getting too involved in the government (protest, etc.), again I reference my focus scripture of Ps 131, I don't see anyplace in scripture were GOD specifically asks me to try to rule over a world under the sway of the evil one. Just my opinion, and here in West Virginia, and other places, we have a saying, "Opinions are like rear ends, every bodies got'em and they usually stink!" And remember, you did say 'all'! GOD bless!! |