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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: Animal Intelligence Isn't Rational |
Bible Note: 2 Tim 2:14 Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers. Thanks Charis, Actually, I thought I was doing pretty well about not discussing the meaning of words... this time! Any synonym for rational would have done. So my argument has continued to be that animals are not (fill in the blank). This is the sole possession of God, angels and men. An evangelist (now with the Lord) used a graph that I thought was helpful. He drew a horizontal line, and above the line he wrote God. Below the line he wrote creation. He said that below the line we are as much a creature as the rocks. This was the line of creation. Then He drew another line, the line of the personal. Now, what we have above the line is God, men and angels, and below the line everything else. In terms of preaching the Gospel to men of today’s culture, they must understand that their identity is upward not downward. The dignity and greatness of man is that he is made in the image of God. And the image of God is rationality or reason, discursive knowledge or whatever words you want to use to describe real thought. This, animals do not possess. Peace, Lionstrong |