Subject: God is a spirit? Animals have spirits? |
Bible Note: Hi tlcsal, No, the only difference between our spirits and animal spirits is NOT that human spirit have the Holy Spirit. If it were true, then non-Christians would be no different than animals. The difference between animal spirit and the human spirit is that the human spirit is the image of God. Gen 1:26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." Gen 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. Because man is the image of God, he is rational. Animals are not. Because we are rational, we can know and love God. Animals cannot. Because we are rational God can and does hold us accoutable for we think, say and do. Animals are not. Ps 32:9 Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding, Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check, Otherwise they will not come near to you. Mark 12:30 AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.' Peace, Lionstrong |