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Originally Posted by UntoHim
No, my dear Local Church brothers and sisters, you are not the center and the meaning of the universe. Since the beginning God's enemy has attempted to get man to think he is indeed the center and the meaning of the universe. Satan's first declaration to Eve: "God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” (Gen 3:4) "You will be like God" - You will be the center and meaning of the universe! "God made me such, I am so much". Actually we were made from the dust of the ground. And because of our disobedience at the Fall: "for you are dust, and to dust you shall return". God in his wisdom and mercy would not let man remain forever in this this fallen state. God would not allow man to consider himself the center and the meaning of the universe. -
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A little side note if I may: I agree that WL goes too far in many of his prognostications regarding man. I am curious - what do you think man is then . . . what is the accurate view from scripture? The Bible describes man in the lowest terms, but also in very high terms, such as
sons of God. (i.e., unregenerate vs. regenerated)
It says in Psalms 8:3-6 (NASB):
"When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have set in place;
What is man that You think of him,
And a son of man that You are concerned about him?
Yet You have made him a little lower than God,
And You crown him with glory and majesty!
You have him rule over the works of Your hands;
You have put everything under his feet"
(BTW - I just discovered this morning that the word that many times was translated as "angels" in this passage is actually "Elohim." Makes better sense to translate this as "a little lower than God" rather than "a little lower than angels" - which appears to be a rendering we received from the Vulgate.)
So yes, man is formed of the dust . . . but also we were created with the breath of God in our nostrils. (Gen 2:7)