...which they are not..
Science & God's Word Series
Human beings are certainly NOT animals, so why do some people sometimes exhibit animalistic tendencies?
It is about choices, their decision to do what is animalistic by choosing to yield to the devil's control. Satan- the devil can control animals and make them do dastardly things. This is because animals are not created as spirits in God's class as humans are.
Even some animals that are well-trained and treated kindly by their human care-givers from when they were little behave so sweetly. But there have been true life stories of animals that have been so very sweet all their lives such as dogs or domesticated wild animal that upon tasting fresh blood, became cannibalistic. What happened? In the bible, God, though allowing the consumption of meat was very specific in His instructions to humans not to eat the blood of animals particularly when still fresh. Why?
When I was interviewing for a science-based documentary on alternatives to livestock feed, a catfish farmer said she fed those catfish still in the pond from the intestines of slaughtered catfish. But she added that she would boil the catfish intestines before feeding to those living catfish. Why? She said she didn’t want them tasting blood so they wouldn't become cannibalistic and start eating each other in the pond.
You may want to ask, “Are you saying people who act like animals are those who have tasted or constantly tasting blood?"
You will need to follow this expose very carefully to answer that. But first note: that tasting blood is not only when someone ingests the blood of another creature whether animal or human. After the disobedience which led to the fall of humanity detailed in Genesis Chapter three, Adam and Eve realising they were naked, made clothes from plants. After pronouncing to them the consequences of their disobedience, it is stated that God made them coats from animal skins Genesis 3: 21
"And the LORD God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife." (NLT).
For that to happen, an animal must have been slaughtered. I checked the verse well and realised it didn't actually say God slaughtered the animal. So it was possible that another animal may have slaughtered the animal. Another possibility could be that the human(s) slaughtered the animal in self-defence because after the fall of humans (loss of God's glory by which the humans exercised dominion over all creatures), Satan started controlling the souls of animals. So some, if not all the animals, could have wanted the blood of other creatures - humans and/or animals. Such attempt to drain others is in line with the description of the devil called the thief in John 10:10a which is to steal, kill and destroy. So when some humans exhibit animalistic behaviour, what they are doing falls into any one, any two or all three of these: stealing, killing and destroying.
But why did God use the animal skins to clothe Adam and Eve after they sinned? Why didn't He allow them to continue wearing the clothes they made for themselves from leaves? Apart from wanting their bodies to be warmed, what could be the main reason?
The disobedience of the first humans was actually the pollution of the human blood - an affront to their human spirit that made them lose their spiritual glory - covering. This also affected or altered their spiritual connection to God. They had got to know about good and evil. So humans were no longer going to live forever in their physical human bodies Gen 3:22 -24. Recall that at creation God had given humans authority over everything on earth including animals Genesis 1: 28 but their blood was still completely pure then and their spiritual glory was still so strong that it was a covering for their physical bodies. So the animals couldn't attack the humans. But with their spiritual covering gone
1. Since humans would no longer be living forever, God had to also halt animals from living forever
2. Endorsing the use of animal skins for humans was God's indication that humans would from then have to use physical means to dominate animals. If the humans didn't subdue the animals through physicsl means, the animals could have attacked and killed them.
3. Haven't you ever wondered why Adam and Eve were not attacked by the animals before the fall?
4. Also, what were the animals eating before rhe fall? Genesis 1:30. So it was after the fall that humans were allowed to kill animals for use and animals started killing other animals that they could to satisfy their desires or even just to exercise their power or dominion over other animal(s).
These were all because humans fumbled the original plan of God by heeding the devil who came through the serpent . If animals do not die and humans do, animals which can be controlled by Satan - the devil would eventually overrun the earth. Why can the devil control animals? - because they don't have a spirit. An animal has a physical body and soul. If you doubt that, havent you seen animals express emotions or act willfully or intelligently?
It is the fact that animals have a soul consisting of mind, will and emotions that has made it possible for humans to train some animals and use for security, entertainment or even in investigations. So even without spiritual authority, humans are expected to control animals so they wouldn't destroy humans. But the devil also can control animals. It is due to the fact that the devil can also control animals that lots of animals do very mean, wild, uncontrollable things. You might want to argue that those animals do such mean or wild things like attacking or killing each other, or even humans for food or to exercise power or protect themselves. The reality though is that at the beginning of creation in this dispensation on earth, those animals were not killing each other and were all eating vegetation. They were not even making hostile attempts to kill the humans until the devil came along and took over the spiritual authority of humans .
The same devil that caused the disobedience that led to the fall of humanity is responsible for the mean behaviour of animals. But it is up to humans through physical means to put animals in check. Laws have had to be established to ensure people who own animals put them in check. So, most animals that have been domesticated by humans may not act fiery but they are still animals and may still need to trained or checked. So, when trained, animals can behave reasonably well, even obediently.
But why do some humans act like animals, behaving so very irresponsibly, even very wildly such that they steal, kill or destroy? Note that by God creating humans in His own image Genesis 1:26, 27, it was to ensure that as Satan-the devil could not, cannot and will never be able to control or have any power over God, so also it would have been impossible for the devil to control humans created in God's image. But the part of humans created in God's image is the spirit. God is a Spirit John 4 :24., Genesis 2:7 So humans created in God's image are actually spirits each possessing a soul (mind, will and emotions). But for that spirit to operate like God, the human spirit must always be in connection to God If that spirit loses connection to God it becomes 'dead' i.e. cut off from God.'s control which would have entailed being led of God to know what is right to do. Being a just God, He gave humans the choice to decide if they wanted to be under His control or not Genesis 2:15 - 17
So that was what the devil targeted - to cut off the human spirit from God, so humans would not be able to exercise their dominion spiritually over the earth and subdue the devil. Without humans being able to exercise spiritual dominance, the devil could attempt to have control over their souls and bodies just like he can do with animals especially those untrained or not well-trained.
One of the subtle tactics of the devil is in making humans believe that they are just higher animals that evolved from other animals. Can that be pointer to a reason that even humans that are well-trained sometimes descend so very low exhibiting animalistic behaviour? Because it is ingrained in them that they are higher animals, in the same classification as other animals?
Well, there is the possibility based on scientific findings that there have been human-like beings long before the creation of Adam and Eve. So Charles Darwin theory that those human-like beings (not us in this current dispensation starting from Adam and Eve) evolved from animals might be true. It is possible that in that dispensation, Satan tried to control those animals turned into human form. What was the result? Total destruction of everything on earth such that God had to restart life on earth Genesis 1:1-2. There are loads of scientific evidence on this existence of living creatures on the earth before Adam and Eve.
So in this dispensation, when God said let us create man (hunan beings) in our own image and likeness Genesis 1: 26, He wanted to create humans that would not be subject to Satan - the devil - the destroyer so everything on earth would not be destroyed again. Aren't there already very serious tendencies by some humans even in this dispensation to destroy everything on earth and as many human beings as possible including themselves? It is because Satan - the devil knew and still knows that when the spiritual connection of humans to God are cut off or disconnected, he could possibly control them.
So how does being born again restore that connection to God and prevent Satan's control? 2 Corinthians 5:17
Why do some who proclaim to be Christians still do things that are representative of the devil sometimes or oftentimes?
What role does blood of humans play in the devil's ability to control humans?
What can be done to check the destructive animalistic tendencies in some people especially when harmful to other humans?
To be continued
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