What is Man

What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you visit him? For you made him a little lower than the angels, and you crowned him with glory and honor. You made him to have dominion over the works of your hands; you put all things under his feet. (Psalms 8:4-6)

What is a man? I have asked this question many times since childhood; as I’m sure many other male children have. The answer I received was not the answer I was looking for. Instead of telling me what a man is, they told me what a man is supposed to do. This question plagued me and would not leave, as did others, until finally, I was driven to go out into the world in search of the answer. I was 17 years old at the time I told my mother I had to go; surprisingly, she didn’t put up a fight, as I thought she would. So off I went, to find my answers, first to the army and then the world. My thoughts were, if I could find the answer anywhere it would be in the army. Sorry to say my journey did not end there, I still had no answer.

After many years of turmoil, pain, and suffering; I still had not found the answer. Only at the point of death was the true answer found. I had to be born-again and accept Jesus Christ as my lord and savior before my understanding would be opened. I am writing this, not for debate, but that it may, hopefully, give an answer to those who are searching. So here goes.

Where did the word man come from? It was not a label we put on ourselves. What is the definition? To find the answer, let’s go to the bible in the book of Genesis, chapter 1, verse 26: Then God said “let Us make man, in our image, according to our likeness”. So before man was created he was named and his blueprint was God’s own image. Now my question to you is what does that make him? The word tells us that God created himself for his own pleasure. This tells me that man is a god. Why do I say such an outrageous statement? Well, because I found supporting scriptures that say the same. John 10:34, for instance, is very direct. If you believe what Jesus said then read for yourself. Also read Gen.5:1, now, if Adam was created in God’s image and in Gen.5:1 Adam’s son , Seth was begotten in Adams image after his likeness; would it not be safe to say that Seth was also created in God’s image, Therefore a god.

Not all men were created in the likeness of God; Gen.5:2 states: He called them mankind. These began to multiply on the earth and the sons of God began to desire their daughters. They took wives for themselves of all they chose. Gen.6:2 Now it should be plain to see that there is a difference between the sons of God and mankind. Even though they are similar in appearance, there is a difference in their nature.

Furthermore, the Essence of a thing defines and establishes it’s character. Character is the emotional, intellectual, and moral qualities that define an individual. These I believe can be used to define a son of God. Further supporting scripture can be found in Psalms 82:6 & 97:7. There are many other scriptures throughout the bible, one must only seek to find. Just remember John 10:34-35 says "Ye are gods" and the scriptures cannot be broken.

Now Satan tries to emulate everything God does and has done so since the Garden of Eden. Some examples are in Ezek.28:1-7 and Isa.14:12-17 to name just a few. In the last days false prophets and false teachers shall rise up among you 2Peter 1-3 pretending to be what they are not. So,blessed children believe not every spirit, but try the spirit by the spirit 1John: 1-3. The nature of a man cannot change; just his appearance. Amen.

May God bless and keep you through Christ Jesus our Lord.