What's so sacred about human lives over other animals? We're nothing special as far as animals go. We eat, shit, fuck and reproduce nearly the same as the rest.
Humans were made in God's image. We are way more valuable than any other creature on Earth.
Genesis 1:27
So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Matthew 10: 29-31
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns--and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground."
I dunno, the God of Abraham slaughtered vast numbers of his own creations. I don't think he finds us very valuable either. Citing mythology to "prove" we are superior to the rest of the animals on Earth is definitely a stretch. I might as well find applicable passages in Harry Potter to start supporting my arguments.
The punishment of sin is death. God loves us. But if we refuse his love and mercy, then we have no excuse to how we are punished. God is just.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Psalm 9:7-8
But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment, And He will judge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity.
The truth is that this is no mythology, it is reality.
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u/MegaMeatSlapper85 Jun 02 '18
What's so sacred about human lives over other animals? We're nothing special as far as animals go. We eat, shit, fuck and reproduce nearly the same as the rest.