The Washington herald., 1922-06-19
CREATION REACHES IT'S GROWN
NMAN, SAYSREv. w. MORGAN
Bibles Definition of Human Il Discussed by
Congregational Pastor.

In him. and he alone can stand and
Interpret the process and judge the
product. Science has its partial
answer. and history throws its light
upon the problem. And yet the
heart IL not satisfied i.
Worries Over . Universe.
Some say that man is : fool. He
worries over q universe he did not
create and frets because VI n won
der he cannot satisfy. Others call
man a mistske0. The eternal strug-
gle brings only sorrow and de
spair. Give UP the struggle and
empty oneself beyond the reach OF
tears. Many call man a mystery.
The riddle cannot be explained; so
live honestly. and be Kind. Perplex
not the soul over the whence and
the why. A few would bow be-
fore man as Deity. Unable to see
another God, they worship what
their eyes behold.
The Psalmist not only asks the
question; he answers IL. Thou
hast created him but little lower
than God" IL is natural TO turn
20 religion for an answer. The
Bible is the book Of authority con-
corning matters spiritual. What
does this book say about man?
Man is made In Gods image. This
is written across the entire Bible.
OF course. no one believes that man
looks like God. To picture God as
a being with arms and legs is TO
reveal a woeful lack of under
standing concerning the Scriptures.
To be created in the image OF G. ID
is 10 be endowed with personality
To be a person; to Judge the mast
and to plan for the future in this
present moment of self-conscIou.-
ness Is TO experience the crowning
glory OF creation. But what is per-
sonality?
The following are three OF the
elements that 20 to make up per-
sonal life. Godlikeness. The first is
sef-consciousness. To be self. set
on from the rest OF the world. with
the ability to use the word "I," is 70
be made in the image of God. onIy
Deity can say. II am the great 7
am" Only those who are lik. God
can say. Il am" The second element
Is freedom. To feel the ability 70 20
and come as one wills, within linn
its. 10 to possess a sense Of supe-
riorify over the rest of the world.
There are. Of course philosopher
determtnists. but most Of us live as
though We were free. II is an eN-
perience Of personality and in il we
partake Of the nature of God, The
third element is sense of moral
values. Some things are right and
some are wrong. Conscience lsshe.
US and the feeling of approval NAV
abide with uS A person can say, Il
must do Gods will" Our Bible
teaches us that in this ability is the
image Of 80 Eternal
Man u MIsused Freedom
The Bible does not stop here. IL
teaches that man has misused his
freedom. Wrong choices have gotten
him into trouble and involved his
kind. The face Of the world is fur
rowed because of sin. The human
heart is restless and the soul seeks
lie in wrong directions. The Abra-
hams move out while the multitudes
remain in the valley. The Bible owes
Its origin in part to the need of man.
The troubled spirit sought God and
found Him at the very door OF his
hCart. seeking entrance. That the
image OF God is not realized in full
ness is the tragedy Of the Scrip
lures.
But further. the Bible teaches
this: with Gods help man can be
something wonderful. Jesus opened
the door to Sonship. II is the d.
vine purpose to fellowship with man
The word come" is everywhere
The gracious Invitation is the call
TO life. The quality Of that life
needs the word eternal" 10 define
IL. Man begins by being personal.
He may continue through doing
Gods will TO complete fellowship
with his Maker. He is made in God s
image and called into Sonship. oh.
that we dared to believe our Bible
snd were willing to seek Gods help
ourselves.