In the first three parts of this series I did my best to provide a basic biblical answer to the question, "What is a human being?" Because we now live in a world where the statement "I am a man trapped in a woman's body" is seen as coherent and acceptable, it is incumbent upon …
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What is a Human Being? Part 3
"To err is human," or so the saying goes. When someone gives into temptation or makes a mistake of some kind, such a person will often say, "Well, I'm only human after all!" In other words, when we think of what it means to be a human being, usually we include all the ways in …
What is a Human Being? Part 2
Several weeks ago I posted some thoughts regarding the Christian view of human nature in light of the current transgender movement and our culture's increasingly confused approach to gender, sexuality, and identity. You can find that post here. There I focused on Genesis 1:27 and the foundational truth it reveals about human beings: namely, that …
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