God's Image of You by Charles Capps

Author:Charles Capps
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Christian Life, General, Religion, Inspirational, Christianity, Pentecostal & Charismatic
ISBN: 9780961897598
Publisher: Harrison House
Published: 1985-06-30T22:00:00+00:00

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Man and the Angels

Look again at Psalm 82, verse 1:

God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

Someone may say, "I know what that means. It means the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost."

That sounds good until you read the second verse.

How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

Are you going to accuse God, the Holy Ghost, or Jesus of judging unjustly? No. This is talking about men.

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

Psalm 82:3-8

Now, let's look at Psalm 8.

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet.

Psalm 8:3-6

This is what the writer of Hebrews is referring to when he says, What is man? (Heb. 2:6). He's quoting Psalm 8.

Hebrews 2:7 in the King James Version says, Thou madest him (man) a little lower than the angels. This is one of the problems in seeing yourself the way God sees you. There must be a clear understanding of this scripture. Man was not created lower than the angels. He was created lower than Elohim. In verse 7 the Greek word used did mean angels, but it was translated from Psalm 8:5.

This word in the Hebrew translated angels is the same word used in Psalm 82: Elohim. It doesn't mean angels at all. It is plural for God.

"Thou hast made him a little lower than gods." Man was created in God's image, in His likeness, but he was made lower than God Himself. However, he was to be god, or ruler, over the earth.

In the Garden it was Adam, not angels, who was given authority and dominion over the earth. Man then fell below the angels. The world to come will be put in subjection to men. Once again, it will be mankind, not angels, who will rule during the Millennium.

In the Garden Adam had the right to make a choice. God told him not to eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Adam not only had a choice, he had the right to make that choice. The way he chose was the way it would be. In so many words, God said, "There it is, Adam.

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