Yes, I think culturing is a good word for human creativity. I will use that one from now on. It really gets at the difference between human creation (which is actually just formation of pre-existent material) and God creation (ex nihilo).
Culturing is a part of humanity that we have to acknowledge, but is it the image of God. It may be the result of having the image of God which is where I tend to come down on the issue. God gave humanity many responsibilities including filling the earth and culturing it according to God’s plan. But what allows us to do such is the presence of the Holy Spirit. If and only if the Holy Spirit is with us can we accomplish anything that the Lord requires. The image of God in humans is the place, the soul, the possibility of having God in us. This seems quite different in my mind from the birds and the bees who simply experience God’s kindness. Just some thoughts.
Anomos
May 02 2002
04:00 am
Yes, I think culturing is a good word for human creativity. I will use that one from now on. It really gets at the difference between human creation (which is actually just formation of pre-existent material) and God creation (ex nihilo).
Culturing is a part of humanity that we have to acknowledge, but is it the image of God. It may be the result of having the image of God which is where I tend to come down on the issue. God gave humanity many responsibilities including filling the earth and culturing it according to God’s plan. But what allows us to do such is the presence of the Holy Spirit. If and only if the Holy Spirit is with us can we accomplish anything that the Lord requires. The image of God in humans is the place, the soul, the possibility of having God in us. This seems quite different in my mind from the birds and the bees who simply experience God’s kindness. Just some thoughts.