What it Means to be Human

I believe what makes someone uniquely human is first that he or she was made in the image of God. This implies that, deep down, humans are good. I truly believe C.S. Lewis’s point that if we could really see each other for what we are, we would be tempted to worship each other. Unfortunately sin also is a uniquely human trait. Because of original sin, we as humans are living in a muddied world where greed and selfishness, to name a few sins, have hardened our hearts and blinded our eyes to the beauty of each other and the glory of our God. So we as humans are naturally good beings, but unnaturally sinning against our Maker. To believe that humans are good and yet to see evil in this world, one must also consider there is a third party involved. Satan is working against us, a thief in the night. As humans we are not able to battle against the Enemy without our Savior. As Paul states in Romans 7, although we want to do good, evil is there. Only by the power of Jesus Christ can we do what we naturally are inclined to do.