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A
year or so ago, I had a student in my office. He was there
because his behavior was much less than what I expected in a
Bible college student. After discussing the matter, he crowned
his long recitation with the excuse, ``After all, I'm only
human.'' When he said that, I jumped to my feet, raised my
voice about 16 decibels and fairly shouted, ``Only human! Do
you realize what you have just said?'' He moved back into his
chair and his eyes were wide in surprise. I didn't wait for an
answer.
``Only
human! You mean in the image of God, made a little lower than
the angels and in Christ, given the power to become greater
than the angels, only human! You have been given dominion over
the earth and every living creature on the face of the earth.
The greatest of all God's creatures. The only creature able to
think the thoughts of God.
The object of His love and the one for whose salvation
He sent Jesus to Calvary. What do you mean, `only human'?''
Silence
reigned heavily in the room. For a long moment he stared at me
in bewilderment and I attempted to look through his eyes into
his soul. I was hoping that my words had driven home an
important truth. Soon he began to move uneasily in his chair
and said, ``I guess I have been less than what He wants me to
be. I'm sorry, I will do better.'' I nodded my head and he
walked out.
To
use being human as an excuse for our thoughtless and stupid
behavior is an insult to the God who made us.
Frank Bush
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