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The sixth day was GOD's crowning act of creation ­ (Vs's 25-27) "And GOD said, Let us make man in OUR likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over the creeping thing that creepeth upon the  earth. So GOD created man in HIS own image, in the image of GOD created He him; male and female created HE them." Notice in Vs. 26,  where GOD said, "Let US make man in OUR image, after OUR likeness..." US ­ OUR ­ the TRINITY: 
Notice Verse 7 of Chapter 2: How did GOD create man? HE formed him out of the dust of the ground ­ and breathed into his nostrils, the breath of life ­ and "he became a living SOUL." 

With the plant and animal creations, He just spoke ­ and they came into being: not so with man. He was formed out of the dust of the earth. NOW NOTICE ­ GOD did something HE did not do in all the other creations, including the Angels HE (GOD) breathed into his (man's) nostrils, the breath of life, and he became a LIVING SOUL. GOD imparted part of HIMSELF (SPIRIT) into man.  GOD cannot die; therefore the spirit (soul) of man, which was imparted by GOD, can never die. Herein lies the great difference between animals and man. 

There is no evidence that Primitive Man differed from Man today: 

A. There is proof that Human Blood is one blood. World War II has proved this: the blood of a white man can be placed into the veins of a black man; and vice-versa ­ and give life. 

B. There is a great difference between the constitution of man and animal.  (Blood cannot be exchanged) 

C. Physically, man is an upright Being, while animals are on "all fours". 
 

THERE IS A GREAT GULF BETWEEN MAN AND ANIMALS:

MAN has a body - world consciousness - he can feel hot and cold - can see, hear, etc. 

ANIMAL has a body - world consciousness - he can feel hot and cold - can see, hear, etc. 

MAN has human soul - self consciousness - he can be fearful - angry, happy, etc. - he has a personality, emotions and the will to choose. 

ANIMAL has animal soul - he can be friendly - fearful - he has animal personality. 

MAN, only man, has intellect - he can plan, invent, build, etc. 

ANIMAL has instinct. Each animal has its own instincts, programmed into it for survival; i.e.: birds build nests; foxes dig holes, etc. 

MAN has spirit; he has a GOD-consciousness. No matter where man is found he has an indwelling consciousness that there is a higher Being; man must worship something, therefore, when he knows not the true GOD, he worships the Sun, Moon, Animals, etc. In Japan where we were missionaries for 15 years - they worship 8 million so called gods. 

ANIMAL has no spirit; has no GOD-consciousness. Have you ever seen an animal pray? 

MAN ­ the Human race, reproduces after his kind including spirit, which is passed on, from one generation to another. 

ANIMAL reproduces after his own kind; but has no spirit. 

MAN's spirit lived on forever. 

ANIMAL has no spirit ­ death is the end. 
 

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