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What Does It Mean To Be Human? 
 
 
When it comes to any type of question out of the box all I could ever 
think of is how can this relate to being a part of the bible, ​God​ is the creator of 
everything including us in which we are humans way different from every individual 
being. Humans tend to be a nonsecular component: a soul or spirit. Every part of the 
body/one being is different from each of us, by the way, we intellect, emotion, and will. 
We are all created by the image of ​God​ (Genesis 1:27). Human beings are dissimilar 
from their angels, but to go more into the topic there are many unbiblical views of 
what it is meant what to be a human, for instance, we are able to see the view being 
taken in ​Gnosticism​ the meaning of mankind essentially pure to the spiritual entity in 
bonds by an awkward corrupted body. Another way that we can see how we view 
mankind is through naturalism meaning just to be something or someone with no 
type of spirit or soul such as not having feelings, thoughts, or experience no sort of 
biblical support since it could also be inferred that it could be a chemical product 
within the brain, I mean if it makes any type of sense.  
The biblical meaning of ​human​ means to be an image of ​God​ in different 
types of ways. We were all created to be relatively to be like him in the way of how 
mankind has emotions, volition, creativity in a way where we create types of arts. We 
have a tendency to possess learning thousands of words and new words in which is 
the gift of language, we are also just like Adam ( Genesis 2:19 -20) in the same way 
that we are created by ​God i​ n such a different way such as having dignity and 
inherited significance. 
To be human is to have the needs of body, soul, and spirit. As humankind, 
we need to feed our bodies by receiving food, drink, and rest in order to survive. 
Additionally, our spirits must keep the word of ​God​ and have a sort of relationship 
with ​Christ​ (Luke 4:4; John 6:35) anyone who refuses the word of ​God ​denies three 
parts to his or her humanity ​“​Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever 
comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. ​36 
But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe.”​.  
To be human means to be morally responsible. We have the ability to 
perceive what is right and wrong in this case I’m talking about Adam he sets a good 
example of the moral choice he made by disobeying his creator also known as ​God 
(Genesis 2:16-17). All humankind shares the same type of moral responsibility we can 
differ from what is right or wrong in which we then recognize our mistakes (Ezekiel 
18:20) “ The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the 
wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them”.  
 To be human means to be sinful. We are all sinners and have broken 
God’s​ law at one point in our life, unfortunately, this is what causes us to separate 
ourselves from our creator and this is what has made us be spiritually dead 
(Ephesians 2:1-10). ​God​ is so big that we are not remained to stay spiritually away 
from him, this is because ​Jesus ​sacrificed Himself on the cross so our sins can be 
forgiven and so we can maintain our spiritual relationship with ​God​ (John 3:16-18; 
Ephesians 2:8-9). This is why every time you sin you have to confess with a priest 
before receiving or in order to receive the body and blood of the lord in which it is 
bread being transformed into the body of ​Christ​ and wine transformed into the blood of 
the ​Lord ​but in order to receive this you need to become closer with ​God​ and this is 
why you have to make your first communion and confirmation to be spiritually closer 
to ​God​. If you are closer to ​God​ you are able to understand the meaning of what is 
meant to be a human, in the ​Bible, ​it says that the S​ on of God ​took human flesh and 
became the ​Son of Man​ as well and that’s why I previously said that you had to 
become spiritually close to ​God​ in order to become his son or daughter this also refers 
to those who had put their faith to ​Christ ​are rewarded his righteousness 
(2 Corinthians 5:17. As a believer in ​God,​ I do believe that those who believe in him as 
well and are spiritually connected towards him are rewarded in heaven I can 
guarantee that anyone who believes in him and constantly goes to church are living a 
happy life you can instantly feel different in a spiritual way this is why those who 
believe will experience a shift of the dishonesty and will wipe every tear ( referred to 
being at a Happy/Peaceful place ). In the ​Bible​ part ( John 3:3) it says “ Very truly I tell 
you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again” meaning those 
are the only humankind that are able to be with him forever. We are made new (2 
Corinthians 5:17). 
In the end, being a humankind is not enough. ​God ​has a purpose for every 
individual and has assigned to us to play a role in which we have a purpose, therefore 
we all have the same importance in ​God’s​ eyes but we can also be limited to our own 
decisions or capabilities. Ultimately, to be a human means to be loved by our ​God​ and 
given the chance of becoming his children (John 1:12; 3:16). 
 
- Sonya Garcia