Humanity is sinful. The Bible teaches that every human being that separated themselves from God due to their sin. And every human being is weak. The Scriptures that I posted below clearly talk about how weak they are, comparing human effort, nations and individuals as weak. But how are they weak? Over the next seven days, I'll be posting an essay explaining a good chunk of human weakness:
1. Humans are physically weak
God specifically made humanity physically weak, at least compared to the spirit world. In the Bible, “spirit” doesn’t mean ethereal, but supernaturally strong. An angel is some kind of superman who can turn invisible and transport to another place instantly. Humans, individually, are weak—easy to kill, quick to get sick, weak when young and weak when old. Humanity is just a weak species. Which is why it is amazing what humanity has done. They have created mountains out of steel and glass. They have changed the surface of the world in ways only God has done. Individually, humans are weak, but collectively, humanity is a god—creative and powerful. For this reason the God says, “Nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible to them,” and then He limits human capacity for community (Genesis 11:6-7). Humans are made to be weak so that only through God’s strength can they accomplish great things.
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