4) On Man's Inability to be a True Shadow of God

Man is clearly unable to be God. Man cannot even handle nuclear weapons well, let alone absolute power. It is clear in the rest of the universe that God has much more Love and Self Control than man, and, despite His self interest, is far less selfish. The Bible gives a rather clear illustration to the cause of this. "The Fall of Man" rather clearly displays that man's independence seperates him from a perfect God. Because God is the creator and sustainer, man is within God's power. When man defies this power, he sins. "In fact, sin is lawlessness," according to John the Apostle. Before man broke God's law, he was perfect, if not wholly God. Afterward, man was neither perfect nor whole. God offers to restore man's perfection through Christ, but this is rather inconvenient, leading to man accepting alternate philosophiew. I will discuss these ideas in my next note.