David Attenborough (see Monday's post) and others who think like him have a low opinion of humankind. They look at the evil that people do in spoiling our planet and in so many other ways, and they have no hope. This is not the Christian view.
People are qualitatively different from the rest of this material world. Animals are not held morally accountable for their actions, but humans are. People constantly judge others and themselves by whether they live up to a moral code or not. They - we - can make right choices. We can choose good rather than evil, life rather than death.
Humanity can be redeemed. This is God's opinion, and this week is a specially good time to think about it. More on that tomorrow.
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