the religious point of view on the dec. of in. statement "all men are created equal". Is there a Bible Verse that refers to that in any way?
2006-10-22 08:49:24 · 15 answers · asked by S0CIALITE 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Gal 3:28-29
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
NIV
2006-10-22 08:52:52 · answer #1 · answered by 2ndchhapteracts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All men being created equal isn't in the Bible. What it refers to isn't that all men have the same gifts of strength or wisdom but to the fact that all men are created by God who is above all and that leaders should not seek to take God's place in their rule over other men and women. There shouldn't be any second or third class citizens. All people deserve the right to be treated the same.
2006-10-22 20:31:37 · answer #2 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't. That comes from the preamble to the Declaration of Independence and is based on the biblical reference that men were created in Gods image.
2006-10-22 15:54:52 · answer #3 · answered by scootda2nd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biblical message is that we are all children of God, equal in God's sight. This message of equality -- among Jew and Gentile, male and female, servant and master, etc. --- is reflected at various points in the scripture incl. the teachings of Jesus and the letters of Paul.
"All men are created equal' may have been penned by the founders of our nation. Unfortunately, many of them at that time meant "men" litterally and then only men of European ancestry and of those, only the ones who owned land.
2006-10-22 15:58:03 · answer #4 · answered by derrtrichard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont even know what that means, but it was Abraham Lincoln
that thought it meant something. I think he meant that all men
should have an equal opportunity in life. Just some more equal
than others.
2006-10-22 15:54:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that is biblical... IBecause Jesus was a man and he was sent to the cross... Is that being treated equal? Men will be treated equal only if the society thinks about how they would like to be treated.
2006-10-22 15:54:10 · answer #6 · answered by goodnglishh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our soul is what is made in the image of God, I think you might be referring to where it says, that in Christ there is neither Jew or Gentile, rich or poor, I don't have that verse in front of me right now. That is where you might have heard someone mis-quote a verse.
2006-10-22 15:58:09 · answer #7 · answered by birdsflies 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesnt. The U.S constituition say that though. Later during the Enlightment period in Europe scholars thought all Men descended from Adam so all men SHOULD be equal.
2006-10-22 15:52:14 · answer #8 · answered by Michael H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't; that's Thomas Jefferson.
The bible says the contrary that "each hair on our heads are numbered" meaning God is aware of each and everyone one of us; and we are unique.
God gives us each gifts/talents that we use. That's why some people are better at things than others.
2006-10-22 15:53:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
2006-10-22 15:53:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋