Spirituality Meaning of Being Human

Question: Complete the following chart in the context of defining what it means to be human according to Christianity, Materialism, and your own Personal View? Answer: Meaning of being human Christianity According to Bible humans are not only the highest of the act of God but they are created as likeness or as image of God. According to Christianity, human being possesses self conscious rationality and they can make moral choices. People are subjected to various limitations of time and space and they know what is best. But the minds of the human beings are weakened by sin. It has affected their body as well. Christianity views all life as sacred and they are precious. All aspects of the human person are affected by sexuality in achieving the unity with the body and the soul. Both the man and the woman should identify their sexual identity. The term sacred shows the conviction and determines the Christian attitude towards the nature and the human beings. Human beings are part of the lifecycle of the planet. They tend to depend on the bio system of the earth. Death has been defined as the separation of the immortal soul from the mortal body. According to Bible eternal life is for those who serve God with all hearts (Ministry Magazine, 2015). Materialism Materialism aspect holds that matter is the fundamental substance in nature and all mental phenomena and consciousness are a result of the material interactions. According to this aspect, the human beings are capable of shaping their own nature (Materialism the psychological theory of persons, 2015). Marx has criticized the traditional concept which compares the nature of the human beings with species which reincarnates itself in each individual. The dramatic aspect of secuality is denied by materialism .According to the materialist approach there is no life after death. (Marxists.org, 2015). Personal view It can be said that human beings comprises of the spiritual sphere and there is a sphere of mind with a body. Man is aware of himself as a social being. He not only lives for himself but he also lives for other people. They are social beings. The various circumstances and experiences in their life shape their character. The activities of the human beings are embodied in their material culture. The human beings are the highest form of development of all the living organisms existing on earth. The sexual aspect of the human beings is fully biological. They is rational beings. Human beings are not immortal and there is no life after death. References Marxists.org, (2015).On the Human Being and Being Human. [online] Available at: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/spirkin/works/dialectical-materialism/ch05.html [Accessed 22 Feb. 2015]. Materialism the psychological theory of persons. (2015). 1st ed. [ebook] Available at: https://www3.nd.edu/~jspeaks/courses/2009-10/10100/LECTURES/17-materialism-psychological.pdf [Accessed 22 Feb. 2015]. Ministry Magazine, (2015).The Christian view of human life - Ministry Magazine. [online] Available at: https://www.ministrymagazine.org/archive/1991/08/the-christian-view-of-human-life [Accessed 22 Feb. 2015].