Gene Therapy and our Creator

For two-thirds of my 68 years I have believed that in some fantastic manner unknown to us, God created the heavens and earth – and, most importantly, man (male and female).  He made them “in His image,” that is, he made them to rule, to have dominion (cf. His first chapter; the interpretation is clear).  From this foundational principle, I can deduce that man (male and female) -- as a function of their very being/ “makeup”/essence/created-ness – can enter easily into competition, ownership disputes, and multiple factious behaviors, which explains so much of what I see and have seen all around me – and certainly within!

The unfolding of this grand competition (many vying for dominion), that God has, in part, DNA’d from the beginning, has been as beautiful as it has been ugly: the wondrous creativity, inventiveness, and systems building juxtaposed with destruction, loss and carnage; the love and kindness, but also the hate and meanness.  The resolution?  The God of mysteries provisions His Spirit (“wind” or “breath” in the Hebrew and Greek; i.e., Something not easily brought into our dominion, nor possible for us to rule over). That Spirit brings us the character and virtue necessary to rule for the good of others.  We will always seek dominion; otherwise, we would not be human beings. But, who couldn’t use a greater measure of gentleness and self-control – two of the fruits that God seeks to grow in those whom He rules?