If I may answer...
"What makes us so special? Why is there a God for us? What's the sense in it? Why do you put us at the center of the universe?"
"Intellect and Will", or, "Rational Soul". The phrase "children of God" is used quite literally. Lets say you have a dog. You love your dog. Lets say you have a spouse. You love your spouse. Lets say you have a son. You love your child. Who do you love more, your dog or child? You can establish a relationship with your child that is completely different than that of the dog. Similarly, we are the "center of the universe" because we can have a relationship with God completely different than any other creation. A dog loves you because, in its mind, you are the alpha and you feed it. If you have a rational soul, biological functions are not the only stimuli of the person. There is more to the relationship between you and your kid because of free will.
Shorter: you may love your computer, but your computer doesn't love you because it wills nothing. If people are the only thing that have free will, we are the only thing that can love God back. Ergo, real relationship.
"What makes us so special? Why is there a God for us? What's the sense in it? Why do you put us at the center of the universe?"
"Intellect and Will", or, "Rational Soul". The phrase "children of God" is used quite literally. Lets say you have a dog. You love your dog. Lets say you have a spouse. You love your spouse. Lets say you have a son. You love your child. Who do you love more, your dog or child? You can establish a relationship with your child that is completely different than that of the dog. Similarly, we are the "center of the universe" because we can have a relationship with God completely different than any other creation. A dog loves you because, in its mind, you are the alpha and you feed it. If you have a rational soul, biological functions are not the only stimuli of the person. There is more to the relationship between you and your kid because of free will.
Shorter: you may love your computer, but your computer doesn't love you because it wills nothing. If people are the only thing that have free will, we are the only thing that can love God back. Ergo, real relationship.
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
