The Root Of Equality

That God created humans to be equal does not mean that he intended for all of them to be equal in every respect. They could differ in talents, interests, and personality. They could also differ in station or in degree of authority. For example, man and woman are not equal in all respects, but God created the woman "as a complement" of the man. (Genesis 2:18) Parents and children obviously differ in authority. Despite these differences, however, all - men, women and children -were to enjoy as God-given right equal opportunities to satisfy the basic requirements for happiness. They were all to enjoy equal dignity and standing before God.

Similarly, God's spirit sons, created prior to humans, were given different assignments and responsibilities. (Genesis 3:24; 16:7-11; Isaiah 6:6; Jude 9) Nonetheless within the boundaries of what they had been given,m all were able to enjoy the divine provisions for life and happiness to an equal degree. They thus reflected God's impartiality in a marvelous way.

Sad to say, one spirit creature was not content with God's impartial arrangement. He wanted more than what God had given him, yearning for a higher, more elevated, position. By nurturing this wrong desire, he set himself up in rivalry to Jehovah, who as Creator rightfully holds a position of overall supremacy. This rebellious spirit son of God later induced humans to demand of God more than what he had given them. (Genesis 3:1-6; compare Isaiah 14:12-14) Thus, Jehovah's provision for humans to enjoy life and happiness appeared to have been thrown out of balance. This spirit rebel identified at Revelation 20:2 as "the Devil and Satan," became the evil instigator of human inequality.

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