Are humans considered animals according to the Bible?

Question

I know humans were made in God's image, but are we according to the Bible considered as animals since we have the same needs as everyting else? What would make us different than the rest? I know the Bible talks of beasts, but I'm not talking about beasts and level of intelligence varies in all animals, not just humans.

Answer 1

God’s Creation is amazing and there are 3 different categories of his creations—

1st you have plants. Plants have physical body, but no emotions or spiritual awareness.

2nd you have animals. Animals have a physical body and a soul. The soul is the personality and emotional being.

3rd you have humans. Humans have a physical body. A soul. And a Spirit. The Spirit is the God-consciousness. It is the part of the human that can be spiritually alive or dead.

humans were made in God’s image in that we have 3 parts—body, soul, and spirit—just as God has 3 parts—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We are set apart from all the rest of Creation by several things.

First off that we have a spirit, unlike any other part of God’s creation.

secondly we were made with the ability to communicate both verbally and written. Something that animals do not have.

lastly, we have free will. Unlike any other part of God’s Creation we were made with a choice—to serve God or disobey Him. To love him or hate him. To accept Him or reject Him.

unlike the public schools will teach, man is not an animal. Man is the crown of God’s Creation. We were created specially to serve to God and glorify His name in all the earth.

Answer 2

Everything in our existence is made to live on this planet. We have many things in common with all living things. We are different because we were given a soul. In Genesis 1:26 God said He made man in his image. God is a spirit, John 4:24, and we have a spirit. Animals and other living things do not. God also gave us dominion over every living thing, Gen. 1:28.