Evolution:A Christian's Faith
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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
| − | As we have learned, both Creation and evolution must be accepted by faith. Neither is subject to human science, because no one but God was there at the beginning to observe what happened. One Christian has written the following statements to explain why her faith is in Creation rather than evolution. | + | As we have learned, both Creation and evolution must be accepted by [[faith]]. Neither is subject to human science, because no one but God was there at the beginning to observe what happened. One Christian has written the following statements to explain why her faith is in Creation rather than evolution. |
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Claiming that things humans have not witnessed are matters of faith is ridiculous. For example, take a ship that sinks and no one survives, so there would be no one to witness it but "god". Just because only "god" witnessed it, does not mean scientists could not figure out the reason for the accident. | Claiming that things humans have not witnessed are matters of faith is ridiculous. For example, take a ship that sinks and no one survives, so there would be no one to witness it but "god". Just because only "god" witnessed it, does not mean scientists could not figure out the reason for the accident. | ||
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The "insane crap" on the left side comes, believe it or not, from a "Science" textbook![1]
IntroductionAs we have learned, both Creation and evolution must be accepted by faith. Neither is subject to human science, because no one but God was there at the beginning to observe what happened. One Christian has written the following statements to explain why her faith is in Creation rather than evolution. |
Reality checkClaiming that things humans have not witnessed are matters of faith is ridiculous. For example, take a ship that sinks and no one survives, so there would be no one to witness it but "god". Just because only "god" witnessed it, does not mean scientists could not figure out the reason for the accident. |
What I Believe and WhyA. Why I Believe in Creation1.I believe in creation because I believe in God. |
What we think and whyA.1.I believe that science offers the most useful model for investigating the universe. |
2.I believe in Creation because I believe in God's Word. I do not believe God would lie to me.
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2.I do not believe in Creationism because there is no scientific evidence to support it. It fails to explain basic observations in nature. |
3.I believe that God will give me an understanding of His creative work when I accept by faith that He is the creator.
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3.I believe that science gives us the tools to understand the world around us. The world is amoral, as is science. |
4.I believe in Creation because God gives me evidence in nature that his Word (the Bible) and His creation are in perfect agreement. Both are His work. |
4.Evidence cannot be tautology. |
B. What I Believe about creation1.I believe that God began His creative work with nothing but Himself.
Unlike man when he makes something, God did not need materials to begin.
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2.I believe that when a person chooses not to believe God's Word, that person will usually believe evolution.
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2.She's reading the same programming as Andrew Schlafly! |
3.I believe that God commands us to study his creation (the natural world) in order to master it for our benefit and glory.
4. I believe that as we obey God's command to study the natural world (through science), we see much evidence that God created.
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5.I believe that God created people in His image, separate from other living things. He gave us each an eternal soul.
6. I believe that God brought all things into existence by direct words and actions. His creating was not a process.
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(note on this quote - the uncapped "his" and "he" are sic!) |
7.I believe that God gave all living things the ability to reproduce themselves within their own kind. | |
8.I believe that God gave the potential for variety within a specific kind.
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9.I believe that God stopped creating at the end of six days; the first law of thermodynamics describes this truth.
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10.I believe that God is no longer creating anything; He is now preserving His physical creation. The first law of thermodynamics describes this truth.
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11.I believe that the physical creation is gradually wearing out. This process started when Adam and Eve disobeyed God and their sin brought a cursse on all of creation. The second law of thermodynamics describes this truth.
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(note for #11: Second Law of Thermodynamics) |
12.I believe that God will destroy this earth with fire and create a new heaven and earth. This change will be sudden.
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C. Why I Do Not Believe in Evolution1.Evolution cannot answer my question, "Where did the world come from?" |
C. Nobody asked you to "believe" in it.1.Evolution is not a theory about "where the world came from". That's probably why. |
2.Evolution is not scientific. The study of science requires
In the beginning, the only personality present was God, therefore, He is the only One qualified to answer my question. |
2.Evolution is scientific:
Good scientists don't usually rely on unprovable concepts like God to prove things. |
3.Evolutionary ideas are not verified by scientific evidence. |
3.No, that's creationism. A classic case of psychological projection. |
4.Evolutionary ideas constantly change. |
4.Yes, evolutionary ideas DO constantly change, That's what makes it science, which attempts to build a verifiable model of the real world from empirical evidence, and not religion, which models a mostly-immaterial world on the basis of revelation. |
5.Evolutionary ideas are as varied as the individuals who think them up. |
5.The same can be said about creationism, so this doesn't make sense. |
6.Evolution must be accepted by faith. Faith in evolution is unjustified by works. |
6.Projection again! |
References
- ↑ Science:Order & Reality. 1980,1993 Pensacola Christian College, A Beka Book. Pp. 377-381