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A FAITH-BUILDING SEMINAR
Victor M. Eskew
The Creation/Evolution Seminar with Eric Lyons has come and gone. Much planning and work went into this
effort by many at
To begin with, it is clear that there are only two alternatives that
exist which set forth theories about the origin of the universe and the origin
of life: Creation and
Evolution. Any attempt to combine
these theories compromises both of them.
The question that must be answered is: “Which theory of origins has sufficient
evidence that enables one to believe it?”
On Friday, Eric showed us that the Evolutionary model cannot answer two
questions: 1) Where did the first
matter come from? And 2) What
brought life into existence?
Evolution teaches that a “big bang” transpired some 14 billion year
ago. Matter contained in the space
as small as a period on this page exploded and spread forth, developing into our
present universe. The question that
the “big bang” theory cannot answer is:
“Where did the matter that exploded come from?” Is matter eternal? Did matter originate from nothing? These are not questions that the
evolutionists wants to answer.
Remember, it was matter that exploded according to the “big bang”
theory. The next question that the
evolutionist must answer is: “What
caused life?” “Spontaneous
generation” teaches life can come from non-life. Science, however, has proved that this
teaching is false. From whence,
then, came life? The evolutionary
theory has no answers to this question.
Those who believe in Creation have answers to these questions. Matter and life came from
God.
On Saturday, Eric examined some of the “proofs” of evolution. English peppered moths and prehistoric
man take center stage for the evolutionists. Yet, when the evidence is examined, it
is found to be fraudulent. The
claims made by the evolutionists are untrue. Their finds are nothing more than hoaxes
pawned off on a gullible society.
One wonders after examining the evidence, how evolution can call itself
science. Too, one wonders how
evolution can still be considered credible by
anyone.
Another supposed “proof” of evolution that Eric examined in depth was the
dinosaurs. Evolution holds these
massive creatures up as one of the primary evidences of evolution. They say these creatures lived and died
millions of years before man appeared on earth. Evidence abounds, however, that shows
man and dinosaurs existed together.
Pictographs and figurines have been found around the world that portray
the dinosaurs in vivid detail.
These were produced long before archaeology produced the bones of these
creatures. How did the artists and
the sculptures know what these creatures looked like? How did they produce pictures and
figures of them that were so exact?
The only honest answer is that they must have seen them. This evidence confirms what the Bible
has always affirmed – man and dinosaurs existed together in history (Gen.
1:24-28; Exo. 20:11; Job 40:15-24; 41:1-34).
On Sunday, Eric addressed two topics: “Theistic Evolution” and “The Fruits of
Evolution.” Theistic evolution
involves an attempt to harmonize “science” and the Bible. Many religious people think that
evolution must be true. They also
believe in God. Therefore, they try
to “fit” evolution into the Bible.
It cannot be done. There is
no place for billions of years either before the creation, during the creation,
or after the creation. God created
the heavens and the earth and all that in them is in six, 24-hour days, and
rested on the seventh day (Gen. 1:1-2:3).
With regard to the fruits of atheism, they are always evil. Atheism has no standards of right and
wrong. It declares the concept of
“the survival of the fittest.” In a
society that has been educated with these concepts, corruption, immorality, and
violence reign supreme. If it were
not the leavening effect of religion, a society filled with evolutionary
principles would completely destroy itself.
It is encouraging to know that God exists. It is reassuring to know that the Bible
is His holy Word. It is thrilling
to know, Christians are right and atheists are wrong. The psalmist summed it up well in the
long ago: “The fool hath said in
his heart, There is no God” (Ps. 14:1).
* If you were not able to attend the seminar, CDs and DVDs of all the lessons are available. Please see Aaron Cameron for information about how to get them.