Creationism is the central concept for the origin of life
found in the Bible. It is a fact about the origin and the diversity of life on
this planet. If you are skeptical, and unfamiliar with the concepts of science,
and the terminology of the Bible, and confused by the overwhelming evidence of
creationism, you might be tempted to say it is just a story.
The Words of the Bible are not theories but revelations from
the only eyewitness to the origin of life which is God Himself. The Bible records,
"In the beginning God created." It is a very simple sentence but
contains a wealth of knowledge and scientific agreement.
No polls need to be taken to disprove the accurate account
of Scripture. Many believe it because they believe in the Bible. Even without
scientific support, many will continue to believe God rather than men.
"Let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is
written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome
when thou art judged" Romans 3:4.
Creationism is an important fact. It tells us where we came
from and the nature of our Creator. It should produce fear in us knowing that a
Supreme Being outside the realm of our natural existence has power to create
and destroy.
We see many attacks on the Bible from men who desire to
disprove and invalidate Scripture. If wishful men could only disprove the
creation account then they could also disprove or cast doubt on the rest of the
Bible. They seek a following that says men are in control of their own destiny
and not a creator.
There are only two positions you can take on the origin of
life. You can either believe God or choose not to believe. The faithful or
literalist knows that if God could be found in a lie then He could not be
trusted. Is God a liar or does He always tells the truth?
"O Lord God, thou art that
God, and thy words be true" 2 Samuel 7:28
Creationism is not merely a concept of faith. There is an
abundance of evidence that support creationism. God's handiwork is not told in words
alone. His creation speaks or declares the awesomeness of God.
"Day unto day uttereth
speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge" Psalms 19:2.
"That they may know from
the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am
the Lord, and there is none else" Isaiah 45:6.
The idea that all species have a common ancestor is true. We
are all descended from God.
"Lift up your eyes on high,
and behold who hath created these things" Isaiah 40:26.
The religious know the fact that we have all come from God. For
many millenniums we have known the truth about creation. It is nothing new. God
is the Father of us all. In our prayers we address Him as "Our Father in
Heaven."
From the study of DNA we find that that in every living
creature on the planet there is a unique blueprint. You can call it a map of the
living creature's genetic makeup. This is called DNA and it influences
everything from the organism’s physical structure to its appearances and even
its mental processes. Biologist has found that in our vast differences, our DNA
is actually a lot more alike than different.
Ask yourself, Why are we different? And then why are we the
same? We are different because God has set up boundaries in our genetic
makeup.
"And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature
after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his
kind: and it was so" Genesis 1:24.
Everything was made after "his kind." We can find
similarities and uniqueness among species, however, we were created by One God.
His handiwork is evident from observing all the different kinds of living
creatures. His design suggests that we were all created out of the same
genetic materials of life. The DNA strands are very similar among humans and
animals with not that much difference.
The fact we share a common creator is by no means declaring
we have descended from each other. Creation didn't stem forth from one creature
by transforming itself into another. Human's DNA is very similar to primates
but Humans were never chimpanzees.
Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and their extinct
ancestors form a family of organisms known as the Hominidae. Researchers
generally agree that the living animals within this group, humans are most
closely related to chimpanzees, judging from comparisons of anatomy and
genetics.
The closeness of our DNA does not conclude that we are all
descended from each other. Our DNA strands are very similar with animals. 96%
of our DNA is similar with those of chimps, 64% with horses and around 35% with
grain. This indicates that all living organisms share likeness in DNA but does
not indicates common ancestry. It indicates a common Creator.
"Know ye that the Lord he is
God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves" Psalms 100:3.
One of the teachings in my understanding of Creation is the
word "adaptation." Creatures do adapt to their environments and they
also are culled by the creator. God has a way of making sure that certain
chosen in a species survive while others do not. Men before the flood were
culled in that special way; it was only Noah and His family that survived
the flood. God selected a few from many to live upon the earth.
"For if God spared not the
angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains
of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; And spared not the old world, but
saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the
flood upon the world of the ungodly" 2 Peter 2:4-5.
There was no natural selection involved. There were natural
occurrences that caused the flood, however; it was all orchestrated by God.
"And the flood was forty
days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was
lift up above the earth. And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly
upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. And the waters
prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under
the whole heaven, were covered" Genesis 7:17-19
"Behold the fowls of the
air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your
heavenly Father feedeth them" 6:26.
There is nothing new about living creatures being able to adapt.
If they couldn't adapt to their environments, they would all die. God watches
over His creation and makes sure that they survive.
Birds that nest in the northern hemisphere tend to migrate
northward in the spring to take advantage of the growing insect populations, abundance
of plants and secure nesting locations. As winter approaches, and the
availability of insects and other food resources drops, the birds move south
again.
Who gave the bird the migrating instinct? Who instilled in
them their innate abilities? Scientists are baffled. They just don't know.
Christians know the answers that perplexes most godless scientists. God designed migrating birds with innate
abilities. It is a simple answer from an easy book to read. The Bible has all the answers pertaining to life and godliness.
In concluding, evolution is about to fall. Not from religious zealots but from sound science. Science is refuting the theory of evolution everyday. When they put all their data together they will see the whole picture.
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