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Creation vs. Evolution

Creation Versus Evolution as World-Views

Taken from the Defender's Study Bible Online Help and Supplemental Information on CD.

The origins controversy is not fundamentally a scientific issue, but rather a life-and-death struggle between the only two basic world-views, each embracing the origin, destiny and meaning of the cosmos and all things in the cosmos -- material, biological, and spiritual.

COMPARISON OF THE TWO WORLD-VIEWS

                 Creation                                                           Evolution

         1.  Self-existing eternal Creator                 1.  Self-originating or self-existing cosmos

         2.  Cosmos created by divine fiat               2.  Cosmos organized by itself

         3. Basic systems completed in                   3.  All systems developed by still continuing the                past by supernatural processes                 natural processes

         4.  Net changes in created systems            4.  Net changes in evolving systems

         "downward" toward disorganization         "upward" toward higher organization

Since each model of origins entails a comprehensive worldview, embracing the whole of reality, each is basically philosophical or, better, religious. The canard that evolution is science and creation is religion is obviously false since it is impossible for scientists actually to observe or repeat unique events of the past. Evolution is based on the premise of naturalism, not science. In fact, evolution is the underlying premise of more religions than creation. Note the tabulation on the following page:

RELIGIONS BASED ON THE TWO WORLD-VIEWS

               Creation                                                   Evolution

         Biblical Christianity             Non-Biblical Christianity (liberalism, esoteric cults, etc.)

         Orthodox Judaism              Non-Orthodox Judaism (Reform Judaism, Nationalistic                                                                Zionism)

         Orthodox Islam                  Non-Orthodox Islam

                                                   Ancient Pagan Religions (Babylon, Greece, Rome, Egypt, etc.)

                                                   New Age Mysticism (Witchcraft, Goddess Worship, Satanism)

                                                   Hinduism (Sikhism, Jainism, etc.)

                                                   Confucianism

                                                   Buddhism

                                                   Taoism

                                                   Shintoism

                                                   Animism

                                                   Humanism

                                                   Atheism

Of the three creationist religions, only Biblical Christianity acknowledges that the Creator must also become the Redeemer and Savior. Thus Islam and Judaism, relying on human works (in addition to faith in the Creator), become humanistic in effect. All of the other religions mentioned are basically evolutionary religions, assuming an eternal space-time cosmos, the intrinsic processes of which (often personified as various gods and goddesses) have developed the cosmos into its present form.

FRUITS OF THE TWO WORLD-VIEWS

The Lord Jesus Christ said, "A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit" (Matthew 7:18). By this test, the evolution "tree" is certainly corrupt, for its "fruit" has been uniformly evil. Note the following list of harmful philosophies and evil practices. The leading advocates of these philosophies have in every case based their pseudo-scientific rationale on evolutionism.

Evolutionist Fruits

               Harmful Philosophies                                                 Evil Practices

       Communism            Nazism                                  Abortion                    Drug Culture

       Racism                   Imperialism                            Promiscuity                 Slavery

       Atheism                  Humanism                             Pornography               Genocide

       Materialism              Amoralism                           Chauvinism                 New-Ageism

       Scientism                Pantheism                              Euthanasia                  Pollution

       Monopolism           Anarchism                              Bestiality                    Satanism

       Occultism                Social Darwinism                  Homosexuality            Criminality

       Behaviorism            Freudianism                           Cannibalism                 Witchcraft

The above list could be extended. On the other hand, true Biblical creationism has produced good fruits. Consider the following list.

Creationist Fruits

Wholesome Human Social Relationships

· Monogamous marriage established by God with the first human couple (Genesis 2:21-25; Matthew 19:4-6).

· Dominion mandate established human stewardship of man under God over the physical and animal creation, viewing every honorable occupation as a service to God (Genesis 1:26-28; Colossians 3:23).

· Human government ordained to maintain order in society as service to the Creator (Genesis 9:1-7; Romans 13:1-7).

True Science

· Founding fathers of modern science (Newton, Kepler, Boyle, etc.) were creationists, "thinking God's thoughts after Him."

· Uses scientific method based on premise of orderly creation, capable of being understood and described rationally, because designed by intelligent Creator.

True Education

· Transmitting truth learned via obedience to dominion mandate from one generation to another, thereby "subduing" the earth.

· Centered and controlled in the home and family, stressing, first of all, obedience to God and His Word (Genesis 18:18, 19; Ephesians 6:4).

· Transmission of truth through God's people (Matthew 28:19, 20; 1 Timothy 3:16).

True Americanism

· Founding fathers of American system -- though not all Bible-believing Christians -- were all creationists.

· Declaration of Independence assumes American freedom required by obedience to Creator (e.g., "all men created equal").

· Background of the U.S. Constitution based on English common law, which was derived mainly from Scripture and efforts of many Bible-believing founding fathers.

True Christianity -- every major doctrine and practice based on creationist foundation

· Christology -- Christ as Creator (John 1:3; Colossians 1:16; etc.).

· Gospel -- founded "everlastingly" on God first as Creator, then as incarnate saving Word (Revelation 14:6, 7).

· Saving faith -- centered first of all on God's work as Creator (Hebrews 10:3811:3).

· Sound evangelism -- note John's example, along with his purpose in writing his Gospel (John 20:31, 31; 1:1-12).

· Sound missionary effort -- see Paul's example (Acts 14:1, 15-17; 17:2-4, 23-34)

· Fellowship (Ephesians 3:8-12).

· Christian life (Colossians 3:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17).

· Christian home and family (Matthew 19:3-6).

· Biblical revelation and inerrancy (Psalm 119:89, 90; Hebrews 1:1, 2).

· Redemption (1 Peter 1:18-21; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 1:2).

 

CONCLUSION

The true world-view is not evolutionary humanism, as taught in the majority of the world's educational institutions, but Biblical creationism, centered in the Lord Jesus Christ as Creator, Redeeming Savior, and coming King and Lord of All.

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