Creative Science – Introduction
Introduction
“God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power.” – Hebrews 1:1-3a (ESV)
Introduction
“God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power.” – Hebrews 1:1-3a (ESV)
What is the meaning of life? Do we have purpose? Is there more to our existence than the material reality we all experience? Where did we come from? These are questions people have grappled with for a very long time. Many answers are available – the question is which answer to accept. In the end, it comes down to what we choose to believe.
As for me, although I am not a scientific scholar or a theologian, I have spent years studying the debate between Creation and Evolution with great interest. It is my humble opinion that what we choose to believe about origins matters. That is why I am taking time to put my findings in writing. I have researched not only the scriptures, but a broad range of books by Charles Darwin (seminary drop-out and father of the modern Theory of Evolution) to Dr. Henry Morris (hydrologist and father of the modern Creation Science movement).
As a Christian I believe Jesus Christ is Lord. We are told throughout scripture to have faith in God the Father and in His son, Lord Jesus. We are never told to have blind faith. It is my contention that belief in biblical creation is entirely reasonable rather than blind. It is also my contention that Evolution is not reasonable and that faith in evolutionary theory associated philosophies requires blind faith. Beyond this, while there are many beliefs between the fully atheistic and materialistic Evolution and the supernatural special six-day Creation revealed in scripture, close examination of the evidence will require a thoughtful person to choose between extremes rather than stand on the shifting sands between the two.
In this blog series I will be posting on the scientific support for the plain biblical textual understanding of creation as revealed in Genesis and throughout the bible. The first few chapters lay the groundwork for the rest of the discussion by revealing the true nature of science, religion, belief systems, and the agenda of evolutionism as an anti-Christian belief system. Most of the chapters to follow explore the realm of science, one discipline at a time, in relationship to the question of origins. After all, if you can effective disprove biblical creation you can then write of the God of scripture as the joke Richard Dawkins thinks Him to be. Without biblical creation, the purpose of Christ is removed and the foundation for faith in salvation is pulled away. If, however, you choose to believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Creator, you should be prepared to defend that faith effectively as you are certainly called to do. This series of blog posts is intended to arm the believer with support for their faith and to confront the non-believer with hard facts that cannot be swept away with mere hand waving, as is usually done. Paul as well as our Lord Himself demanded we found our faith on reason and not take appealing words at face value, even words of truth. I invite you to join me on this journey. Comments and questions are welcome.
