Creationist: “Nothing is beyond GOD’S ability to bless.”

Atheist: “There is no god to bless.”

     Both assertions of evolution and creation require faith. In the field of atheistic thought all science that is taught in academia is predicated on insisting that life evolved from non-living matter. United with this belief is the 14 billion year age of the universe, the big bang, black holes, etc. And a dozen more propositions have been put forth. At first they are stated as a theory, but then later they always 'evolve' into the arrogant declaration as undeniable science. Fact: not one of these theories has been proven (the honest scholars have always agreed). With all of the long equations drawn up to support atheistic science, they may sound eloquent but there is no tangible proof for any of them. Nevertheless, they are being imposed the world over as if they are not only proven but now infallible in fact. And to go against these assertions you are declared uneducated, unstable, and intellectually inferior. Clearly, it has become a “king of the hill” competition.

     On the creationist side of faith we also see varied speculation concerning the origins of man according to the Genesis account of creation. Under this deluge of opinions we now see an attempt to unite atheism with creationism. It is being imposed on the Christian world, from the pope on down to the lowliest protestant minister. Dozens of books have been written on the subject. This new “evangelism” asserts that the six days of creation are vast ages of time and not a 24-hour rotation of the earth on its axis. There are two problems with this. 1. When the Bible says, “And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day” (Gen.1:5) the only logical conclusion to be drawn from these words is that they describe one 24-hour day in the Earth's orbit around the sun. 2. Another problem is that on the third day in the Genesis account, all of the plants and trees were spoken into existence. But it was on the fourth day that the sun's light first appeared on the Earth's surface along with the moon and stars. Plant life requires sunlight to live; and if there was no sunlight during this proposed vast age of time it is biologically impossible for the plants and trees to have survived in this age of darkness.

     The literal is being taught as symbolism, and the symbolism is being taught as literal, or as the old saying goes: "putting the cart before the horse." Scripture says it this way: "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!" Isa.5:20,21. The conclusion must now be drawn that there is an open bias in the opinions of both creationists and atheists in which "truth" is not the objective but rather one’s insistence over the beliefs of another. Therefore, both atheists and creationists are being drawn in to a system that betrays our trust on both sides, whether in the Biblical account of creation or modern science that has overrun the historical account of creation held from the beginning of civilization and found in every culture on Earth including over 120 different legends of the global flood of Noah's day.

     On the night of the last supper, just moments before Christ would be tried, scourged and condemned to be crucified as a vile man, His own disciples were caught up in the most vain distraction from what was about to take place in the life of their Master: “And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.” Lu.22:24. They were so busy duking it out over who would rule over another that the plain words of Christ foretelling His death went unheard. This lesson exemplifies precisely what is transpiring today in both religious and atheistic thought: a blindness and deafness to the obvious that a little child can see, hear, and "understand with their heart."

     One thing everybody can agree on: All the faith in the world will never make 2+2=5!
So let’s compare the two opposing opinions of life's formation and governance by asking a few simple questions and allowing for both views to be shared.

     Two principles from the words of Solomon deserve our acknowledgement, whether one is a creationist or an atheist: “the honour of kings is to search out a matter.” “Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing.” Prov.25:2; Eccl.5:2.

Why does death exist?

Evolutionist: The first living cells died but over great periods of time the non-replicating cells developed (evolved) the ability to reproduce before their death. And with this process of replication established, life evolved over vast spans of time into the stature of man.

Christian: Sin against life’s security and tranquility alone brought death to the world. Once the laws that preserved life were willfully transgressed by man who was given dominion over life, death came to rule all life: the life that GOD created mature and complete "In the beginning."

Will death ever be done away?

Evolutionist: No, death is eternal, both for life and non-living material. This includes our sun and solar system. The sun will one day become a red giant in which its diameter will expand engulfing the planets of the solar system, bringing an end to our solar system.

Christian: Man's self-destructive nature will be replaced with the holy, glorified nature that GOD promises to be given to every faithful soul at Christ’s coming when He resurrects the righteous dead and translates the faithful living. Only then can man once more be entrusted with the care of life. And the nutrition that GOD will supply providing for our immortal existence will also apply to the stars above and the galaxies beyond.

Why is there so much selfishness, indifference, and crime on the Earth?

Evolutionist: It is simply based on the nature’s law of “surivial of the fittest.”

Christian: It is based on temptations of devils that afflict us every day. Those whose character is strong enough to resist will not fall prey to the snares. But those who “enter” the temptation will inevitably be led to do things their good conscience would have never allowed had not the evil been present.

Why are there so many disasters in nature?

Evolutionist: The Earth is still evolving.

Christian: GOD is denied the right to overrule the disasters that the Bible teaches are all associated with the power of Satan over the realm of the Earth: everything from tornados and hurricanes to lice and disease.

Will the system ruling over the life on Earth ever end?

Evolutionist: Man will evolve out of this present way of living to enter a "new age" of enlightenment, and reach the stars to colonize other worlds.

Christian: It will only come to an end at the 2nd Advent of Jesus Christ: “Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.” He also comes to “destroy the works of the devil.” But primarily He comes, “to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.” Phil.3:21; I Jn.3:8; Isa.61:1-3.