Evolution Is NOT Biblical!

I got a lot of heat from my last posting on Creation. I heard the arguments from other Christians that evolution does go alongside the Bible. Which of course is what I stated in the first post, that there are many professing Christians out there claiming both accounts of how the world began could be true. Well one cancels the other out, you either stand by what the Word of God says or what the world view is. Here is where and why I stand as I do.

OK! First off it is not what my parents tell me! (I got that accusation thrown at me.)It's what God's Word says. And that is why I'm proclaiming and defending it. Because we must NOT undermine the BIBLE.


1 The Bible clearly teaches that God created in six literal, 24-hour days a few thousand years ago. The Hebrew word for day in Genesis 1 is yom. In the vast majority of its uses in the Old Testament it means a literal day; and where it doesn’t, the context makes this clear.

2 The context of Genesis 1 clearly shows that the days of creation were literal days. First, yom is defined the first time it is used in the Bible (Genesis 1:4–5) in its two literal senses: the light portion of the light/dark cycle and the whole light/dark cycle. Second, yom is used with “evening” and “morning.” Everywhere these two words are used in the Old Testament, either together or separately and with or without yom in the context, they always mean a literal evening or morning of a literal day. Third, yom is modified with a number: one day, second day, third day, etc., which everywhere else in the Old Testament indicates literal days. Fourth, yom is defined literally in Genesis 1:14 in relation to the heavenly bodies.
When is a day a day?


3 The genealogies of Genesis 5 and 11 make it clear that the creation days happened only about 6,000 years ago. It is transparent from the genealogies of Genesis 5 and 11 (which give very detailed chronological information, unlike the clearly abbreviated genealogy in Matthew 1 and other chronological information in the Bible that the Creation Week took place only about 6,000 years ago.


Noah’s Flood washes away millions of years. The evidence in Genesis 6–9 for a global catastrophic flood is overwhelming. For example, the Flood was intended to destroy not only all sinful people but also all land animals and birds and the surface of the earth, which only a global flood could accomplish. The Ark’s purpose was to save two of every kind of land animal and bird (and seven of some) to repopulate the earth after the Flood. The Ark was totally unnecessary if the Flood was only local. People, animals, and birds could have migrated out of the flood zone before it occurred, or the zone could have been populated from creatures outside the area after the Flood. The catastrophic nature of the Flood is seen in the nonstop rain for at least 40 days, which would have produced massive erosion, mud slides, hurricanes, etc. The Hebrew words translated “the fountains of the great deep burst open” (Genesis 7:11) clearly point to tectonic rupturing of the earth’s surface in many places for 150 days, resulting in volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Noah’s Flood would produce exactly the kind of complex geological record we see worldwide today: thousands of feet of sediments clearly deposited by water and later hardened into rock and containing billions of fossils. If the year-long Flood is responsible for most of the rock layers and fossils, then those rocks and fossils cannot represent the history of the earth over millions of years, as evolutionists claim.

Exodus 20:9–11 blocks all attempts to fit millions of years into Genesis 1. “Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy”


Belief in millions of years undermines the Bible’s teaching on death and on the character of God. Genesis 1 says six times that God called the creation “good,” and when He finished creation on Day 6, He called everything “very good.” Man and animals and birds were originally vegetarian (Gen. 1:29–30, plants are not “living creatures,” as people and animals are, according to Scripture). But Adam and Eve sinned, resulting in the judgment of God on the whole creation. Instantly Adam and Eve died spiritually, and after God’s curse they began to die physically. The serpent and Eve were changed physically and the ground itself was cursed (Genesis 3:14–19). The whole creation now groans in bondage to corruption, waiting for the final redemption of Christians (Romans 8:19–25) when we will see the restoration of all things (Acts 3:21, Colossians 1:20) to a state similar to the pre-Fall world, when there will be no more carnivorous behavior (Isaiah11:6–9) and no disease, suffering, or death (Revelation 21:3–5) because there will be no more Curse (Revelation 22:3). To accept millions of years of animal death before the creation and Fall of man contradicts and destroys the Bible’s teaching on death and the full redemptive work of Christ. It also makes God into a bumbling, cruel creator who uses (or can’t prevent) disease, natural disasters, and extinctions to mar His creative work, without any moral cause, but still calls it all “very

*Herein lies one of the biggest issues with having both views trying to coincide. They go against who GOD says HE is. It's blaspheme to say that God lies, doesn't do as He said He did or that there is some fault in the way He does things. And the reason the bible verses are all quoted in this article, is because the people from answers in genesis as well as I agree that the Word of God is COMPLETE, He left nothing out that wasn't needed, it's infallible, inerrant, inspired and authoritative.*

Conclusion

These are just some of the reasons why we believe that the Bible is giving us the true history of the world. God’s Word must be the final authority on all matters about which it speaks—not just the moral and spiritual matters, but also its teachings that bear on history, archaeology, and science.

What is at stake here is the authority of Scripture, the character of God, the doctrine of death, and the very foundation of the gospel. If the early chapters of Genesis are not true literal history, then faith in the rest of the Bible is undermined, including its teaching about salvation and morality. I urge you to carefully read the other chapters in this book. The health of the church, the effectiveness of her mission to a lost world, and the glory of God are at stake.


Taken from the article "Why shouldn't Christians Accept Millions of Years" from answersingenesis.org by Terry Mortenson



Wield those Swords for the Glory of God! Stand Firm! "Be steadfast and inmovable, always excelling in the Lord's work, knowing that your work in the Lord is not in vain." 1 Corinthians 15:58

Christian Evolutionists?

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." - Genesis 1:1

I heard a statistic recently that one-third of so called "born again Christians" believe that the theory of evolution is true. These same people when surveyed stated they believed in God as well, they just believe both to be true. I am saddened and shocked that so many Christians could be so immature to believe such utter nonsense. The theory of the world evolving in a matter of millions and millions of year, and then the belief that the earth is relatively young and was created from nothing by an Intelligent Designer, these two are completely contradictory to each other. What kind of confused individual could possibly think they coincide? To be blunt, this is heretical! It goes against God's Word. We cannot sit back and let people teach that God didn't really create the world in 6 days like He says in Genesis 1, that He did. It's heretical to teach that God's Word is not true and is lacking.

I've also heard that it doesn't matter what we believe on the issue of creation, as long as we understand about Christ coming and dying and rising again. I disagree. Recently, I was blessed with the opportunity to sit in on a session given by Paul Taylor, who went on to explain the necessity of standing firm on the entire Word of God, starting with the first book, first chapter and very first verse, which clearly states that the earth was created by God, and in 6, 24 hour days, not millions of years.

If Genesis 1:1 is wrong, then how can we trust any part of the Scripture? If the creation story is false, the gospel message in the New Testament could very well be false as well. It is important we defend the gospel from the beginning to the end. How do we defend it? It is not a helpless, weak thing needing our making of excuses for it. It stands on it's own, we need only to preach it unadulterated. Charles Spurgeon stated it well; "The Word of God is like a lion, you don't have to defend a lion, all you have to do is let the lion loose and the lion will defend itself."
And in preaching it, we must preach it in it's entirety. And for those out there claiming that it's not relevant to the plan of salvation, well I beg to differ. All through the Old Testament you can see God working out His plan to save us fallen, sinful wretches. We see it starting in Genesis 3 when He gave Eve both a curse and a wonderful blessing. The blessing? It was found in the promise that through her, down the road a Son would be born to die and save her offspring from the eternal damnation they deserve. I believe that the Lord had it all worked out before Genesis 3 though.

I don't have space or time to go through all the passages in the Old Testament that proclaim the salvation that was to come in the New Testament through Christ Jesus, the prophecies fulfilled, the promises that the patriarchs held to, unseen by their eyes.
God cannot lie, it is against His very nature. (Titus 1) When He says He created the world in 6 days, He did. When He promised He'd supply a Savior for us, He did. When He promises us that we will one day dwell with Him for eternity we will.

Here is a table that Paul Taylor shares in his lectures as well as in his book "The Six Days Of Genesis". In the Bible names meant something, were given by God for a reason, He is demonstrating His perfect will for mankind and being glorified through people. Here is a list of the names of the first eight generations on earth.
NAME---------------- MEANING
Adam-------------------- Man
Seth ---------------------Appointed
Enosh--------------------Mortal
Kenan------------------- Sorrow
Mahalalel----------------The God who is to be praised
Jared---------------------Shall come down
Enoch--------------------Teaching
Methuselah--------------His death shall bring
Lamech------------------Despairing
Noah --------------------Rest or Comfort

Together : Man is appointed mortal sorrow, but the God who is to be praised shall come down, teaching that His death shall bring the despairing rest.

"By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen has been made from things that are not visible." -Hebrews 11: 3

Open that cage, let the lion loose to defend itself. In Christ, brethren wield those swords for the glory of God! Stand firm on the Word of God, beginning to end, Genesis to Revelation!

Welcome! Herein is a brief introduction to this blog.

"Now faith is the reality of things hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. For by it our ancestors were approved. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen has been made from things that are not visible." - Hebrews 11:1-3

Welcome to my newest blog "Hebrews 11 Legacies!" As always, I will try my best to be faithful in the writings hereof, yet please pardon any large gaps of time that occur in postings, for as with all families, life gets busy and time flies.

I chose the title "Hebrews 11 Legacies!" for Hebrews 11 surely is a wonderful chapter for any God fearing child to read. It speaks of the men and women of old who lived boldly for God, many not having seen the promises fulfilled yet, many without the Holy Scripture, the Authorized Word of God to live by. They followed their Lord faithfully, understood that this earth was just their temporary home, and though they could only see the promises from a distance, they took hold of these promises and lived for their God. They obeyed Him and clung to Him, forsaking this world and it's lust thereof.

We have Scripture, we have seen that our Lord has come down and as promised, saved His people through the Son Jesus Christ. We have the gift of the Holy Spirit in our lives now that we're saved by the blood of Christ. I encourage you therefore to take the firm stand on Scripture, to defend it with your very lives, for "It is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believes." -Romans 1:16
I encourage you to live as the Hebrews 11 men and women, forsaking the world, clinging to our Lord and following His decrees, knowing we are but pilgrims on this earth, yet pilgrims with a mighty calling, a mighty mission to spread and defend the Gospel. In Christ my Lord and Savior... Call to arms! Pick up your dusty swords and wield them for the glory of God!