TODAY’S VERSES:

Psalm 146:3-5 Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.

We have started a new study in prep school, Creationism vs. Evolution. In our last study, Christianity vs. Religion, we learned the difference between the two was whom we place our faith in for salvation- God or man/self. The difference is much the same in our new study- whom will you put your faith in when it comes to the origin of life- God’s Word or the words of men?

How did the universe begin? How did life begin? Since we have no artifacts (pictures, letters, etc.) from the 1st living creatures, we have to put our faith in something for the answers. As Christians, we put our faith in the Bible, believing in Creationism, while many unbelievers put their faith in man’s ideas and believe the Theory of Evolution. Let’s start by defining our terms and learning a bit more about evolution.

Creationism- The origin of life as described in the book of Genesis in the Bible… God created the world and all living things in it.  

Theory of Evolution- The beginning of creation occurred when matter multiplied, exploded, and became the universe. Also that life began with different matter, which slowly changed (evolved), becoming “better”, until humans existed.

Please stop reading right now and watch the two videos in the “Did You Know?” section…

What stood out to you? How about…According to the Theory of Evolution, it took billions of years for the creation of the universe. That’s 9 zeroes… 1,000,000,000!!!!  How long does the Bible say it took?

Genesis 7:7 (NLT) On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work.

Did you also notice that the videos claim that we evolved from animals and there was no first human being? What does the Bible say about this?

Genesis 2:7 Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

You must have FAITH to believe either Creationism or evolution. Why would Satan want people to believe evolution? Well, if he is able to take the credit away from God for creation, then the Bible becomes nothing more than a story. If that is true, then we cannot believe anything the Bible says as fact, including trusting in God for salvation. As we know, the Bible is much, much more than just a story…

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Stay tuned; we will continue to learn about Creationism vs. Evolution in next month’s edition!