CREATION SCIENCE QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Charles Darwin is
considered the father of evolution. Many people don’t know that he believed in
God. Why do you think many of the scientific community leave this information
out of the conversation?
I
personally believe the secular scientific community leaves God the Creator, the
God of Christianity, out of their written and spoken discussions, because of
two things. One, they do not want to
be held accountable. This would include
any reference of belief in God in regards to Charles Darwin.
Let
me explain farther. If evolution was indeed true, (no creator, no supernatural,
being, and no intelligent designer), and we humans were truly just another
animal, then it would be fine – and natural – to do as we please. There would be
no morals or integrity. Survival of the fittest would reign. And we would wind
up with a society much like how the Waodani tribe in Ecuador, South America used to be.
Notice
I say used to be. Jim Elliot, the missionary who dared to bring the good news of
the bible to this warring tribe, along with several of his colleges were killed
by the Waodani. His wife and later his
son, as well as other missionaries, returned to the jungle and continued to
bring the good news. The Waodani were so impressed at the love of these
strangers, the tribe received Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Because of this
they are no longer a warring tribe. For the first time in anyone’s memory,
there are grandfathers and grandmothers amongst the Waodani people. Why?
Because survival of the fittest did not work. They were killing each other off,
and fear ran ramped. If you have not watched the movie, “End of the Spear” I
highly recommend it. It is a testimony to Jim Elliot’s life and to the power of
God.
The
second reason the secular science
community does not want to believe Charles Darwin could have believe in God is
fear. To those who have not chosen Jesus as their Lord and Savior there is real
reason for fear. As Darwin himself stated in regards to the bible, “…for if so,
the plain language of the text seems to show that the men who do not believe,
and this would include my Father, Brother, and almost all my best friends, will
be everlastingly punished.”
So
many people want to believe in a kind and loving God and stop there. Our Creator
is a kind, loving and very patient
God. But there is more. Just as there is a real loving God, there is real evil
presence. And that is what God wants to
save us from.
Charles
Darwin himself stated that if a transitional form was not found within 50 years
of the date of the release of his book The
Origin of Species, then the theory of evolution would be wrong. It has been
well over a hundred years since then, and there are no, I repeat, no
transitional animals (or humans), except in our imaginations.
If
the secular scientific community cannot even admit to the possibility of intelligent
design, and a real evil, how are they to acknowledge that Charles Darwin might
have believed in Him. It runs completely contrary to what they are trying to
prove.
Digging in deeper:
So
where do our morals and integrity come from? From God! Not only has he given us
written instructions, but he has written them on our hearts. Every one of you
can remember a time when you have done something wrong. Without anyone telling
you, you knew it was wrong. But, we obviously couldn’t help ourselves at the
time.
And,
therein, is our great need for a Savior. For we cannot save ourselves. No
matter how hard we try, we are not perfect. And God (and heaven where He
dwells) is. So how do we get to this
perfect place when we have already done wrong? We need someone to take away our
wrongs. Someone to take our place because we are guilty (as we all are [did you
ever tell a lie, even a ‘white’ lie, steal some money from your parents, cheat…or
worse?]). We need a Savior. God loves us so much, that even with all of our
faults, He gave us one; Jesus.
Till next week,
Willow
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