Hi there,
So I've been wondering a lot how to stand my ground against Evolutionists and something that has bothered me from time to time is how little is recorded of anything Jesus had to say about it. Now, that is not a condemnation, we must accept that He said enough, but when you turn to the Bible, you expect to see an answer. So what does the Bible actually say?
Well, if you think about it, Ezekiel really makes the first claim in History that Man is equal with the animals.
Note that this does not say Man "came from animals" just that as far as the status of Man is concerned, Man is not beneath or above animals, but rather the likeness of Man can be found wherever animals are found. This means that Evolution's claim that man "came from animals" and is therefore like them, is not original.
Second of all, note that the Bible talks in 2 Corinthians 5:21 about Jesus becoming sin. This is the first example in history of sin being equated with a man, as a whole and therefore we can conclude that it is the first indirect mention of mutation, in History. I say "indirect" because it does not explicitly say that Christ "mutated as a result of sin" but we can easily infer that when the whole body entered into sin, something went wrong. In any case, this is not the point (contrary to what Evolution teaches) because we go on to learn that Christ's resurrection enables us to become righteousness. Thus from sin, a solution to mutation emerges.
Thirdly, we have Paul's mention of us becoming a "new creature" (earlier, from the Greek ktisis sometimes translated as "creation")
This clearly is the first mention in History of anyone making a transition to a new kind of species and it is with the distinction that the old life "passes away", distinct from Evolution which tells us, or rather tries to tell us, that we can transition to a new species even while holding on to the old life.
Lastly we have a revisitation in the book of Revelation to the concept revealed in Ezekiel of Man being equal with the animals.
So we see here that Man and animals work together as equals, again distinct from Evolution which says "once you evolve beyond the rest of the animal kingdom you are on your own". This being the first mention in History of animals working together with Mankind in an act of love for the One True God.
Interestingly you will notice that in looking at this I have put something backwards, I put 2 Corinthians 5:21 before 2 Corinthians 5:17. This is because I was trying to follow the Evolutionary model of mutation contributing to Evolution, to see where the truth lay, but it appears that God would rather say that the new creation comes first and then the old mutation falls away. This is contrary to pride and speaks of the Christian teaching that it is by faith that we overcome, not by works. Or to put it in terms of Evolution, it is by adaptation that we overcome, not by mutation.
This all goes to show us that the Bible has a very contrary understanding to Evolution and one that is prior to Evolution in terms of the time of discovery. This explains why Evolution takes a turn for the worse, when left to its own devices, subsequently suggesting that we "eliminate" those that cannot compete. Whereas the Bible says "each will be judged according to his own righteousness". But why does Evolution teach "eliminate" if not by saying "you are therefore the weakest of animals" as if to suggest that we did not know before that being said what manner of animal we would be? Is not the weakest of animals worthy of the most compassion?
So it is that there is definitely something wrong with the world's understanding both of what it is discovering and what it means. Because it remains Godless - as it will do (as long as it is of the world) - there is no real solution for this. Typically you would say "therefore let God show compassion on the weakest" or some such thing and remove the need to "eliminate" anything. Certainly you can not see the point in removing one of the living creatures of Revelation while they continue to sing unto God together, so I make my point. Where it will take them is anyone's guess, but for now, we can only hope that the old violence of man worshipping man does not reemerge for greater disaster.
So I've been wondering a lot how to stand my ground against Evolutionists and something that has bothered me from time to time is how little is recorded of anything Jesus had to say about it. Now, that is not a condemnation, we must accept that He said enough, but when you turn to the Bible, you expect to see an answer. So what does the Bible actually say?
Well, if you think about it, Ezekiel really makes the first claim in History that Man is equal with the animals.
Ezekiel 1:10 said:
Note that this does not say Man "came from animals" just that as far as the status of Man is concerned, Man is not beneath or above animals, but rather the likeness of Man can be found wherever animals are found. This means that Evolution's claim that man "came from animals" and is therefore like them, is not original.
Second of all, note that the Bible talks in 2 Corinthians 5:21 about Jesus becoming sin. This is the first example in history of sin being equated with a man, as a whole and therefore we can conclude that it is the first indirect mention of mutation, in History. I say "indirect" because it does not explicitly say that Christ "mutated as a result of sin" but we can easily infer that when the whole body entered into sin, something went wrong. In any case, this is not the point (contrary to what Evolution teaches) because we go on to learn that Christ's resurrection enables us to become righteousness. Thus from sin, a solution to mutation emerges.
Thirdly, we have Paul's mention of us becoming a "new creature" (earlier, from the Greek ktisis sometimes translated as "creation")
2 Corithians 5:17 said:
This clearly is the first mention in History of anyone making a transition to a new kind of species and it is with the distinction that the old life "passes away", distinct from Evolution which tells us, or rather tries to tell us, that we can transition to a new species even while holding on to the old life.
Lastly we have a revisitation in the book of Revelation to the concept revealed in Ezekiel of Man being equal with the animals.
Revelation 4:7-8 said:
So we see here that Man and animals work together as equals, again distinct from Evolution which says "once you evolve beyond the rest of the animal kingdom you are on your own". This being the first mention in History of animals working together with Mankind in an act of love for the One True God.
Interestingly you will notice that in looking at this I have put something backwards, I put 2 Corinthians 5:21 before 2 Corinthians 5:17. This is because I was trying to follow the Evolutionary model of mutation contributing to Evolution, to see where the truth lay, but it appears that God would rather say that the new creation comes first and then the old mutation falls away. This is contrary to pride and speaks of the Christian teaching that it is by faith that we overcome, not by works. Or to put it in terms of Evolution, it is by adaptation that we overcome, not by mutation.
This all goes to show us that the Bible has a very contrary understanding to Evolution and one that is prior to Evolution in terms of the time of discovery. This explains why Evolution takes a turn for the worse, when left to its own devices, subsequently suggesting that we "eliminate" those that cannot compete. Whereas the Bible says "each will be judged according to his own righteousness". But why does Evolution teach "eliminate" if not by saying "you are therefore the weakest of animals" as if to suggest that we did not know before that being said what manner of animal we would be? Is not the weakest of animals worthy of the most compassion?
So it is that there is definitely something wrong with the world's understanding both of what it is discovering and what it means. Because it remains Godless - as it will do (as long as it is of the world) - there is no real solution for this. Typically you would say "therefore let God show compassion on the weakest" or some such thing and remove the need to "eliminate" anything. Certainly you can not see the point in removing one of the living creatures of Revelation while they continue to sing unto God together, so I make my point. Where it will take them is anyone's guess, but for now, we can only hope that the old violence of man worshipping man does not reemerge for greater disaster.
