Evolution is a theory of origins. It is a theory that excludes God and attributes all of the Universe to time and chance. It affirms that everything began with a “Big Bang.” Apparently, the bang was caused by various types of gas or molecules coming together and exploding. After the explosion, all kinds of molecules, particles, and elements began to interact. They interacted enough in the right ways over the course of some 7 to 8 billion years to form everything that exists in the Universe today. We are told that matter is eternal. We are told evolution was random. We are told it was by chance. We are told it involved the survival of the fittest. We are told that it involved “good” mutations. We are told that it involved life springing from non-life. The theory is accepted among so many in the “intellectual” community that we are now told that it is a fact.
Evolution is taught openly. Evolution is taught subtly. It is taught in school textbooks. It is taught at our State and National Parks. It is taught on television programs. It is taught at the zoo. It is taught by scientists, professors, commentators, authors, journalists, and by some religious leaders. This author was given a yearly desk calendar for 2025. The title of the calendar is “1,000 Places to See Before You Die Calendar.” The entry for Saturday 18, January 2025/Sunday 19, January 2025 is about the Masoala National Park in Madagascar. The opening line on the entry reads as follows: “Masoala National Park is a sanctuary for more than 15 species of lemurs, our primate cousins.” A lemur is a type of monkey. The entry affirms that these monkeys are “our primate cousins.” In a subtle manner, it teaches the theory of evolution. It infers that human beings are the cousins of the primates. Yes, evolution is being taught. It is truly being taught everywhere.
When the Christian stands on the battlefield against the giant called Evolution, he feels like David against Goliath. Every word we utter in defense of Creation is answered with laughter, disdain, and disrespect. Those who believe God created the Universe in 6, 24-hour days are treated in the same manner David was treated by the Philistine giant. “And when the Philistine saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest unto me with staves. And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field” (1 Sam. 17:42-44). David, however, did not let the giant intimidate him. In like manner, we cannot let the proponents of evolution intimidate us. We must stand with God, armed with truth, and bring the giant of evolution to the ground.
Like David, we need stones to place in our sling in order to defeat evolution. These stones are not real stones. Our stones are simply questions that we can ask those whole promote and hold to evolution.
1. Is matter eternal?
2. Did life come from non-life?
3. Are mutations good or bad?
4. Is there design in the Universe?
5. Where did man’s conscience come from?
6. How did man’s consciousness come into being?
7. Do transitional fossils really exist?
8. Is there any evidence that man dwelled with dinosaurs?
9. Are the missing links real or hoaxes?
10. Are there some major problems with many of the dating methods?
11. Does right and wrong exist?
12. How do you explain the concept of love?
There have been many attempts to answer questions like these, but the answers always are found to be wanting.
The only real explanation of the origin of the Universe is that a divine, intelligent, powerful, and loving being brought everything into existence. The Bible tells us exactly how He did it. The process was simple: “And God spoke, and it was done.” “By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth” (Ps. 33:6). The process was not drawn out over billions of years. Everything was done in six days. “For in six days the Lord made the heaven and the earth, the sea, and all that in them is…” (Exo. 20:11). Life did not come from non-life. Life was instilled into God’s creation by a living God. “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul” (Gen. 2:7). What exists exhibits design. And, just as a house must have a builder, so does this majestic Universe in which we live. “For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God” (Heb. 3:4). Man did not evolve from the primates. Man was the crowning jewel of God’s Creation. He was created in the image and likeness of deity. “”And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let him have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them” (Gen. 1:26-27). There were no “good mutations” that enabled major changes to take place in the process of evolution. Everything was carefully constructed by the mind and power of the divine Architect. “And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day” (Gen. 1:31).