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Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

Like most Christians, I would like to think of myself as a man of faith. We (my wife and I) have learned to trust God to keep His promises, including promises to provide our needs. (Read Matthew 6:25-34 for Jesus’ discourse on how God has promised to do just that.) All of us who are born again have faith that God loves us, that He has forgiven our sins, and that Jesus rose from the dead. Creationists believe that the account of creation, the fall, and the flood, as recorded in Genesis chapters one through nine, are literal history. We also believe that the 66 books that comprise the Protestant Bible are the inspired Word of God.

Evolutionists say that the entire Bible is nothing more than a collection of fables and stories.

This article does not address those who call themselves Christians but deny the literal interpretation of the Genesis record.

One of the mis-statements made by evolutionists about creationists is that we creationists must rely on Faith, while they rely on Science. Is that really true?

At best, it is a half-truth. We creationists do rely on faith. But when you examine the evolutionist’s belief system and find out what can be verified by true science, you will see that they rely on faith far more than we do.

Let’s compare “our faith” to “their faith.” Read the first nine chapters of Genesis to see where we get our faith for each of these points of comparison. Read any public school science textbook to see what our kids and grandkids are being taught about the evolutionists’ faith for these same points.

Our faith:

By faith, we believe that God created life.

Their faith:

By faith, they believe that chance random processes produced life.

Discussion:

The second law of thermodynamics has never been observed to have been violated. For the simplest form of life to spontaneously come into existence would require billions of such violations in the exact right sequence, and the evolution of more complex life forms as observed to exist today would require trillions (see the previous article.) Life has never been created from non-life in a laboratory, and even if it can someday be done, that would be evidence that it takes intelligent intervention to cause life to come into existence. It takes more faith to believe “their faith” than to believe “ours.”

Our faith:

By faith, we believe that each kind (”kind” roughly corresponds to “species”) reproduces only the same kind.

Their faith:

By faith, they believe that each of the species that we see, whether alive now or only found in the fossil record, evolved from more primitive species.

Discussion:

While scientists have observed species to go out of existence (the famous dodo bird, for example), no one has ever observed any new species to come into existence. Not in nature. Not in a laboratory. Not ever! It takes more faith to believe “their faith” than to believe “ours.”

Our faith:

By faith, we believe that God created male and female.

Their faith:

By faith, they believe that bisexual reproduction somehow evolved from asexual reproduction.

Discussion:

What an amazing series of coincidences! A male and female of the same species just happened to evolve from some asexual species at the same time and in the same place, and in such a way that the intermediate forms were still somehow able to reproduce while being half-asexual and half-female or half-male! It takes more faith to believe “their faith” than to believe “ours.”

Our faith:

By faith, we believe that God created animals that fly.

Their faith:

By faith, they believe that flying animals evolved from non-flying animals. And not just once, but four times! (Birds, flying insects, flying mammals, flying reptiles.)

Discussion:

The fossil record has thousands upon thousands of MISSING examples of this supposed sequence of evolution. 99% of the illustrations in our kids’ textbooks that depict what they believe about the evolution of flying animals are nothing but what some artist IMAGINES the supposed intermediate forms MIGHT have looked like. For example, no fossil has ever been found that has a limb which is halfway between being an arm and being a wing. It would not continue to evolve over thousands of years and become a full-fledged wing as would be required for a flying animal to evolve from a non-flying animal. Rather, because it would actually be detrimental to the survival of the animal to which it was attached, it would disappear in a few generations. This is called “survival of the fittest.” It takes more faith to believe “their faith” than to believe “ours.”

Our faith:

By faith, we believe that the fossil record is evidence of a catastrophic world-wide event in Earth’s history, commonly referred to as “Noah’s Flood.”

Their faith:

By faith, they believe that the fossil record is evidence of multiple millions of years of evolution.

Discussion:

All of the “evidence” for evolution exists, in actuality, only in the minds of those who do not want to believe in God. The discussion of their “evidence” for the supposed evolution of flying animals also applies to every supposed evolutionary sequence, not just flying animals. There is not one missing link, there are billions! It takes more faith to believe “their faith” than to believe “ours.”

Our faith:

By faith, we believe that God created the entire universe, including the laws of physics that govern all physical events, in six literal days of about 24 hours each, and that this took place about 6,000 years ago.

Their faith:

By faith, thay believe that the universe started with a big bang about 15 billion years ago.

Discussion:

They can’t explain where whatever it was that blew up came from. They can’t explain what caused it to go “bang.” They can’t explain who or what enacted the laws of physics that govern all physical events. It takes more faith to believe “their faith” than to believe “ours.”

Our faith:

By faith, we believe that man is sinful and is in need of a Saviour. This Saviour, Jesus Christ, was born in Bethlehem about 2,000 years ago, and He is the only begotten Son of God. He lived a life completely free of sin, and was put to death, becoming the perfect Sacrifice for our sins. He was buried, and rose on the third day. He has ascended to Heaven and now sits at the right hand of God the Father. He will return again, first to take to Heaven those who have put their faith in Him (the rapture), and then to judge the world (the second coming at the end of the seven years’ tribulation).

Their faith:

By faith, they believe that man will somehow right all of the wrongs in the world and, in effect, we are our own “saviour.”

Discussion:

Any person who is not living under a rock can see that the world is getting worse, not better. The armies of this world have the capability of destroying all life on the planet in just a few moments! The only reason that it hasn’t happened yet is because no political leader who has had the will to “push the button” has had access to that button. And the only reason for that is because God’s Holy Spirit is restraining evil from having complete control. Every year, more people die of starvation, not fewer. Every year, more people die of more new strains of disease organisms, not fewer. (BTW, that is micro-evolution – variation within the same kind. Those new organisms are still of the same KINDS, not NEW kinds as would be required for macro-evolution to be true.) It takes more faith to believe “their faith” than to believe “ours.”

There are many more examples of “our faith” vs. “their faith” that could be disussed. We didn’t even touch on DNA, evidence for a young Earth, or many other subjects. Some of these topics will be addressed in future articles.

If you want to meet a man of faith, just find an evolutionist. The only problem with his faith is that it totally misplaced, and will take him and all who follow him to eternal punishment in hell.

If you want to know how to follow Jesus Christ, the one TRUE Man of faith, and be saved, please read What must I do to be saved?

in His service,
Pastor Marv

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How many times have we had a period of time when things went horribly wrong? Maybe you lost your job. Maybe a loved one died. Maybe you or someone close to you was injured, or diagnosed with some terrible disease. Maybe…but the list could go on seemingly forever.

All of us have, at one time or another, experienced bad things in our lives. So how do we deal with it?

Let’s see what Jesus said to His disciples when they were going through a storm – literally!

Mark 4:35-40:
And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. (36) And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. (37) And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. (38) And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? (39) And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. (40) And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? {King James version}

There are three ways we can react when the storms of life hit us. Let’s briefly examine these.

I. Why me, Lord?
Often, when trouble strikes, we have a pity party. You know, saying things like, “I can’t believe that God would allow this to happen to me! Doesn’t He know I can’t handle it? I think I’ll just go back to my old sinful life if this is what being a Christian is all about!”

This attitude comes from a lack of faith in God, and also from an attitude that says, “Me! Me! Me!” James 1:2 says, “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations.” The word translated “temptations” does not mean “enticement to sin,” but rather, “adversity.” So God expects us to be happy when things go wrong? No, joy and happiness are two different things. Joy is a delight of the mind, from the consideration of the present or assured approaching possession of a good. Happiness is the agreeable sensations which spring from the enjoyment of good. In other words, joy comes from knowing that good will result from the trial; happiness comes from finally experiencing that result.

Someone who has the “why me” attitude will live a life of defeat. They will go from one failure to another, always making excuses why they can’t do this or can’t do that. And usually, the first such “can’t do” is “can’t give tithes and offerings.” Another that soon follows is “can’t come to prayer meeting on Thursday night,” followed by “can’t come Wednesday night,” “can’t come Sunday night, “ “can’t come to Sunday School,” and “can’t come to Sunday Morning Worship service.” And when the trumpet sounds, the dead in Christ rise first, and then we which are alive and remain are caught up, there will be one more “can’t come!”

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

II. Where are you, Lord?
When adversity strikes, we might react like the disciples in this passage from Mark 4 that we just read. “Don’t you care what happens to me, Lord? I’m going through this trial and you are sleeping!”

Sometimes, though, the reason that it might seem God doesn’t care is because we disobeyed Him and went our own way. He will allow us to do that, but He really isn’t asleep or on vacation, He is waiting for us to confess our sin and turn to Him. He didn’t go anywhere, we did!

Other times, it might seem that He doesn’t care because we are so close to the problem we can’t see how He will lead us through it. A little poem that someone wrote in a friend’s high school yearbook says, “As you amble on through life and strive to meet your goal, Keep your eye upon the donut, not upon the hole.” If all we see is the hole, we will starve! But if we look at the donut, we see God’s provision for us.

III. Thank you, Lord!
This is the way we should react to trials. When God allows a trial of some sort to afflict us, He is, in effect, telling us, “I know that you have put your faith and trust in Me. Now, I want you to grow even more!”

Have you ever watched a football game? The players in the game didn’t get strong, fast, and skillful by living a life of ease. They practiced, worked out, and struggled for years. An Olympic weightlifter didn’t get those bulging muscles by working out with a couple of feathers. A swimming champion didn’t learn to swim by relaxing in a bubble bath. And we Christians won’t grow strong in faith if we never face problems.

The mistake that the disciples made was not believing Jesus when He said, “Let us pass over unto the other side.” He didn’t say, “Let us try to pass over to the other side!” If He had added that one word, “try,” then maybe the disciples would have been justified in being afraid. But when God calls us to do something, He will ALWAYS provide a way for us to accomplish the mission.

So when problems come, what should we do? First, call on God: not to remove the problem from us, but to see us through the problem. Second, call on our brothers and sisters in Christ for prayer, encouragement, and maybe even some advice.

And third, as James 1:4 says, “But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”

God bless you,
Pastor Marv

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