Re: Creationism's 'bad rap'

Glenn Morton (grmorton@psyberlink.net)
Thu, 15 May 1997 19:08:38 -0500

At 11:22 AM 5/15/97 -0500, john queen wrote:
>------Evolution does not fit into the Bible in the least amount. Just read the
>first few chapters of Genesis. There was lots of living things on the earth
>even before there was a sun or moon! The creation story doesn't make sense to
>science. God created man. He created women from man using a RIB! explain
that

I explain how both of those can fit into evolution and be consisten with the
Scriptural account. See "A Theory for Creationists" on my web page. You
may not like my suggestion but it allow the Genesis account to be true and
evolution to be true both at the same time.

>with Darwanism. Gods ways are not our ways. God is a Spirit. Were talking
>about Supernatural not some natural mechanism. If God is all-knowing do you
>think he needed Darwanism?

No, God did not need Darwinism. But He may have used Darwinism.

> Does christians have to explain how Jesus was crucified and buried yet
>was raised from the dead? What about Lazarus? What about the walls of
Jherico,
>the parting of the Red Sea, the opening of blind eyes and the ongoing works of
>God that we see even today? Just look at how complex we are along with all of
>creation. Do you think our Creator needs random mistakes or processes?
>

Then why does God use humans to spread the Gospel. We make many random
mistakes, and commit many sins. The fact that God uses us imperfect humans
would seem to say that He is not opposed to using mistakes and mistake
ridden beings to further his goals. So what is the problem with Him using
genetic mistakes. Would you suggest that God cannot use a mutant human,
because that person is flawed? Paul and Barnabas argued about John Mark.
One of them was wrong. But God used that mistake to create two teams of
evangelists so that the Gospel could be spread faster.

> God said "let there be light..and there was light" "let there be..."
>It's very clear and takes faith just like the rest of the Bible.

Don't make the mistake of equating your interpretation of the Bible with
divine inspiration. There are several perspectives in communication. There
is what the Bible says. There is what I think it says. What the Bible
says is divinely inspired. What you or I think it says is not divinely
inspired. When anyone implies that their INTERPRETATION is THE ONLY
possible interpretation, they are committing the heresy of making themselves
out to be God. We are sinful people who see through the glass darkly.

In another post you wrote:

>According to the bible God is the same, yesterday,today and forever.

It says GOD IS THE SAME, it does not say "ANIMALS ARE THE SAME yesterday
today and forever." Why do you think that God is an animal?

>Also according to the bible, we were created in his image. So is God
>evolving? No! He's the same forever. Evolution is an ongoing process.
>Evolution and religion based on bible teaching cannot coexist.
> It's in black and white.

We are in His image. But our bodies are not the image, unless you think God
has two arms, two legs, sex organs and other paraphenalia.

I am still too busy with other things to be drawn in at this time so I won't
reply. You can have the last word.

glenn

Foundation, Fall and Flood
http://www.isource.net/~grmorton/dmd.htm