Re: AIG notes

And dare I add using words dishonestly to make false accusations. Hardly
Christian

Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard J. Van Till" <hvantill@sbcglobal.net>
To: "John W Burgeson" <jwburgeson@juno.com>; <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: AIG notes

On 3/15/04 10:44 AM, "John W Burgeson" <jwburgeson@juno.com> wrote:

> AIG notes for their weekly "news" letter.

> ----------------------------------------
> Q: Isn't evolution much more than the idea of millions of years, fossil
> men, and so on?
>
> A: In a very broad sense, evolution is really a whole philosophy of life
> that teaches that man, by himself, can determine truth. Most people, when
> they consider evolution, think about millions of years of earth history,
> or transitional forms, apemen, or life evolving from chemicals. But this
> is just a part of what evolution is all about.
>
> People who don't accept the authority of God's Word have to find an
> explanation about where the universe and life came from.
> Because they reject the Word of God, they're saying, in effect, that man
> by himself can determine truth. On the other hand, Christians should
> recognize that man can't find truth by himself-we must start with the One
> who is truth, Who has given us all the answers we need to come to right
> conclusions.
>
> Sadly, Christians who accept evolution are really saying that man can
> come to truth by himself, and then fallible man can reinterpret God's
> Word accordingly. Christians need to realize that evolution is an
> anti-God religion-it's not the answer!
>

Here is, I believe, another example of using words, not for their accuracy,
but for their effect.

Howard Van Till
Received on Mon Mar 15 18:00:50 2004