Re: have we forgotten who the enemy is?

Are you implying that YECers are not believers?
 Certainly, I wouldnt think you would make that claim
about the majority of evangelical Christians who accept
YEC claims but are honest Bible believers. But do you
think the leading creationists are only liars that do not
believe in the Gospel or believe that the Bible is the
word of God?

On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:52:03 -0500
  Dawsonzhu@aol.com wrote:
>
>
>> YEC  is a problem, but a problem greater than
>>atheistic
>>materialism?  I hardly think so.  What
>>philosophy is rampant in our culture?
>>It certainly isnt YEC it is materialism.  At least
>>creationists get part of
>>it right, the most important part too.  Glenn and
>>George pointed out
>>examples where YEC silliness is a barrier to bringing the
>>Gospel to people,
>>generally people that are already caught in the trap of
>>atheistic
>>materialism.  Within the Church YEC can certainly be
>>responsible for making
>>someone question their faith, but it ultimately is
>>atheistic materialism
>>that captures them if they give in to skepticism.  
>>The ultimate enemy is
>>materialism, not YEC.
>
>Is there a difference between "atheistic materialism" and
>Christian materialism? I think the word you are actually
>looking for is "scientism".
>
>Yet this is exactly what makes
>the so-called "scientific" creationism look so ridiculous
>and why Christians who preach it compromise the gospel.
>Not only is their science bad, but they refuse to admit
>that they have problems with their position, they accuse
>those of us who disagree with them of being liers,
>heretics,
>and compromisers, and they don't correct themselves when
>challenged with serious errors. And when all else fails,
>they turn to politics.
>
>We eventually treat scientists who behave like ideologues
>with disdain, but they are not proclaiming the Gospel,
>only their own whacked out ideas. Christians who act
>this
>way mock Christ, and set a poor example to others of the
>true virtues of the Christian faith and being a
>Christian:
>honesty, perseverance, long suffering, obedience, respect
>of authority, leadership, courage to stand up for the
>truth
>and resist evil and deception.
>
>I grant that pride is at the heart of scientism, and to
>the unwary, it has a powerful lure. But with such a poor
>examples of unbecoming behavior for a Christian, should
>it be any wonder that atheists sit back and laugh and
>draw in the crowds of worshipers?
>
>by Grace alone we proceed,
>Wayne
Received on Fri Feb 18 11:53:07 2005