Creation or Evolution Two views of Origin. Gen. 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heaven and...

Creation or EvolutionCreation or Evolution

Two views of OriginTwo views of Origin

Gen. 1:1Gen. 1:1

““In the beginning God created In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”the heaven and the earth.”

“In the beginning was matter, which begat the ameba, which begat the worm, which begat the fish, which begat the amphibian, which begat the reptile, which begat the lower mammal, which begat the lemur, which begat the monkey, which begat man, who imagined God. This is the genealogy of man.”

From Ameba to Man

Creation or EvolutionCreation or Evolution

Can we believe both ?Can we believe both ?

Theistic Evolution

Creation = God Created Creation = God Created

Evolution = Evolution = Natural ProcessesNatural Processes

Evolution supports unbeliefEvolution supports unbelief

Darwin = “….agnostic…”Darwin = “….agnostic…” Huxley = “…impossible to Huxley = “…impossible to

believe the Bible.”believe the Bible.” Smith = “Evolution is atheismSmith = “Evolution is atheism

Bible Supports Belief•Gen. 1•Acts 17:24 made world•Heb.1:10 laid foundation•Jer.10:12 made the earth

Creation = Six days Creation = Six days Evolution = Billions of YearsEvolution = Billions of Years

Evolution claims it took 10 Evolution claims it took 10 to 20 billion yearsto 20 billion years

Bible says it was 6 days

•Day = was it 24 hours ?•Some say thousands of years•Seven days mean same•Ex.20:8-11

Creation = Life came from God Creation = Life came from God Evolution = Life from Non-LivingEvolution = Life from Non-Living

Evolution first living thing Evolution first living thing came from primordial soupcame from primordial soup

Bible says ………

•First life created by God•We are offspring of God.

Evolution = man is Animal Evolution = man is Animal

Evolution “…man’s closest Evolution “…man’s closest living relatives are the apes”living relatives are the apes”

Evolution – Man evolved from apes

Law of Biogenesis ““Life comes from life”Life comes from life” Non living matter cannot Non living matter cannot

produce life !produce life !

Evolution contradictsScience & Bible

If man evolved from animals…

•Then we are just Animals•And we will act like one

If God Created Us…

Then we are the offspring of God

• We are distinct from the animals

Bible – Man was Created in Image of God

•Has rational intelligence•Has power to choose•Has emotions•Has a Conscience•Has a Spirit

Creation or EvolutionCreation or EvolutionYou cannot believe You cannot believe

bothbothWe must make a choiceWe must make a choice

Jesus Believed in Creation..Jesus Believed in Creation..

““And he answered and said And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at that he which made them at the beginning made them the beginning made them male and female.”male and female.” Mt. 19:4Mt. 19:4

The Bible is Right !

If you are a Christian then you cannot believe evolution !