Creation Family Ministries

Much talk of origins exists these days. Do concepts such as evolution, intelligent design, millions of years, The Flood, 'The Big Bang,' and creation affect everyday life in any way? Should Christians isolate these and other related subjects to a science class? Does science support the Bible and do Christians need to study creationism? Though some may wish to keep the subject of origins confined to a classroom, each person must consider how these subjects and the ideas underlying them impact every area of life.

The Word of God begins with: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." This statement is simple, yet scientific. In the beginning tells of the origin of time, heaven is the space to contain all that the Creator made, and earth refers to the building blocks for the physical universe, or matter. Time, space, and matter comprise all that scientists seek to study. God's Word begins with science.

Science points to God
Job 12:7-9 But ask now the beasts and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the air, and they shall tell thee: Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?

Romans 1:20 For the invisible things from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.

Design demands a designer. Within every person is the knowledge that a creation points to its creator. One gazes at a painting and asks "Who painted this?" or he observes a building and wonders "Who built this?" He does not think to himself, "An explosion created this." Likewise, it is natural and logical to assume and understand that a Creator designed the intricate and marvelous universe that exists. However, creation does not point only to the existence of a Creator but also to His glory ("the heavens declare the glory of God" - Ps. 19:1). As the quality of a painting or a building reflects its creator, likewise a universe of order and complexity reflects the Designer, the LORD Jesus Christ (Col. 1:16). As the Creator, He has authority over every area of life. After all, if He is the Designer and Architect of the universe, He has a plan for every aspect in it.

How must Christians consider science?
Some take for granted that, in general, all people believe in a Creator. While it is true that "God hath showed…unto them…the invisible things from the creation of the world…" (Rom. 1:19-20), in America and around the world, a particles-to-people belief called evolution has been taught for many years as a fact of science. Evolution is not a scientific discipline. Rather, it is a belief that undermines the Word of God from the very first verse, thus blinding the minds of them which believe not (2 Cor. 4:4). True science involves what is observable, testable, or repeatable; but evolution is outside of these areas since no one can observe, test, or repeat it. While many correctly associate Charles Darwin with evolution, evolutionary thought did not begin with him. Rather, it began with Satan in the Garden of Eden who asked, "Yea, hath God said 'Ye shall not eat of every tree…?'" (Gen. 3:1) Evolution inserts a question mark where God put a period!
The belief in evolution begins with "millions of years." This hypothetical time frame involves an idea called "uniformitarianism" which means "the present is the key to the past." In other words, what we see happening today has been going on for "millions of years." During this supposed time (after an initial "cosmic explosion" or "Big Bang"), stars and planets formed, life began from non-life, rivers carved canyons, and people developed from ape-like ancestors.
Though most Christians do not believe or teach particles-to-people evolution, evolutionary thought ultimately impacts every person on earth. Not only are unbelievers affected by this worldview, but Christians also are negatively impacted by the confusion and humanistic thinking that evolutionary thinking engenders. High fuel prices, the Holocaust, animal rights, divorce, homosexuality, false religions, abortion, euthanasia, and a host of other subjects can and must be traced back to the foundational worldview underlying them. Therefore, Christians should consider these subjects-and their underlying beliefs-as opportunities to point people to God as the Creator Who is the Authority over every aspect of life.

Biblical Creationism and Scientific Creationism
Within the world view of creationism exists a vast difference between scientific creationism and Biblical creationism, though they are certainly related. Scientific creationism is connected to Biblical creationism in the same way a foundation is connected to a building. As was referred to earlier, the Creator began the Record with a basic description of science (Gen. 1:1) and the rest of His Word is "built" upon the foundational premise that He created everything and is in charge of His creation. Hence, it is through the physical realm that human beings can grasp the spiritual realm. The greatest example of this is that the infinite Creator took on a finite, physical body in order to live and to die on earth for the sins of all mankind. He revealed Himself to mortal human beings by Himself becoming a mortal human being "yet without sin." (Heb. 4:15) Likewise, the physical realm is used to teach the spiritual realm. On earth, Jesus Himself even did this when He taught using illustrations concerning farming (Matt. 13:3), animals (Lk. 9:58), and the weather (Matt. 16:3). The modern-day Intelligent Design movement uses science to point to the Designer. However, science alone does not specify Who that Designer is. Biblical creationism not only tells Who the Designer is, but that He has a wonderful design for the people He made and for every aspect of their lives!

The Cause for Creationism
Due to the foundational and extensive nature of Biblical creationism, future articles on this subject will delve further into nine particular aspects as to why creationism is so important to everyday life:
1. We must remember the Creator in the days of our youth. (Eccl. 12:1)
2. Believers must be ready to give an answer as to why they believe what they believe. (I Pet. 3:15)
3. Paul used creationism when speaking to pagans. (Ac. 17:24)
4. Satan uses evolution to undermine faith in God's Word. (Heb. 4:2)
5. Like Paul, believers are to be "set for the defense of the Gospel." (Phil. 1:17)
6. Evolutionists know that the creation/evolution conflict is a foundational conflict.
7. Creationism is the basis for the bad news that all are sinners. ("As in Adam all die…" I Cor. 15:22)
8. Creationism is the basis for the good news that all can be saved. (…in Christ shall all be made alive." I Cor. 15:22)
9. Creationism is the basis for telling others the good news that all can be saved. (Matt. 28:18)

The purpose of these articles is to cause one to focus on God as Creator. An end result of this focus is that the life of the reader is changed to reflect the glory of the Creator even as His creation declares His glory! (Ps. 19:1)