The Debate Over Origins

The whole debate on origins has four major components, fist of all there’s the Biblical stance that “in the beginning, God created…..” at Calvary Chapel, we believe in a literal seven day creation by an all powerful, transcendent God. Not just some intelligent source with no name, but the God of the Bible. If we falter on this point of our faith the whole of our belief system will be faulty at best and our faith in vain at worst!

The second component within the debate on origins is of course, Darwinian Evolution. Let me just say at the onset of mentioning Darwin, that his theory is nothing more than a scam! It’s a smoke screen used by it’s proponents simply to prop up their own personal desire for unrighteousness. In fact, leading evolutionists have acknowledged (privately) the lack of evidence for Darwinian Evolution. Nevertheless, regardless of that lack of evidence and the overwhelming evidence for Creationism, they refuse to capitulate because, in their own words, “there’s no alternative”. There’s no alternative because it would mean submitting to the moral supremacy of a God Who created them and that would dictate the need to repent of their sins.

The third component of this very important debate is Theistic Evolution. This is nothing less than a compromise on the part of the church, who in essence has agreed to parts of the scam of Darwinism and have made God responsible for its godless theories. For example, Theistic Evolution says that the seven day creation in the Genesis account is just a metaphor that really describes millions of years and that God directed the evolution of the species. In my estimation and many others, this is worse than Darwinism in that it makes God out to be the villain responsible for the godless theory of species survival (survival of the fittest) which flies in the face of a Biblical God.

The problem that continues to exist for Darwinian Evolutionists and Theistic Evolutionists is, as mentioned before, the absolute absence of any credible evidence. The fossil record is completely void of any of the transitions from one species to another that these two theories depend upon. (for more information refer to the Institute for Creation Research at www.icr.org )

The final component is a new movement known as Intelligent Design. Many Christians see this movement as an opportunity to get in the back door, so to speak, into the realm of education and the science community. Intelligent Design is a movement being led by a number of highly respected scholars and scientists who have the intellectual integrity to admit that the lack of evidence for Darwinian Evolution and the overwhelming evidence for Creationism should at the very least, pave the way for more discussion on the subject. The problem that exists within this component is the lack of willingness on the part of the Intelligent Design people to admit that the God of the Bible is that higher intelligence. I’m sure that many within the ID movement are secretly paying allegiance to the God of the Bible, nevertheless, the movement in general is insistent that “they are not creationists!” Don’t get me wrong, I admire those within the ID movement as many of them are suffering for the stances they’ve made, sometimes suffering for simply mentioning ID (See the movie “Expelled” by Ben Stein) Nevertheless, we as Christians shouldn’t be looking for a “stealth” plan to promote the eternal truths of scripture. We should stand on those truths and proclaim them from the mountaintops for all to hear.

I’m truly amazed that at a time in history when the evidence for what the Bible says about creation is so absolutely overwhelming and when the absence of evidence for evolution has remained in tact, that the world still rejects the simple statement of Genesis 1:1 and continue to embrace the theory of a man who himself claimed it only to be a “theory” The bottom line is what the Bible says. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1) Let’s not waver on that first recorded truth in the Bible, because if we do, we’re in big trouble!