Creation
"I remember reading of the miracles of the Old Testament as a child,
but all the school-teaching about evolution has made me doubt Creation Theory.
Okay. There are so many ways to confront such a simple problem.
How can so many educated people be so wrong?"
Okay. There are so many ways to confront such a simple problem.
Let me give you a small example about who to trust:
There are so many religions in the world, but only one true Godhead.
So only one religion can possibly be correct.
Yet all these other religions have doctors, scientists, professors and military leaders
who are geniuses in their own right and yet won't believe in the one true Godhead.
Another perspective about human corruptibility is in math and money:
Many people use their intelligence and training to deceive people through financial scams.
They rely on their impressive titles, unigrees (university degrees), airs of sophistication and a pretense of wealth - to seduce the gullible.
So, this shows that many intelligent, educated people intentionally plan to deceive and cheat others.
In fact, many greedy people seek education, as a way to deceive others.
In the same vein, some people become educated as a way to deceive others about religion.
I too, hit a point where I wasn't sure how to believe in the Creation Account.
Here is how I solved this issue:
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There is a term in our judicial system called 'chain of custody'.
There is a term in our judicial system called 'chain of custody'.
Among other things, chain of custody gives assurance that what is being claimed is reliable,
because of who holds the evidence, and how it is handled.
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The Biblical chain of custody shows we can trust the Creation Account.
Jesus claimed ownership of the chain of custody with the Creation Account.
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Luke 16:
19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.
20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores
21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.
24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue,
because I am in agony in this fire.’
25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things,
25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things,
but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place,
so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’
27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family,
28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’
29 “Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.
30 “‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”
Again, verse 31, laser-focus on this:
31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”
Do you see what I see?
Do you see what I see?
Jesus affirmed the truth of the writings of Moses (the first 5 Books of the Old Testaments),
and the writings of the prophets (another part of the Old Testament)
So, Jesus confirmed the Creation Account in Genesis, eh?
This same Jesus that had the power to rise from the dead, confirmed the Creation Account in Luke 16.
His affirmations mattered because He later was crucified and rose from the dead, according to 500+ witnesses,
(1 Corinthians 15:1-8) thereby proving His deity as the Second Part of the Holy Trinity.
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In closing:
Consider the Idaho murder case (I am writing this part Jan. 4, 2023, when a suspect, Bryan Kohberger, was just arrested).
He was in a criminal justice PhD program and an assistant teacher at Washington State Uni.
The education system built to apprehend criminals - was corrupted by his presence in the program.
(All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.)
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Education does not create the desire for justice, love or truth.
Don't be surprised that colleges contradict what Jesus said.
So did the Pharisees and Sadducees of Jesus' time.