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Origins: Where do we come from?
Evolution/Creation
Intelligent Design
Unlocking the Mystery of Life
Discovery Institute
Intelligent Design
Does it rule out the possibility of evolution?
What is Evolution?
Definition of Evolution
Change over timeChange that causes
something to improve or become more complex
Biological(Organic)Evolution
Gradual change of one kind of organism into another organism
Biological Evolution
Offspring must inherit new characteristics that make them different from their parents
Natural Selection
Some individuals are better able to compete
Those that win, live and reproduce
Darwin
Theory of Natural Selection
How a population changes over many generations in response to it’s environment
Intelligent Design
Naturalistic explanations are not sufficient to explain the origin of complex systems from an objective position.
Irreducible complexity helps to explain why
Intelligent Design
To whom does the video attribute the design that we see in nature?
Was any specific name used?
Understanding the ID Movement
Intelligent Design:
How Intelligent is it?
Problems with I D
Divorces Creator from creationNo neutral scienceNatural theology backfiredUnaccountable for dysteleologyDon’t know God as Redeemer
Why does it matter what we believe?
It’s not just about the
beginning.
It’s also about the end.
Evolution & the Bible
Did God use Evolution?
7 Biblical Evidences
7 Evidences
The process of Creation–Time, chance, natural processes
–He Spoke and it was created
7 Evidences
The order of Events –Stars and Earth–Reptiles and Birds–Earth of lava or water
7 Evidences
The cause of physical Death–Natural process from beginning of time
–Result of the curse, consequence of sin
7 Evidences
The Genesis Flood –Regional flood, fossils of old earth
–All plants and animals die, 20 ft of water covers all
7 Evidences
The days of Creation–Long ages, “given enough time we have faith…”
–Scriptural evidence says 24 hour days
7 Evidences
The Origin of Life–Accident, chance–God created for a purpose
7 Evidences
Jesus and Creation–Don’t believe in Jesus –He believed Moses and Genesis, God wrote 6 days on the stone tablets
First Law of Thermodynamics
The sum of all matter/energy in the universe it constant
Energy and matter cannot be created or destroyed
Universe can’t create itself
2nd Law of Thermodynamics
In an open system, useable energy will decrease over time
Systems decrease in complexity not increase
Law of Cause and Effect
Every material effect must have an adequate cause that existed before the effect
Big Bang is an effect, what is the cause?
Law of Biogenesis
All life comes from existing life
Theory of spontaneous generation proven false
God created Life
What is the battle really about?
Not Science/Bible
Evolution/Bible or Evolution/Science
Why does it matter what we believe?
Firm Foundation
If we don’t believe the words of Moses, we can’t believe the words of Jesus
Genesis is foundational to the rest of the bible
Firm Foundation
I Peter 3:15–Be ready to give an answer about what you believe and why you believe it
Firm Foundation
Meaning comes from OriginIf we don’t acknowledge a
creator, who makes the rules?
The Deception of Evolution
The bible has answersWe have to ask the right
questions We have to bring it back to
Christ
7 C’s of History
Creation - 6 24-hour days – Day 1 – Light, day & night – Day 2 – separates water, sky– Day 3 – land & seas, plants– Day 4 – Sun, Moon & Stars – Day 5 – Birds & sea creatures – Day 6 – Land animals, Man
7 C’s of History
Catastrophe–World wide flood
Confusion–Tower of Babel, languages
Christ – came as a man
7 C’s of History
Cross–Jesus died for our sins so that we can be forgiven
Consummation–Second coming, New Earth
Why Should I believe the Bible.
10 Reasons to Believe
That the Bible is True.
10 Reasons to Believe the Bible is True
Honesty about people– Heroes fail – Not a happy ending for all
Preservation– Been around a long time– Dead sea scrolls
10 Reasons to Believe the Bible is True
Accuracy – Historically/Geographically– Natural world descriptions
Unity – 40 authors, over 1600 years– One message hasn’t changed
10 Reasons to Believe the Bible is True
Divine Claims– Without it we have unsolved
mysteries in literatureMiracles
– Signature of God, names eye witnesses
10 Reasons to Believe the Bible is True
Prophecy – All fulfilled in Jesus
Endorsement – Jesus used scriptures– Said it was about Him
10 Reasons to Believe the Bible is True
Survival – Central book of Western
civilizationChanged Lives
– Great social/cultural influence– Changed History
What should I believe?
You are the only one who can decide.
But please remember…
Evolution
Not everything you read about Evolution is true.
There is a lack of evidence to support Biological Evolution.
Evolution
A belief in evolution undermines the Bible and Christianity as a whole.
God was there
Scripture is God’s way of telling us what happened
If we believe the Bible is true, we have to believe the creation story in Genesis
God is the One Creator
We are made in His imageWe were created by Him to
worship and glorify HimHe sent His Son to die for
our sins so we can be with Him again
God is the One Creator
He makes the rulesWe follow His rules to have a
happy, healthy life
Now What? Essay
Read what you wrote at the beginning of this unit
Write an essay about what you think now–Has anything changed or become more clear to you?
