All Religions Lead to God - a myth

 

 

There is a great myth that all religions lead to God, but each just takes a different route.

 

In reality this concept doesn't fit in with what the Bible teaches. Jesus Christ taught very clearly that He was the only way to salvation, and the only one through whom mankind can have access to God the Father.

 

John 14:6 " Jesus said unto him, I am the way and the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

 

Pease note also the following scriptures John 5:39-40, John 3:16-19 and John 1:1-14.

 

John 1:1 " In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

 

John 1:14 " And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld His glory, the glory as the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth. "

 

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. This is the Creator. This is the God of the Old Testament.

 

 

Jesus Christ claimed to exist before the time of Abraham, and even claimed to have conversed with Abraham. John 8:56-58 " Your Father Abraham rejoiced to see my day and was glad. Then said the Jews unto Him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham ? Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am."

 

Before Abraham existed Christ was I AM. One of the names for the God of Israel in the days of Moses was I AM ! (John 18:5).

 

Exodus 3: 13-14 " And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers has send me unto you; and they shall ask me, What is His name ? what shall I say unto them ? And God said unto Moses, 1 AM THAT I AM: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. "

 

The God who appeared to Abraham and Moses, and who revealed Himself to Israel and who spoke the Ten Commandments from Mt. Sinai was none other than the Word - the one who came to this earth as the human being Jesus Christ to die for our sins.

 

The God of Israel claimed to be the one and only God, and said that the other gods were idols. Now this was before the coming of Christ. Christ came for many purposes, but one was to reveal God the Father to mankind. No man has ever seen God the Father, or heard His voice, except Christ (John 5:37) (Luke 10:22). When Christ came He revealed that there were two members of the Godhead. Prior to that Israel had only the concept of one God. Yet now we know there are two united in will and purpose, they are both part of the Godhead, but God the Father is greater than God the Son (John 14:28) (John 10:29-30) (1 Corinthians 15:20-28 note verse 27).

 

So the God of Israel claimed to be the one and only God. God at that time had not yet revealed to mankind that there were two members of the Godhead. However we read in Genesis 1: 26 that God said " Let us make man in our image..." So clearly there was more than one God involved in the Creation. This is the same God , who came to this earth as the human being Jesus Christ.

 

This God of the Old Testament absolutely forbad any worship of idols. People were commanded not to put any other God before the true God. The God of Israel is a jealous God, who will not share His affections with any idols (Exodus 20:2-6 note verse 5) (Deuteronomy 6:14-15)(Joshua 24:14-27). The God of Israel was none other than the Word - the God that humbled Himself and came to this earth in the form of a man - Jesus Christ. And do you realize that Jesus Christ does not change ?

 

Hebrews 13:8 : Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. "

 

Malachi 3:6 " For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed."

 

Since God never changes and Christ is part of the Godhead then we can be sure that Jesus Christ is just as opposed to idolatry as He has always been.

 

Psalms 96:5 " For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens." (Isaiah 45:5-7, 18) (Isaiah 46:5-10).

 

 

Amos 3:1-2 " Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, You only have I known of all the families of the earth......."

God only revealed Himself to Israel. The Old Testament scriptures point to Jesus Christ. The annual Holy Days point to and are prophetic of Jesus Christ. The sacrifices point to Jesus Christ.

 

Of course we are no longer under the Old Covenant, and salvation is available to the Gentiles as well. We are now under the New Covenant. But Christ has not done away with most of the laws (Matthew 5:17-19). Yes the God of the Old Covenant was none other than the Word the one born as the human being Jesus Christ.

 

All religions do not lead to God. That is what the Bible teaches. Christ is the Way and the Truth and the Life.

 

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The foundation of the church was completed almost 2,000 years, by Christ and the Apostles. You can only build on that foundation. So I probably have the Catholics angry with me already, so to be fair I might as well have the Mormons mad at me too.

 

The same logic I use regarding the false claim by the Catholic Church that their traditions have equal weight with that of the Bible, applies to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and their Book of Mormon.

 

In the Introduction the first paragraph of the Book of Mormon says this:

 

" The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains, as does the Bible, the fullness of the everlasting gospel. "

 

In the sixth paragraph of the Introduction in the Book of Mormon we read:

 

" Concerning this record the Prophet Joseph Smith said: " I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book."

 

One of the articles of faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is as follows:

 

" We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly, we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. "

 

 

I would now like to give you the second, third, fourth and fifth paragraphs of the Introduction to the Book of Mormon. This explains the supposed origins of the book, and how according to their teachings, this book was delivered to Joseph Smith.

 

" The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Their words, written on gold plates, were quoted and abridged by a prophet-historian named Mormon. The record gives an account of two great civilizations. One came from Jerusalem in 600 B.C., and afterward separated into two nations, known as the Nephites and the Lamanites. The other came much earlier when the Lord confounded the tongues at the Tower of Babel. This group is known as the Jaredites. After thousands of years, all were destroyed except the Lamanites, and they are the principal ancestors of the American Indians.

" The crowning event recorded in the Book of Mormon is the personal ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ among the Nephites soon after his resurrection. It puts forth the doctrines of the gospel, outlines the plan of salvation, and tells men what they must do to gain peace in this life and eternal salvation in the life to come.

" After Mormon completed his writings, he delivered the account to his son Moroni, who added a few words of his own and hid up the plates in the hill Cumorah. On September 21, 1823, the same Moroni, then a glorified, resurrected being, appeared to the Prophet Joseph Smith and instructed him relative to the ancient record and its destined translation into the English language.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The roots of capitalism go back to Calvinism. In places like Alberta we can see there is a curious marriage between the idolatrous worship of money and material goods, and Calvinism. Please click on Marriage between Idolatrous Worship of Money and Calvinism.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This is an ongoing problem, but much of it has been covered up.

 

There is nothing in the Bible to suggest that those in the ministry be celibate. In fact Peter was married, as were a good number of the other apostles. Apostle Paul was not married, but nowhere does Paul even suggest that it was a church rule for the clergy to be celibate.

 

Essentially this rule doesn't make any sense. It has resulting in many nuns being sexually abused by Priests. This apparently seems to be an especially serious problem for catholic nuns in Africa. It has also resulted in a percentage of homosexual priests abusing young boys, as in the case in Newfoundland a ways back. Celibacy for the priesthood is a contributing factor towards homosexuality, by especially priests.

 

These matters are an ongoing concern. Allowing for the clergy to marry, would not solve all of the problems regarding sexual abuse in this area, but it would certainly reduce the prevalence of the problem.

 

The catholic church, and any other church or religion that doesn't permit marriage by the clergy, of priesthood, is simply inviting abuse. The policy simply doesn't make any sense, and is against nature. For sure some may chose voluntary celibacy to devote themselves more to God and Christ, but it should always be voluntary. There should be no forcing this on anyone, or no compelling the clergy to be celibate. It just doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

 

 

 

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 Christianity  - a false assumption exists that all professing Christianity is part of the true Church, when in reality there is a tremendous amount of false Christianity.

 

Now let me preface this article by stating clearly that we as human beings are not in any position to judge who is, or who isn't part of God's true Church, or who is or isn't a true Christian. This is because the true church is made up of those who have the Holy Spirit in them, and we cannot see God's Holy Spirit. These are things that God knows, since God sees what is in people's hearts. Let God the Father and God the Son judge these matters.

 

Romans 8:9   " But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His. "

 

The Bible definitely teaches that just because someone, or some organization claims to be Christian and followers of Christ - this does not necessarily mean that they are the real thing.

 

Matthew 24: 4-5  " And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. "

 

* This doesn't mean these people will say they are actually Jesus Christ Himself, but that they will come in the name of Jesus, and preach about the person of Jesus - yet all the while deceiving people.

 

2 John 1: 7  " For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. "

 

Matthew 7: 21-23  " Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. "

 

Revelation 17: 1-6   " (1) And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: (2) With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. (3) So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. (4) And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: (5) And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. (6) And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. "

 

Described here is a great false church, who has given birth to daughter churches, who are also harlots.

 

The word " woman " is sometimes used to describe, or symbolize God's true Church.

 

Revelation 19: 7-9    " Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. "

 

Mystery Babylon and her Harlot daughters are churches, but they are prostitutes, and so are not true and faithful to Christ.

 

The Bible teaches that most of mankind is not yet called to salvation. Many have simply been deceived by the false Christianity. Their time to be called for salvation has not yet come.

Only A Few Now Being Called To Salvation - The Rest Are Blinded

 

The Bible does not teach that this is the only day for salvation for most of mankind. There is this myth that God and Christ are in a contest over the souls of men, and if people don't believe in Jesus now - then they will be lost for all eternity, or have to suffer forever in hell.

 

God's seven annual Holy Days show us God's schedule and plan here on earth. The Bible teaches very plainly that God at this time is only calling a few to salvation. He is only working with the small first fruits.

 

 

God's schedule here on earth is shown to us by His seven annual Holy Days:

 

Passover - fulfilled already when Christ died on the cross about 2,000 years ago.

 

Feast of Unleavened Bread - fulfilled when Christ died and was resurrected about 2,000 years ago.

 

Day of Pentecost - most of this Holy Day has been fulfilled. Christ is the first fruits to rise from the dead. The Church of God was founded on the Day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was sent to earth and entered the 120 believers (Acts 2:1-4). Christ has built His church through the ages and there are seven different eras of the true church listed in the prophecies regarding the church in Revelation chapter 2 and 3 - Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodecea. We are living in the last days in 2012. The first four eras of the church are long gone. We may still have a remnant or final phase of the Sardis era. We definitely are in the period where the two last contemporary eras of the true church are now on the scene - Philadelphia and Laodecea. These last two eras of God's true church exist right up to the return of Jesus Christ. Therefore it is quite plain that we here in 2004 are still in the Pentecostal period of God's schedule here on earth, where he is only working with building up the Church, and calling the small first fruits to salvation (Rev.14:3-4)

 

Feast of Trumpets - not fulfilled yet. It points to Christ's return and the resurrection of the saints, and this is still in the future - an educated guess is that Christ will return sometime between 2040 and 2070. So this is still a little ways off - but not that far off.

 

Day of Atonement - still in the future. This points to Christ locking up Satan, after Christ returns, and sets up his world ruling government. Then the world will be at-one-ment with God.

 

Feast of Tabernacles - still in the future. This points to the Millennium - the thousand year rule by Christ here on earth.

 

Last Great Day - not fulfilled yet. This points to the Great White throne Judgment period where all of mankind who never had their first chance for salvation - will be resurrected as fleshly human beings and given their first opportunity for salvation. This is the later greater harvest. Most of mankind has not yet been called to salvation. So most of mankind is not yet called, lost, or judged (and this includes most of professing Christianity). They will be resurrected, and then called, and judged as to how they have responded. And this judgment period may be around 100 years in length, but there is nothing specific in scripture as to how long it will last. Those who remain unrepentant to the end, and remain rebellious will be thrown in the Lake of Fire, which happens at the end of the judgment period, and they will be burnt up (Revelation 20:14-15) (Malachi 4:1,3). God will then create a new heaven and new earth(Rev.21:1,5).

 

The Day of Pentecost points to where we are in God's schedule here today in 2004.

 

Only a few comparatively are being called to salvation now. God works through His true church to call individuals to salvation. Most of mankind is spiritually blinded and do not yet have their minds open to understand the truth.

 

No man can come to Christ unless God draws them through His spirit.

 

John 6:44 " No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. "

 

John 6:64 " And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. "

 

This is God opening up the person's mind spiritually, and inviting them to salvation.

 

1 Corinthians 1:26-29 " For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence. "

 

God doesn't invite many of the so-called great people into the church right now. Instead most who are called are despised, and those who are not powerful in this world. They are among the outcasts, the weak, the humble and so on. Few of them have very high positions in the world.

 

God predestined those He would call to salvation. They are not predestined to be lost or saved - but the timing of their calling has been predestined, or predetermined. God has a schedule, and He has a plan for each person. Whether each person lives up to that plan is up to that individual to decide. Whether the person responds favourable to the call for salvation - is up to the person. We all have free moral agency. God will not force anyone into his Kingdom. Those called have choices to make.

 

We are not predestined to be lost or saved. Only the timing of our call to salvation has been predetermined. God knew us even before we were born. God is the Creator, and He knows of us long before we exist. We are creations of God. He plans it all out, but He doesn't control every little detail. And He has given us all free moral agency.

 

So naturally God already knows before the person is even born - when they are to be called. This is because God is running the show, and we are the work of His hands.

 

Romans 8:28-30 " And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. "

 

Ephesians 1:5 " Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, "

 

Ephesians 1:11 " In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: "

 

These scriptures show us that God foreknew us before we were born, and had already planned to call those certain ones to salvation during the Pentecostal period of His plan. This is the small first fruits. We are not predetermined to be lost or saved - only the timing for our calling has been predetermined by God.

 

The Bible teaches that most people invited, or called to salvation in the Pentecostal period (where God is just working with the church) will not respond positively. Why ? Because other persons and things take over first place in their lives, and they don't put God first.

 

Luke 15:15-24 " And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

 

" Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse.

 

" The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

 

" So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.

 

" And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. "

 

The one inviting people to the supper is God the Father. He does this through His spirit. The supper is the wedding supper in God's Kingdom where the church will marry Christ. Most called have other things on their minds, and don't take the calling seriously. So God turns to the poor, the crippled, the weak and despised of the world - who often are humble enough to come to God.

 

Yes people are so very busy these days. They have jobs, and families. They buy houses and open businesses. In this process, so many are like the seeds choked by thorns. They get caught up in the cares of this life. They are too busy for God and Christ. They are too busy to keep the Sabbath. Too preoccupied with other things to pray. Too busy to study their Bibles. Too busy to produce any fruits for God. Too busy to love their Creator, who gives them every breath of air. Too busy to thank God for the gift of life.

 

Where are our priorities ? We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out with us when we die (1 Timothy 6:6-12). The treasures of this world are only temporary - they can be stolen, they rust and rot away (Matthew 6:19-20). Instead seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33). Then we won't spend our lives chasing the wind.

 

Matthew 22:1-10 " And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

 

" Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

 

" And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. "

 

God the Father invites, or calls individuals to salvation. Most of those called do not respond positively. Like most of mankind - they have other persons and things that take first place in their lives. Persons are invited to become engaged to Jesus , and eventually marry Christ. There will be a huge wedding supper after Christ has returned and resurrected the church. This will be a wedding ceremony (Revelation 19:7-9).

 

The parable of the sower explains this a little.

 

Matthew 13:3-8 " And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. "

 

Matthew 13:10-17 " And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

 

" And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

 

" But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. "

 

Christ spoke to the general public in parables - not to make the meaning clearer, but to hide the truth, because most people are not called to salvation. Privately He explained the parables to His disciples, because they were being called to salvation, and had their minds opened to understand the truth, because God's spirit was working with them.

 

Most of the people's ears were dull of hearing, and they had their eyes closed to the truth, and the message did not sink into their stoney hearts (and the situation has not changed today). Why ? Because it wasn't God's time for them to be called to salvation. Their first and only opportunity will come in the judgment period - when they will be resurrected and then finally have their minds opened to the truth.

 

So let us get Christ's explanation about the sower and the seeds sown.

 

Matthew 13:18-23 " Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

 

" When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

 

" But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

 

" He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

 

" But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. "

 

The Bible teaches that we are predestined to be called at a certain time for salvation. Those of us being called in this present Godless age are having our minds opened to the truth now. Our first and only opportunity for salvation is happening now. Only a comparatively very few of the world's population throughout the ages, up to now, has been called to salvation. The vast overwhelming majority is simply not yet called, and their eyes are blinded, and their ears are dull of hearing and they just don't understand. God the Father is not yet drawing them through His spirit.

 

And of those few comparatively that are being called in this age (before the return of Christ) most of them won't respond positively, but will have other things on their minds and plate, and won't have time for God.

 

Even God does not know exactly how specific people will respond to His invitation. If He did then this would mean we are not free moral agents, and that our fate is predetermined. No - our eternal fate is not predetermined by God. What God has predetermined, or predestinated is the timing of our being called to salvation. Some of us are being called now in this age - from the beginnings of the church on the Day of Pentecost up to the return of Christ. Most of mankind will be called later - in the judgment period.

 

Interestingly the Bible teaches that during the thousand years, or Millennium - all people will be called to salvation.

 

So God doesn't predetermine who will be lost and who will be saved. That is up to us. If we want to be in God's Kingdom badly enough then we will be there. Why ? Because God wants us there, and He and Christ are here to give us all the help we need. No one is stronger than God, and He wants us in His Kingdom, so if we want to be there badly enough then we will be there. Because if we really want to be there then we will do what is needed to be there. However, even God cannot or will not make or force people to want to love Him first and be with Him forever in His Kingdom.

 

We are not mere automatons. We have God given free moral agency. God has created us as independent individuals with free will. We are free to enter into the Christian struggle. Or we are free to just go our merry way, and ignore God. Of course we must go to God through Jesus Christ if we want salvation - there is no other way to do it. The question is this - Do we love God and put Him first, or do we love something or someone more than Him and Christ ??

 

The Bible teaches that a great false religious system exists here on earth, that is symbolically called in Revelation 17:5 " MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. "

 

This is a woman, and in prophecy a woman is often symbolic of the church, or a church. However, this woman is not faithful to Christ, but is a prostitute (Revelation 17:1-6, note verse 1). She goes to bed with the governments of the earth.

 

This is a great church. And she has given birth to daughter churches, who are also prostitutes. This is a great church - not a little flock as God's true church is often described.

 

Revelation 17:2 " With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. "

 

This great system has deceived and confused the inhabitants of the earth through her false religious doctrines. She and the idolatrous system she leads and represents will eventually be destroyed (Revelation chapter 18).

 

Matthew 24:4-5 " And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. "

 

God has allowed this deception to happen. The many are to be deceived - not the few. It is His will, because most of mankind is not yet called to salvation, and are deceived. They are deceived by false churches, and by false religions. They are deceived by idolatry. This is all according to God's will.

 

God has indeed allowed Satan that old serpent to deceive the nations, and almost all of mankind. How ? Through idolatry ! However, this deception will not be allowed to go on forever.

 

Revelation 12:9 " And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. "

 

Revelation 20:1-3 " And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. "

 

Revelation 20:7-10 " And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. "

 

Right now most of the world is deceived. Only a comparatively few are having their minds opened to the truth. This deception by Satan is primarily achieved through idolatry. God has allowed Satan to do this. Idolatry (personal, or national idolatry) estranges and alienates individuals and nations from God. It cuts you off from God.

 

Idolatry is also one of Satan's main tools through which he try's to get true Christians to lose out on salvation. He try's to seduce or tempt real Christians to focus on other things or person's besides God.

Therefore most people are not lost. They are just deceived.

 

However, as was pointed out to you - this deception will not be allowed to go forever. God will someday remove the veil that is covering almost all of mankind - the veil that has served to blind them.

 

Isaiah 25:7 " And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. "

 

2 Corinthians 3:13-16 " And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. "

 

Most of the Jews still follow Judaism, and the Torah. Most of them are still blinded. Their time for salvation has not yet come, and they believe they can receive life through keeping the law. Someday Christ will return and remove that veil, or blindness.

 

Isaiah 11:9 " They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. "

 

This will happen after Christ returns and sets up His Kingdom.

 

Right now almost all the world is estranged and alienated from God and Christ through idolatry. Their own personal, societal and national idolatry - has served to cut them off from God. For God the Father and God the Son will not play second fiddle to anyone, or anything. You must have God and Christ first in your life.

 

Ezekiel 14:5 " That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols. "

 

Idolatry estranges, alienates and cuts you off from God. This world's civilizations are basically all built and based on idolatry - there is not a single civilization here on earth at this time that has its society built and based on the true God - and has the true God as their national God.

 

When Christ returns He will set Himself to abolish all idols. Then the world will truly be at one with God. Right now God has allowed Satan to blind and deceive the world through idolatry.

 

Revelation 9:20 " And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: "

 

Mystery Babylon herself is deeply involved in idolatry.

 

Revelation 17:5 (from the Living Bible) " A mysterious caption was written on her forehead: " BABYLON THE GREAT, MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF IDOL WORSHIP AROUND THE EARTH."

 

Jesus Christ will do away with the idols when He returns.

 

Isaiah 2:18 " And the idols he shall utterly abolish.

 

Then all men will be called to salvation in the Millennium.

 

 

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FLAWS IN THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION

 

First of all here is a simple description of what this theory states.

 

First of all a lot of scientists say that probably the universe came into existence when a giant ball or primeval atom exploded. This is the big bang theory and so this original ball blew up and so the universe came into existence. The sun, it is speculated, came into existence when an enormous cloud or disk of dust and gas condensed or came together. The earth they say probably came into existence the same way but a little later than the sun. Theory says the earth is around 4,500,000,000 years old (4.5 billion years). Recent speculation is that it may be much older perhaps up to 10 billion years or so.

 

Now how did life start ? Well the theory states that the earth in its early years probably had a lot of gases and liquids on its surface. There probably wasn't an atmosphere like the one today. The sun shone down on earth but there was no atmosphere like today. So certain rays such as ultra-violet could get right through to the surface. So the scientists speculate that there was storms on earth with much lightening, and this combined with all the liquids and gases and the solid earth along with the sun's heat and rays, formed a sort of soup. This it is said probably led to the formation of very simple molecules such as sugars and amino acids.

 

In some way these very simple structures came into existence and over eons of time, millions of millions of years, these tiny structures combined together to form bigger and more complicated molecules. Eventually they came alive or life began. These little bits of life called molecules then came to be able to reproduce themselves. At first there must of been one kind of molecule, but over the course of time they diversified, and so there were many different kinds of molecules (A molecule is the smallest part or an element or compound). Gradually over multimillions and millions of years these molecules changed and combined together in different forms until today we have an amazing diversity in living organisms. The varieties of these early "living" molecules which competed most successfully for the resources available and reproduced most rapidly apparently must have pushed out and overcome other less competitive molecules. So the process just continued on and on. One set of molecules gradually became organized together and became more and more complex.

 

Self-reproducing molecules are called by science nucleic acids and the most vital of these is DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid. These acids organize matter around them to form cells. The cell is a functional unit containing the machinery for maintenance, growth and reproduction. So organisms consist of cells or organized groups of cells. So if the cells are higher organized and with many doing specialized jobs you end up with a highly evolved creature like man. So man is a complex organism.

 

So there is your theory of evolution. I could go into more detail but my brain may not be able to handle the strain. So to be on the safe side we shall leave it at that. It is very difficult to write on this subject.

 

You look into these books explaining about evolution and the words are not too common. They give you all the Geological Periods and it is almost impossible relating to them. Here are some of the names for geological periods; Quaternary, Tertiary, Cretaceous and Permean. Then the names given to dinosaurs are simply beyond my ability to even pronounce some of them. Iquanodon, Rhamphorhynchus and Brontosaur are just a few and it is almost impossible to relate to such creatures. Probably many people are simply overwhelmed by all the graphs that the evolutionists make and the strange kind of names for ages and creatures. A person hears about all these old bones - er fossils that they dig up and they say it belongs to such and such a dinosaur, that lived in whatever age they say, and so many millions of years ago, maybe 10,000 million or 50,000 million - who knows.

 

Now you begin to think that surely these guys have it all figured out. They are the products of our best universities and golly they are well educated, so they must know something. So surely we must just shut our mouths and listen to these people, because they have to be on the right track.

 

But how can we be sure what they say happened ? No one was there and the fossils have been dug up, but how can we prove whether their interpretation of them is accurate ? Can we see evolution at work right before our eyes ? Can it be proved to be true by personal firsthand observation and reasoning in the living world ?

 

Perhaps the educators will say that ordinary folks like us are not educated enough to understand these things on our own. We need the help of experts. Yeah right ! This is the same thing your Priest, Minister, Lawyer, Economist or Politician will tell you. Just believe and trust them, because they have the right answers !! Well I will believe it when I see the proof, and if it can't be proved firsthand to my own satisfaction, then I will throw it out. If it can be proved then I shall accept it.

 

1.  One huge enormous flaw in the theory of evolution is that they can't explain where the big ball came from. The big bang theory says there was this huge ball, or primeval atom, which suddenly blew up thus creating the universe. But where did it come from ? The evolutionists have no answer! Where did matter come from ? The evolutionists have no answer ! The big ball and matter was just there, sort of like magic. Some scientists will even try to convince you that our vast universe, which is so enormous that we can't see the end of it - just came from nothing. Yeah sure ! And Santa Claus flies in the sky in a sleigh pulled by reindeer, and the Tooth Fairy exists !

 

Scientists have not been able to find out how big the universe is, or how many stars there are. The limits of the universe are unknown by mankind. Perhaps there are no limits, but this is mere speculation. There are known to be millions of galaxies of various sizes and shapes. Galaxies contain millions, even billions of stars of many types. There may be billions of galaxies, because mankind has not been able to see the end of the universe. It is not even possible for a mortal human being to comprehend the size and mass of the universe. So where did the matter that makes up the universe come from ? The evolutionists have no answer, except to suggest that it might have just come from nothing !!! What kind of idiots do they think we are ?

It is unreasonable and unscientific to suggest that the vast universe just popped into existence from the void, like magic, and randomly, without any intelligent guiding force behind it. I thought scientists didn't believe in mythology and magic. I thought they used reason and logic. Does it seem logical to you that our earth, sun and moon (not to mention the whole seemingly limitless universe with its multiple millions of galaxies, with each galaxy containing millions and perhaps billions of stars) could have just come into existence from nothing ? That is what the true believer evolutionists are trying to tell you. Talk about blind faith.

 

Andromeda Galaxy, it is estimated Andromeda contains over 300 billion stars. The other images that look like stars, some are stars that are part of our Milky Way, but others are actually Galaxies, with their own complement of billions of stars. Image downloaded from the internet.

 

Apparently they speculate there are some sort of particles, or is it non-particles, or some things that are just able to bring matter into existence from nothing. What a joke !

 

So where did matter come from ? Where did the big ball that supposedly blew up, come from ?

 

Let me quote the famous British astronomer Mr. Patrick Moore, from his book ' The Unfolding Universe ' page 242: " Finally I come back to the point of view which I have given many times in the past, and which has even been regarded as a particular hobbyhorse of mine. I maintain that nobody has yet discussed the origin of the universe. We must start from something; matter must have been created in some way, and no theory, steady-state, big bang or oscillating universe, has given the slightest inkling of how this happened......"

 

Those of us who know God, have the answers for the origin of matter and the universe.

 

Hebrew 11:3 " Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. "

 

Spiritual energy from God (which we can't see) was transformed into the material universe we can see. A good analogy to help understand this is electricity. We can't see electricity with our eyes, but electricity can be transformed by a light bulb into light , for example. Electrical energy can be transformed to do all sorts of things, but it has to work through some sort of instrument, or tool, like a heater, radio, TV, Computer, pump, vacuum cleaner and so on. So also spiritual energy from God was transformed into matter through the act of creation. Very simple stuff ! Well not really. Of course there must be a natural means that God uses to do that. There must be some natural tool, that God uses to transfer the spiritual energy of His into matter. Whether science will ever be able to discover the mechanism used is pure speculation.

 

The nature of matter is very interesting. It is really locked up energy. The splitting of the atom, and the invention of the atomic bomb, shows us how much energy is locked in there. One of the smallest building blocks of matter is the atom. Atoms are made of a nucleus that contains protons and neutrons, and electrons that orbit the nucleus. Atoms have a certain number of protons, neutrons and electrons. This is what makes one atom different from another.

So basically these little bits of matter are in motion. Spiritual energy from God has been harnessed and locked into matter, and this is one of the basic building blocks, God uses to create things.

 

 

2. Another enormous flaw in evolutionary theory is that the evolutionists will have you believe life evolved from non-life. This is unscientific. Why ? Because we can easily prove that only life begets life. This is a scientific fact. Life just doesn't spontaneously pop up from non-life. The theory of evolution is basically unscientific, because it is a proven fact that life can only come from life.

 

However, the true believer evolutionists will want to sell you their snake oil, and have you swallow the myth that life evolved from non-life over eons of time. Yet this cannot be proven and is unscientific !!

 

Of course those of us who know God exists, have no problem explaining how life came to be. God created life. But the scientific establishment has rejected God and the Bible.

 

I have only one response Psalms 14:1 " The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. "

 

3.  Another flaw in the evolution theory is that when a person observes nature they see that kind reproduces after kind. There are different species of one kind, but they are all still of the same family. You can't observe in nature where one kind makes a sudden jump to become a different kind. This principle agrees with the Genesis record of creation where it is said that kind was only to reproduce after kind ( Genesis 1: 11-12, 21, 24-25 ).

 

Now there are many different species of grouse and ptarmigan in Alberta but they all belong to the same family or kind. There is the ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, sage grouse, and spruce grouse, blue grouse, greater prairie chicken for example, and high up in the mountains the willow ptarmigan, and white-tailed ptarmigan. Each of these is a separate species with habits all their own, but they all are still of the same kind.

 

There are times that adaptation occurs and new species come to exist. There is no doubt about this. A certain group gets cut off from the larger population and begins to interbreed and you can get a new species develop. This happens all the time in nature, but adaptation is not the same a evolution. You just can't see a ruffed grouse for example trying to mate with a duck or an owl. In fact ruffed grouse do not interbreed with sharp-tailed grouse even when their territories overlap.

 

Each species has developed a different custom or ritual in mating. For this reason the two do not mate together in nature ( there certainly may be some rare exceptions).

 

The sharp-tailed males congregate on dancing grounds and perform displays before other males. Females are attracted to them because the sounds they make can be heard for long distances. So mating is more in a social context. The ruffed has a whole different way of going about this. Each male stacks a territory off for himself and finding a fallen tree they stand on it and beat their wings rapidly which makes a drumming sound. Such sounds are very common in the spring time in grouse habitat. Now I don't know very much about the full sex lives of these birds, but the females obviously hear and are driven by the urge just like the males. So a ruffed grouse will not make the mistake of mating with a sharp-tailed or spruce grouse or any other species other than their own, unless something extremely unusual happens.

 

There are many species of ducks for example, but they are still all ducks. Many species of cats yet they can still be recognized as cats - all the way from the house cat to the tiger. The basic nature of the kind stays the same, but there can be a tremendous amount of variation and adaptation of different species. This is because habitat or environment is not the same. So when a creature moves into a different environment they gradually adapt to it and so eventually a distinct species develops. Sometimes also, very rarely there are beneficial mutations, which are passed on.

 

Adaptation of the species to the environment happens. Natural selection happens. These are well documented scientific truths. However, this is not the same thing as evolution. Evolution teaches that one kind changes into another kind. Evolution teaches that life began with so called simple cells (actually cells have been found to be extremely complex). Then life slowly evolved over millions and millions of years from one kind of creature, or plant to another. Mankind is supposed to be the most highly evolved creature on earth. So please understand that true science agrees with natural selection. However, evolution theory is fundamentally unscientific, because much of it can't be proven.

 

4. Another flaw in evolution is the tremendous shortage of intermediate kinds of animals in nature. All creatures are adapted to their environments to survive. They become a part of the habitat. You cannot for example see a half dog, half cat in nature. But there are some very unusual and strange creatures indeed.

 

In nature different kinds of animals do not interbreed. You just can't see it happening in the wild. The main reason I believe is that the habitats, and breeding customs are different. So there can be no confusion about this business. A robin and a blue jay for example are similar in size. It is conceivable that a robin could mate with a blue jay but it never happens. The reason is that each goes through their own mating rituals. Each is a different kind of bird and that's all that's to it.

 

Even different species of the same kind do not normally interbreed. Coyotes and wolves for example can mate together, but it does not happen too often in nature. These are both of the dog family but in the wild, coyotes and wolves are enemies and wolves sometimes eat coyotes. Interbreeding does occur, but not very often. But interbreeding between different kinds of creatures does not happen in the wild.

 

Every family of creatures has a nature. Dogs all have similar characteristics even though they may vary greatly. All men share the same nature but all human beings are not of the same race, or speak the same language. There are tremendous differences but yet we still have the same human nature. That nature does not change no matter where we live.

 

Each kind of animal, plant and bird also has a distinct nature which stays basically the same. The outward form change but the basic nature is the same.

 

Now people may give the example of certain amphibious creatures such as frogs and toads or salamanders which can live in water or dry land. The fact is that these creatures are perfectly adapted to their environment and not some half way creature. They reproduce after their own kind and it just so happens that their nature is that they spend a part of life in water and another on land.

 

Porpoises and dolphins are also given as examples of creatures which are half mammal and half fish. They live in the water but must surface for air regularly. The evolutionists claim that these were once land dwelling creatures which have returned to the sea. Their front legs have been turned into useless flippers and may disappear all together. Their hind legs have been joined together and so they have tails now. Now in this case we see a perfectly adapted creature. Where are the remnants of this race which stayed on the land ? Where are the dolphins which are not yet fully evolved, and so spend part of their time in water and part on land. You can't find any of them walking around.

 

Now it is claimed by the evolutionists that birds are descended from reptiles. Birds have scales on their feet and so this is supposed to be a remnant of their reptilian past.

 

Yet when you look at each kind of bird you see a perfectly adapted creature. Birds also lay eggs but these are warm blooded, and not like reptiles. They have feathers and very light bones for flying. Now if evolution is true then we should be able to see many half bird, half reptiles all over the place especially in the fossil record. Where are the reptiles that are still evolving into birds ? Where are the half formed wings and half formed feathers ? There is no kind of creature which is a real link between them. You can't find it in nature.

 

If evolution is true then we should actually see more half way creatures than fully adapted creatures. It is true that creatures adapt and so their bodies change gradually. The most adaptable survive and reproduce and pass on those genes to their offspring. I was over to the game farm and saw some of the antelope from Africa. These small antelopes live on the savannah where it is important to be able to see enemies coming. The ones who can see the predators coming and can escape most often are the ones that survive and pass their genes on to their offspring. So the head has become elongated and the eyes have moved further to the top of this animals head. So when they are grazing their eyes are able to see more clearly to avoid enemies. Also the front legs have become longer than the hind ones and this also helps then to see over the tall grass. Therefore the ones who survived passed on their genes to their offspring and so you get an antelope with an elongated head and face with eyes higher on the head and longer front legs.

 

This is not evolution but merely adaptation of the creature to the environment. Evolution teaches that one kind evolves into another kind. The animal is still an antelope, but it has changed over the years no doubt. But the basic antelope nature has not changed but the outward appearance has. They are still antelopes only now with long narrow heads and long front legs and higher shoulders.

 

5.  Another point is that to the evolutionists man is just an animal. So they have taken that particular point of view. Therefore everything they study and which they discover about man in interpreted from that point of view. So all that is learned is just seen from that particular angle.

 

Also scientists dig up fossils which they believe to be links between man and ape like creatures. However, not all scientists agree with each other as to what these bones exactly are. So they cannot agree as to what any particular bones may be. There isn't unanimous agreement within the scientific community.

 

6. The sixth point is that scientists who dig up and study fossils, for the most part have their minds made up as to what those bones may mean. They have been taught to see these fossils from the evolutionary point of view and so this is how they interpret them. So a person enters into this search with a certain vision in one's head. Then when a fossil of an ape like creature is found, the fossil is placed into a certain pre-arranged order.

 

Also in the natural world these people interpret nature from the evolutionary viewpoint. Evolution is considered to be proved and no longer a theory. So they only see nature from that angle and ignore looking at this from the other side. The study is no longer an objective search for truth, but rather a subjective search for evidence which will confirm pre-conceived ideas. The process is unscientific because of its subjectivity. Evolution is considered to be accepted and proven by many so-called educated people, and so other possibilities are ignored.

It is also a question of only seeing what they want to see. The entrenched scientific establishment has for the most part accepted the theory of evolution and based their ideas on it. To question the premise would put a scientist at odds with the prevailing doctrines. It is not the in thing to do - to question the theory of evolution. So a big part of the problem has to do with politics in the scientific community. A biology professor for example, who does not go along with this theory, will not be able to teach that subject in any prestigious university in the country. He will not be hired for the job. The entrenched political scientific establishment plugs their ears and will not listen to the other side of the story.

 

7.  The evolutionists have plugged their ears from hearing anything about how God could have created the universe and life. This is another major flaw in this theory because any other possibilities are ignored. The idea that God could have created life is rejected before it is even considered. This is an unscientific approach because men refuse to look at the subject from all angles. Scientific objectivity and the search for the facts is shunned. Instead a subjective manner is followed. The scientific establishment for the most part has simply decided beforehand to leave God out of the picture.

 

8.  Another flaw in this theory is that many scientists have failed to recognize that creation is happening right before their eyes. Life is being created daily, but many people fail to realize this. Evolution says life began billions of years ago and there was no such a thing as an act of creation. Life is evolving is the teaching. Yet if a person looks they are able to see life being created right near your back door. Babies are being born everyday and this is a creation. You and I are created beings, because 100 years ago we did not exist. If you are married and planning to have children then you are helping to create new life.

 

Too many scientists fail to believe that there could be a God that works through His creation. They fail to see the earth and the environment as instruments in the hand of God through which He creates daily. Life is being continually renewed and plants and animals which never existed before are born right under our noses, and we can't seem to understand. Birds nesting and raising a family, crops growing, a continual cycle of birth and death. The sparrow that lives in the woods is a unique individual creation and there will never be another one like it again. Evolution is some mindless process and creatures are not considered unique. Yet these creatures never existed before and these few years are all they have.

 

Yes - but people may say that this is not creating anything. Life is just being passed on from one generation to another and so it is just a natural process and has nothing to do with God. So the argument is that life is just evolving and it began a very long time ago and just keeps going on its own.

 

People who say this just see life from one particular point of view. They cannot conceive of the possibility of a God creating life in the manner I described. They have a pre-conceived idea that when God creates something he just causes it to be there out of nothing. Zot ! People have a narrow point of view as to how God creates and how He may work.

 

It seems that most of mankind does not wish to think that they could be anyone's tool or instrument. They are loath to admit that they are not in control of their destiny, and refuse to admit that they are merely products of a greater force and power. Yet an objective study into this subject reveals to us that we are indeed just victims of circumstances and products of our environment. We are created beings. Evolutionists refuse to take into consideration that there may indeed be a Supreme Being, who shapes and molds his creation by working through the creation, through nature. Too many men refuse to consider that there may be a God who controls and alters the environment in order to create the kind of person and creature He wants.

 

9. Another flaw in the theory is that scientists have failed to understand the record of Creation described for us in the book of Genesis in the Bible. An assumption is made is made that the Bible teaches that the universe and the earth and all life was created about 6,000 years ago. This is a false assumption because what you read in Genesis is a process of renewing the earth.

 

Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."

 

So the Bible teaches there was a beginning, but we are not told how long ago that was. The earth and heaven were created and it does not say that life was not created at the same time. Nothing is said about dinosaurs or any such pre-historic life. Yet there is room for them in this scripture.

 

Genesis 1:2 "And the earth was (or became) without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."

 

The reader would be advised to go over the first chapters of the Book of Genesis. It is quite clear that what we have here is a renewing of creation. This is not the original creation, but simply a restoring of life and order to the earth and heavens. The earth was covered by water and thick clouds and empty of life. We are not told how long life had existed on earth, since the original creation as described briefly in Genesis 1:1. This would include all the prehistoric life forms such as the dinosaurs and huge plants that lived at that time. It is not shown how long the earth was in a state of destruction and covered by water. There is just no record and so it is impossible to really say.

 

God began the process of repairing the earth, and the solar system so that life could be sustained on earth. The account in Genesis is the description of a restoration of the earth and not the original creation. Life could have existed for millions and billions of years prior to that, there is no record given. What happened during these eons of time is anyone's guess, but there is evidence in the rocks. Dinosaurs were not created 6,000 years ago as many people think. God did not create an earth with ready made fossils in the ground just to trick people. These creatures did exist, because we find them buried in the ground as fossils. The account given in Genesis is describing a renewing of life and not the original creation. There was a universal catastrophe on earth and life perished.

 

Now if you would go on further you will read that in the days of Noah God brought another universal flood on the earth, but saved Noah and his family in the ark. This account is considered by many educated people to be pure myth, but there it is in the Bible. I myself have many unanswered questions regarding Noah's flood. So I certainly do not purpose to know all the answers.

 

The Bible shows us that there have been periods in the past where there was worldwide destruction of life. This explains the abrupt disappearance of the dinosaurs and many other prehistoric life forms. It appears that Noah's flood explains for us why life forms such as mastodons and saber- toothed tigers disappeared suddenly from the scene. It seems to explain why there have been found many fossilized creatures all in one location. This is because the waters carried masses of dead animals and plants and deposited them in mass graves. This is one way coal if formed. Scientists however rule out the possibility of such worldwide catastrophe . These are just stories and myths dreamt up by superstitious pagans according to them.

 

10.  Another flaw in the theory of evolution is how scientists view man. They look at the fossil record and see creatures who were ape like, but resembling man. So they conclude that man is descended from an ape like creature and has evolved from them. The account in Genesis is dismissed without even giving it any consideration.

 

Genesis 1: 26 - 27 " And God said , let us make man in our image, after our likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the foul of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth " .

 

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he them, male and female created he them.

 

Genesis 2 : 7 " And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and created into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul."

 

Adam is described as the first man. Man is made in the image of God. The scientists and evolutionists have failed to believe that the record in Genesis does not disallow the existence of any ape-like creatures existing prior to man's creation. There could very well have been such beings who lived prior to Adam. There is nothing that tells us they could not have been using primitive tools and stone like weapons. These ape like creatures could even have been able to use fire. There is nothing in the Bible that says such creatures did not live. They could have and this does not contradict the record in Genesis.

 

Adam it was said was the first man.

 

1 Corinthians 15: 45 " And so it is written, the first man Adam was made a living soul, the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. "

 

The difference between a man and an ape, or an ape like creature is that mankind is made in the image of God and the others are not. Man is a separate distinct kind of creature. He was made to have a relationship with his Creator and become like Him.

 

Adam was offered the tree of life which would impart to him eternal life. No other creatures have been given that chance, because only man is made in God's likeness. This explains to us why only mankind has something called a religion. Humans were made so that they needed God and needed to build and orientate their lives around God and to become like Him. We are made in the likeness of God, but God is a spirit. Mankind is made of flesh - in God's image, but has the potential to be made into the Spiritual image of God. There are no other creatures who are given the opportunity to come to know the spiritual. Only man of all creatures is able to comprehend the spiritual.

 

This is probably the biggest most gigantic flaw in the theory of evolution. Prehistoric ape like creatures could have existed. They may very well have had the knowledge of how to make fire and primitive tools. Their tribes may have been very well organized. They could have been cooking their food over fires. Yet they were not men. Their physical powers and strength could have been far superior to ours. However they were not men. Man only is made in God's image. These were only beasts and not men. None of the beasts have been given the chance to become like God and none of them are allowed to worship God. They were not made for that purpose.

 

11. The last point is that scientists don't seem to realize that apes exist at this very time on earth. These are your gorillas, chimpanzee and orangutan and a few others, which are alive and with us today. There is a tremendous barrier between apes and man. It can be clearly seen that we are not of the same kind. They are apes and we are men. Gorillas are not just hairy sub-humans, but are an entirely different kind of animal. Sure there are similarities, but there are also similarities between man and squirrels, grouse, wolves and yes even pigs. Pigs always get kicked around, but man and hogs have much in common. I hope that science does not teach that we are first cousins or something.

 

If man evolved from ape like creatures then why aren't those modern forest dwellers coming down from the trees and evolving a little faster. Seems like they would rather sit there eating bananas than come down and turn into men. Maybe they look at us out from their jungle vantage point and talk it out at conferences. The old wise chief chimp stands up and says " Look boys why become like men - we have everything we need here in the jungle. Besides men don't have as much fun as we do and must work hard all the time. " Everyone agrees and decides not to leave the friendly confines of their beloved forest.

 

12.  In conclusion perhaps we should all eat some humble pie and admit that none of us has all the answers regarding the creation and the universe. We are all very small and have been here only a few brief years. None of us human beings were there at the beginning of life here on earth, and none of us were eye witnesses to the birth of the universe. I do have some perplexing questions regarding the record of creation in Genesis and Noah's flood. I certainly do not purpose to have all the answers.

 

Moses wrote the book of Genesis (or perhaps he served mainly as compiler and editor of the material in the Book of Genesis passed down via the line of the patriarchs listed in Genesis). Moses saw God and talked with Him. There is a lot of symbolism in the Bible. Did Moses get the whole picture regarding the creation from God (or from the material that could have been passed down from former generations) or was he given just the rough outline ?

 

One thing is certain though. God exists and He did create the universe, the earth, and life on it. What remains a mystery is just exactly how was it done. Perhaps we shall never find out.

 

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"Nothing can be created out of nothing."    Lucretius c.94 - 55 BC