WHAT ARE THE BRIDGES THAT THE DARWINIAN MODEL OF THE WORLD CANNOT CROSS?
- Bridge # 1 -Logic – “I believe that one day the Darwinian Myth will be ranked the greatest deceit in the history of science. When this happens many people will pose the question, ‘how did this ever happen?” (Swedish embryologist, Dr. Søren Løvtrup).
- Bridge # 2 -The Origin of Life. The second bridge the evolutionists cannot logically cross is the origin of life—the origin of life. Now, whence came life? Well, if you’re a Bible believer, you know what the Bible says, in Genesis 1, verse 24: “And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so” (Genesis 1:24). What does the evolutionist say? Well, he’s reduced to guesses. From whence came life?” (Adrian Rogers). “There are only two possibilities as to how life arose: One is spontaneous generation arising to evolution. The other is a supernatural creative act of God. There is no third possibility.” And, we would all say amen. Either God did it, or it just happened accidentally. “Spontaneous generation, that life arose from nonliving matter, was scientifically disproved 120 years ago”—that was 120 years from when he made this statement—by Louis Pasteur and others.
- Bridge # 3 – The Fixity of the Species
The third bridge the evolutionist cannot cross is the steadfastness, the fixity, of the species—that is, “the basic categories of life.”Now, what does the Bible say about the species? Well, Genesis 1, verses 11–12: “And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit”—now, listen to this phrase—“after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good” (Genesis 1:11–12). You continue this passage. Ten times God uses this phrase, “after his kind”—“after his kind,” “after his kind”—because like produces like.
The evolutionist must believe that reproduction does not always come kind after kind. There has to be a mutation—or a transmutation, rather—between species—that you can become a protozoa; and then you can become an un-segmented worm; and then you may become a fish; and then you may become a reptile, and move from one species to another. Now, all of us know there is such a thing as mutation. If you have roses, you can get various varieties of roses. If you have dogs—canines—you can have everything from a poodle to a Great Dane, but they’re still canines; they’re still dogs. The scientists have bombarded fruit flies with gamma rays or some kind of rays to cause mutations, and they get all kinds of strange fruit flies. But, they never get June bugs; they’re still fruit flies. You see, there are variations and adaptations that God has built, but you never have one species turning to another species. You never have a cat turn into a dog that turns to a cow that turns to a horse. You just don’t have that.
Illus.: I heard, one time, about a marine biologist who tried to take one of these beautiful shell creatures called an abalone and cross it with a crocodile. What he got was a crock of baloney. And, anytime anybody tries this, that’s exactly what they come up with.
Now, you say, “Why are you so certain about the fixity of the species, the steadfastness of the species?” Number one: because the Bible teaches it, and that’s enough for me. But, let’s move beyond that. We’re not talking about theological reasons now; we’re talking about logical reasons. Friend, if this is true, you would expect to find transitional forms in the fossils. There are billions of fossils; there are trillions of fossils— multiplied fossils. In not one instance—are you listening?—in not one instance do we find a transitional form. None—there are none.
- Bridge #4 -Mutation. “There is the difference between micro-evolution and macro-evolution. Micro-evolution are adaptations and mutations that do effect minor changes within certain species and animals, but these never produce a new family or type. Creationists believe in micro-evolution. You’d have to. But evolution theory demands a belief in macro-evolution: that mutations occur over enough time to create whole new kinds of animals. A frog becomes a bird becomes a slug becomes a televangelist. Never been any evidence of this. Huge blow to the evolutionary theory.[1]Ten times in the book of Genesis we read God’s decree concerning the reproduction of His creatures – “after its kind.” Gen:1:25: And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creeps upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.” The word “kind” refers to species, or families. Each created family was to produce only its own kind. This forever precludes the drifting, changing process required by organic evolution where one species turns into another. This is exactly what the fossil records reveal.”
- Bridge # 5- Spontaneous Generation – “How did we get the conditions on planet earth that brought us our first one-celled animal from which all life forms supposedly evolved? For man years, evolution explained our origins by “spontaneous generation”. Simply stated, this means that under the proper conditions of temperature, time, place, etc., decaying matter simply turns into organic life. This idea dominated scientific thinking until 1846, when Louis Pasteur completely shattered the theory by his experiments. He exposed the whole concept as utter foolishness. Under controlled laboratory conditions, in a semi-vacuum, no organic life ever emerged from decaying, nonliving matter. Reluctantly it was abandoned as a valid scientific issue. Today no reputable scientist tries to defend it, but it was hallmark of evolution for decades. That is why Webster says it is “now abandoned.” Obviously, if spontaneous generation actually did take place in the distant past to produce the first spark of life, it must be assumed that the laws which govern life had to be completely different from what they are now. But wait a minute! This won’t work either, because the whole evolutionary theory rests upon the assumption that conditions on the earth have remained uniform throughout the ages.” [2]
- Bridge # 6 – The Second Law of Thermodynamics
The sixth bridge that the evolutionist cannot logically cross is the Second Law of Thermodynamics. What is the Second Law of Thermodynamics? This law says that energy is never destroyed. Everything tends to wear out, to run down, to disintegrate, and, ultimately, to die, but energy just moves to some other form. All processes, by definition, involve change, but the change—now, listen very carefully—is not in the upward direction of complexity, as the evolutionist declares. But, change left to itself is always in disintegration, not in integration. Now, that’s the Second Law of Thermodynamics—it’s called Entropy.Well, why would that be? We have a creation that is under judgment. And, because it’s under judgment, it involves decay and death. Romans 8:22: “For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.” Left to themselves, things do not organize; they disorganize. They collapse; they deteriorate. They grow old; they die. They wear out. You can have a beautiful garden. Leave it alone—what happens to it? Leave your body alone; don’t exercise. Don’t take care of it, and see what will happen to it. Take a brand new automobile; park it in the woods. Go off, and come back in a few years; and, see what has happened to it. Or, even a boy’s bedroom—leave it alone; see what is going to happen to it.Now, the evolutionist says, given enough time, these molecules are going to organize themselves; they’re going to synthesize themselves. The parts are going to come together from simplicity to intricacy.Well, if you would take the parts of a new automobile, and fly at the height of 10,000 feet, and dump them out, would they assemble themselves into an automobile, before they hit the ground? Suppose I drop the disassembled parts of a car from an airplane at 10,000 feet. Would they assemble themselves before they hit the ground? “Well,” you say, “of course not. They’d be just spread out all over.” Well, the evolutionist would say, “Well, you just don’t have enough time.” Okay, rather than 10,000 feet, let’s take it up to 100,000 feet. Now, is it going to be more organized or less organized?You see, the more that time goes on, the more disintegration you have. Everything we see disintegrates, not integrates, when left alone by itself. That is called the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
- The Creator God and the Redeemer -God Are The Same God. Genesis 1:1 says that “In the beginning God created the heavens and earth.” The word “God”, Elohim the plural for God, indicating that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit were involved in the creation. Jesus, the Son of God, is especially noted in the Scriptures as the creator of all things. “All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.” (John 1:3). “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.” (Col. 1:16-17). “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” Rev. 4:11. Thus, we find in the natural creation great spiritual qualities such as the hunger for God, beauty, art, music etc. The Bible clearly states in Psalm 19:1, “The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.” Furthermore, the Apostle Paul said in Romans 1:20-21, “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.”Thus, while we cannot be saved from the witness of nature, we are reminded everlastingly of the presence of God in everything. [3]
Eventually the entire natural creation “shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God” (Romans 8:21) resulting in “new heaven and new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness” (2 Peter 3:13; Rev. 21:2).
Lunch and Learn:
- Real Education. “Education is not a head full of facts, but knowing how and where to find facts.” (BB’s definition).
- You can buy education, but wisdom is a ________.
- “It’s what we know after we know it all that really counts.” (BB)
- Which is more important in education – an IQ or an I will?
- How can you always spot an education man? (His views are the same as yours)
- Education is not received but it is ___________.
- What is the chief benefit of an education?
- What is more expensive than getting an education?
- What is the benefit of a Ph.D?
- Which is more important in education:
- To teach young people how to make a living?
- To teach them how to make a life?
- An educated man will sit up all night and worry over things a fool never dreamed of.
- Are you educated? Classify yourself.
Questions and Answers:
- Why do many people believe in evolution today?
- Do most Americans believe in evolution according to the polls?
- Do you consider yourself a creationists or evolutionists? Explain your answer.
- Name some great Scientists of the past who were creationists.
- Are there many great Scientists who reject evolution?
- Is that number increasing?
- Do you believe that most Scientists will reject evolution in the future?
- Are there creationists who teach at great Universities of America such as UNCW, Chapel Hill, Duke, Harvard, Etc?
- Could a creationists be elected President of the USA?
- Eccles. 3:11 “…God has also set eternity in the human heart”. Does that mean that one’s natural conscience persuades him against evolution?
- Has the teaching of evolution in public schools contributed to sexual immorality, laziness, suicide, school shootings, etc?
- If all Christian churches preached the Christian World View of man, would that cancel out the teaching of evolution in our school?
- Is evangelism or soul-winning a hindrance to evolution?
- Should churches observe “Creationist Sunday” rather than the “Sanctity of Life” Sunday?
- What did it cost God to create the universe?
- What did it cost God to redeem one soul?
- The gospel begins in Genesis 1:1 and not John 3:16. Explain.
- What is the only proven Antidote to belief in Evolution?
- What are the three great questions of life?
[1] Randy Croff, Sermon Central, The Great Debate, p.3
[2] Ibid, Croft, p 2.
[3] Material adapted from Adrian Rogers Sermon, “Why I Reject Evolution.”