CSI: Examining the Evidence of Creation – 5. Telling What Happened
The Bible is clear that only those who will enjoy eternity with the Father
are the ones who receive His Son Jesus. He’s the way, the Truth, and the
life – and no one comes to the Father except through Him. The theory of
evolution has for decades been causing people to deny the truth of the
Bible, and their need for a Savior. Without being argumentative, how can
we proclaim the Gospel and the reason for the hope that we have? How can we
defend our faith in Jesus and the objective Truth of the Bible?
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- May 5, 2013CSI: Examining the Evidence of Creation – 5. Telling What HappenedCSI: Examining the Evidence of Creation – 5. Telling What HappenedThe Bible is clear that only those who will enjoy eternity with the Father
are the ones who receive His Son Jesus. He’s the way, the Truth, and the
life – and no one comes to the Father except through Him. The theory of
evolution has for decades been causing people to deny the truth of the
Bible, and their need for a Savior. Without being argumentative, how can
we proclaim the Gospel and the reason for the hope that we have? How can we
defend our faith in Jesus and the objective Truth of the Bible?
- Apr 28, 2013CSI: Examining the Evidence of Creation – 4. Analyzing the DataCSI: Examining the Evidence of Creation – 4. Analyzing the DataEvidence is just data. What’s important is how one interprets the data.
A company’s financial ledger, for example, is just data. A negative bottom
line may mean that the company is a bad investment or it may be a good
investment – depending on what you believe to be true about that company
and their business practices. Similarly, the beauty and complexity of life
is a fact. Whether it points to haphazard naturalistic processes or the
grand design of a magnificent God depends on how one interprets the data.
Today we will compare some different interpretations of the same data. It
is ours to decide what it implies.
- Apr 21, 2013CSI: Examining the Evidence of Creation – 3. Interrogating the WitnessCSI: Examining the Evidence of Creation – 3. Interrogating the WitnessIn any kind of trial, various witnesses and pieces of evidence are brought
before the judge and/or jury. Their testimony is considered and weighed in
light of all the known and verifiable facts. Some evidence is considered
circumstantial – meaning that what it indicates is not necessarily relevant
in the investigation. The best kind of testimony, however, comes from
eye-witnesses - those who actually saw the event in question. Their
testimony is further strengthened if there are other witnesses who saw the
same things. In some cases, the credibility of a witness is brought into
question. Can they be trusted? In regards to witnesses proposing to tell
an account of creation, we ask the questions: what or who are the
witnesses? Were they really present at the scene? And can their testimony
be trusted?
- Apr 14, 2013CSI: Examining the Evidence of Creation – 2. Establishing the TimelineCSI: Examining the Evidence of Creation – 2. Establishing the TimelineOften we are led to believe that the universe is tens of billions of years
old. Why is it important for the theory of evolution that the world be so
old? Why would it be necessary for humans to inhabit the planet for
hundreds of thousands of years? But what does God say about the timeline of
His creation? Is it really at odds with what we see when studying the
universe, or is it rather a clash of worldviews and assumptions? And if
humans did evolve slowly over a very long period of time, doesn’t that
violate what Scripture says about Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden?
- Apr 7, 2013CSI: Examining the Evidence of Creation – 1. Securing the SceneCSI: Examining the Evidence of Creation – 1. Securing the SceneThe Bible is the looking-glass through which people can correctly view the
world. Though not a science book, Scripture does portray the history of
the universe. How the accounts of God’s creation, when death first
corrupted God’s perfect creation, and the global flood are taken by people
today – as either historical fact or mythical accounts – will greatly
influence whether they put their faith and trust in the Bible as the
authoritative word of God. The foundation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is
the Bible. If the Bible cannot be trusted, then the truth and hope the
Bible proclaims is in vain.