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Exposing the flaws in Theistic evolution Wednesday 24 th January 2018 Laindon Bible Study “Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen .” (Romans 1 v 25)

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Page 1: Exposing the flaws in Theistic Evolution

Exposing the flaws in

Theistic evolution

We d n e s d a y 2 4 t h J a n u a r y 2 0 1 8

L a i n d o n B i b l e S t u d y

“Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.” (Romans 1 v 25)

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A live and debated topic! (Pub.

2017)

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“The debate about biological origins continues to be hotly contested within the Christian church. Prominent

organizations such as Biologos (USA) and Faraday Institute (UK) insist that Christians must yield to an

unassailable scientific consensus in favor of contemporary evolutionary theory and modify

traditional biblical ideas about the creation of life accordingly. They promote a view known as "theistic

evolution" or "evolutionary creation." They argue that God used--albeit in an undetectable way--evolutionary

mechanisms to produce all forms of life. This book contests this proposal. Featuring two dozen highly

credentialed scientists, philosophers, and theologians from Europe and North America, this volume provides the most comprehensive critique of theistic evolution

yet produced. It documents evidential, logical, and theological problems with theistic evolution, opening

the door to scientific and theological alternatives--making the book essential reading for understanding

this worldview-shaping issue.”

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How the Bible emphatically opens...

“In the beginning God created…”

Genesis 1 v 1

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The opposing general theory…

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“…from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most

wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.” (1st Ed. 24th Nov. 1859, final sentence)

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Can there be a middle-ground?

• Is it defendable to be a Christian & an evolutionist?

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Evolution CreationMiddle-ground

“evolution is real, but that it

was set in motion by God” Francis Collins

Theistic

evolutio

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evolutio

n

Special

creatio

n“Theistic evolution, theistic evolutionism, or

evolutionary creationism are views that regard

religious teachings about God as compatible

with modern scientific understanding about

biological evolution.” Wikipedia

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The dangers of human compromise

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“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.”James 1 v 8

“And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long

halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God,follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the peopleanswered him not a word.” 1

Kings 18 v 21

“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I

would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art

lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue theeout of my mouth.” Revelation 3 v

15-16

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Is this compromise really taking

root?

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Is this compromise really taking

root?

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GALLUP Poll, May 3-7 2017

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Is this compromise really taking

root?

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GALLUP Poll, May 3-7 2017

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Theistic evolution – a strong

delusion• Suggests either that:

– God created the building blocks for life but then left things to chance or else only oversaw the development at a distance

– God created a single prototype for each natural order which then developed/evolved into today’s worldwide diversity

• Forces a metaphoric or parabolic reading of Genesis 1-3

rather than a literal one (noted on previous slide)

• Seeks to lessen/nullify God’s ongoing world involvement

• Introduces a process completely absent from (and never implied within) scripture…

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* Cp. 2 Thessalonians 2 v 12

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Ten fatal problems with evolutionWho lit the fuse? Perfect conditions Chance = no purpose Intricacy & intent

Billions necessary! Assembly needed Required together Social conscience

Why such a diversity? Symbiotic life

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Exposing the (scriptural) flaws in

TE

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Exposing the (scriptural) flaws in

TE

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Human kind created not evolved

Man made in the image of God(the Elohim)

Moral consciousness bestowed,

did not evolve

Species separate, discrete and

indivisible

The (literal) 7 days concluded the

work of creation

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What saith the scripture? #1

• Human kind created not evolved

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“And he [Jesus] answered and said unto them, Have ye not

read, that he which made them at the beginning

made them male and female,”Matthew 19 v 4

“And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a

living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.”1 Corinthians 15 v 45

“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the

ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life;

and man became a living soul.” Genesis 2

v 5

“formed” / “made” not evolved

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What saith the scripture? #2

• Man made in the image of God (the Elohim)

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“And God said, Let us make man in our image, afterour likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish ofthe sea, and over the fowl 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 him;

male and female created he them.”Genesis 1 v 26-27“This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day

that God created man, in the likeness of God made he

him;” Genesis 5

v 1

“in his own image” / “in the likeness of God”

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What saith the scripture? #3

• Moral consciousness bestowed, did not evolve

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“And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every

tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree

of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eatof it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shaltsurely die. […] For God doth know that in the day ye eatthereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as

gods, knowing good and evil. […] And the Lord God

said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know

good and evil…” Genesis 2 v 16-17,

3 v 5 & 22

“in the day… knowing good and evil”

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What saith the scripture? #4

• Species separate, discrete and indivisible

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“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit

tree yielding fruit 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 sawthat it was good. […] And God created great whales, and every living creature that

moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every

winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessedthem, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowlmultiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. 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. And God

made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and

every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it wasgood.” Genesis 1 v 11-12, 21-25

10 x “after… kind”

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What saith the scripture? #5

• The (literal) 7 days concluded the work of creation

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“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold,

it was very good. And the evening and the morning were

the sixth day. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished,

and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended

his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventhday from all his work which he had made. And God blessed theseventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested fromall his work which God created and made. These are the generationsof the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the daythat the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, And every plantof the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the fieldbefore it grew...” Genesis

1 v 31-2 v 5

“finished” / “ended”not initiated

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What else does the Bible say?

• No other logical explanation for the things seen!

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“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal

power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from

what has been made, so that people are without excuse.”Romans 1 v 20 (NIV)

“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his

handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night shewethknowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.”

Psalm 19 v 1-3

“Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things,that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by thegreatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.”

Isaiah 40 v 26

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Our conclusions from this evening

• Theistic evolution another example of an unwise human compromise

• Evident that it has taken hold in the world, generally, and Christendom, specifically

• It directly opposes clear scriptural teaching and can therefore be openly refuted

• Theistic creation the only logical explanation!

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