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This is a continuation of last week's column, explaining some of the lesser known facts found in the Bible that disprove today’s theory of evolution. These too are from the book "101 Scientific facts and Foreknowledge" by Eternal Productions.
"13. The Pleiades and Orion star clusters described (Job 38:31). The Pleiades star cluster is gravitationally bound, while the Orion star cluster is loose and disintegrating because the gravity of the cluster is not enough to bind the group together. 4,000 years ago God asked Job, "Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loose the belt of Orion?" yet, it is only recently that we realized that the Pleiades is gravitationally bound, but Orion's stars are flying apart.
14. Animals do not have a conscience (Psalm 32:9) "Be not senseless like horses and mules: with bit and bridle their temper must be curbed, else they will not come near you." A parrot can be taught to swear and blaspheme, yet never feel conviction. Many animals steal, but they do not experience guilt. If man evolved from animals, where did our conscience come from? The Bible explains that man alone was created as a moral being in God's image.
15. Animal instincts understood (Job 39; Jeremiah 8:7). A newly hatched spider weaves an intricate web without being taught. A recently emerged butterfly somehow knows to navigate a 2,500-mile migration route without a guide. God explains that He has endowed each creature with specific knowledge. Scripture, not evolution, explains animal instincts.
16. The cause of suffering revealed (Genesis 3; Isaiah 24:5-6) "The earth is polluted because of its inhabitants, who have transgressed laws, violated statutes, broken the ancient covenant. Therefore a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants pay for their guilt..." The earth is subject to misery, which appears at odds with our wonderfully designed universe. However, the Bible, not evolution, explains the origin of suffering. When mankind rebelled against God, the curse resulted - introducing affliction, pain and death into the world.
17. Love explained (Matthew 22:37-40); 1 John 4:7-12) "He said to him, you shall love the Lord your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments." Evolution cannot explain love. Yet, God's Word reveals that the very purpose of our existence is to know and love God and our fellow man. God is love, and we were created in His image to reflect His love.
18. God created "lights" in the heavens "for signs and seasons, and for days and years' (Genesis 1:14-16). We now know that a year is the time required for the earth to travel once around the sun. The seasons are caused by the changing position of the earth in relation to the sun. The moon's phases follow one another in clock-like precision - constituting the lunar calendar. Evolution teaches that the cosmos evolved by random chance, yet the Bible agrees with the observable evidence.
19. Our ancestors were not primitive (Genesis 4:20-22; Job 8:8-10). Archeologists have discovered that our ancestors mined, had metallurgical factories, created air-conditioned buildings, designed musical instruments, studied the stars, and much more. This evidence directly contradicts the theory of evolution, but agrees completely with God's Word.
20. Cavemen described in the Bible (Job 30:1-8). Four thousand years ago, Job describes certain "vile men" who were driven from society to forage "among the bushes" for survival and who "live in the clefts of the valleys, and in caves of the earth and the rocks." Therefore "cavemen" were simply outcasts and vagabonds - not our primitive ancestors as evolutionists speculate.
21. The order of creation agrees with true science (Genesis 1). Plants require sunlight, water, and minerals in order to survive. In the first chapter of genesis we read that God created light first (v.3), then water (v.6), then soil (v.9), and then He created plant life (v.11).
22. Pleasure explained (Psalm 36:8-9). Evolution cannot explain pleasure - even the most complex chemicals do not experience bliss. However, the Bible states that God "gives us richly all things to enjoy" (1 Timothy 6:17). Pleasure is a gift from God.
23. Life is more than matter and energy (Genesis 2:7; Job 12:7-10). "the Lord God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and so man became a living being." We know that if a creature is denied air it dies. Even though its body may be perfectly intact, and air and energy are reintroduced to spark life, the body remains dead. Scripture agrees with the observable evidence when it states that only God can give the breath of life. Life cannot be explained by raw materials, time, and chance alone - as evolutionists would lead us to believe.
24. Animal and plant extinction explained (Hosea 4:3). According to evolution, occasionally we should witness a new kind springing into existence. yet, this has never been observed. On the contrary, as Scripture explains, since the curse on all creation, we observe death and extinction (Romans 8:20-22).
25. Pseudo-science anticipated (1 Timothy 6:20). The theory of evolution contradicts the observable evidence. the Bible warned us in advance that there would be those who would profess: "profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge (science)." True science agrees with the Creators Word.
We will end this comment as Eternal Productions ends their book. "Please do not let pride, religion, opinions, or love for sin separate you from God. No sin is worth an eternity in hell. Please heed Jesus' words - 'Repent, and believe in the gospel' (Mark 1:15). If you do, you will live in heaven with our awesome Creator forever!" "
By George Konig
4/8/2007
www.georgekonig.org
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