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September 12, 2012

Will Bill Nye Publicly Debate an AiG Scientist About His Public Comments Against Creation?

As many of you know, Bill Nye (called the “Science Guy” from PBS-TV) had a video on YouTube that has received millions of views—mainly the result of front-page promotion by much of the secular media giants (ABC-TV, CBS-TV, Yahoo.com, etc.). Nye’s video was a harsh attack on those who reject evolution.


In response, AiG scientists Dr Georgia Purdom and Dr. David Menton posted a YouTube video in rebuttal.


Click here to view the embedded video.


I put up two YouTube videos—one in response to Bill Nye, and then one in response to the secularists who viciously attacked Dr. Purdom on her Facebook with many vile and profane comments.


Click here to view the embedded video.


Click here to view the embedded video.


AiG researcher and writer Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell also responded with a detailed article.


Many articles appeared in the secular and Christian media about Bill Nye’s anti-creationist video and our own video rebuttals. In an article on the Huffington Post website, Bill Nye responded to the comments made by Dr. Purdom and Dr. Menton. Dr. Purdom was specifically named in this article.


Bill Nye also appeared on the CBS News morning show.


As a result of this media exposure and the fact that Bill Nye publicly commented on Dr. Purdom’s statements, we challenged Mr. Nye to a public debate with Dr Purdom.


Will Bill Nye debate?

Well, we’ve already seen a lot of web chatter by secularists saying that they don’t debate creationists. They claim creation has nothing to do with science and that Christians like Dr. Purdom (with aPhD in Molecular Genetics from Ohio State) can’t be real scientists if they are creationists.


They argue that there is no debate because evolution is fact. In other words, these secularists use every excuse they can put forward because ultimately, they do not want to debate creationists. They don’t want the public watching such a debate. They realize that when the public hears the creationist information that has been censored from them and learn how they’ve been brainwashed, they will definitely question evolution.


Will the secular media take up our challenge and publicize our debate challenge as they did Bill Nye’s video?

We suspect not. Because the secular media by and large support Bill Nye’s false statements about evolution and science, the mainstream media would not want the general public to hear anything else. It’s almost always this way. Most in the secular media aren’t out to report news—most of them have a very liberal anti-God agenda. But we are used to that.


Will the Huffington Post correct its false statement about Dr. Purdom?

We suspect not. Why confuse people with the truth? Find out more about its incorrect reporting from the blog post Dr. Purdom wrote to challenge the Huffington Post about its false claim about her.


A debate between Bill Nye and Dr. Georgia Purdom would receive considerable attention, but that’s the problem for the secularists. They certainly don’t want a massive viewing audience for a Christian who has a PhD in molecular genetics and informs the public about the truth concerning evolution, genetics, science, etc.


I doubt Bill Nye will even respond to the debate offer. We have challenged secularists to debates before, but in this era, most of the prominent evolutionists just do not want to debate creationists. But at least we are trying to challenge them to publicly defend their positions and attacks on biblical creation.


Bill Nye publicly made statements against what Dr. Purdom stated in her video. Now we publicly challenge Bill Nye to a public debate with Dr. Purdom. She is ready and willing!


Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,


Ken


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Published on September 12, 2012 08:14

September 11, 2012

Were They “Worse Sinners”? And Pastor Boyd Responds

I wrote a special front-page web article for this 9/11 anniversary of the terrible tragedy that occurred as a result of the terrorist attacks on America back in 2001.


The article is titled “’Were They Worse Sinners?”  Here are the opening paragraphs, and then the link to the entire article:


Each year on September 11, Americans recall the horror of the 2001 terrorist attacks against the USA that occurred at the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington DC, and also the crashing of a hijacked plane in rural Pennsylvania. In addition, people all over the world will also be reminded today of these four terrible events and the loss of thousands of American lives.


For me personally, it was quite moving when I visited New York City a few years ago and made sure I paid a visit to Ground Zero. Today, two almost-complete skyscrapers and a memorial park stand there as reminders of that tragic day.


Here is the link to entire article.


Pastor Boyd Responds

Recently on my blog, I publicly challenged Pastor Greg Boyd (Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota) to apologize for a particular statement he made in one of his recent blogs.


Well, Pastor Boyd did respond, and he apologized on his blog yesterday. I do appreciate his gracious reply—even though we obviously disagree on issues regarding the importance of believing a literal Genesis, and at the end of his apology, he made an additional comment or two about the origins issue that I found troubling. But I am thankful nonetheless for his apology.


You can read his entire response titled “An Apology From Greg” at this link.


I would also like to publicly invite Pastor Boyd to visit the Creation Museum as our guest for a day—we would take care of his travel and accommodations. I will be sending this invitation in a letter to him.


Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,


Ken


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Published on September 11, 2012 08:57

September 10, 2012

VBS Down Under

It is thrilling to see more and more AiG resources getting into Australia, my homeland. One church loves to use AiG’s Vacation Bible School (VBS) programs. This year they used one of our VBS programs from a couple of years ago (we sometimes have limited left-over stock from previous VBS programs). Here is the exciting report from Down Under.


Well once again we ran our Vacation Bible School and this year the Egypt Files was stunningly successful! It was our 3rd VBS and we reached our maximum numbers in this program (150 children) this year without any advertising! We now have a waiting list for next year. We moved the venue from our school hall to our Church and it was so much better than previous years and so much more professional. (I didn’t think that was possible as the previous ones were so good!) …


It was worth all the work, and people just couldn’t stop raving about how good the program is. Many folk from other churches want to help next year and we are hoping to have 15 students from [a] Christian College come to help us out and also learn themselves. We had 6 teaching students this year from the College and they all want to come back and bring others. They knew nothing about Creation! We had so many children this year who have never had a thing to do with Christianity and loved it!


Our decorators really did a magnificent job and borrowed an Egyptian Collection (from a man in our church in Newcastle) and also managed to borrow a huge collection of Egyptian backdrops and Egyptian items from one of our churches in Queensland. The rooms looked brilliant as the teachers “ went overboard” decorating them! …


We are doing our best to spread the word far and wide about how superior this program is compared to other VBS programs. A few folk from other areas have come to check it out and they said theirs cannot compare with the content and professionalism that this one has. I get excited just reading the content! Gold Rushes, here we come in 2013!


Here are some photos taken during this VBS program Down Under:


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AiG’s VBS program for 2013 is titled Kingdom Chronicles. I know I keep saying this, but I have to say, “Wow—this gets better every year!” I urge you to find out about Kingdom Chronicles for your VBS program next year.


Watch this video about Kingdom Chronicles.


Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,


Ken


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Published on September 10, 2012 07:19

September 9, 2012

Pastor Greg Boyd Owes AiG a Public Apology!

On my Facebook page recently, I responded to a blog post written by Pastor Greg Boyd, senior pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. You can read that Facebook post at this link.


Pastor Boyd specifically mentioned my name and that of our Answers in Genesis ministry as a whole in regard to our position on the book of Genesis. He said that he believed the impact AiG was having would be “disastrous for the church in America.”


Now, Pastor Boyd can certainly have his opinions about what we believe at AiG and our impact, and I have commented on those things in the Facebook post. But in one sentence, Pastor Boyd clearly crossed the line and falsely accused us about what we teach regarding the gospel. Frankly, I believe this pastor owes us a public apology and needs to immediately retract this false statement. A Christian who bears false witness must do this.


Here is what Pastor Boyd wrote:


I instead just celebrate the fact that there are thoughtful Christians who embrace science and who wrestle with scientific and theological issues from the inside of the Christian faith instead of requiring people to declare war on science as a precondition to entering the kingdom.


Because he named me personally (and also Answers in Genesis) in his commentary, Pastor Boyd, in the context of his blog post, is leaving no doubt this his statement about the gospel refers to us. (I have asked several people to weigh in on this, and they all agree with my assessment.)


Also, I vehemently disagree with his implication that AiG is in a “war on science,” and we’ve written many responses to such a false claim before (and I point out that we employ several staff with earned doctorates, and who practice and enjoy science). But here is where Pastor Boyd has really crossed the line, stating that “requiring people to declare a war on science [is] a precondition to entering the kingdom.”


In the Christian world, “entering the kingdom” means becoming a Christian—eternal salvation.


Boyd’s accusation that taking a certain approach to science is a  “precondition to entering the kingdom” is  accusing us of preaching a false gospel.


I checked the website of Woodland Hills Church and read its Statement of Faith. It seems to me that as far as the gospel is concerned, the church is orthodox. So I would never accuse Pastor Boyd, even though he disagrees with our stand on Genesis, of saying that people have to agree with his views on Genesis and science to enter the Kingdom of God! If he preaches the gospel as outlined in the church’s Statement of Faith (regardless of any other areas we may disagree about), then I have no doubt people would be saved through his ministry as the salvation message is preached in his church.


Now, if Pastor Boyd were to check AiG’s Statement of Faith and also read our blogs and articles on the AiG website, he would find that we preach the same gospel. Nowhere—I mean nowhere—have we ever tied anything related to science or one’s views on Genesis as a “precondition to entering the kingdom.” Salvation is by faith alone in Christ alone by grace alone. Certainly we take a very strong stand on a literal Genesis, but we never tie our stand on a young earth, six days, global Flood, etc. to a “precondition to entering the kingdom.”


Let me be even more clear: We wholeheartedly embrace these passages of Scripture:


“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8; emphasis added).


“That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9).


In fact, here are some blog posts and articles we’ve written about this very issue:



Is “Belief in a Young Earth the Only Way to Salvation”?
Does the Gospel Depend on a Young Earth?
Does the Gospel Rise or Fall on the Days of Creation?

Pastor Boyd’s anti-AiG statement is clearly one that defames us in the Christian world. He has no evidence that we tie a view of science to entering the kingdom and receiving salvation.


Again, Pastor Boyd can disagree with us all he wants about Genesis—that’s between him and the Lord! But he can’t in good conscience falsely accuse us in regard to what we teach about the gospel.


Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,


Ken


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Published on September 09, 2012 06:59

September 8, 2012

We Are Publicly Challenging Bill Nye to a Debate

You may have been following the fascinating YouTube exchange involving TV personality Bill Nye (of the PBS–TV series for young people called Bill Nye the Science Guy) and our AiG ministry. After AiG had posted two YouTube rebuttals to Nye’s anti-creationist video rant which had gone viral  (one of our videos featured AiG staff scientists Dr. David Menton and Dr. Georgia Purdom; see www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-AyDtD6sPA, and then there was one by me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxX11c1cSWU), Bill Nye was interviewed about the videos by the well-trafficked website of the Huffington Post. Because Nye has engaged AiG in a public way, and after some extreme hostility by secularists directed at Drs. Purdom and Menton that showed up on websites and Facebook pages, I decided to do two things: 1. post my second Nye video on YouTube, viewable on a recent blog;  and 2. extend an invitation to Mr. Nye to a public debate on evolution vs. creation.


We actually thought of this debate idea with Nye a few days ago when Dr. Purdom, who holds a PhD in molecular genetics from The Ohio State University, informed the Christian Post by email (though the news site did not use this quote) that “although Mr. Nye does not have the scientific credentials many of our staff hold in the sciences, we are willing to engage him in a public debate.” Interest in holding a debate with Nye increased when another article on the Huffington Post site—related to the AiG vs. Nye issue—claimed that Dr. Georgia Purdom “did not comment on studies that have shown that evolution has been observed in a laboratory setting.”  Well, you need to read Dr. Purdom’s blog response and to see whether or not the HuffPost did its homework.


One possible debate venue, suggested by Dr. Purdom to the Christian Post, was the PBS–TV network that had been broadcasting the Bill Nye the Science Guy programs. Or an evolution-creation debate, Dr. Purdom stated to the Christian Post, “could be held at a public university, using an impartial moderator. I would think that someone as polished and charismatic as Mr. Nye would relish the opportunity to debate a creationist. In addition, since Nye will soon be hosting a new science program, I would think he would like to see the publicity generated by his participation in a major public debate.”


After  Dr. Purdom was quoted by the Christian Post and also made some comments about Nye on Facebook, she was bombarded with horrible profanity and other vile language (mostly on Facebook) from secularists. That terrible reaction just increased our determination that Mr. Nye’s beliefs needed to be challenged for the world to see. So, we are publicly calling on Bill Nye to debate one of our PhD scientists here at the Creation Museum, inside our new Legacy Hall (seating 1,000 people), with an impartial moderator—or perhaps hold the debate on a college campus. Dr. Purdom is not afraid at all to publicly debate him, and with all that Nye has stated so confidently in public, he surely would not be afraid to defend his position in a professionally moderated debate?


We await Mr. Nye’s reply to the challenge.


Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,


Ken


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Published on September 08, 2012 08:46

September 7, 2012

On National Radio Tonight!

We just learned that a radio interview I recorded earlier this week will be aired tonight at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time on the nationally syndicated radio program The Steve Deace Show. I was pleased to help play host to Steve and his family from Iowa a few days ago here at the Creation Museum.


The Steve Deace Show is aired on dozens of radio stations around the United States, and it includes stations in some major radio markets (e.g., on the American Family Radio Network, the Salem Radio Network, and so on). He interviewed me about a number of things, including our ministry’s response to the anti-creationist YouTube video that Bill Nye the Science Guy (of PBS TV fame) produced, which has become very popular. By the way, here is my latest YouTube reply to Bill Nye’s assertions about evolution:


Click here to view the embedded video.


You can listen to Steve’s interview with me, conducted here at the Creation Museum, tonight at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time. For a station listing, or to listen online, go to this link.


Dr. Georgia Purdom, our molecular geneticist, was also interviewed by Steve when he was here, and she will be heard during the 9:00 p.m. hour (although not as many stations carry the 9:00 p.m. program.)


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Published on September 07, 2012 09:20

Creation Down Under

We had a couple of special guests from Australia at the Creation Museum yesterday.


In 1977, two Australian school teachers—John Mackay and I—ran the first major creation seminar in Australia (in Brisbane). At that time, John and I began the creation ministry that started in our home and has had a great impact in that country.


John continues with his creation apologetics ministry through Creation Research (CreationResearch.net) in speaking across Australia and other parts of the world. John is in the USA (he has an office in Tennessee) for the production of a video dealing with creation geology topics. He was accompanied by a mining engineer, Bill Hitchcock. Bill remembers hearing me speak when he was about eight years old!


John also briefly spoke to the AiG staff and gave them an overview of a special project of his, building a unique outdoor creation apologetics center in Australia. He also told of the struggles they had with the devastating floods in Australia last year and how the Lord has used his ministry to reach people with the gospel.


I believe you would all be fascinated to hear John speak and give details of the fascinating ministry he is involved in Down Under (and you will love his strong Australian accent). You can hear this ten-minute overview of Creation Research Down Under here.


Creation Research Down Under


John

John as he spoke to the AiG staff.


John and Me

John and me in Legacy Hall.


John, Bill, and the Zorse

John and mining engineer Bill Hitchcock with the zorse at the Creation Museum Petting Zoo.


John also showed two unique photographs to the AiG staff!


John and Ken

John and me speaking in those early days of the Creation ministry in Australia.


Mackay Family

The Mackay family and the Ham family with a very young Dr. Andrew Snelling (AiG’s geologist today—on the left in the photo) in the early days of the ministry.


You can find out more about John’s creation ministry in Australia at CreationResearch.net


John is an excellent communicator, and I do appreciate the fact that like AiG, his creation apologetics presentations have an evangelistic emphasis. I encourage churches in Australia to invite John to speak in their church and run a creation apologetics seminar, etc. It is thrilling to see the way the Lord has used people like John to bring the vital creation apologetics messages to the world today, to nations like my home country of Australia.


Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,


Ken


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Published on September 07, 2012 07:36

September 6, 2012

It’s an Epidemic

I really believe it is an epidemic—an epidemic in many Christian institutions today. And it’s an epidemic that is devastating current generations of young people, many of whom are leaving the church.


I recently blogged about a professor at a Christian university who was proudly teaching his students evolution and doing academic studies on how to more effectively encourage them to compromise their faith in the Bible’s account of creation. (You can read the original post.) Well, sadly, here’s another example of that same kind of mindset—this time from a professor in Canada.


Dr. Dennis Venema works with the theistic evolutionist group BioLogos and teaches biology at Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia. He’s written an article called “The Sorrows and Joys of Teaching Evolution at an Evangelical Christian University” (available at this link).


Now, Trinity Western University is a Christian university whose goal is “to transform lives through Christ-centred higher education.” And yet, Dr. Venema is teaching evolution and millions of years as fact in his courses—ideas that undermine the creation account that Christ Himself affirmed!


Dr. Venema writes, “let me acknowledge and affirm that the pain that many (yes, most) evangelical students go through as they learn about evolution is substantial and real. … I have seen students struggle withtheir faith, close their minds to the scientific evidence, and even resolutely declare that no amount of evidence would ever be enough to convince them that evolution is real.” What this professor has done is paint any student who stands firmly on the authority of God’s Word and believes Genesis is literal history (as they should) as closed-minded and unwilling to believe the supposed “evidence” for evolution.


Just like the professor in my other blog post on this topic (see link above), Dr. Venema justifies teaching students that it’s okay to mesh evolutionary ideas with Scripture and to use role models: “The ability to learn what can be faith-shaking material in a setting surrounded by professors committed to the academic and spiritual growth of their students can make all the difference.” If evolution and millions of years are so “faith shaking,” it is because they so obviously contradict what Scripture has to say about the origin of the universe. Sadly, this professor (like the other one) seems to relish seeing students have a crisis of faith because of this. How sad!


Once again, we’re seeing students being influenced by people who are calling themselves role models for theistic evolution. And if our young people aren’t prepared to meet the “faith-shaking” challenges these professors are going to throw at them (and according to our research in the book Already Gone, they likely aren’t ready for these evolutionist profs), they will crumble under the pressure to accept man’s word over God’s.


This again is a reminder of the following:



We need to teach our children creation and general Bible apologetics so they will be able to defend their faith and stand uncompromisingly on the authority of God’s Word.
We should be so careful about the college we send our children to. Again I encourage you to see AiG’s list of creation colleges.

AiG seeks to help families who are looking for a good Christian college for their young people. We encourage them to attend next November’s College Expo at the Creation Museum—for more information go to the event page.


Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,


Ken


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Published on September 06, 2012 08:24

September 5, 2012

Wow … What an Experience!

Amidst all the battles and negative things that can happen in this spiritual war between secular humanism and biblical Christianity, it is good to be reminded of how the Lord is using this creation/gospel ministry to impact lives.  Here is an email received recently about a visit to our Creation Museum near Cincinnati:


WOW! What an experience; a great museum campus, done with excellence and skill.


I was very impressed! I was not “prepared to believe,” but now I do. I have been poring through all of the material and publications we purchased when my family and I visited the Creation Museum. We got so much that I thought it would take me through year-end to get through it, but I can’t put it down.


My family and I visited in late June and I was not at all enthusiastic about seeing a “Christian attempt” at doing a museum. I have been severely disappointed with Christian attempts to do these types of things in the past and am embarrassed at such lack of excellence when it comes to our attempts to beat the world at their own game. The displays, presentations, and even the music (we purchased the album) were done with excellence. We spent two days there and I could have stayed longer.


Bravo to you and your crew for creating something with such excellence, planning, and skill, and bravo to our greatGod, Creator and Father.


I have been a disciple of Christ since 1981 and did not put a great deal of importance on how literal the Genesis “stories” were/are. I have had many discussions with my non-believing and atheist friends and would give them a “concession” that it probably wasn’t six literal days, that evolution is valid in the strict scientific sense and could fit within the Biblical story (although I proudly stated that we did not come from apes), and that the Flood might not have been over the whole globe (but I was not willing to admit it to be a fable). Boy was I wrong! Part of my lack of boldness or defense was because I did not have the answers, and another part is that the “scientific evidence” is so overwhelming, prevalent, and ubiquitous in the American culture. Everything seems to fit now; at least some of the questions are answered or there are fewer questions in the Creation “model.”


I am now watching programs (Discovery, National Geographic, The Learning Channel, etc.) and reading journals (Scientific American and the old Omni magazine) with renewed perspective, and I have you to thank for setting the seed.


I remember going to the Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest in Arizona as a youngster in 1969, and had dozens of questions about how the Canyon could be carved in such a fashion by just a river; it only made sense if it was simply deep and not wide. The park ranger who tried to answer my questions did not convince me with his responses, and the questions always remained.


I bought the Grand Canyon: a Different Perspective guide while at the Creation Museum and thoroughly enjoy it. I look forward to visiting the Canyon again with this new perspective.


I like the Creation Museum’s Seven C’s outline of history and how it is easy for kids to remember. I did appreciate the “Lucy” exhibit and the incredible use of holographic presentation of the information.


I had to write and tell you how much we appreciate what you have done and encourage you to continue to do such excellent work and avoid mediocrity.


I look forward to telling all my friends about this place and visiting often.


– D.L., Georgia


Praise the Lord! I know you will be encouraged as we are to receive such testimonies.


Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,


Ken


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Published on September 05, 2012 08:34

September 4, 2012

Evolutionist Christian College Professor Admits What He’s Doing to Students

A Christian college professor admits it—he’s out to convince his students that evolution is true and that they can’t trust God’s Word! And he’s confirmed it with an academic study!


In a recent informal series on his study, BioLogos contributor Mark Winslow, Dean of the College of Natural, Social, and Health Sciences at Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma, wrote that his articles “seek to tell a story from the participants’ perspectives to help the reader better understand their experiences in reconciling science and faith.” And what a story these articles tell! By the way, in most instances when these Christian academics use the phrase “science and faith,” they usually mean they are compromising and adding evolution/millions of years to the Bible.


Now, it’s important to note that of his 15 participants, 14 believed in either theistic evolution (“evolutionary creationism,” as he termed it) or old-earth creationism. Only one participant was described as a young-earth creationist.


Professor Winslow wrote, “Many participants reported that their strong creationist and anti-evolution beliefs were due to their parents’ influence during childhood. . . . Six participants perceived that their parents believed in creationism, but primarily because creationism was part of the participants’ upbringing in the church.”


One student told Professor Winslow, “My family was . . . very much of the Genesis is the golden rule. . . . If you asked questions, . . . you were thinking too hard about it.” Other participants gave similar answers—and that’s a problem. Answers in Genesis and the Creation Museum exist to equip churches and parents with reasoned answers to why we can trust the Bible and why evolution/millions of years must be rejected. This is known as apologetics, which means to give a defense.


According to the research we presented in our book Already Gone, our children are not being taught apologetics very well or at all in the church or the home. As a result, when professors—who want to convince our kids that everything they know about the creation account in Genesis is wrong—confront them, these kids don’t know how to defend the authority of God’s Word. Simply teaching our children about creation is not enough; we have to equip them with ways to answer the challenges they will most certainly face, even in a so-called Christian college.


Professor Winslow determined that in order to help students reconcile what he calls “science and faith” (i.e., to embrace theistic evolution and an old earth), they have to consider four major factors:



Relying on the evidence for evolution
Negotiating Genesis as non-literal
Recognizing evolution as a non-salvation issue
Observing professors as role models of Christians who accept evolution

We’ve answered most of the above issues in articles on our website. The supposed “evidence” for evolution and millions of years is really the same “evidence” for creation as described by Genesis—it’s our worldview that affects how we interpret that evidence. You can read Dr. Jason Lisle’s article for more on this.


It’s sad to know that a Christian college professor is willing to teach students to treat Genesis as non-literal. Genesis is historical narrative, as Tim Chaffey demonstrates in his articles, “Principles for Understanding God’s Word” and “Is Genesis 1–11 Historical Narrative?


And as we at Answers in Genesis have said many times before, creation is not a salvation issue, but it is an authority issue. Someone can accept millions of years and evolutionary ideas and be saved, since salvation is by faith alone in Christ alone. It maybe not be a salvation issue per se, but it does affect how those people who are influenced by this professor (e.g., his students and others) will take Scripture itself.


But the fourth point—that students can be more easily persuaded to mesh evolution/millions of years with the Bible by having a “role model” who does—is very sad. Once again, this is an issue of equipping our children for challenges to their faith in the authority of Scripture. We have to teach them that the truth about creation comes from the Word of God, and that while role models are great to have, the only perfect role model is Christ—and He affirmed the truth of Genesis. We should never put people on a pedestal—our ultimate “hero” should always be God! Thus, God’s Word should be used to judge man’s word—not the other way around as this professor is sadly doing.


Professor Winslow’s repeated claims that evolutionary ideas do not undermine Scripture and his expression of concern that “Evangelicalism . . . remain relevant” are alarming, coming from a professor at a Christian university. If you have students who are preparing to attend college, including Christian colleges, I would encourage you to read my book Already Compromised and to explore the many other resources we have available to equip you and your students for encounters with people who would seek to undermine their faith in God and His Word. Also go to our special website at www.creationcolleges.org to consider a college that does take a stand on a literal Genesis.


I can’t imagine what it would be like standing before the almighty God and being proud of having shattered generations of students’ faith in God’s Word by exalting the word of fallible sinful man. These shepherds have much to answer for!


Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,


Ken


(Steve Golden assisted in the research for this blog.)


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