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I want to look at the main reason why I believe what I do, and at this point I also want to say, you can believe whatever you want, as to the age of the Earth, as long as you don't try and change the meaning of the text in the bible. The text in question here being in the book of Genesis, there are others but for now I want to look at Genesis. Before we get into it ,lets just look at one of the alternatives to reinterpretation of Gods word. The challenge of the distance of the stars, the speed of light and the time taken to travel to the Earth= a very old creation. Now there are many theories as to how both parties could be right (see one here) or using my own very simple theory of the light always being here, in other words it started out here, and is traveling away from us and not toward us. These are just a few ways whereby if you apply your mind to something there are always alternatives, so lets leave the scriptures intact and seek other means of satisfying our inquiring minds. For the next few blogs I want to look at how I see Genesis in context to my beliefs.

Numerous themes run through the Bible yet none may have more of a dramatic effect on our understanding of the theme of the Bible than the opening chapters of Genesis. Creation, sin and the fall begin the journey which finally culminates in the coming of the Messiah. Perhaps no other story line plays such a pivotal role in the theology and understanding of the Old Testament and the necessity of the New Testament. It would not be an exaggeration to suggest that without the first three chapters of Genesis, the rest of the Bible would be meaningless. What effect do these chapters have on believers today? Do the Genesis events have to be taken as allegory (story), meant to convey spiritual truths but not actual reality? Is this report history? Or is it something else - parable, allegory, legend, myth, whatever? It is easy enough to make the statement: "It must be history!" Such an assertion often arises from anxiety for the truth of the Bible. It is intended to protect the Bible from skeptics, liberals, and other bad persons who have suggested that Genesis is not history, but rather parable or allegory or myth or whatever. So where do we begin?

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Geoffrey Miller, in the November 2006 edition of New Scientist said: “Evolutionary moral psychology will reveal the social conditions under which human moral virtues flourish. The US will follow the UK in realizing that religion is not a prerequisite for ordinary human decency. Thus, science will kill religion - not by reason challenging faith, but by offering a more practical, universal and rewarding moral framework for human interaction. A naturalistic moral philosophy will replace the rotting fictions of theological ethics.” Dr. John Bradshaw, Professor of Neuropsychology at Monash University Melbourne wrote: “Evolutional models are every bit as beautiful, intellectually and morally satisfying as the myths, stories and precepts of an ossified theology - and they can explain, predict and be applied in hosts of important and socially useful ways.
This is the kind of statements you can expect to find on websites of many an evolutionist/atheist, here is one come from the site of Richard Dawkins. We encourage you to make visits to our web site a part of your Atheist lifestyle. We also urge you to share Atheism with friends and family. We need to be activists for Atheism! By making your Atheism known to others, you will be surprised how easy it becomes for others to admit that perhaps they, too, are Atheists! The world will become a less lonely place in an otherwise unrelentingly religious society.
On the up side take note of two things 1) look at the word "Probably" on the bus, this must imply that he has doubts in his own beliefs, he's not sure. 2)The most visible proof that is staring us all in the face, of Gods existence,and has been throughout history is this, why does Richard Dawkins and others like him, go to so much trouble and expense to try and disprove that God exists, if they don't believe in Him? If anything they are confirming the fact that He does exist. This bus does regular tours, to spread the gospel of atheism. Looks to me like Satan has found himself a financial backer
( Mark4:15) Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. I hope this doesn't happen to any of you.

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Most of you are probably thinking, why such a fervent attack on evolution? or what is his agenda? Well let me take you on a picturesque journey into the world of evolution, and at this point I will apologize to all those out there who have no options when it comes to being associated with the name of evolution, perhaps I should be labeled as being narrow minded.There is apparently a good side to evolution, and maybe a new definition should be sought to describe these merits of an otherwise damning subject. Now the sad part of it all is that the original meaning of the word, as well as some of its current definitions, are far removed from its current status quo. Just ask anyone to define the meaning of evolution, and probably they would say something like, from ape to man, and the first name that will be mentioned will be Charles Darwin, strangely enough he didn't even like the word, and I can only find one quote of his with it in. He did however, perhaps unintentionally promote it to its more accepted definition.

Many are also of the impression that the evolutionary theory is a relatively new one, but this is not the case and it dates back to before Christ. Empedocles (495-435 B.C.) was the father and original proponent of the evolution theory, followed by advocates such as Democritus (460-370 B.C. ), Epicurus (342-270 B.C.), Lucretius (98-55 B.C.), Abubacer (1107-1185 A.D.), Bruno (1548-1600), Buffon (1707-1788), Helvetius (1715-1771), Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802), Lamarck (1744-1829), Goethe (1749-1832), Lyell (1797-1875), Charles Darwin (1809-1882) and many others.

Lets look at a few of these men and their agendas in life. (Epicurus) His idea was to explain everything mechanistically avoiding direct causes by God, was a reason that he was considered as an atheist, and was also the founder of epicureanism, Bruno He was an occultist believed in extra terrestrial life, was considered heretic and burned at the stake in 1600. All of these men had one thing in common, a disbelief in God as the creator, and often made public statements renouncing God or placing Him below mans own abilities, many embraced the ideas of a unified religion (atheism) working toward a better more peaceful future. Now if we look closer we will find that evolution is the accepted origin doctrine of atheism, and herein lies the problem. These guys were tame in comparison to current day counterparts as you will see in my next blog.

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In (Ephesians6:11-12) we read this. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Now what is Paul talking about here, and does it pertain to us today? He is talking of a battle going on in a realm, that is outside of normal vision of man, and even if we don't want to believe it, this battle is going on right now. And where does man look for the answers? he looks toward himself, and that is just what Satan wants.

When the world tumbles into recession and poverty, as in the past and even now in the present, you will find men who are driven by ulterior motives, asserting their wills on the masses, in the name of justice. Hitler was one of these men, look at this statement he made, it tells a story on its own. Christianity makes no distinction of race or of color; it seeks to break down all racial barriers. In this respect the hand of Christianity is against that of Nature, for are not the races of mankind the evolutionary harvest which Nature has toiled through long ages to produce?"

August of 2000, in the United Nations, the world religious leaders gathered to discuss global crisis situations. The UN general assembly hall, which is often filled with questions of war and discord, resounded with prayers, meditations and sacred ceremonies, as a distinguished and colorful delegation discussed the role of faith, love, and forgiveness in solving the world’s problems. The summit opened August 28, with the blowing of the conch by Swami Bua, the hundred and twelve year old ascetic who lives in New York City. The hall was then steeped in prayers offered from nearly every faith on earth: Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Shinto, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, indigenous faiths, Sikhism, Taoism and Baha', all the world’s religions. (Hinduism Today) So what do we see happening here? I would say it looks very much like someone trying to unite all religions into one.

Just over a year later we have a date that many will never forget 11 September 2001, and we all know how tragic that was. From that point on we have heard a lot of talk about religion and peace. It was on January 24, 2002 in Assisi, Italy that Pope John Paul II invited the religious leaders from around the world to gather for a day of prayer. Representatives included Buddhists, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, Shintoists, tribal religions, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Catholics, Lutherans, Quakers, Mennonites, and Orthodox Christians. So as you can see throughout the years, a trend developing, in a direction where things are headed. And of course we are being told the requirements for peace are to unify religions. In books like Earthminds and Communicating with the Living World of Gaia, they say it is all about science and understanding evolution. But when we look back historically, we see that the Greeks worshiped Gaia as a goddess. I think that there are few people today who are prepared to stand up for their beliefs, and there are many Christians among them, and they are all being swept along in a wave of worldly delusions, orchestrated by Satan.

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Erasmus Darwin was a religious man, and worshipped the gods Bacchus and Venus, he seemed to have a personal agenda to attack biblical authority. He was not alone, in fact, he was one of fourteen members who formed what was called the Lunar Society. The Lunar Society met in Birmingham on the Monday closest to the full moon, which may give you some insight into the spiritual interest that some of these men had. Erasmus Darwin himself worshipped Bacchus and Venus, and was interested in Eastern philosophy, Eastern religion. The Lunar Society projected the concept that the biblical view of the origin of man was a mythological concept and what we need to do is rely upon science in order to determine the truth. It is interesting that Erasmus Darwin was one of the members of the Lunar Society, but so was Josiah Wedgewood,Darwin’s grandfather on his mother’s side.

Most people know the story of Charles Darwin, and some claim that because he was buried at Westminster Abbey that it was his or his families wishes, and it was only because of his daughters death that he became bitter, I think not. Read this statement by him."Thus disbelief crept over me at a very slow rate, but was at last complete. The rate was so slow that I felt no distress, and I have never since doubted even for a single second that my conclusion was correct. I can indeed hardly see how anyone ought to wish Christianity to be true; for if so, the plain language of the text seems to show that the men who do not believe—and this would include my father, brother, and almost all my best friends—will be everlastingly punished. And this is a damnable doctrine".What Darwin was doing, was setting a precedent for all those who followed in his footsteps, one just needs to look at Richard Dawkins,and some of his statements Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, where's the harm? September 11th changed all that. (see more here) as can be seen here, there seems to be somewhat more to all this, and the deeper you scratch beneath the surface the more scary it becomes.So what does the bible tell us?

(Colossians2:8)See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.

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We read in (Judges2:11)Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD and served the Baals.Then when we go to the book of Romans (Rom1:20) 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 men are without excuse.follow the links to Romans and read this whole chapter, then relate it to the world we live in.(Rom1:23) and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Now I want to go back to the book of Judges, and this is not for confusion but rather to build up a picture that clearly describes where we are at today.(Judges21:25)In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit. Does this not remind you of man today? no king, (God) no direction, and it is at times like this that man gets easily led astray. There is nothing new under the sun, as we stated. (Ecclesiastes 1:9-11.)

As we look back we see our forefathers following many gods, some in the image of men with grotesque bodies, and others in the form of animals. So we see, history reveals that people of the past were obsessed with the gods, just as the Bible states. People today seem to be obsessed with these kinds of beings. Some of the popular comic books of the past, like the fantastic for, also show creatures that are part goat and part human. These entities are extremely popular. This is a multi-billion dollar industry, whether it is collecting cards, toys, or characters that come from the movies. The common theme is supernatural beings, from extraterrestrial sources with supernatural powers.Young people participate by practicing spells and playing the role of demons, then of course, there is the New Age where many methods or therapies are really nothing more than Eastern metaphysical beliefs that are being introduced into society, even to children. One just needs to look at books like Harry potter to see where its all going. So what has this all got to do with evolution?

During the French revolution you might recall that bibles were burned, the idea was promoted that we must throw away superstition and religion, and turn to man’s ideas. That was the Age of Enlightenment. Charles Darwin’s grandfather, who was born in 1731 and died in 1802. Erasmus Darwin, was a medical doctor but he had some ideas on the subject of origins, he wrote a book called, The Zoonomia, in which he expressed that through time, life had progressed from lower to higher.So what? you might say, well read on and you might see a whole new side to the Darwin debate.

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It looks like we come from a line of ancestors that were great thinkers and master craftsmen, but above and beyond that, as we read through the bible we find another side to man. According to the Scriptures, there are consequences when we reject the overwhelming evidence that God exists. I want to look at those consequences.The facts show that man has always been man. The artifacts that have been left to us by ancient civilizations agree exactly with the biblical perspective, that man was created and had tremendous abilities and attributes. And when we look at the major accomplishments of the ancient civilizations, the cities that they built, towers,

ziggurats, pyramids, their ability to alloy minerals together, what does it say? The biblical creation view can be supported by the evidence. The evidence is overwhelming, but still the majority of intellectuals worldwide have chosen to discredit creation and accept evolution.

From the time of mans downfall in the garden of Eden, there has been a side to him of continually trying to replace God with other gods.The city of Babylon was built by survivors of the flood. They were in rebellion to God and built a tower to reach the heavens to communicate with the spirit world. You cannot understand biblical history unless you understand that God has an adversary, Satan, who has followers, the fallen angels. And man, as we are going to see throughout history has constantly been involved in communicating with that dimension which God forbids

Archaeology shows us this, all over the world, we see the sudden emergence of great civilizations who built cities, temples and pyramids, like those in Egypt, Indonesia, or in Central America, in fact all over the world. These people were worshipping the gods. They believed the sun, moon, and the earth is god. We see this in the archaeological remains of great civilizations.Today because of mans insistence of trying to do his own thing and not accept Gods word, we are diversifying, and headed in all directions each claiming to be the way, and evolution seems to be playing a leading role in the unification of all these alternative beliefs. In October 1996, the papers reported and it can be documented that Pope John Paul, at a meeting before the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, said, "Truth cannot contradict truth." He said, "The Bible said God created. But scientists have proven that evolution is true, so God used evolution to create." Basically what is happening man is not quite sure of what truth is, so instead of trusting in Gods word, they for fear of looking foolish, just go with the flow. When we talk of worshiping other gods we always tend to look way back into the past, but in reality if you just look around today, you will find that man is heading for some kind of a unification of religions, in order to find peace, on our own terms. For fear that the bible may be wrong in some areas, many Christians are also looking to the world for answers. Where is it all leading?