Creation

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Creation
Life Science 7th Grade

• The Cornerstone of Truth
• Especially the Science of Life

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• The following PPT Presentation on
• Creationism vs. Evolution was
• adapted from and developed using
• numerous resources such as -
• Answers in Genesis
• Institute of Creation Research
• Riddle, Browning, as well as others . . . .
• I added or developed much of the information, so
  please note that I am solely responsible for the
  content.

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• Background
• Information

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7 Cs Animated
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Outline of Origins

• I. Significance of Origin Hypotheses
• A. God (God of Violent Competition?)
• B. Graphae (Greek term for written Scripture)
• C. Gospel (Did Jesus pay our death penalty?)
• D. Glorify (Reflecting Whose Character?)
• II. Evidence for Origin Hypotheses
• A. Scholars (Weakest Appeal to Authority)
• B. Science (Stronger Cant prove hypotheses)
• C. Scripture (Strongest Proven by Prophecy)

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I. Significance of Origins

• A. God (God of Violent Competition?)
• B. Graphae (Greek term written / Scripture)
• C. Gospel (Did Jesus pay our death penalty?)
• D. Glorify (Reflecting Whose Character?)

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I. Significance A. God

• What kind of God is our Creator?
• Is He trustworthy?
• How can we know?
• General Revelation (studying the world) only
  reveals that a powerful, intelligent God exist.
• Special Revelation (Scripture) reveals His
  character.

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ImagineThe Garden of Eden
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So . . . Why is there suffering?
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Gods Character?
The God of Creation?vs.The God of Evolution?
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Which Creator? Did God design the system of
selfish competition, pain, fear, suffering,
death that dominates nature today? An artists
heart is revealed by His work of art.
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What kind of Creator does this picture
portray? The Good Shepherd? or Evil-utions Monst
er?
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I. Significance B. Graphae

• Graphae is the NT Greek term for the written
  Scripture.
• Gods Word is it trustworthy?
• Does it have errors?
• If you doubt the historical accuracy of Gods
  Word about Origins, why should you trust what
  it says about spiritual things?

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John 312 Jesus said

• If I have told you earthly things, and you do
  not believe, how shall you believe, if I tell you
  of heavenly things?
• EARTHLY THINGS GEOLOGY BIOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY
  - ANTHROPOLOGY - ASTRONOMY

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Biblical Faith is NOT Blind Belief

• Hebrews 111 Faith is the evidence of .
• Proverbs 1415 The simple-minded
• 1 Peter 315 Be ready to give an answer
• Hypothesis Hypo-thesis underlying belief
• Hypo (under) Thesis (belief, proposition)
• Formally, scientifically a testable prediction
  
• Theory a hypothesis that is strongly supported
  by the evidence. Evolution is not a good theory.
• Bio-logic (Greek for the Word Logos / logical)
• Scientific Method fits the biblical process of
  logical discernment for what we believe and how
  we live.

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Assumptions without sufficient evidence can be
dangerously misleading.
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Blocks thousands of years
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How have Christians responded to the worlds
attack on the Genesis creation cornerstone?
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I. Significance C. Gospel

• Good or Bad News?
• The gospel says that Jesus died to pay the
  penalty for mans sin.
• God told Adam in Genesis that if He rebelled, the
  result would be the beginning of death.
• God withdrew a measure of His protection and
  allowed the escalation of disorder, leading to
  death.

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Blocks The Gospel
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According to Genesis

• God is NOT the Creator of disease death.
• Gods Eden was one of perfect peace and order
  that revealed His character of love.
• Satan and sin are the source of suffering.
• Doubt ? Disobedience ? Disorder ? Dysfunction ?
  Disease ? Death ? Dishonor of Gods Image and
  Character

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If evolution is true and God designed millions
of years of violent death before Eden, Then how
could God call everything He had made VERY
GOOD?
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A Promise Based on a Lie?

• If I promised to RESTORE my grading system to the
  one I used in the beginning when I gave everyone
  a guaranteed A
• But in reality my A grading system is a myth
  since I never really did that.
• Therefore, my promise to RESTORE would be based
  on a lie and not worthy of your trust.

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What About Gods Promise?

• God promises to RESTORE the earth to the way it
  was in Eden where the lion, leopard, lamb, and
  calf lived in vegetarian peace.
• But if Eden is a myth that never really existed,
  then Gods promise is based on a lie.
• The Good News Gospel is that Eden was a
  garden of peace and the coming Kingdom for all
  who embrace His Lordship will be the same.

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Museum Statue Broken
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Museum Statue broken w/ kid
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Museum - Sin
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Museum Sin w/Kid
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Romans 821 the creation itself also will be set
free from its slavery to corruption into the
freedom of the glory of the children of God.
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Gods Creation is Broken 1 Pet 5 your enemy
prowls about like a lion
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Genesis 129-31 (Gods Peaceful Garden of
Eden) 29 And God said, "See, I have given you
every herb that yields seed which is on the face
of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit
yields seed to you it shall be for food. 30
Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird
of the air, and to everything that creeps on the
earth, in which there is life, I have given every
green herb for food" and it was so. 31 Then God
saw everything that He had made, and indeed it
was very good. So the evening and the morning
were the sixth day.
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Survival of the Fittest Survival of the
Cruelest Survival of the Coolest
Sacrificing others lives for the selfish
desires of self.
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I. Significance D. Glorify

• The purpose of life is to glorify God.
• Glorifying God means to reveal His character.
• If a person, family, or nation believes that
  survival of the fittest is the Way of life
  (even designed by God), then what attitudes and
  actions will such a belief produce?

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Why did Darwin Reject Creation?

• Charles Darwin himself turned away from
  religion as much or more because of the
  senseless death of his 10-year-old daughter
  Annie than any logic. Emphasis added
• Thomson, Keith Stewart, Natural Theology,
  American Scientist, vol. 85 (May/June 1997), pp.
  219-21. Dr. Thomson is University Distinguished
  Scientist in Residence at the new School for
  Social Research in New York. p. 221

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Hitlers Germany

• The entire world had begun to embrace evolution
  and eugenics.
• Hitler embraced survival of the fittest and
  eugenics as THE WAY.
• Germany, one of the most educated nations,
  embraced this logical fruit of evolution.
• Millions suffered and died as a result.

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Yawning is contagious, and so are all other
social characteristicsAttitudes and Actions
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Beliefs Produce Effects

• Creation - man is special, different from
  animals put here for a purpose God is the
  authority and His law of love is the WAY we
  should live.
• Evolution - man is nothing special, just an
  advanced animal man is an accident of nature.
  There is no ultimate authority, so the law of
  lust (selfish desire, competition, and survival
  of the cruelest or Coolest) is evolutions
  WAY .

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Whose descendant are you?Adam or an Ape
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Its a question of Lordship!

• What or who is your source of authority for what
  you believe?
• Will it be God, His Word, and the evidence He has
  provided?
• Or will it be something or someone less than God
  and His trustworthy authority?

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Evolution is Everywhere

• Taught in public schools
• Biology textbooks
• Library books
• TV and Movies about nature, science fiction
• PBS (Propaganda Broadcasting System)
• Natural history museums
• Zoos, Aquariums
• Popular magazines

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Even though America has the most Churches
Bible Colleges/Seminaries Christian Colleges
Christian Bookshops/Resources Christian
Radio/TV It is becoming less Christian every
day. Why? Doubt about Creation.
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What Can We Do?
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts and be
ready always to give an answer evidence to
every man that ask you for a reason of the hope
that is in you with humility and reverence 1
Peter 315
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The Meaning of 1 Peter 315

• We must know what we believe.
• We must know why we believe it.
• We must be able to give logical, biblical
  evidence for our beliefs.

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God promises to Restore creation to its
originally peaceful state. But if Eden was not
like this, then Gods promise is a deception.
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So, what kind of Creator is Christ?
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Which image of God do YOU represent?

• Christ Jesus the Good Shepherd?
• The Bibles Way of the Cross (love).
• Or evil-utions image of God?
• Survival of the fittest, the cruelest.

Have you submitted to Him in faith?Please dont
wait until its too late!
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This is our Creators True Character
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