F A I T H A L I V E
B.
E x pl o r e
T h e C hri sti a n r e acti o n t o D ar wi n C h ri sti a n s h a v e t e n d e d t o r e a ct t o t h e t h e o r y of e v ol uti o n i n eit h e r of t w o w a y s: ( a) S o m e r ej e c t t h e t h e o r y of e v ol uti o n a s a w h ol e. • •
T hi s i s b e c a u s e t h e y s e e it a s a t h r e at t o t h ei r r eli gi o u s b eli ef s. T h e y c o nti n u e t o r e a d t h e c r e ati o n st o r y i n a lit e r al w a y.
( b) S o m e a c c e p t a m o di ti e d v e r si o n of t h e t h e o r y of e v ol uti o n. •
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T h e y a d mit t h at t h e r e i s a g r e at d e al of s ci e nti ti c e vi d e n c e t o s u p p o rt t h e t h e o r y of e v ol uti o n.
T h e y a g r e e t h at G o d di d n ot c r e at e t h e w o rl d i n si x d a y s. H o w e v e r, t h e y s a y t h at G o d c r e at e d o u r w o rl d o v e r a l o n g e r p e ri o d of ti m e.
T h e y s a y t h at G o d h a s g ui d e d t h e d e v el o p m e nt of o u r w o rl d f r o m t h e b e gi n ni n g.
T h e m e a ni n g of t h e cr e ati o n st or y T h e c r e ati o n st o r y, m o st C h ri sti a n s a n d J e w s a c c e pt, w a s n e v e r m e a nt t o b e r e a d i n a lit e r al w a y, i. e. w o r d f o r w o r d. T h e st o r y i s w ritt e n i n p o e ti c l a n g u a g e a n d n e e d s t o b e r e a d c a r ef ull y i n o r d e r t o di s c o v e r t h e i m p o rt a nt r eli gi o u s i d e a s wit hi n it. M a n y s c h ol a r s of t h e Bi bl e a n d t h e T o r a h s a y t h e c r e ati o n st o r y w a s w ritt e n, n ot t o off e r a s ci e nti fi c a c c o u nt of h o w
I N V E S TI G AT E t h e w o rl d b e g a n, b ut t o c o m m u ni c at e
t e a c hi n g s a b o ut lif e i n t hi s w o rl d. T h e s e t e a c hi n g s a r e: 1. 2. 3.
4. f o u r O u r w o rl d h a s n ot al w a y s e xi st e d. It h a d a b e gi n ni n g. G o d m a d e it.
Lif e i n t hi s w o rl d p ut s m a n y c h all e n g e s i n o u r w a y, b ut t h e w o rl d it s elf i s g o o d. Q U E S TI O N S
All h u m a n b ei n g s b el o n g t o t h e o n e f a mil y. N o o n e i s s u p e ri o r t o a n ot h e r. W e a r e all m a d e i n G o d’ s i m a g e a n d li k e n e s s.
G o d h a s gi v e n h u m a n b ei n g s a s p e ci al r ol e – t o b e t h e s t e w a r d s (i. e. t h e c a r et a k e r s) of t hi s w o rl d.
G e n e si s: h u m a n s ar e diff er e nt C h ri sti a n s b eli e v e t h at h u m a n b ei n g s a r e di sti n ct a n d s e p a r at e f r o m all ot h e r c r e at u r e s o n E a rt h. W e a r e n ot m e r el y diff e r e nt i n d e g r e e, b ut diff e r e n t i n ki n d . O nl y h u m a n b ei n g s h a v e c o m pl e x mi n d s. O nl y w e a r e c a p a bl e of u si n g l a n g u a g e, pl a n ni n g f o r t h e f ut u r e, t hi n ki n g a b o ut t h e p a st, p r o d u ci n g w o r k s of a rt a n d i n v e nti n g t e c h n ol o g y. O nl y w e a r e c a p a bl e of
l o vi n g, a p p r e ci ati n g b e a ut y a n d t r e ati n g o n e a n ot h e r wit h
c o m p a s si o n a n d r e s p e ct. T h e s o u r c e of o u r c a p a cit y t o d o all t h e s e t hi n g s i s c all e d t h e s o ul .
K E Y C O N C E P T C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G
T h e s o ul is t h e i nvisi bl e lif e f orc e t h at a ni m at es y o ur b o dy. Yo ur s o ul is s pirit u al (i. e. n ot a p hysic al t hi n g) a n d i m m ort al (s ur viv es t h e d e at h of y o ur b o dy). Yo ur s o ul w as cr e at e d dir ectly by G o d a n d i nf us e d i nt o y o ur b o dy at t h e m o m e nt of c o nc e pti o n.
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