When it comes to matters of faith these days, it seems that many have determined that they are just going to believe in something whether there is any evidence for it or not. For instance, I could state that I believe that the world was created by the one eyed spaghetti monster, and that is who I am going to worship. When pressed for evidence of said creature, I could state that we just need to have faith and evidence is not necessary. It may be pointed out that belief without proof/evidence is irrational. It does not make logical sense to believe in a spaghetti monster without evidence.
Our faith and belief in God, who is not visible, must then be based upon the evidence that is visible. This is biblical faith. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1, NKJV emphasis added). There is evidence of God in the creation. “The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork” (Psalm 19:1). The fact that there is a cosmos proves that there has to be a God. Because there is something now, there must have been something before. We cannot get something from nothing. Something must then be eternal, but we know that matter is not eternal. Thus it had to come from somewhere. The design we see in the universe also shows us that there has to be a designer. Systems as complex as the human body could not have come about by chance. Those who place their faith in random chance and evolution have the same problem as those who believe in the spaghetti monster. The evidence does not support their claim.
Imagine that you are on trial for your life. Now imagine that I am on the jury that will decide your fate. How would you want for me to proceed? Should I say that I think you are guilty because that is how I feel? Should I say that you are innocent because you have an innocent looking face? How about if I base my judgment in your case on the evidence? Looking at the evidence takes all of the emotion out of the issue. Looking at the evidence will help us to achieve a logical, rational, and correct viewpoint. This is how God wants us to proceed! That is why He invites us to come and reason together (Isaiah 1:18). Faith and reason are not enemies; they are joined hand in hand. Our faith must be based upon reason!
The evidence of God is all around us.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened (Romans 1:18-21).
The power and wrath of God has been revealed. Those who are unrighteous wish to suppress the truth. They do not want for there to be a God, so they ignore the evidence. The evidence is manifested within their own bodies. God has shown us the evidence, and true science indicates how complex the human body is (skeletal system, digestive system, nervous system, cardiovascular system). Each part of our body receives just what it needs when it needs it. If we were to look upon a manufacturing system with such complexity, we would certainly conclude that it did not happen by chance. Since the creation of the world, the workings and power of God have been clearly seen. So then, if we choose to ignore the evidence, God says we are without excuse. We cannot claim that we did not know. Ignorance is not an excuse.
Let us not run from evidence, reason, and science. All of these prove to us that there is a God. All of these indicate to us that there has to be a God. Since there is a God, how should we react? (Deuteronomy 6:5; Joshua 22:5; Mark 12:30; John 14:15). Because there is a Creator, we should seek Him out and find out what it is that He wants for us to do (Matthew 7:21ff). The answers are in His word. Let us continue to dig for the evidence, which will show us that our faith is true and not based on irrationality. Let us then show that evidence to those who are around us!
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Evidence makes the difference. All creation groans and waits for us to show the evidence of the God we serve.
It would be extremely unlikely for something like the human body to emerge through chance. However, there’s very little chance in evolution. Natural selection – as the name suggests – selects for features. It isn’t left to chance
Adam, thanks for reading the article and for your comments. I do not see how claiming Natural Selection gets you off of the hook of blind, random chance. In looking at definitions of Natural Selection, the following can be found written by an evolutionist, “Now members of a species differ in a number of ways and the root cause of this variation is DNA; changes in genes and/or their regulatory elements can generate new beneficial traits. It explains design in nature. It is blind and unconscious and happens because of random genetic mutations throwing up new phenotypes. Although most mutations are harmful, every now and again there are genetic faults that confer some advantage to an organism” (http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/47262.aspx).
There is no evidence to show one species changing into another species through this imaginary theory. Indeed, if a fish had to grow lungs in order to survive, how could this even happen over the course of time? As soon as the fish is out of water, it is finished. It cannot pass it’s need for lungs to the next generation. The evidence that is all around us points to design. Fish are designed to live in water. Humans are not. The evidence does not support blind, random, unconscious chance as a cause to the universe nor as a cause for human development. Every effect must have a sufficient cause to bring it about. The theory of evolution is scientifically flawed, based upon chance, and is therefore not a sufficient explanation of the origin of humanity.
Ah, I see the issue here. You’re thinking of the wrong part of evolution. The theory has three basic steps:
1. Organisms reproduce with variation
2. Some variants have more children than others.
3. Those variants become more common in successive generations.
You’re describing the first phase. Natural selection is the second part. The differing success of variants eliminates “bad” ones and promotes “good” ones. The result is that the whole process of evolution is far from chance.
It’s like dealing out a poker hand, except you get to keep swapping the cards you don’t want until you find a royal flush. The odds of that happening by chance is infinitesimal. But chance + selection make it a whole lot more likely.
How did you identify humans and fish were designed as opposed to not being designed
Adam, are you then saying that you disagree with the comment of the evolutionist previously quoted that natural selection is blind and random? Your solution still does not answer the most basic question, and that is the origin of life. You state that it is chance + selection. Well, who is doing the selecting? In your example of the poker hand, someone with intelligence has to select from the cards drawn to keep those that will make a royal flush. Otherwise you are back to chance alone. I cannot will my offspring to have blue eyes and blond hair. How then could I decide which traits to pass on to my offspring? Therefore, it comes back to the basic question of who is your intelligent selector?
I can identify that humans are designed by observation. In looking at the complex systems that make up human life (cardiovascular, nervous, skeletal, etc.), it can be noted that the human body is designed to function in a certain way. We wouldn’t look upon a watch and say that it just happened by chance, or that the watch created itself. We wouldn’t look upon an automobile and suggest that it just appeared out of nowhere without a designer and a builder. So why then would we look upon human anatomy, which is far more complex than a watch or an automobile, and suggest that it all came about through random chance or some happy little accident? The evidence of design demands a designer.