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We are a Christian Fellowship meeting in North London with a strong interest in teaching the Bible and understanding our time in
the light of Bible prophecy
Four reasons why evolution cannot be true
1. Something cannot come out of nothing
The most common evolutionary theory for the origin of the universe is the
Big Bang theory. The logical fallacy behind this is that it means that in
the beginning there was nothing and then nothing exploded. Where did the
cosmic dust / energy which exploded in the Big Bang come from? Nothing
cannot explode.
2. Order does not come out of chaos
Our universe is not random and chaotic. Our earth is perfectly balanced in
its position in the Solar System to support life. Explosions create chaos
and disorder. The implication of the Big Bang theory is that the universe is
proceeding from disorder to order. The opposite is true. The Second Law of
Thermodynamics says that the universe is becoming more random and
disorganised, not more organised.
3. Life does not come out of non-life
The study of genetics is showing that even the most simple organisms have
incredibly complex DNA. There is no possibility that life with the ability
to reproduce itself could come out of an explosion or chemical reaction.
Evolutionary scientists are coming up with more and more bizarre ideas for
the origin of life, like the idea now being promoted on the BBC that simple
life forms originated in distant parts of the universe, survived crossing
the universe on the back of comets which then crashed into the earth and
produced the life of this planet.
4. Complex life forms cannot have evolved
Evolutionary scientists, including Darwin himself, recognise that organs
like the human eye are unbelievably complex. Darwin actually said that there
is no possibility that the eye could have evolved. Richard Dawkins
contradicts Darwin saying that it could have evolved over thousands of
generations. But this raises a logical fallacy. While the eye was evolving
the creature was blind. Blind humans cannot survive without the help of the
sighted. So what happened for millions of years while the eye evolved?
This argument applies to all evolutionary leaps. Without wings the average
bird is not going to survive very long in the presence of the average cat.
How did birds survive for millions of years while they evolved their wings?
Until they had two perfectly functioning wings the evolving wings would
actually have been a hindrance not a help.
Even more crucial is the reproductive system of different creatures. Think
about the incredibly complex and diverse reproductive systems of birds,
bees, butterflies to say nothing of humans. Every part of the system, both
male and female, has to be functioning perfectly. If not, how many
generations does the species have? One. It does not have millions of years
to evolve the reproductive system. Either it works and the creature can
reproduce itself for millions of generations. Or it does not work and the
creature dies out after the first generation.
Alternative explanation
1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth
This mighty universe originated in the creative power of the eternal God,
who is without beginning and without end. The question 'Who made God?' is
the product of our limited minds which cannot conceive or understand
eternity without God's help.
2. God created an ordered universe
Creation demands a Creator and design demands a designer. If someone said a
watch had come about as a result of an explosion or an accident we would
think they were crazy. The universe shows abundant evidence of God's design.
It was created for his purposes: 'Thus says the Lord who created the
heavens, who is God, who formed the earth and made it, who has established
it, who did not create it in vain, who formed it to be inhabited' (Isaiah
45.18).
Although the Bible does not claim to be a scientific text book, its
statements about the universe do not contradict modern scientific
discoveries, unlike things taught in other belief systems. The Bible teaches
that there are an infinite number of stars in the universe, not the limited
number of stars that can be seen with the naked eye (Genesis 15.5). Isaiah
40.22 tells us that the earth is a sphere (not flat!); Job 26.7 that it
hangs on nothing or is set in space (not that it is set on pillars as the
Greeks taught or that the sun is taken in a boat underneath it between
sunset and sunrise as the ancient Egyptians taught). The present decay of
the universe which science has explained by the Second Law of Thermodynamics
is taught in the Psalm 102.25-6: 'The heavens are the work of your hands.
They will perish, but You will endure; yes all of them will grow old like a
garment, like a cloak you will change them.'
3. God is the author of life
God created fully developed creatures with their seed within them and the
ability to reproduce 'after their own kind.' Birds could fly, humans could
see, caterpillars produced chrysalises and turned into butterflies. God
created all the amazingly diverse reproductive systems requiring male and
female input which were fully functioning from the beginning and able to
sustain generation after generation of the species. Humans are different
from animals being created in 'the image of God' with a spiritual dimension
capable of communicating with God and receiving the gift of eternal life
through the Messiah Jesus who is Himself God and through whom the world was
made (John 1.1-18, Hebrews 1.1-3).
It takes faith to believe all this as we read in Hebrews 11.3: 'By faith we
understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the
things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.'
It also takes faith to believe the evolutionary hypothesis. Today evolution
is taught as fact by the educational system and by the media. Really it is
an important part of the brainwashing process, which is leading to the
antichristian world of the last days as people deny the Creator and make up
their own rules about how to live. Many people think they are being daring
and free-thinking by believing evolution, but in fact they are only doing
what the powers that be want them to do.
For further information on this subject we recommend the video 'A Question
of Origins' available for £12 + £1 postage and packing.
If you have not yet received the gift of eternal life we invite you to pray
the following prayer and contact us for further information on living the
new life in the Messiah Jesus:
'Heavenly Father, I admit that I am a sinner and need your forgiveness. I
believe that Jesus the Messiah died in my place paying the penalty for my
sins by shedding his precious blood. I am willing right now to turn from my
sin and accept Jesus the Messiah as my personal Saviour and Lord. I commit
my life to you and ask you to send the Holy Spirit into my life, to fill me
and to take control and to help me become the kind of person you want me to
be. Thank you Father for loving me. In Jesus' name, Amen.
