The Creation Story

We're enlightened now as a people. "Only the ignorant would believe in a Creator God", even many Christians imply!  The time known as "The Age of Enlightenment" was European in origin and was based on the concept that man's faculty of reason is of paramount importance. As such authority was minimized in favor of liberty, and the importance of church and the monarchy in daily life was seen as more obstacles than truth.  Practical democracy was born of the "Age of Enlightenment" and the drive for a republican form of government virtually eliminated monarchical rule and church/state control in subsequent years.

"Reason" is mankind's faculty to process input and form conclusions. It's the power of the mind to accomplish. Reason became so important as a result of the Enlightenment that in France under the Estates General it replaced the Third Estate and a new "other god" was worshiped: the god of Reason.

However, that other god is what God revealed would happen. As Adam and Eve became "as gods" with their new power, "reason", it was Reason who became the other god after eating of the fruit of the forbidden tree. Since reason is the power of the mind, in effect the mind of Adam and Eve became the other god and their idol was the flesh. Thus, "The Age of Enlightement" truly started with Adam and Eve and "the other god" was always Reason; man's reason.

Logic is the use of reasoning power. For human's things must always be logical! It's not logical that an invisible powerful being created it all, skeptics reason. It's not logical! Mathematics and the physical sciences are the most prominent tools of logic. The Enlightenment in Europe occurred when certain philosophers became skeptical of what religion taught as truth. It all started with Galileo's finding that things were not geocentric; that the earth was not the center of the universe, but the sun was, heliocentric. This ignited the fire which exploded in the 1700s. As such educated people came to see the church as mere mythology and that truth could be found in science. Ever since science supersedes God with all theories and believers in the creation are seen as the "ignorant".

Just as predicted by the serpent, Adam and Eve would "be as gods" and Reason is now firmly established even in this Christian nation as the official god, not to be questioned!

Among Catholics in the U.S. 58% support evolution theory, independents Christians 55%, and mainline protestant 51%. Even evangelicals support evolution by 23% and God's own people, the Jews an overwhelming 77% ! (Pew Forum; Religious Differences on the Question of Evolution United States).

As such all these religious organizations fail to believe the first thing God revealed to mankind:

Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."

For the majority of Christians their God is a liar! He says "I did it all!" and they say "I know better... you're a liar God!" Rejection of a Creator God is a rejection of Christianity because if God lied about his power to create, he lied about his power to resurrect. As such reason would say that Jesus was never resurrected and heaven is not for real, if they believe that! However, reason picks and chooses: although they find creation unreasonable for the Almighty God they find salvation and the resurrection as reasonable. Logic tells us that the majority of Christians have a mental disconnect in their faculty of reason. That disconnect is interference from the mind of Satan.

Of course reason tells people that Satan isn't real even as they feel him tempting!  That mental disconnect is temptation which short circuits reason. Reason is of God, but it's a tool of Satan! God uses reason to save; Satan uses it to destroy! Free will, the ability to use reason and make informed decisions, is an human attribute where people can select their own destiny. However, Satan uses that same reasoning to deceive, even the elect, into believing lies.

With that said, evolution is a lie and those Christians who believe in evolution believe a lie! "Well", you say "Creation belief is not essential to Christianity!" It certainly is! Did Jesus who's God, lie about his miracles, death and resurrection? You see, a liar God is not reasonable! Paul, when presenting the gospel taught Creationism. It was an essential part of the gospel; it was the gospel truth!

 Acts 17:1 "I found an altar with this inscription, To The Unknown God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands... 26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; 27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: 28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. 29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. 30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. 32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked..."

Paul linked Creation with the Resurrection. He made the tie between Creator God and Savior God! To convince the enlightened ones, the philosophers,  he credited the God who made the world and all things in it, including man, as the God who has the power to resurrect. This is Holy Scripture! Was Paul a liar too? Did he die a martyrs death for a lie? I think not! Before then, Paul taught, God overlooked men's skepticism (winked at), but now they were to be held accountable! As such Paul says "Are you going to believe reason through philosophy or are you going to accept truth?" Many of those who heard this mocked him! Can you imagine what they may have said "You're ignorant Paul. Look around you and into the heavens. It's silly to think God did all this when you know it happened by chance!"

Man, being of reason, credits chance for it happening! Chance created it all! Therefore, men build their god of self up by their power of reason and credit the fictitious god of Chance of having done the creation. That in a nutshell is evolution. It denies the Almighty God! It's merely unsupported theory and even scientists will tell you that it's a theory accepted as fact! Now use God's portion of reason: did it just happen by chance and where did even Higg's Boson originate? Where did unlimited empty space come from before that? You see reason can be the use of  logic to dispel untenable theories.

In summary, my faith is in God. You take your Chance. If you're wrong there is a penalty for eternity. If I'm wrong, I just die! However, if I'm right, which I assure you I am, I shall have eternal life. Chance offers no hope. God does!

It's imperative for Christians to believe in the creation because not to is heresy! Heretics go to hell! God no longer winks at their ignorance.