Incompatible Trajectories (Creation vs. Evolution)
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“Most old-earth creationists begin with the authority of science. Then they proceed to evaluate the interpretive conclusions of the Bible made by believers.” - P&D
Most Americans Believe God Played a Role in Human Origins
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“A Gallup survey finds 37% of Americans believe God created human beings pretty much in their present form…. Additionally, 34% say human beings developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life but God guided this process.” - Religion Unplugged
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Gallup: ‘New high of 24% say God not involved in human origins; new 37% low say God created humans in present form’
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“Though diminished from the early 2000s, the largest segment of Americans, 37%, are creationist purists, saying God created humans in their present form within the past 10,000 years.” - Gallup
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I See No Conflict Between Christianity and Science
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“There’s no doubt that many people think that pursuing science and Christianity inevitably leads to conflict. Some Christians characterize science in a way that conflicts with Christianity. And some scientists characterize Christianity in a way that conflicts with science. My experience shows a different picture.” - Reasons
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Image Bearers: Have We Lost the Image of God?
Read Part 1.
The mirror shattered. When first made, the mirror perfectly reflected its Maker. A clean, clear picture revealed Him. But when the pit of that fruit struck the glass, snaking cracks distorted His image. Blurring obscured what He intended His creation to see. God’s image remained but not as He designed it to be.
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Intelligent Design Goes Mainstream
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“Meyer has been taking intelligent design discourse mainstream lately. Last year, he appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience to make the case that science can and does point to a Designer. And last month, he got a surprisingly warm reception on Piers Morgan Uncensored” - Breakpoint
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Image Bearers: Ways You Are Made Like God
No, you are not omnipotent, and you never will be. You are not a god, and you cannot ascend to that level. That’s been tried, and the devil and his angels got condemned forever for it. Yet, God made you like Him. You bear the image of God.
Genesis 1:26 records how God created human beings: “Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.’” By design, God purposely made us like Him. But how? What does it mean to bear the image of God?
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“Did you ever discover where Cain got his wife?”
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“The truth is—most Christians probably couldn’t answer these questions. And yet there are answers.” - Ken Ham
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How Atheistic Educators Teach Theology in Spite of Themselves
Every day in every school, millions of schoolchildren are learning about God. In every subject.
Don’t think so?
Watch.
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“What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word work?”
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“We don’t tend to think of work as good, but rather as difficult, frustrating, and exhausting…. The goodness of work is enshrined in the pattern of creation.” - Ligonier
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