(Matthew 15:6, Mark
God gave us His law so that
we might see our sin and need of forgiveness. And, He gave us the
gospel so
that turning to Him for mercy we might find peace and assurance of
forgiveness
in Christ. However, God also warns us, in no uncertain terms, of the
danger we
place ourselves in when we make His Word of no effect. [Matthew 15:6, Mark
The words, “the knowledge of
sin comes by the law” tell us that God wants His people to interpret
the law in
a way that reveals and exposes their sin (Romans
Today, we see God’s Word
being made of “no effect” throughout
In the Book of Genesis, God
explicitly tells us that He made everything in six days, and that each
of those
days had an evening and a morning. He even adds a lineage of the
generations
from Adam to Abraham, because He does not want us to be deceived by
those who
claim that world is “millions of years old”. And, those who are truly
Christ’s
sheep will believe what He has said (John
Those
who want to make the Bible teach evolution often claim that the word
“day” does
not always refer to a twenty-four hour day. However, that is just smoke
and
mirrors! If you look at any dictionary you will see that many words
have two,
three or even more meanings. Nevertheless, that does not mean that you
can just
read any of those meanings into the word anytime it is used. On the
contrary,
the intended meaning is determined by the context. For example: Just
because
the word “train” can refer to a locomotive, does not mean that you can
read
that meaning into the sentence, “The train of the bride’s gown followed
her
down the isle”. In that context, it would be absurd to claim that the
word
“train” means locomotive. Likewise, it is equally absurd to claim that
a day
that is numbered, and has an evening and a morning, is anything other
than a
normal ordinary day.
The
people who want to make the days into ages do so because they have
rejected
what the Bible says, not because the word “day” in that context could
have
another meaning. Furthermore, their hypocrisy is revealed by the fact
that they
do not accept the order of events given in Genesis. They do not believe
that
the trees were made before the sun, moon and stars as Genesis says.
They just
want to find some way around what the Bible says! And, by so doing,
they make
the Word of God of no effect.
How,
you may ask, do they make it of no effect? Well, if you look at what
Christ
said about how the Pharisees made the Word of God of no effect, you
will see
that they made it of no effect by rationalizing sin. And that is
exactly how theistic
evolution makes the Word of God of no effect. It is perfectly obvious
to every
fourteen year old schoolboy, that if his ancestors were dogs and cats
etc., and
they were not bound by rules of morality, then he is not bound by rules
of
morality either.
Now,
the Pharisees had to rationalize God’s law one law at a time, finding
excuses
and lines of reasoning that would ease their conscience so that they
would not
be bothered by feelings of guilt. But, evolution negates the entire law
in one
fell swoop, and that is why it became so popular so fast. There is no
evidence
that it happened. No one has ever seen one kind of animal change into
another.
In fact, one scientific experiment after another has demonstrated the
fact that
non-living matter cannot just come to life. That idea is superstition,
not
science!
True
science is not afraid to look at other points of view. In fact, true
science
welcomes other opinions, and tries to test them experimentally. But,
when
scientists dare to question Darwinism they put their career on the
line, and
have not only been fired but also blacklisted. Therefore, before going
further
let me assure you that there are thousands of scientists who reject
evolution.
Some work at the
Professional geologist John MacKay
was not raised in a Christian home. On the contrary, he grew up
believing in
evolution. However, when he read the Bible for himself, he found that
what it
said better agreed with what he was actually seeing on the field than
what the
evolutionists were saying. His web-site is www.creationresearch.net
Berkeley
Professor Phillip E. Johnson also began as an evolutionist. He began to
doubt
evolution after reading the book, “The Blind Watchmaker” by atheist
professor
Richard Dawkins. He found the arguments in that book so absurd that he
eventually rejected evolution. In his DVD entitled, “Blind Watchmaker?”
he
explains why he no longer accepts evolution.
Spike
Psarris entered the space program as an
evolutionist,
and left as a creationist. Why? Because the space program has uncovered
fact
after fact that indicates the solar system cannot be millions of years
old. His
web-site is www.CreationAstronomy.com
In his DVD “Chemicals to Living Cell,
Fantasy or Science?” Dr. Jonathan Sarfati
explains why “the laws of real chemistry prevent non-living chemicals
from
arranging themselves into living cells.”
The
Creation Research Society has in membership over 600 scientists who
reject
evolution, all of whom have a Doctorate in one of the fields relating
to
creation. Their web-site is www.creationresearch.org
I could list many more, but these should suffice. Those who go to any of these web-sites will find many more links.
Belief in evolution is not
only unscientific it is irrational. Reason itself tells us that for
every
design there is a designer. Why, the evidence of design is as clear as
the nose
on your face. Literally! The very fact that your eyes, ears, and nose
are all
arranged symmetrically is evidence of design. That would never happen
if they
were being put in their places by blind chance. The evidence is so
clear that
only someone who refuses to use his reason could miss it, and that is
why the
Bible tells us that “The fool has said in his heart, There is no God”
(Psalm
14:1).
As to belief in
evolution being unscientific, at the
very time
Although that experiment and others, coupled with the invention of a dust-free box at the end of the nineteenth-century, convinced the scientific community that life does not come from non-life; atheists continue to claim that once upon a time, long long ago, life originally came from non-life. They make that claim, not because it is scientific, but because it gives them a way to make the Word of God of no effect, by denying that God exists.
Furthermore, claims with no real evidence to back them up are the rule in evolution, not the exception. Those who hold that belief boastfully assert that all life forms have evolved from simpler life forms, and ridicule everyone who questions what they say. However, where is their evidence? Has anyone ever seen one kind of animal change into another? No, Never! They just assert that it happened, and make fun of anyone who disagrees. Oh yes, if you demand evidence they will claim to have it. They will claim that antibiotics do not affect some bacteria because they have evolved. But, those species of bacteria are the same species that they were before. They have not changed into anything else. Likewise, they will claim that all the differences between various breeds of dogs is proof of evolution. However, all of those dogs are still dogs. They have not changed into anything else. They will also claim that certain similarities between various groups of animals are proof of common ancestry. But, that is conjecture, not science! Those similarities could just as well be explained by the fact that we all have a common designer. However, they do not care about that, they just want to find an explanation, any explanation, that leaves out God, because by denying that God exists they make His Word of no effect.
Conclusion
In
the light of what I have just said, isn’t it obvious that belief in
evolution
does affect salvation. On the human level,
far from
being a neutral opinion, belief in evolution is a way of escaping guilt
by
denying the existence of a judge (a creator). Rationalizing sin is
another way
by which men seek to escape guilt. In either case, what men fail to
realize is
that guilt (amplified by the law) is God’s way of calling them to
repentance
and mercy. Therefore, when they make God’s Word of “no-effect” they are
cutting
themselves off from his mercy, just as surely as if they were
worshipping false
gods (Jonah 2:8).
Finally,
even though the Pharisees made the Word of God of no effect for
themselves,
God’s Word was not thwarted. When they made the Word of God of no
effect the
Word of God moved to the gentiles, and began bringing gentiles to faith
(Romans
9:6, Isaiah 55:11). Furthermore, I see a parallel between what happened
then,
and what we see today. As the west commits spiritual suicide by using
evolution
to make the Word of God of no effect, the Word seems to have turned to
the
“third world”, where millions are coming to faith.