Throughout the ages of man there has hovered a satanic influence to create doubt within the minds of men toward the word of God. The enemy’s subtle attack upon the truth of creation is his attempt to destroy the very foundation upon which every Bible doctrine stands. In Psalm 11:3 one reads, “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”Humanism, a very dangerous and demonic religion, seeks to remove God from the creation equation and replace Him with human reasoning and logic. This philosophy strives to force the Bible to collaborate its theories instead of submitting to the truth recorded by God. Some of the theories of creation which have this goal are: the day-age theory, the gap theory, the revelation theory, and the evolution theory.
The day-age theory views the days recorded in Genesis, chapter one, not as literal twenty-four hour periods of time, but as ages, or vast periods of time. Men holding this view can comfortably insert the teaching of an old world. This view enables geologists the reconciliation between the existence and extinction of dinosaurs and the introduction of man.
The gap theory basically states there is an indefinite amount of time between the first two verses of Genesis, chapter one. During this time there was a creation which existed, became corrupted, and was destroyed. This left earth in a chaotic state “without form and void.” Those who adhere to this theory teach the remaining verses of chapter one as referring to God restoring the earth and repopulating it with man. Here again is an attempt to force the Bible to collaborate a man made and unproven timeline.
The revelation theory admits to literal twenty-four hour days, but these are days in Moses’ life. This theory teaches that God revealed to Moses in six days the truths about creation. During each of these days Moses recorded what God had revealed to him. This is a vain attempt to satisfy both the individual who demands a literal twenty-four hour day and the scientist who demands long periods of time for the earth to be formed.
The devastating evolution theory was made popular by Charles Darwin. Simply stated, everything in existence today evolved into being from a tiny speck which exploded or when two unidentifiable forces collided together. Satanically influenced unregenerate men promoted this deception. Evolution is now taught as fact and truth throughout schools today. It has been effective in robbing our young people of the purpose for which they were created. “The primary motivation for the energetic proclamation of the evolutionary theories is not the need to reveal scientific evidence, but the need to conceal and deny the existence of the Creator.”[1]
Taking God at His word when He states “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” will enable one to believe the rest of the Bible. One can trust God when He proclaims in 2 Corinthians 5:17, “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new.” There will be no problem when reading Revelation 21:1, “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth . . . .”
One can believe Jesus will save those who trust in Him!
Lord, help us to believe Your Word about creation so we can believe Your Word concerning Jesus and salvation.
Learning to serve,
Robert Finley
[1] Bill Sheffield, The Beginnings Under Attack, (Springfield, Missouri: 21st Century Press, 2003), 49.
