
What are the Competing Views on the Origin of Life?
Why is it that most Christians do not have confidence that their Christian faith is the ultimate expression of Truth? And why do so many who do have confidence not have the courage to actually stand up to the people who try to put down our faith? The answer is simple – sheer lack of knowledge. This is particularly true when it comes to the topic of evolution.
This is not meant to be an insult to those who lack confidence. Rather, it is a call to arms. The knowledge is available and is not that complicated. A person does not have to be a PhD in order to know the problems associated with evolution and the strengths of our Christian faith.
The fact is, those who believe that evolution is the way that life emerged and developed on this planet don’t have a leg to stand on when it comes to scientific evidence. But that does not stop them from doing a tremendous job of bluffing their way along. The folks who believe in Naturalistic evolution have become strong enough politically that they have been able to bowl over any opposition, in spite of their lack of proof.
If that is ever going to change, those of us who have the truth must step up to the plate. It is not enough that a few professional Christian apologists write some books and make speeches. What is required is that the masses of Christians learn not only what the truth is, but also to verbalize that truth to others.
I believe that there are more than enough Christians to turn the tide if we would simply stand up. But there will not be enough people who are willing to stand up until the masses of believers become educated on this topic.
This short explanation is designed to be a tool to provide the basics concerning the problems related to Naturalistic evolutionary theory – and to do it in a way that almost any Christian can understand. It is also a basic explanation as to why our Christian faith is the truth.