The church is not the only place our children should be taught biblical truth. Parents can do many practical things to combat the evolutionary indoctrination their children face.
In addition to ensuring that their children receive meaningful instruction from church, parents are responsible to build a biblical worldview in their children on a daily basis.
Parents, you can become more involved in many ways.
Get Involved in the Classroom
Frequently drop by your children’s school. The teachers will allow you to sit in the classroom and listen. That way, you are able to monitor what your children are being taught and discuss it with them after school.
Checking the textbooks your children bring home is also helpful. Note antibiblical philosophies and discuss them with your children at the appropriate time in the school year. Contrast what the textbooks teach with the Word of God. Show them how science confirms biblical truth.
Look for Everyday Moments
When your child asks about finding a baby bird killed by a cat, rather than brushing it off as the “natural order of things,” you could use this opportunity to explain the connection between Adam’s (and our) sin and death in the world.
Road cuts exposing many rock layers provide ample opportunities to discuss how the global Flood of Noah’s day (and its aftereffects) left its mark on the world—the watery catastrophe most likely caused the layers. When you marvel at a mountain peak, teach your children how God brought such beauty out of judgment. Today’s mountains were not all a direct creation of God; most came as a result of God’s judgment in the Flood.
Watch What Your Children Watch
Even supposedly “innocent” media have a message to convey. The cartoons SpongeBob Squarepants and Bugs Bunny, popular movies such as Ice Age, Jurassic Park, and the Star Wars series, and innocuous television programs like Gilligan’s Island have reinforced the idea of millions of years of evolution.
As you watch such programs with them, teach discernment by pointing out anti-God philosophies.
Minister to Other Children
Barb Martin used the Seven C’s of History with her neighborhood children (ages 2–13) during a summer Bible club. (See Backyard Evangelists from Answers in Genesis for more details on how to conduct a backyard club.) Invite other children to your house for a snack and a fun lesson.
Supplement Their Learning
You don’t have to homeschool your children to educate them at home. Parents can supplement what their children are learning in school (in science, history, math, etc.) with brief daily or weekly lessons at home. The lessons don’t need to be long. A half-hour session on a different subject area each week can go far, over the course of a year, to help your children connect the Bible to the real world.
Study as a Family
The dinner table and bedtime provide opportunities to spend time as a family studying God’s Word every day. You can use this family devotion time to teach your children ways to answer the questions of the world and to think biblically.
Of course, children need to do more than read the Bible; they need to learn how to study the Bible and how to use the Bible when confronted with skeptical attacks on the Word of God and Christianity.
Ask your children what negative comments they’ve heard others say about the Bible or Christianity, and then teach them how to respond during your family time over the next days or weeks (after you’ve had time to learn the answers). News accounts also make great springboards for discussing a biblical perspective on such things as global warming, war, etc.
In all of this, encourage a true passion for the Lord and His Word (this starts with you!). Children are never too young to “taste and see that the Lord is good” (Psalm 34:8) and to see that the Bible is worthy of our trust and obedience.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
29 Ida: The Missing Link At Last?
Last year a new fossil discovery led to a flurry of evolutionary assumptions when a team of scientists revealed “Ida,” the latest and greatest supposed missing link. But does Ida actually support “the evolution of early primates, and, ultimately, modern human beings,” as ABC News reported?
Another reporter raved, “The search for a direct connection between humans and the rest of the animal kingdom has taken 200 years—but it was presented to the world today at a special news conference in New York.”
Formally identified as Darwinius masillae (in honor of Charles Darwin), the fossil originated in Germany and is purportedly 47 million years old. One scientist gave the find the nickname Ida (after his daughter).
Unfortunately (for evolutionists), Ida has become just another in a long line of missing links that are still missing. It turns out that Ida is just an ancestor of current day lemurs.
Better luck next time!
Another reporter raved, “The search for a direct connection between humans and the rest of the animal kingdom has taken 200 years—but it was presented to the world today at a special news conference in New York.”
Formally identified as Darwinius masillae (in honor of Charles Darwin), the fossil originated in Germany and is purportedly 47 million years old. One scientist gave the find the nickname Ida (after his daughter).
Unfortunately (for evolutionists), Ida has become just another in a long line of missing links that are still missing. It turns out that Ida is just an ancestor of current day lemurs.
Better luck next time!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
28 Earth Day: A Creationist Perspective
There is more behind what has been designated as Earth Day (April 22) than planting trees, reducing pollution, and conserving natural resources.
Of course, a lot of what is promoted on this day certainly sounds admirable. Furthermore, Christians are to be good stewards in caring for the earth (Genesis 1:28).
But there is a lot more to Earth Day than meets the eye.
Keep reading...
Of course, a lot of what is promoted on this day certainly sounds admirable. Furthermore, Christians are to be good stewards in caring for the earth (Genesis 1:28).
But there is a lot more to Earth Day than meets the eye.
Keep reading...
Thursday, April 15, 2010
27 Where Are The Gaps?
One of the arguments against a young view of the earth is gaps in the genealogies from the book of Genesis. This is used as evidence to support millions and billions of years. Llet's see if we can't get a time line on when this all happened.
Well we know from a literal reading of Genesis 1 that it took six days. From the creation of the universe to the creation of man was six days.
What about those who say that the six days are not 24 hour days? Do you know the best answer to this? The Ten Commandments. Surprised? Look at the 4th commandment as recorded in Exodus 20:
8 "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 "Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10 but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you.
11 "For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.
Do you believe God wrote the Ten Commandments? Deuteronomy 9:10 says so:
The LORD gave me [Moses] the two tablets of stone written by the finger of God; and on them were all the words which the LORD had spoken with you at the mountain from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly.
God said He made the heavens and the earth in six days. Still a doubter?
Starting in Genesis 5, we see Adam’s age when Seth was born and how old Adam was when he died. This continues all the way to Noah. He lived so many years and he had a son, and he lived so many years and he had a son, he lived so many years and he had a son.
Six days, 1656 years, and 225 years...so something under 2000 years and you're at Abraham.
Start in Genesis 12 with Abraham and go through the Old Testament historical books...Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles. Just proceed through those books and you have the chronology from Abraham to the New Testament:
From the creation to Abraham is about 2000 years. From Abraham to the New Testament is about 2000 years. And from the beginning of the New Testament to now is about 2000 years.
Tell me again where the millions and billions come in?
Well we know from a literal reading of Genesis 1 that it took six days. From the creation of the universe to the creation of man was six days.
What about those who say that the six days are not 24 hour days? Do you know the best answer to this? The Ten Commandments. Surprised? Look at the 4th commandment as recorded in Exodus 20:
8 "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 "Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10 but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you.
11 "For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.
Do you believe God wrote the Ten Commandments? Deuteronomy 9:10 says so:
The LORD gave me [Moses] the two tablets of stone written by the finger of God; and on them were all the words which the LORD had spoken with you at the mountain from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly.
God said He made the heavens and the earth in six days. Still a doubter?
| From the creation of the universe to the creation of man: | 6 days |
Starting in Genesis 5, we see Adam’s age when Seth was born and how old Adam was when he died. This continues all the way to Noah. He lived so many years and he had a son, and he lived so many years and he had a son, he lived so many years and he had a son.
| You add up those from the first man, Adam, to the Flood: | 1656 years |
| Genesis 11 gives you the chronology from the Flood to Abraham: | 225 years |
Six days, 1656 years, and 225 years...so something under 2000 years and you're at Abraham.
Start in Genesis 12 with Abraham and go through the Old Testament historical books...Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles. Just proceed through those books and you have the chronology from Abraham to the New Testament:
| Israelites in Egypt: | 430 years |
| Israelites in the wilderness: | 40 years |
| Israelites conquering Canaan: | 7 years |
| Time of the Judges: | 350 years |
| United Kingdom (Saul, David, and Solomon): | 110 years |
| Divided Kingdom of Judah and Israel: | 350 years |
| Babylonian captivity: | 70 years |
| Return and rebuilding of Jerusalem: | 140 years |
| Years of silence between Old and New Testament: | 400 years |
From the creation to Abraham is about 2000 years. From Abraham to the New Testament is about 2000 years. And from the beginning of the New Testament to now is about 2000 years.
Tell me again where the millions and billions come in?
Friday, March 12, 2010
26 Day-Age Inconsistencies Part 2
A day is as a thousand years...
Some refer to 2 Peter 3:8 which tells us: “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” This verse is used by many who teach, by inference at least, that the days in Genesis must each be a thousand years long. This reasoning, however, is quite wrong.
Turning to Psalm 90:4 we read a similar verse: “For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.” In both 2 Peter 3 and Psalm 90 the whole context is that God is neither limited by natural processes nor by time. To the contrary, God is “outside” time, for He also “created” time. Neither verse refers to the days of creation in Genesis, for they are dealing with God not being bound by time. In 2 Peter 3, the context is in relation to Christ’s second coming, pointing out the fact that with God a day is just like a thousand years or a thousand years is just like one day. He is outside of time. This has nothing to do with the days of creation in Genesis.
Further, in 2 Peter 3:8 the word “day” is contrasted with “a thousand years.” The word “day” thus has a literal meaning which enables it to be contrasted with “a thousand years.” It could not be contrasted with “a thousand years” if it didn’t have a literal meaning. Thus, the thrust of the Apostle’s message is that God can do in a very short time what men or “nature” would require a very long time to accomplish, if they could accomplish it at all.
It is interesting to note that evolutionists try to make out that the chance, random processes of “nature” required millions of years to produce man. Many Christians have accepted these millions of years, added them to the Bible and then said that God took millions of years to make everything. However, the point of 2 Peter 3:8 is that God is not limited by time, whereas evolution requires time (a very great deal of it!).
Some refer to 2 Peter 3:8 which tells us: “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” This verse is used by many who teach, by inference at least, that the days in Genesis must each be a thousand years long. This reasoning, however, is quite wrong.
Turning to Psalm 90:4 we read a similar verse: “For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.” In both 2 Peter 3 and Psalm 90 the whole context is that God is neither limited by natural processes nor by time. To the contrary, God is “outside” time, for He also “created” time. Neither verse refers to the days of creation in Genesis, for they are dealing with God not being bound by time. In 2 Peter 3, the context is in relation to Christ’s second coming, pointing out the fact that with God a day is just like a thousand years or a thousand years is just like one day. He is outside of time. This has nothing to do with the days of creation in Genesis.
Further, in 2 Peter 3:8 the word “day” is contrasted with “a thousand years.” The word “day” thus has a literal meaning which enables it to be contrasted with “a thousand years.” It could not be contrasted with “a thousand years” if it didn’t have a literal meaning. Thus, the thrust of the Apostle’s message is that God can do in a very short time what men or “nature” would require a very long time to accomplish, if they could accomplish it at all.
It is interesting to note that evolutionists try to make out that the chance, random processes of “nature” required millions of years to produce man. Many Christians have accepted these millions of years, added them to the Bible and then said that God took millions of years to make everything. However, the point of 2 Peter 3:8 is that God is not limited by time, whereas evolution requires time (a very great deal of it!).
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
25 Day-Age Inconsistencies Part 1
There are many inconsistencies in accepting the days in Genesis as long periods of time.
For instance, we are told in Genesis 1:26–28 that God made the first man (Adam) on the sixth day. Adam lived through the rest of the sixth day and through the seventh day.
We are told in Genesis 5:5 that he died when he was 930 years old. (We are not still in the seventh day as some people misconstrue, for Genesis 2:2 tells us God “rested” from His work of creation, not that He is resting from His work of creation.)
If each day was, for example, a million years, then there are real problems. In fact, if each day were only a thousand years long, this still makes no sense of Adam’s age at death either.
For instance, we are told in Genesis 1:26–28 that God made the first man (Adam) on the sixth day. Adam lived through the rest of the sixth day and through the seventh day.
We are told in Genesis 5:5 that he died when he was 930 years old. (We are not still in the seventh day as some people misconstrue, for Genesis 2:2 tells us God “rested” from His work of creation, not that He is resting from His work of creation.)
If each day was, for example, a million years, then there are real problems. In fact, if each day were only a thousand years long, this still makes no sense of Adam’s age at death either.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
24 Does Distant Starlight Prove the Universe is Old?
Critics of biblical creation sometimes use distant starlight as an argument against a young universe.
The argument goes something like this: (1) there are galaxies that are so far away, it would take light from their stars billions of years to get from there to here; (2) we can see these galaxies, so their starlight has already arrived here; and (3) the universe must be at least billions of years old—much older than the 6,000 or so years indicated in the Bible.
Many big bang supporters and old earth creationists consider this to be an excellent argument against the biblical timescale.
Do you know how to answer these questions?
Read this for help answering this common objection.
The argument goes something like this: (1) there are galaxies that are so far away, it would take light from their stars billions of years to get from there to here; (2) we can see these galaxies, so their starlight has already arrived here; and (3) the universe must be at least billions of years old—much older than the 6,000 or so years indicated in the Bible.
Many big bang supporters and old earth creationists consider this to be an excellent argument against the biblical timescale.
Do you know how to answer these questions?
Read this for help answering this common objection.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
23 Genesis 1 versus the Big Bang
Many Christians attempting to compromise with modern science propose that God used the Big Bang to create the universe. There are several things wrong with this idea. Most importantly, it is absolutely contrary to the plain reading of Scripture in Genesis 1.
The big bang story from the beginning to now:
Do we trust in God's account of origins or man's story?
Which are you going to believe?
The big bang story from the beginning to now:
- The entire universe is contained in a point.
- This point rapidly expands like a balloon.
- Energy becomes matter - hydrogen and helium.
- The matter condenses into stars and galaxies.
- Stars make heavier elements which become dust.
- Dust condenses to form planets.
- On one such planet, chemicals happen to form life.
- Life evolves into you.
How does this compare to the Bible?
| Big Bang | The Bible | |
| Cause of the universe | Quantum fluctuation, nothing, can’t know | God |
| Timescale | Billions of Years | Thousands of Years |
| Order | Stars before the Earth | Earth before stars |
| Order | Fish before trees | Trees before fish |
| Order | Dinosaurs before birds | Birds before dinosaurs |
| The future | Heat death | Judgment / restoration |
| ETs | Life likely evolved elsewhere, too | Earth created specifically for life |
| Original Earth | Molten rock | Created as a paradise |
Do we trust in God's account of origins or man's story?
| God's Word | Man's Guess |
| God was actually there | Man wasn't there |
| Never makes mistakes | Man makes mistakes |
| Knows everything | Limited knowledge |
| Always correctly interprets evidence | Can often misinterpret the evidence |
| Never lies | Sometimes dishonest |
| Actually responsibile for creation | Had nothing to do with creation |
Which are you going to believe?
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
22 Class Materials
Below I have linked to the materials to past few class sessions. Feel free to modify or use them however you like.
Don't forget to share this site with your friends and relatives who may have questions.
February 14th - notes and powerpoint
February 21st - notes and powerpoint
February 28th - notes and powerpoint (Coming soon)
Don't forget to share this site with your friends and relatives who may have questions.
February 14th - notes and powerpoint
February 21st - notes and powerpoint
February 28th - notes and powerpoint (Coming soon)
21 If it has sharp teeth, it must eat meat right?
When viewing fossils such as this one, all sharp teeth tell us is that the animal had sharp teeth.
There are several examples of animals with razor sharp teeth that need them to eat...are you ready for this?...plants! Pandas, fruit bats (like the one in the picture), and even bears have sharp teeth that are used to eat plants.
You can also read here about a lion that during its entire lifetime of nine years never ate meat!
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