EVIDENCES

The Theory of Evolution is widely The Theory of Evolution is widely believed and defendedbelieved and defended

A few billion years ago - back when Earth A few billion years ago - back when Earth was new - rivers rolled down from barren was new - rivers rolled down from barren mountains into great dead seas. Rain-mountains into great dead seas. Rain-storms squalled and lightning flashed. storms squalled and lightning flashed. Lava hissed and spewed from giant Lava hissed and spewed from giant volcanoes. volcanoes.

Nothing lived on that long-ago Earth. But Nothing lived on that long-ago Earth. But the oceans were astir with promise - they the oceans were astir with promise - they swirled and simmered a primordial (all swirled and simmered a primordial (all the elements) soup that held the raw the elements) soup that held the raw materials of life.materials of life.

Somehow, probably in the first billion years Somehow, probably in the first billion years of our world's existence, that promise of our world's existence, that promise was fulfilled. A nondescript glob of was fulfilled. A nondescript glob of chemicals crossed some vague and chemicals crossed some vague and wondrous boundary to become the first wondrous boundary to become the first living thing. living thing.

From such unfeeling chemicals, Earth From such unfeeling chemicals, Earth eventually filled with a teeming diversity eventually filled with a teeming diversity of life, from microbes to Men.of life, from microbes to Men. - "In the - "In the beginning," Robert Locke (beginning," Robert Locke (Ft. Wayne Ft. Wayne News-SentinelNews-Sentinel, 1/26/80) , 1/26/80)

Gen.1:1 Gen.1:1

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Neh.9:6

Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

Psm.33:6Psm.33:6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens

made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses. 8 Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 9 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

EX.20:9-11EX.20:9-11

99 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 1111 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

EX.31:17EX.31:17

1616 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. 17 17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

MK.10:6MK.10:66 6 But from the beginning of the creation

God made them male and female.

THE ACCURACY OF ACTSTHE ACCURACY OF ACTS

Luke, the physician/historian mentions Luke, the physician/historian mentions

Thirty-two countries Thirty-two countries

Fifty-four citiesFifty-four cities

Nine Mediterranean islandsNine Mediterranean islands

He alludes to ninety-five different people, He alludes to ninety-five different people, sixty-two of which are not mentioned by sixty-two of which are not mentioned by any other New Testament writerany other New Testament writer

Twenty-seven of these are unbelievers, Twenty-seven of these are unbelievers, chiefly civil or military officialschiefly civil or military officials

The book of Acts will definitely stand the The book of Acts will definitely stand the test of historical examination.test of historical examination.

THE ACCURACY OF THE BIBLETHE ACCURACY OF THE BIBLE

It doesn’t begin with:It doesn’t begin with:

““In a land far, far away…”In a land far, far away…”It doesn’t use mythical It doesn’t use mythical

characterscharacters

It doesn’t talk about “Never, Never It doesn’t talk about “Never, Never Land”Land”

It gives names, places, datesIt gives names, places, dates

EXTERNAL EVIDENCESEXTERNAL EVIDENCES Psm.19:1Psm.19:1 The heavens declare the glory The heavens declare the glory

of God; and the firmament sheweth his of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. handywork. 22 Day unto day uttereth Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. knowledge. 33 There isThere is no speech nor no speech nor language, language, wherewhere their voice is not heard. their voice is not heard. 44 Their line is gone out through all the Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sunfor the sun

““Seeing Seeing isis believing” believing”

Did this evolve or is there design?

The Milky Way: The Milky Way:

The galaxy which is the home of our Solar The galaxy which is the home of our Solar System ~ Sun to Pluto ~ System ~ Sun to Pluto ~

More recent estimates have given numbers More recent estimates have given numbers around 400 billion starsaround 400 billion stars

Our solar system is in the exact place it Our solar system is in the exact place it has to be in our galaxy or it would be has to be in our galaxy or it would be pulled apart by gravitypulled apart by gravity

Our sun is just the right size and distance Our sun is just the right size and distance from earthfrom earth

Earth’s Ozone protects from harmful raysEarth’s Ozone protects from harmful rays All by chance? No design or Designer?All by chance? No design or Designer?

OUR MILKY WAY GALAXY WITH 400 OUR MILKY WAY GALAXY WITH 400 BILLION STARSBILLION STARS

100,000 Light Years across100,000 Light Years across

HOW BIG IS GOD’S CREATION?Our Galaxy- 588,000,000,000,000 miles 186,000 per second for 100,000 years

How Big Is Our Galaxy?How Big Is Our Galaxy?

186,000 mps X 60 = Miles per Minute186,000 mps X 60 = Miles per Minute

11,160,00011,160,000

Multiply that X 60 = Miles an HourMultiply that X 60 = Miles an Hour

Multiply that X 24 = Miles in a dayMultiply that X 24 = Miles in a day

Multiply that X 365 = Miles in a yearMultiply that X 365 = Miles in a year

Multiply that X 100,000 = Miles in Multiply that X 100,000 = Miles in 100,000 Lt Yrs- 588 Septillion Miles100,000 Lt Yrs- 588 Septillion Miles

How Big Is Our Galaxy?How Big Is Our Galaxy?

Psm.19:1…the Psm.19:1…the firmamentfirmament sheweth his handywork.sheweth his handywork.

Endless expanseEndless expanse

The Milky Way: The Milky Way:

Home of our Solar System ~ Sun to Pluto Home of our Solar System ~ Sun to Pluto

More recent estimates have given numbers More recent estimates have given numbers around 400 billion starsaround 400 billion stars

Our solar system is in the exact place it Our solar system is in the exact place it has to be in our galaxy or it would be has to be in our galaxy or it would be pulled apart by gravitypulled apart by gravity

Our sun is just the right size and distance Our sun is just the right size and distance from earthfrom earth

Earth’s Ozone protects from harmful raysEarth’s Ozone protects from harmful rays All by chance? No design or Designer?All by chance? No design or Designer?

Andromeda galaxy, and its companionsAndromeda galaxy, and its companions

Nearest galaxy to earth, about 2 million Nearest galaxy to earth, about 2 million light years away -186,000 mps.light years away -186,000 mps.

MILKY WAY - SMALL IN COMPARISONMILKY WAY - SMALL IN COMPARISON

CONSTELLATION “HERCULES”CONSTELLATION “HERCULES” We see 100’s of blotchesWe see 100’s of blotches Each is a galaxy with 100 billion stars Each is a galaxy with 100 billion stars

eacheach 2,500,000 known galaxies2,500,000 known galaxies Astronomers estimate over a trillion Astronomers estimate over a trillion

galaxies – each with billions of starsgalaxies – each with billions of stars Psm.147:4 Psm.147:4 He telleth the number of

the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

OUR SUNOUR SUN

Earth and moon (247,000 miles) could fit Earth and moon (247,000 miles) could fit inside it even if the Sun had a wall of inside it even if the Sun had a wall of 100,000 miles thick100,000 miles thick

It is 1,300,000 times larger than earthIt is 1,300,000 times larger than earth

One star in the constellation “Orion” called One star in the constellation “Orion” called Betelgeuse is 248 times larger than the Betelgeuse is 248 times larger than the SunSun

Antares in the constellation Scorpio is Antares in the constellation Scorpio is 400,000,000 miles in diameter400,000,000 miles in diameter

THEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF MATTERTHEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF MATTER

1.1. NEBULAR NEBULAR – – A huge spinning blob A huge spinning blob began spinning faster and faster and began spinning faster and faster and chunks began breaking off until we have chunks began breaking off until we have what we have todaywhat we have today

What question doesn’t this answer?What question doesn’t this answer?

Where did “The Blob” originate?Where did “The Blob” originate?

THEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF MATTERTHEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF MATTER

22. . PLANETESIMALPLANETESIMAL - - An intruder star from An intruder star from somewhere else in our galaxy came near somewhere else in our galaxy came near the Sun, and as it did, the gravitational the Sun, and as it did, the gravitational forces that were generated produced forces that were generated produced tidal forces that tore material out of the tidal forces that tore material out of the Sun which became the solar systemSun which became the solar system

What question doesn’t this answer?What question doesn’t this answer?

Where did the “Intruder Star & Sun” Where did the “Intruder Star & Sun” originate?originate?

AfterthoughtAfterthought: Where’d water come from?: Where’d water come from?

THEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF MATTERTHEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF MATTER

3.3. BIG BANGBIG BANG – – 2 GIANT planets collided in 2 GIANT planets collided in spacespace

Question: Would the 100’s of billions of Question: Would the 100’s of billions of pieces all be round? All the same shape?pieces all be round? All the same shape?

What question doesn’t this answer?What question doesn’t this answer?

Where did the“ 2 GIANT planets” Where did the“ 2 GIANT planets” originate?originate?

THEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF MATTERTHEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF MATTER

4. 4. ANCIENT ASTRONAUT ANCIENT ASTRONAUT – – All we see All we see and are is the result of astronauts from and are is the result of astronauts from other galaxies or other parts of our other galaxies or other parts of our galaxy whose creative activity is galaxy whose creative activity is revealed in usrevealed in us

What question doesn’t this answer?What question doesn’t this answer?

Where did the“ Other Galaxies & Where did the“ Other Galaxies & Astronauts” originate?Astronauts” originate?

THEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF MATTERTHEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF MATTER

5.5. CONTINUOUS GENERATION CONTINUOUS GENERATION – – Matter Matter is constantly being generated in the is constantly being generated in the cosmos. The process by which this cosmos. The process by which this creation from nothing is taking place is creation from nothing is taking place is not identified. not identified. They don’t know!They don’t know!

They realize it has to have an originThey realize it has to have an origin

But like the “Missing Link” you’d think they But like the “Missing Link” you’d think they would have solved the problem by now.would have solved the problem by now.

But anything is better than believing in GodBut anything is better than believing in God

We know where we originated – We know where we originated – ““IN THE IN THE BEGINNING GOD…BEGINNING GOD…””

INTERNAL EVIDENCES OF THE BIBLEINTERNAL EVIDENCES OF THE BIBLE

THE SUSPENSION OF THE EARTHTHE SUSPENSION OF THE EARTH

Men have had many different ideasMen have had many different ideas Hindu – Earth on the backs of 4 giant Hindu – Earth on the backs of 4 giant

elephants, standing on the back of a elephants, standing on the back of a giant turtle who was swimming in a sea of giant turtle who was swimming in a sea of milkmilk

Japanese – Earth on the back of a giant Japanese – Earth on the back of a giant catfishcatfish

Greeks – Atlas had it on his backGreeks – Atlas had it on his back

INTERNAL EVIDENCES OF THE BIBLEINTERNAL EVIDENCES OF THE BIBLE

THE SUSPENSION OF THE EARTHTHE SUSPENSION OF THE EARTH God says: Job26:7 God says: Job26:7 He stretcheth

out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

WRITTEN 4,000 YRS AGOWRITTEN 4,000 YRS AGO

WHICH IS CORRECT?WHICH IS CORRECT?

BIBLE MEDICINEBIBLE MEDICINE

Moses was educated in Egypt, but didn’t Moses was educated in Egypt, but didn’t follow their medical practices.follow their medical practices.

They practiced blood-letting. Why? They They practiced blood-letting. Why? They thought disease originated in the bloodthought disease originated in the blood

U.S. practiced it G.Washington was “bled”U.S. practiced it G.Washington was “bled”

Barbers practiced it - red/white symbolBarbers practiced it - red/white symbol

HOW DID MOSES KNOW?HOW DID MOSES KNOW?

Lev.17:11 Lev.17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood

17:14 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof

BIBLE MEDICINEBIBLE MEDICINE

Recently discovered that leprosy was Recently discovered that leprosy was spread through the breathespread through the breathe

LEV.13:45 LEV.13:45 And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.

How did Moses know How did Moses know this?this?

BIBLE PROPHECYBIBLE PROPHECYDEUT.18:20 DEUT.18:20 But the prophet, which shall

presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. 21 21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? 22 22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

JER.28:9 JER.28:9 The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him.

PROPHECY: BIRTH PLACE OF JESUSPROPHECY: BIRTH PLACE OF JESUS

Micah 5:2Micah 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

FULFILLED: BIRTH PLACE OF JESUSFULFILLED: BIRTH PLACE OF JESUSMt. 2:1 Mt. 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in

Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 3 3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. 5 5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the

prophet, 6 6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

PROPHECY: BIRTH OF JESUSPROPHECY: BIRTH OF JESUSIsa.7:14 Isa.7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall

give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Mt.1:21 Mt.1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

PROPHESY OF KINGDOM: ISA.2:2 PROPHESY OF KINGDOM: ISA.2:2

And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3 3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

LAST DAYS = ACTS 2:16 LAST DAYS = ACTS 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:

ALL NATIONS = MK.16:15 Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature

FROM JERUSALEM = LK.24:46 Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

Cf. Acts 2:38 Cf. Acts 2:38

EXTERNAL EVIDENCES EXTERNAL EVIDENCES Rm.1:18 Rm.1:18 For the wrath of God is For the wrath of God is

revealed from heaven against all revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unright-men, who hold the truth in unright-eousness; eousness; 19 19 Because that which Because that which may be known of God is manifest in may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed them; for God hath shewed itit unto unto them. them. 20 20 For the invisible things of For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, by the things that are made, eveneven his eternal power and Godhead; so his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:that they are without excuse:

LOOK AT THE EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTIONLOOK AT THE EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION

A MODERN LOOK AT THE EVIDENCE A MODERN LOOK AT THE EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTIONFOR EVOLUTION

I don’t have enough faith to be an atheistI don’t have enough faith to be an atheist

To believe that it was dead, lifeless matter To believe that it was dead, lifeless matter over mind that created heaven and earthover mind that created heaven and earth

To believe the human body is a matter of To believe the human body is a matter of evolutionevolution

Psm.139:14 Psm.139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Gen.1:1 Gen.1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.