Apologetics 6
Transcript of Apologetics 6
George Tan
All living things comes from evolution
There has been no changes since Day 1
Assumption
◦ Inorganic become organic
◦ Single celled become multi-cellular
◦ Simple organism become complex organism
Reason
◦ Structures are similar with species
Flowers, fishes, bears.
Evolution of inorganic to organic occur once.
If many, man would live with pre-man
◦ But there is no in between
Monkey God assumption
◦ Living from non living – not scientific
◦ Single to Multi
◦ Simple to Complex
Speed of progress is the same
Age of the Earth
◦ Carbon dating
◦ Radioactive dating
◦ Magnetic Field
◦ Erosion of Land
No transitional creature
Searching for gaps
Atheistic Evolution
Absolute Creation – No change
Theistic Natural Evolution
Theistic Controlled Evolution
Progressive Creation
Problem◦ Earth appears young and old
◦ Biblical points to young earth not scientific
General explanation◦ There is a big gap between Gen 1:1 to Gen 1:2
◦ A day is not a day
◦ Flood made the world old.
Not likely a gap
Not likely an interval
God created everything as it is.
Adam was created as a man.
Mark 10:6
God is not almighty
God arranged it. Meaning caused it
Deny existence of evil.
Sin and Suffering is Inevitable
◦Sin and suffering reveals goodness
◦Sin and suffering are part of mankind
Sin and Suffering is Most Ideal
◦Best possible world
◦Best possible method
Creation and Sin
◦ Adam was created with possibility of sin
◦ Alternative not possible
◦ God created possibility of sin
Reference of good and evil
◦ Whose point of view - Gen 45:8
◦ Time - watching movie
◦ Great Wall of China
God can prevent sin but does not
God transform sin – Les Mis
God restricts sin’s influence
We are God’s representatives
Suffering and evil are results of sin.
God permits sin but is not the source of sin
God tolerates sin hoping for more to be saved.
Man’s fate should be eternity
Man has creativity.
Creativity has goals and towards beauty.
In pain,
Man’s creativity and beauty is revealed.
Vincent Van Gogh & Beethoven
In youth, self centred
In teens, pain and suffering
In adults, discover others’ suffering
Begin to learn to share
Begin to be like Christ
In pain and suffering,
Man can discover his dignity
Walk towards greatness like Christ
Heb 5:8
Without God, being great is being more sinful
Man search for greatness is self centred.
Money, fame, power and enjoyment
What did God tell Job?
God revealed Jesus.
What are we to do?
Pain and suffering makes us grow.
Suffering is an experience of the soul
Due to change
We settle
Unsettled, suffering comes.
Only by trusting God
Good can come from evil.
Dan 3:18
We are God’s answer