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To: Jonathan
Evolutionists are Christ-deniers as Jesus Himself did not believe in evolution or other such modern fables

That's going a bit far. Unless I somehow missed it, Jesus never spoke concerning God's methods of creation. In fact, the mechanics of evolution can be put forth as an example of the "gradual unfolding of God's will."

The heat generated by the theory of evolution has much less to do with the mechanical aspects of natural selection, than it does with the fact that so many people use the theory evolution as "proof" that God does not exist, with all that implies, and so many other people feel bound to dispute the point.

While the theory of evolution proves nothing about the existence of God, it does tend to draw believers into the trap of trying to prove scientifically that God does exist. (Which is basically what you're trying to do here.) That, too, is a hopeless task, as we could not hope to fashion a model of God that can pass scientific muster -- He's just too big.

On the other hand, we don't have to prove God's existence: He dispenses with the difficulties of scientific proof by personally introducing Himself to anybody who cares to meet Him. Once one acknowledges God and trusts in Him, the the evolution debate has no importance whatsoever.

Don't sweat the small stuff, Jonathan -- and considering the sorts of things that Peter called small, this is small stuff indeed.

79 posted on 05/20/2002 2:18:48 PM PDT by r9etb
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To: r9etb
Good News For The Day

‘He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whom it falls will be crushed.’ (Matthew 21:44)

"In his parable of the tenants, Jesus looks across the years of Israel's covenant privilege, and gives his interpretation of them. He sees that Israel's history can be stated in terms of its refusal to recognize Him-the rejected stone. Through the prophetic ministry, Christ had made many pre-incarnational appeals to his people. "How often would I have gathered you together, even as a hen gathers her chickens."

"Thus did Jesus claim deep involvement in his nation's history. The Jews had stumbled over the Christ of the Old Testament. Many times the people had been humbled and broken through its rejection of his claims. So it may be with us. Our life story can be understood as the tale of a person engaged in a quest to make terms with the Stone-with Christ."

"From the beginning, Christ has been present to us. Our first meeting with him was through the warmth and love of our mother; then our father, and later, teachers and mentors. Christ has been there in providence; in good and ill. We have bumped into him time and again, in our attempts to be free of his claims. We have fought tooth and nail for our freedom from God. We have been burned and bruised repeatedly. These seasons of brokenness have been gracious. They have been... signs to us---that life will not work any other way but Christ's way."

"God enable me to discern the ministry of Jesus, the Stone, in my life."

85 posted on 05/20/2002 2:27:36 PM PDT by f.Christian
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To: r9etb
Thanks

Sadly, denying the Bible is now "small stuff" in all universities and most churches. But I am not disappointed for a day and an hour of judgment is coming when all will be set right.

Are you really sure that Jesus did not believe in Adam? What about Mark 10? (BTW He created Adam too, and since He was there I will take His Word for it)

Mark 10:5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. 6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

86 posted on 05/20/2002 2:28:13 PM PDT by Jonathan
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