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10.4 Let’s Practice…
1. Hudson Taylor was founder of what mission’s organization?
2. What was Hudson Taylor’s hallmark attribute that allowed him to become such a great
missionary?
3. How many Christians were there in China when Hudson Taylor died as a result of his
ministry?
4. How many Christians are there TODAY in China, many as a result of Hudson Taylor’s ministry?
5. What voyage validated the thinking of Charles Darwin to believe in natural selection?
6. What is natural selection as defined by Darwin?
7. What was the name of Darwin’s work that was published that has led so many to accept his false
theories?
8. What was the reason that Darwin rejected Christianity?
10.5 Let’s Personalize this Lesson…
Activity: Some Christian believers try to have it both ways. They say that God created, but He
used evolution as the process to do so. Examine the following chronology chart that displays
what Genesis says happened in the creation week, and what evolution says happened over
millions of years.
Genesis Chronology Evolution Chronology
Earth before sun Sun before earth
Oceans before land Land before oceans
Light before sun Sun before light
Land plants first Marine life first
Fruit trees before fish Fish before fruit trees
Fish before insects Insects before fish
Plants before sun Sun before plants
Marine mammals before land mammals Land mammals before marine mammals
Birds before reptiles Reptiles before birds
Atmosphere between two layers of water Atmosphere above water.
Man brought death into the world Death brought man into the world
God created man Man created God
Can you see that they cannot both be true at the same time.
John MacArthur, in The Battle for the Beginning said, “Absolutely nothing in the text of Genesis 1:1-
2:3 speaks of evolution or long geologic ages in creation process. The text itself is in fact a
straightforward refutation of all evolutionary principles. Theistic evolution, billion-year-old-earth
theories, and ‘progressive creationism’ are all refuted if we simply take the statements of Genesis at
face value.”
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