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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?
22.5 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.”
Revelation 4:11 "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power, for Thou hast
created all things and for Thy pleasure they are and were created."
Exodus 20: 11 for in six days God made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and
“…
rested the seventh day…”
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