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Where Are We Coming From? |
| Let's ask God to guide us: |
| Our Father, Today, we would like to open Your Word to know the truth concerning our origins. Is it true that Man is the fruit of a long evolution which lasted billions of years? We want to open our mind to Your valuable teaching. In Jesus Christ. Amen. |
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Isaiah 40:26 |
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| Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things? | Men have always asked these questions: - «Where do we come from?» - «What are our origins?» - «How did the Universe begin?»... A lot of theories try to answer those questions. But what does the Bible teach? |
Proverbs 30:4 |
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| Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son's name, if you know? |
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Genesis 1:1 |
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| In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. | From the very first verse of the
Scriptures, the question is settled once and for all: God is the Creator of the Universe. Maybe you doubt this statement. Nevertheless let's go on with this lesson: we're convinced that it has a few surprises in store... |
Jeremiah 32:17 |
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| Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. |
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Psalm 33:6,9 |
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heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. (...) For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast. |
God created the Universe by the power of
His word. He imagined the Universe, then transformed the product of His imagination into a reality. |
Hebrews 11:3 |
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| By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God. |
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| Genesis 1:1 to 2:3 ---> The seven days of the Creation: | |
| First day Second day Third day Fourth day Fifth day Sixth day Seventh day |
Appearance of light (GENESIS
1:1-5). Creation of the firmament (GENESIS 1:6-8). Earth separated from sea (GENESIS 1:9-10). Emergence of plants (GENESIS 1:11-13). Creation of stars (sun, moon...) (GENESIS 1:14-19). Creation of fish and birds (GENESIS 1:20-23). Creation of animals and man (GENESIS 1:24-31). God rested and sanctified the 7th day (GENESIS 2:1-3). |
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Genesis 1:26 |
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| Then God said, «Let Us make man in Our image.» | By the words: «Let Us make...», God
indicates that He did not act alone in the Creation of the Universe. Indeed the second verse teaches us that God created all things through the Son. |
Hebrews 1:2 |
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| [God] has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds. |
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Colossians 1:16 |
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| For by [Jesus Christ] all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth. | These additional passages confirm that from the beginning, the Word, who is Jesus Christ, was actively involved with His Father in the Creation. |
John 1:1-3,14 |
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| In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. (...) And the Word became flesh. |
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Genesis 1:2 |
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| The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. | The Holy Spirit also accompanied the Father and the Son in the Creation of the Universe. |
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Psalm 14:1 |
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| The fool has said in his heart, «There is no God.» | In 1859, Charles Darwin developed the
theory of evolution. According to this theory, man is not the work of God's creation. He is rather the result of slow transformations which occurred at random during billions of years, giving birth to one form of life after another, to finally bring forth man, as we know him today. |
Proverbs 1:7 |
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| The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. |
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| Some opinions of scientists about the theory of evolution: |
| «Until this day, we have to recognize that
paleontology has not yet provided us with a link between man and animals.» (Albert
Gaudry) «The hypothesis of a creation without God is inconceivable.» (Wernher von Braun) «The scientist cannot probe the secrets of the creation without perceiving the finger of God.» (Robert Boyle) «Science asserts positively the existence of a creative power that pushes us to accept it as an article of faith.» (Lord Kelvin) «The ultimate explanation of all existing beings is God.» (Arnold Lunn) |
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| Still other opinions of scientists about the theory of evolution: |
| «The evolutionist theories (...) asserting the
animal origin of man have never been, since their emergence, doubted as seriously as
today, and scientific circles that refuse to believe it have never had so many arguments.»
(Roger du Pasquier) «We doubt as well that natural selection has been able, even with the immense duration of evolution, to create organs as complex as the brain, the eye, the ear of higher vertebrates.» (Jean Rostand) «When I think about the eye, it gives me fever!» (Charles Darwin himself!) |
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Proverbs 20:12 |
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| The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made both of them. | As Charles Darwin and Jean Rostand noted it, the
complexity of the eye alone suffices to destroy the theory of evolution. An organ so complex and delicate could not be the result of transformations occurring at random during billions of years. Could it be possible that our computers resulted from pieces having merged at random? Isn't the human brain much more complex than a computer? The Bible offers by far the best explanation: God is the Creator of all these wonders. |
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Genesis 1:26,27 |
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| Then God said, «Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.» So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. |
Man has been created by God, and placed on earth. |
Job 20:4 |
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| Man was placed on earth. |
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Job 26:7 |
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| He stretches the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing. | Let's take note: the Bible is often accused of
opposing scientific discoveries, and thus of delaying progress by its claim to be the
source of truth. We could cite the case of Galileo who was ridiculed though he was right: however if religious authorities had known the Scriptures better, they would not have rejected his statements. In fact, the Bible already taught that the earth floats in the void, a phenomenon which was denied for many centuries by the scientific world itself... |
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Isaiah 40:21,22 |
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| Have you not known? Have you not
heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the
foundations of the earth? It is He who sits above the circle of the earth. |
For thousands of years, the Bible has asserted that the earth is round: nevertheless, the scientific world believed otherwise for a long time! |
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Genesis 1:25 |
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| God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. | The account of the Creation often uses the expression
«according to its kind». If it is true that through the ages, many modifications might have given birth to new races and varieties, there is no proof that a new kind has ever been created from a totally different kind (for example, a dog begetting a cat). This stability among species, from one generation to another, was already described in the Bible. |
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Psalm 19:1 |
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| The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. | A friend of the famous astronomer Copernicus said that
the solar system was formed by accident. Copernicus then constructed a pretty small-scale model reproducing our solar system. Amazed by the beauty of the model, the friend asked him who had made it: «An accident,» replied Copernicus. Seeing his friend's incredulity, he added: «You cannot believe that this model was built by chance, but you believe so for the real solar system!» |
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Job 12:7-9 |
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| But now ask the beasts, and they
will teach you; and the birds of the air, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth,
and it will teach you; and the fish of the sea will explain to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? |
The amazing instinct of animals, the birds' graceful
flight, the perfection of the bee's work while building its hive: the more we study
Nature, the more we see a Creator's handwork. Roger Bacon wrote: «A little bit of science keeps away from God; but a lot of science brings back to Him.» |
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Psalm 139:14 |
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| I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. | The complexity of the human being amazes scientists as
they go from one discovery to another. How could chance have created a being able to reason, to think, to explore, to love? It has been said that it takes more faith to believe in the theory of evolution than in the simple account of the Creation! |
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2 Peter 3:3,5 |
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| Scoffers will come in the last days (...). For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water. | 2000 years ago, Peter prophesied that at the end of
time, - the account of Creation would be ridiculed; - millions of people would prefer to believe that man is an «advanced» animal rather than the masterpiece of God's creation; - it would be taught that the Universe has been formed by chance, and not by the will of an Omnipotent God. Amazing, isn't it? |
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Romans 1:18,19 |
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| For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. | The Bible gives a warning to those who refuse to
recognize the Creator, God, in spite of how obvious His work is. Let's take a look at the verses immediately following this passage of the Scripture... |
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Romans 1:20-22 |
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| For since the creation of the
world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are
made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because,
although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became
futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools. |
It would be difficult to describe our time any better... |
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Acts 14:15-17 |
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| [We] preach to you that you
should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the
sea, and all things that are in them, who in bygone generations allowed all nations to
walk in their own ways. Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness. |
God has never ceased to provide evidence of His
existence: but the most beautiful testimony He has given us comes from the mouth of His
Son Jesus Christ. What did Jesus teach about the origins of the Universe? |
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John 17:17 |
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| [Jesus said,] «Your word is truth.» | Stronger than any argument are the words
of Jesus Himself. Throughout His ministry, Jesus set His seal on the authenticity of the account of Creation as reported in the book of Genesis. The question, then, is quite simple: «Who will we believe: Jesus or evolutionists?» |
Mark 10:6 |
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| [Jesus said,] «But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.» |
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Job 38:4 |
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| The Lord said, «Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.» | God invites us to humbly search for the
origins of the Universe. May we imitate Job, and also adopt a humble attitude, recognizing our limits and the majesty of the Almighty God. |
Job 42:3 |
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| Job answered, «Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.» |
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Revelation 14:6,7 |
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| Then I saw another angel flying
in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the
earth - to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people - saying with a loud voice, «Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.» |
As we go through the last days, it is high time to give up human theories, and to return to the one and only Creator, God. |
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| Let's thank God for His help through this lesson: |
| Our Lord, our God, Our small planet is in bad shape. But, when we learn that You are our Creator, willing to save us, hope fills our hearts. It is a hope that we cannot find elsewhere here on earth, a hope which does not exist for those who believe that the Universe has been made by accident. Help us to always cling to this hope. In Jesus Christ. Amen. |
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