For this week’s class we will pause and take a look at some of the resources that are available for Christians to go to in order to help answer some of those “difficult” science questions that the culture will ask of us (and we may be asking ourselves). Since we are doing a survey of the Bible, we started with the book of Genesis, which is the most attacked book by secular academia, especially Genesis 1 through 11.
In particular, Genesis 1-3 answers some of life’s biggest question: Origin (the problem of evolution) – where did we come from? Purpose (the problem of identity) – who am I, what am I supposed to do, and what about marriage? Destiny (the problem of evil) – what is wrong with the world, where am I going, and what happens after I die? All of this is addressed in Genesis, and unfolds throughout the rest of the Biblical narrative!
Today we fail to look to God and His Word to help with our struggles and questions, yet there are timeless truths here. Science has become the secular god of today, yet science should be neutral in order to follow the evidence wherever it leads.
The original pursuit of science was to know God and His Creation, and that was the goal of most early scientists (just like a kid asking “how did you do that Dad? Let me try). This was the original goal of all the universities as seen in their mottos and mission statements. Harvard’s motto: “Truth (Veritas) for Christ (Christo) and the Church (Ecclesiae),” was adopted in 1692 and was a part of their original seal (in Latin). But over the last century or so, all the God centered universities have become secular and atheistic at core.
However, many of the biggest minds in places like Oxford, Stanford, USC, Yale and other Ivy League schools have left secular science and their ideologies and are now working in the field of creation science (ICR, AIG, CMI, Discovery Institute, etc.) These are experts now working in the creation science fields of cosmology, biology, geology, archeology and more. The truth begins with a foundation built on God and His Word, and it is all grounded in Genesis.
For this week’s class I am recommending you check out some of the selected videos below, and if you are so inclined, become a subscriber of their work via their websites or YouTube channels. You will be surprised at how the evidence we see all around us for a Creator, is the same evidence viewed by both secular and creation scientists. It is simply the interpretation of that evidence that is in question.
- Creation Ministries International (creation.com) has a variety of resources and teachings that will help answer many of “those” tough questions the culture asks about Genesis:
One more from CMI that addresses one of the most popular questions: What about the dinosaurs?
- “Is Genesis History” (isgenesishistory.com) is a series of on site documentaries and classroom lectures that focus on things like evidence for the Biblical Flood, and the historicity of the book of Genesis.
- Creation Today (creationtoday.org) is one of my favorites, with weekly interviews of top experts and scholars in the various field of creation science. I was blessed to have gone on the Grand Canyon tour with Russ Miller, who leads these types of tours from a Christian Biblical Worldview, and below is a short interview with Russ concerning those trips.
Watch Eric Hovind’s interview with Russ Miller:
There are so many great resources and groups available and here is a list of my favorite go to websites and YouTube resources on creation topics:
Resources for Genesis 1-11 Study: Creation Topics
- searchcreation.org – Search 1000’s of questions for answers on Genesis and creation topics across a variety of other Christian Apologetic websites
- creationtoday.org – A Community oriented group hosted by Eric Hovind with weekly interviews, podcasts and an online community
- answersingenesis.org – Books, articles and conferences geared for all ages, with excellent resources for children; designer and host of “the Ark Encounter” in Williamstown, KY
- genesisapologetics.com – Easy-to-understand web, video, and written products for pastors, parents, and students. The materials are “core” to the Creationist position
- isgenesishistory.com – Is Genesis History? – Documentary, video clips, lectures and more – Del Tacket, host
- creation.com – (CMI) Creation Ministries International’s website: Speakers, videos, articles, tours and more (including topics on aliens and dinosaurs!)
- icr.org – Academic experts from all fields of science related to creation and Genesis; designer and host of the “Creation Museum” in Dallas, TX
Join us next week as we continue our “Case for the Bible, The Bible Fast Forward!”
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You will not find this material in the public school curriculum even though it is based on solid evidence and grounded in research. It is ironic that following the evidence to where it leads stops at the door of our public schools as they will not let a “Divine footprint” in! Join us as we examine evidence for Christianity and learn how to become a thoughtful defender and ambassador of your faith.
Click into the resource page of this website to view many of the top Christian thinkers and apologists along with some of their work; connecting to these types of resources is essential in your Christian growth.
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Teri Dugan
TeriDugan@truthfaithandreason.com
1 Peter 3:15
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