Mixing Religion and Politics, Part 2: Making a Monkey Out of You

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A clear cut example of Christians being forced to propagate a religious teaching that they don’t believe in is the teaching of the theory of evolution in the public schools. The establishment arrogantly claims that evolution is obvious fact, even though it requires much faith to believe in it. If anyone teaches what the Bible says about it, then it is a Constitutional crisis, because the government shouldn’t propagate religion. But it is perfectly acceptable for it to propagate evolution as an indisputable fact, even though a large portion of the population disagrees with it.

I do not deny that there are cases where a mutation in the DNA of an organism can be passed on to its offspring, causing deviations from God’s original design. I even accept the idea that this can lead to new species. (The Biblical concept of “kind” is not equivalent to species as classified by modern scientists, especially for extinct organisms.) But there is no evidence that mutations have ever lead to a “higher” or more complex organism (no new biological functionality). It is certainly a leap of faith to say that these mutations are the cause of all variations among living things.

The general theory of evolution teaches that all life evolved over millions of years from a single cell. It teaches that this ongoing process is a painful, struggle for the survival of the fittest. Therefore, if there is a god who set these things in motion, he is a murderer, because he created a world of death, sickness, and pain. The Bible teaches that Adam was created from the dust of the earth (he did not descend from any animal), and that death came into the world through this one man. This happened because Adam disobeyed God’s word. I do not deny that there is a struggle for the survival of the fittest in the world today. But God did not design the world that way. All of the death, disease, poverty, and suffering in the world is caused by people disobeying God’s word. Many sins temporarily alleviate suffering, but they always cause even more separation from God and suffering in the long run. So it’s a vicious cycle.

Have you ever lied to get out of receiving a punishment that you know you deserved? Would a just God let this go unpunished? Have you ever looked at someone with lust? Would you have, in that instant, committed a sexual sin with this person if could have? Is that not the same as adultery? Would a just God let this go unpunished? Have you coveted? These things separate you from God and leave you vulnerable to their consequences. Suffering, poverty, and even death in this life are only temporary consequences of sin. These serve as warnings for the eternal consequence of sin which is eternal punishment in hell.

But Jesus Christ was willing to take your punishment for the sins that you have committed. He came to break the cycle of suffering, sin, and death in your life. You can accept Him as your Lord and Savior and be reconciled to God. You can do this by turning away from your sins, trusting in God that what He calls is sin is always ultimately for the worst. You already have a basic understanding of what sin is from your conscience, which God gave you (it did not evolve), but you can know it better by studying God’s word, the Bible. Believe that Jesus died on the cross to take the punishment for sins. Confess this publicly and be immersed in water (you can do this in a Bible-believing church) for the remission of your sins and as a sign of your acceptance of Jesus as Lord of your life. Then you should get in a church that teaches these things, diligently read the Bible (check that what I am saying agrees with Scripture), and repeat these things to as many people as you can.

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I will discuss the doctrine of “safe” fornication education in my next article.