There is an excellent article here about looking for convincing proof of creation.
There is a lot of talk about presuppositions. When you start out with the presupposition that there is no God, then you are left with finding interpretation of the world around us as evidence of evolution.
However, when you believe that God exists and has provided us his word then the rest of creation shows us the evidence of his work.
I recently saw this quote on a popular TV show:
“That man…believes that everyone is corruptible because it is in their very nature to sin. I bring people here to prove him wrong.” (See the entire clip here).
This quote, as expressed by the “good guy” speaks to the essence of thought in our culture: man is basically good.
The democrats in life espouse the goodness of man by believing that people will do right if they are only educated properly, given the right opportunities, etc. When we build the proper “village”, people will be good.
The republicans in life espouse the goodness of man by believing that people do right if left alone. When we stop meddling with others, people will be good.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The Bible says that “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. Who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). This is further shown in the New Testament (using Old Testament quotes):
“There is none righteous, not even one;
There is none who understands,
There is none who seeks for God;
All have turned aside, together.
There is none who does good,
There is not even one.
Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,
The poison of asps is under their lips,
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness
Their feet are swift to shed blood,
Destruction and misery are in their paths,
And the path of peace they have not known.
There is no fear of God before their eyes.”-Romans 3:10-18
Apart from God, we are all corrupt and worthless. Even when we know God, we are not much better, “If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8).
We are all corruptible and sinners by nature. Thankfully, God offers to cleanse us:
“Come now, and let us reason together, says The Lord,
Though your sins are as scarlet,
They will be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They will be like wool.”
-Isaiah 1:18
Since God has forgiven us, we can thank him with the Apostle Paul, “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us.” (Ephesians 1:7-8)
No, we are far from being good at heart. But thanks to God that he forgives us and brings us back to him!
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