âIn Defence of Apologetics.â
âIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earthâ (Genesis 1:1).
In years past I was reluctant to teach Apologeticsâafter all, we are all without excuseâGodâs existence is clear to everyone through His creation (Romans 1:20). When looking at satellite technology, one day, Psalm 19:1 naturally came to mindââThe heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.â Then, that child-like thought came to me: âMan is filling the skies with artificial stars.â I wondered if there might come a day when the average person will struggle to differentiate between that which is man-made, and that which is real. In another realm, Unbelievers have been filling the vast expanse with artificial ideas. And the days have long been here that the average person struggles to differentiate between that which is man-made and that which is real. ‘Artificial Ideas’âLike âSpace JunkââA layer of garbage floating around obscuring a clear view of God. Space junk in the form of doubts over the reliability of the Book of Genesis. Space junk in the form of insisting that faith is the poor ignorant cousin of science. Space junk in the form of âfactsâ supporting âmissing linksâ where there are none. Space junk in the form of many Bible class teachers insisting that âit doesnât matter, anyway.â Space junk in the form of the foolishness of man being passed off as the wisdom of God. Jesus believed the Genesis record. He called the days of Adam and Eve âthe beginning.â He said, âHave you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and femaleâ (Matthew 19:4). The Hebrew writer sights Jesus as the creator âin the beginning.â He writes, And, âYou, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands;â (Hebrews 1:10). Once upon a time the nonsense of evolution and unbelief in the scriptures were kept out of our churches. They were Satanâs lies that struggled to get in. Now they are Satanâs lies that we struggle to get out. Donât be naĂŻve! So, in defence of ApologeticsâIt may yet see a new beginning.
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