1. Matt. 7:16 16. “Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?” Matt. 7:16

2. 17. “Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.” Matt. 7:17-18 18. “A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.” Matt. 7:17-18

3. Creationistone who believes that the statements made in the Bible are supported by the physical evidence from the world that God has created. Creationist = one who believes that the statements made in the Bible are supported by the physical evidence from the world that God has created.

4. How Did the World Begin ? CreationEvolution Theistic Evolution

5. Gen.1:1 Psalm 90:1-2 Acts 17:24

6. TimeForceEnergySpaceMatter Scientists now recognize five components which make up the world.

7. Time “In the beginning” = Time Force “God” = Force Energy “Created” = Energy Space “The heavens” = Space Matter “And the earth.” = Matter Genesis 1:1

8. Logical fashion of creation Logical fashion of creation... 1 st = light 2 nd = division of water 3 rd = division of land - plant life 4 th = Sun, Moon and Stars 5 th = Birds and sea life 6 th = Land animals, man

9. Creation proves the power of God’s Word ! Gen.1- God created by Speaking Ps.33:6-9 “By the word of the LORD were the heavens made:” Ps.148:3-5 “..for he commanded, and they were created.”

10. Creation proves the power of God’s Word ! Heb. 11:3 Heb. 11:3 “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”

11. Are the Days 24 Hour Days ? Are they literal or symbolic ? Ex. 20:8-11 = Moses Matt. 19:4-6 = Jesus “evening and the morning”

12. Creation Creation = Man made by God and we have moral laws / rules Evolution Evolution = Man evolved from a lower life form, survival of the fittest, not different from animals

13. Creation Creation = man is made in image of God Evolution Evolution = man has made gods in his image Creation Creation = believes we have an eternal soul. Evolution Evolution = believes man needs to be free from such nonsense.

14. Creationism teaches... Gen.1:26,27 - image of God Ps.8:3-5 a little lower than angels Cursing man Wrong Jas.3:9,10Murder Wrong Gen.9:5,6

15. Why is it wrong to mistreat other humans? They are made in image of God They are just as important to God as we are ! Survival Of fittest MightMakesRight

17. Gen. 2 - God told Adam that there were some rules Penalty = death Gen. 3 - sinned, began to die

18. Creationism believes in.... Morality Morality = being in accord with principles or standards of right conduct. Ethics Ethics = concerned with what is good and bad or right and wrong.

19. Evolution believes.... There is no universal, eternal, or absolute ethical criteria of right or wrong. Humanist Manifestos I & II... Man is merely “matter in motion”

20. Creationists are taught in Bible.. Love all people - Matt. 5:44 Treat others good - Mt. 7:12 Help afflicted - Jas. 1:27 Aid less fortunate - 1 Jn.3:17 Do good to all men - Gal.6:10

21. Who would you like for your neighbor ? Atheist Situation Ethics Survival of Fittest Creationist Man image of God Morals as read in Bible

22. Evolution has brought... Communism, genocide We are all savages fighting to get to the top Adolf Hitler - survival of fittest

23. Creation as taught in Gen.1 Is fundamental to our Christian faith ! It means that we believe the Bible is the Word of God ! God, who created the world, also gave us the Bible.