"In short, if there was no literal sin, no literal Fall of man, and no
curse of death because of that sin, then we literally don’t need to be saved from anything.
But unfortunately many Christians wrongly perceive that the creation vs. evolution debate is just one of those many ‘controversial problems’ facing the church like gay marriage, abortion, or euthanasia.
The Lord Jesus spoke a lot about trees and their fruit. For example, in Matthew 7:16–19, He said, “You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
Note the soil in which these two trees are planted. The tree of secular humanism (which means that man determines truth for himself) is planted in the soil of evolution.
Evolution has a materialistic foundation, meaning that only material causes for our existence are allowed. Thus, there is no role for a Creator-God, who only exists in the minds of the religious. No one therefore sets the rules, and you can make up your own rules about life; truth is simply what you decide, or what society establishes.
So, the major ‘problems’ that many think are facing the church today, like abortion and gay marriage, are not really the problems. They are simply the fruit (or the symptoms of an underlying problem) of humanism rooted in the soil of evolution. For example, if one believes that humanity is the product of time and chance, then who’s to say it’s wrong to kill unborn children in the womb?" CMI
But unfortunately many Christians wrongly perceive that the creation vs. evolution debate is just one of those many ‘controversial problems’ facing the church like gay marriage, abortion, or euthanasia.
The Lord Jesus spoke a lot about trees and their fruit. For example, in Matthew 7:16–19, He said, “You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
Note the soil in which these two trees are planted. The tree of secular humanism (which means that man determines truth for himself) is planted in the soil of evolution.
Evolution has a materialistic foundation, meaning that only material causes for our existence are allowed. Thus, there is no role for a Creator-God, who only exists in the minds of the religious. No one therefore sets the rules, and you can make up your own rules about life; truth is simply what you decide, or what society establishes.
So, the major ‘problems’ that many think are facing the church today, like abortion and gay marriage, are not really the problems. They are simply the fruit (or the symptoms of an underlying problem) of humanism rooted in the soil of evolution. For example, if one believes that humanity is the product of time and chance, then who’s to say it’s wrong to kill unborn children in the womb?" CMI
