The Religion of Evolution

The Religion of Evolution [Excerpts]

People find many different reasons for opposing creationism.  Some are simply ignorant of the scientific and biblical points which support the creationist worldview.  Very often people really believe that evolution has been proven as fact.  But in the end, those who refuse the truth are adopting evolution as an alternate religion to the Bible.

Lucretius, who lived in the first century B.C., was clearer than most as to why the idea of a Creator God Who has ownership claims on us must be combated.  At the very beginning of Book 1 of his On the Nature of the Universe, he condemns the “hocus-pocus” of prophets who lead the people to believe in a God or gods who judge men’s actions. “As it is, they have no power of resistance, because they are haunted by the fear of eternal punishment after death…I must therefore give an account of celestial phenomena, explaining the movements of the sun and moon and also the forces that determine events on earth…In tackling this theme, our starting point will be this principle: Nothing can ever be created by divine power out of nothing. The reason why all mortals are so gripped by fear is that they see all sorts of things happening on earth and in the sky with no discernible cause, and these they attribute to the will of a god. Accordingly, when we have seen that nothing can be created out of nothing, we shall then have a clearer picture of the path ahead, the problem of how things are created and occasioned without the aid of gods.”

Compare Lucretius’ statements above with Romans:1:18-21 [18] For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; [19] Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. [20] For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: [21] Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
See All....  How does Lucretius betray his recognition of the creation’s testimony to the Creator?  Which words show that he was even familiar with Genesis one?  Does Lucretius state his starting assumption clearly?  What is it? What drives Lucretius to seek an alternative to a Creator?  Which of his words in the last paragraph clearly state this? Analyze that attitude in light of this text from Romans.

Lucretius set his mind to do this even though he was aware of the testimony about God’s existence in the creation, and he knew that his readers were, too. “One thing that worries me is the fear that you may fancy yourself embarking on an impetuous course, setting your feet on the path of sin. Far from it. More often it is this very superstition that is the mother of sinful and impious deeds.” That “superstition” is, of course, religion.

Humanist Manifestos I and II repeat Lucretius’ sentiments of rebellion against God: “Promises of immortal salvation and fear of eternal damnation are both illusory and harmful…Rather, science affirms that the human species is an emergence from natural evolutionary forces…Man will learn to face the crises of life in terms of his knowledge of their naturalness and probability. Reasonable and manly attitudes will be fostered by education…We assume that humanism will take the path of social and mental hygiene and discourage sentimental and unreal hopes and wishful thinking.”

Many people who accept these basic ideas know nothing at all about the Humanist Manifestoes or Lucretius.  However, the need to do away with creation, and in so doing, do away with God, is natural to man. 

Read 1 Corinthians:2:12-16 [12] Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. [13] Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. [14] But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. [15] But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. [16] For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
See All.... How does man’s wisdom compare with God’s? 

This means that we should do more than avoid compromise with this rebellion against God. We need to clearly see the source and danger of evolution for human thought so that we can help those, including our own young people, who are being misled into it. We need to be able to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ as more than just biblical facts so that those who are afraid to recognize God realize that He comes to them with an open, inviting hand in the Gospel.

The hardest blow we can strike against evolution will be struck when, through the Gospel, another person’s thinking turns from the ways of sinful man to the things which are taught by the Spirit of God.

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