Many evolutionists, being also atheists ...say that we believe in God because we need to, because we are weak and need God as a crutch. Yet, I contend that the pure evolutionist needs for God not to exist ...because their argument is weak, and they are in need of a crutch, not having a leg to stand on.
Yes, I know many people who don't see how beautifully the first verse in the Bible ties in with the 'days' of Creation. Yet, I read in the Bible that the angels sang at Creation. What their habitation was before that ...we do not have much information. So, even if we were to agree with a theory, and guess how old that habitation of the universe may have been ...it would not satisfy the evolutionist, because it is not about how old, it's about excluding God for those theorists.
Foremost, when we view those who don't believe in God ...we should recognize how we often present a different attitude towards those whom we feel are most in need, compared to those whom act as though they need nothing while in reality they need more. We have a missionary attitude towards some, and a much less tolerant view towards others ...the others usually falling within the latter category.
Yet, admittedly, many missionaries find those who know they are sinning ...and are carrying the burden, but celebrate if they hear there is a Savior. In contrast, our neighbors may say it's not sin, attempt to blame you for trying to burden them, and join together to celebrate their majority consensus of free living.
The Mouk people of Papua New Guinea are an example of a people who literally danced with joy ---Ee Taow!! Ee Taow!! --- upon being told they had a Savior and were forgiven. The missionaries knew very well what could have happened next, so they told the Mouk people they had to go into the next town to tell them about Jesus. Statistics show that however strong the response to the salvation message ---if the new group of believers don't quickly commit to a witness group, Bible study, or performing pastoral deeds ---they can too soon return to some of their old ways.
In the case of the Mouk people, they did go to the next village to tell those people about Jesus. And the same is true to a certain extent with us. A Pastor once guided me into teaching a children's Bible study. I pleaded that I would be no good because I had never even read the Bible ...yet, I was told they had study guides to follow, so I really didn't need to know much. But, during that time which I attempted to teach ...and did stand before the children each Sunday, it was I who really learned. Perhaps they merely learned to be quiet while I was teaching ...but, it was a start.
We read in the New Testament of Paul's letters to church after church. They had formed churches and meeting places ...yet, much quickly went wrong. And over time, churches split ...and form new churches, and sometimes new religions.
Yet, let's read together the very beginning of our Bible: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters."
It looks like the time of decision-making and commitment for the angels had reached it's end of the road. Whoever had decided ...had decided; and whatever that commitment had entailed ...was more than just curtailed. It was judgment time for the angels, yet it was just the beginning for us humans. Yes, it did seem about to end ...when it had hardly even started, but it was in fact, just the beginning.
Yes, there was much to learn. But, the learning would be directed by God, not through evolution. Our attention spans are not so great to think we'd be expected to learn over millions of years. Our learning began rather simple, but with knowledge enough. And some highly intelligent fallen Beings were not dormant for millions of years ...one in particular was involved in a rather quick and characteristic deception.
We humans had to learn of the character of God, and also learn a few things about ourselves, foremost learning that we could not guide ourselves, but nor should we let just anyone guide us. We had to learn we needed a Savior. and we had to learn how important that choice would be.
The angels had their time of judgement ...even though it seems the ones facing the most judgment still have many freedoms. But, that's because they were to be a part of our judgment ...in so many ways, inclusive of the invaluable teaching we receive through contrast.
We will have a time of judgment also ..."the Bible tells us so", though we don't like to sing about it as much. And judgment always seems to hold a two-fold meaning ...of joy and dread.
There is only one decision in life that ranks higher ...the decision for Jesus to be born as a human, and to die for our salvation. Our decision to follow Jesus can make God's decision one of joy, or one of dread for us.
So, I mentioned two great decisions by God ...and one great one by us.
What matters to God is that the most important decision of our life is made based on accuracy. God wants us to choose Him, and He wants that choice not to be one based on deception ...but one of clear choice. That's why it is so important for us to clearly know what is true. If we commit to follow Him, it is not demanded of us that we follow without any error of our ways ...we are not expected to be perfect, or even close to it. Jesus took care of the perfection aspect of it. It's just that the more inaccurate we are in glorifying Him, the more chance there is that others could be confused, distracted, or deceived. And beside wanting us to follow Him ...He also wants us to commission ourselves to tell others the truth about Him.
To glorify God ...is to accurately attribute and describe to others who He is, and to ascribe all good to Him who has promised to prepare a place for us which is very good, actually heavenly.
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