good response
| Posted On: 07/02/08 04:52:16 AM |
Age 48, CANADA |
Dear Sir/Madam...
I am glad that you pointed out the important difference in between ID and Creationism.
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ID does not identify Christ the Creator/Redeemer
| Posted On: 07/01/08 09:01:57 PM |
Age 42, NJ |
The ID movement does not point to Christ as the Creator.
The following quote is from Georgia Purdom, Ph.D.
"Positives and Problems with ID
The ID movement does have several positives. ID may serve as a useful tool in preliminary discussions about God and creation to gain an audience that might be turned off at the mention of the Bible.5 Since the movement is very careful not to associate itself with Christianity or any formal religion, some think it will stand a better chance of gaining acceptance as an alternative to Darwinism in the schools.5 The movement has produced many resources which support the biblical creationist viewpoint.5 It makes clear that Darwinism/naturalism is based on the presupposition that the supernatural does not exist, thus affecting the way one interprets the scientific evidence.5
However, the major problem with the ID movement is a divorce of the Creator from creation. The Creator and His creation cannot be separated; they reflect on each other.
In today's culture, many are attracted to the ID movement because they can decide for themselves who the creator is—a Great Spirit, Brahman, Allah, God, etc. The current movement focuses more on what is designed, rather than who designed it. Thus, leaders in the movement do not have problems with accepting an old age for the earth or allowing evolution to play a vital role once the designer formed the basics of life.
Proponents of ID fail to understand that a belief in long ages for the earth formed the foundation of Darwinism.5 If God’s Word is not true concerning the age of the earth, then maybe it’s not true concerning other events of the Creation Week; and maybe God was not a necessary part of the equation for life after all.
Without the framework of the Bible and the understanding that evil entered the world through man’s actions (Genesis 3), God appears sloppy and incompetent. People ask why God is unable to prevent evil from thwarting His plans, resulting in such poor design, instead of understanding that because of the Fall there is now a cursed design.
God’s role as Creator is foundational to His role as Redeemer.In addition, because the ID movement does not acknowledge God as Redeemer, there seems to be no final solution for the evil in this world; and by all appearances it will continue to reign supreme. However, when trusting the Bible as opposed to neglecting it, we read that Jesus clearly conquered death with the Resurrection (Romans 6:3–10) and that one day death will no longer reign (Revelation 21:4). Again, the Creator and the creation reflect on each other.
Romans 1:20 states that all men know about God through His creation. However, recognizing that there is a designer is only the first step. Colossians 1:15–20 and 2 Peter 3:3–6 demonstrate how God’s role as Creator and Redeemer are inexorably intertwined. Again, God’s role as Creator is foundational to His role as Redeemer. Recognizing a designer is not enough to be saved; submitting to the Redeemer is also necessary.
The Creator and His creation cannot be separated; therefore, knowledge of God must come through both general revelation (nature) and special revelation (the Bible). The theologian Louis Berkhof said, “… since the entrance of sin into the world, man can gather true knowledge about God from His general revelation only if he studies it in the light of Scripture.”6 It is only then that the entire truth about God and what is seen around us can be fully understood and used to help people understand the bad news in Genesis and the good news of Jesus Christ."
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v1/n1/intelligent-design-movement
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Does McCain believe in evolution?
| Posted On: 07/01/08 01:49:45 PM |
Age 61, MO |
John McCain is notorious for having a different answer depending on who is asking the questions. George Cancilla
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Backdoor bargaining?
| Posted On: 07/01/08 10:02:11 AM |
Age 61, MO |
Is this article supposed to be some kind of back door bargaining to get Christians to vote for the lesser of two evils? I see a tremendous distrust of the Lord Jesus Christ in this election cycle. Our prosperity as Americans is being taken from us, and it is not because we have had the wrong political party in government authority. George Cancilla
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