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UNDERSTANDING THE CREATION. Conclusion & Wrap-Up. “Why Do We Act the Way We Do”?.
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UNDERSTANDING THE CREATION Conclusion & Wrap-Up
“Why Do We Act the Way We Do”? In 2009, the city of Palo Alto, California struggled with a rash of teen suicides. One newspaper reported, “Another Palo Alto teen has died after stepping in front of a commuter train, the fourth such suicide in less than six months.” ( South Carolina STATE Newspaper, November 2, 2009, page A4 )
Books Published on Evolution vs Creationism A quick public library search of books published on Evolution vs Creationism turned up the following results: Percentage of Books Favoring Evolution over Creation: 1986-1990 66% 1991-1995 66% 1996-2000 60% 2001-2005 83% 2006-2010 50%
“The Social Consequences in Believing in Evolution” • 1. Animal-like Behavior • 2. Meaninglessness • 3. Personal Responsibility • 4. Relativism • 5. Secular Humanism • 6. Marriage • 7. Racism • 8. Abortion
Pondering the Words of Our Intelligent and Purposeful Designer “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth.” Psalm 8
The X-Structure and the Cross of Jesus • 31 million light years away is the huge Whirlpool Galaxy • The first Adam was created in Genesis 1 • The second Adam is Jesus Christ who paid for our sins on the cross 2,000 years ago