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There are several myths perpetuated by the media, education, Hollywood, and the left against conservatives designed to mislead the people about what we really believe. Myths such as the Democrats are for the poor and Republicans are for the rich, or Republicans are against immigration, or that we are racist, or whatever lie the left wants to spread so they can keep people from the truth.

Another one of those myths is that conservatives don’t believe in science, as if it’s an either-or proposition. If I tell someone I believe in creation, they respond by saying condescendingly, “Well, I believe in science.” I think to myself, “That’s a stupid answer.” The implication is that a person that believes in creation takes that on faith and faith and science cannot coexist. That is a false assumption by those who put their faith in evolution.

Yes, those who believe in evolution do so on faith. If you really want to bug an arrogant evolutionist, tell them you admire their faith and they will nearly become unglued. They usually get angry as if I’m calling them some horrible being for telling them that to believe in evolution that belief must be taken on faith. However, that’s exactly the case. Whether a person believes in creation or evolution, both beliefs must be taken on faith.

Is evolution fact? No. Can evolution be scientifically proven? No. Does all the scientific evidence point to evolution? No. Is there scientific evidence that supports creation? Yes. Can creation be scientifically proven? No. So both evolution and creation must be taken on faith.

I still have those who place their faith in evolution declare it is a scientific fact. When they tell me that I respond by saying, “Since you seem to believe evolution is a scientific fact, then I know where you can get $250,000 just by proving it’s a fact. I know of a creationist that has set aside $250,000 in an escrow account to be awarded to anyone who can prove evolution. That money is still there, but since you claim it’s a fact, would you like me to give you the address of where to send the evidence so you can collect the money?” No one ever asks for the address, they usually put their head down knowing that I called their bluff and they don’t have the evidence they just moments before assured me existed.

I then ask, “Have you ever studied creation science?” I’ve only had one person I asked that question respond yes and I’ll get back to him a little further down. The problem with those who reject creation is that they’ve never been taught creation science. I tell them, “I have been taught both evolution and creation and to be quite frank, I don’t have enough faith to believe in evolution.” I then sincerely, and the following statement is very sincere, tell them that I admire their faith.

Surprisingly they’re not angry anymore. It’s as if they’re stunned to realize their belief system is based on faith. Being able to open a closed mind is a beautiful thing. Liberals love to think conservatives are closed-minded and that they’re open-minded. However, I’ve found the opposite to be true. I have studied both sides and know both sides and choose to put my faith in creation. Liberals have only experienced one side. They have not been taught creation, therefore, they only know what other evolutionists say about creation and most of what they say is not true.

The one person I came across that had studied both creation and evolution but chose to put his faith in evolution, we’ll call John.

I said the following, “When I get to heaven and ask God if creation or evolution is true, then according to you, God will take me in his arms and say, ‘Bill, I know this is going to surprise you, but I sure hope you didn’t really believe me when I said I created the world in 6 days.’ But Jesus, you said in your word that you created the world in six days.

“Bill, I know I said that, but I really didn’t think you’d believe me. You should have believed John when he told you that the world came about over billions of years. I really appreciate you thinking I had that kind of power, but come on, you really didn’t think I could create the world in 6 days did you?”

My head would be hanging and I would quietly reply, “But Jesus, you said you did.”

Jesus would hug me tighter, and then he would softly say, “Bill, you simply had too much faith. You should have believed John and not me.”

That’s when I told John, if I have to put my faith in what you say or what God says, I’m afraid I’m going to have believe God, but I really do admire your faith.” That was when John walked off without saying anything.

I see evidence of God all around me, but I don’t see evidence of evolution. If you believe in evolution and reject God, then all I can say is, I admire your faith. You see, it’s not faith versus science, it’s faith versus faith. Faith in God or faith in man. Science is a good way to understand the orderly universe God created. Evolution is just a guessing game.

When I was a boy of about nine years old, I was preaching to my dog, a white German Shepherd named “Lady.” I was using a little Bible distributed in school by the Gideon’s. Is that even allowed anymore? Anyway, as I was preaching to my dog, who sat attentive because we were on our back steps and the sun was shining bright, and being a dog, she had nothing better to do. I chose as my text for that day (bear with me, I was trying to sound like a preacher) John 3:16. Not that I had immersed myself in study because God had laid that verse on my heart. I chose the verse because it was the only verse in the Bible I knew.

So I started my sermon – “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son…”

I raised a hand and asked Lady, who just sat watching me, “And why did God send his son?” Lady didn’t answer, so I answered for her. “Because he loved the world!”

I then went on and read the next line, “That he gave his only begotten son.”

Again I asked Lady, “Who did he give?” Once again Lady just sat looking at me and wagging her tail. “His only begotten son.” Of course, I didn’t know what “begotten” meant, but don’t worry, I’ll write a future article on that very interesting word.

“That whosoever believeth in him…”

“Who?” I asked Lady again. Once again Lady just sat there wagging her tail, but like any good dog, I knew she was listening. “Whosoever,” I answered Lostsaved for her, “And by whosoever that means who ever believes in Jesus Christ.”

“Should have everlasting life.”

“And how long is everlasting?” I asked Lady. “Everlasting is forever,” I answered. “And how long is forever?” I asked as I continued building up to the climax.

But then it hit me. Forever is forever. I dropped my arm to my side where I had been holding the little Bible up. I was scared. Being raised in the Methodist Church I had been taught that once we’re saved we have to be good or we could lose our salvation. However, if that was the case then everlasting didn’t mean forever, which meant that John 3:16 was wrong. You see, up to that time I had never heard of eternal security, but I knew something wasn’t right about what I was being taught in that little country church.

A few years later we moved to Florida and we started attending a Baptist Church. They believed in eternal security, but my parents warned me not to fall for that lie, so I was careful not to believe what only a few years before had seemed so obvious. I had been taught some of the following and I still had to see the truth of salvation before I could accept it.

Believing you can never lose you salvation means you think you can do whatever you want and get away with it. However, I asked myself, why would I want to do whatever I wanted just because I put all my trust in Jesus Christ to get me to heaven? I was thankful for his sacrifice on my behalf, so why would I throw it back in his face by being unappreciative? Besides, God chastised those whom he loved. Meaning, like my Dad, if I stepped out of line he would correct me. Since I knew God loved me, I also knew he would only do it the right way.
How could God pay for sins you haven’t even committed yet? I remember asking Chuck Arney, my youth pastor at that church that question and his reply made so much sense I felt dumb for not thinking of the answer myself. He said, “All your sins were future to Christ when he died on the cross and rose again.” That was right! All my sins, and that meant all, were future at the time Christ died and rose again.
In the “Book of James” it says, “Faith without works is dead.” I thought I had Chuck on that one, but then he asked me, “Who was the “Book of James” written to? I looked since I wasn’t sure, and said, “Christians?” Chuck affirmed that answer, and then he pointed out the truth of what James was talking about. God can see faith, but people can’t see it unless they can also see your works. Works is not for God’s benefit, it’s for the benefit of people who can only see your faith through your works.

Still, I had to do some more thinking on the subject. After all, my parents had warned me not to fall for the lie. On Easter Sunday the church had a sunrise service, and Chuck asked me to bring the short message which was a teen custom in the church. So I studied the crucifixion of Christ and saw it in a way I had never seen it before. It went from being just a story, to be a real painful experience that the Son of God went through for me.

That night in my bed, I prayed and asked God to save me because for the first time in my life I was putting my complete faith and trust in Jesus Christ to forgive my sins and take me to heaven. I was no longer going to trust in my ability to be good. It was that night I was saved and it was also that night that God gave me life and a life more abundant.

I had discovered that the lie was not that Christ paid for ALL my sins, but the lie was that he HAD NOT. Later my parents saw the truth of Christ’s once and for all payment for our sins and they too put their complete faith in Christ. After all, that is what salvation is all about – faith.

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