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Should Christians bother with the biblical account of origins and the creation/evolution debate? Isn’t it just a distraction from more important biblical matters-like the Gospel?
In this interview, creation apologist and speaker, Scott Gillis, explains why the origins debate matters for Christians-and for everyone. It is not just a side issue! And failure to answer people's questions in this area impacts their openness to the Gospel! Find out why!
⏳ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Teaser
00:54 Introduction: Why should Christians care about origins?
02:02 When sharing their faith, many of the questions/challenges that Christians get relate to origins!
03:28 Challenge: Religion is ‘fairy tale’, but science deals with ‘facts’
05:00 Illustration: The Lifeguard
07:18 Be prepared to give a defense: Apologia: A reasoned, rational, and logical defense
08:29 The Bible makes some scientific statements; evolution directly contradicts them
09:49 When young people don’t get answers, many leave the faith
11:02 Evidence for the Biblical Flood: Grand Canyon and Mount St Helens
11:57 → Extensive sedimentary layers (with fossils) all over the earth
12:44 → Enough water to cover the whole earth
13:44 → Fossilized marine creatures on Mt Everest
14:11 → Rapid sedimentation at Mount St Helens
15:31 → Rapid canyon-carving at Mount St Helens
16:16 → Examples of rapid fossilization
19:40 Can we fit millions of years of evolution into the Bible without upsetting major biblical doctrines?
20:16 → Millions of years don’t fit after Adam; that contradicts the Bible’s many time references
21:41 → Millions of years don’t fit before Adam; that contradicts the Bible’s critical teaching on death
23:28 → Why the Bible’s teaching on death is so important
24:58 Martin Luther: Have the humility to believe that the Holy Spirit got the creation account correct
25:58 Bruce Willis: Science has invalidated the Bible!
27:22 → Christians need to be equipped to defend their faith against such claims-usually about origins
27:58 So, is ‘origins’ a salvation issue?
28:22 → No; salvation is through FAITH IN CHRIST
25:44 → Yes; millions have been told science invalidates the Bible; their salvation is at stake
29:10 Conclusion: The importance of being equipped to defend and share our faith
31:30 Equip yourself with answers: Get The Creation Answers Book (e-book) for FREE!
✍️ LINKS AND SHOW NOTES
• Creation: Why It Matters - creation.com/creation-why-it-...
• Street preacher says creation ‘is the issue’: It’s time for the church to stop avoiding the questions people want answers to - creation.com/street-preacher-...
• ‘Just preach the Gospel!’ or: how not to impress atheists - creation.com/just-preach-gospel
• Genesis: the roots of the Gospel - creation.com/genesis-root-of-...
• Creation: Timely tool for today’s evangelist - creation.com/creation-timely-...
• The importance of creation in evangelism - creation.com/importance-creat...
• Learning the lessons of Mount St Helens - creation.com/lessons-from-mou...
• Buried birth - creation.com/buried-birth
• Two histories of death - creation.com/two-histories-of...
• ‘It’s not science’ - creation.com/its-not-science
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• Creation magazine - creation.com/mag
• A Brief, but True, History of Time (streaming) - creation.com/s/35-8-576
• Is Genesis History? (streaming) - creation.com/s/35-8-688
• Elephants in the Room (streaming) - creation.com/s/35-8-590
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