Using the Bible as Evidence for Creation

Centuries ago (or so it feels), I foolishly took the approach of presenting scientific evidence for creation so people could see the truth, reject evolution, and fall on their knees to accept Jesus like in a Chick tract. Life is not like that. People cherish materialism, and I cannot count the times I have seen people make excuses to reject God. There is no neutral ground. It's been rightly said that when someone askes you to be neutral: they are not, Christians should not be. But how can we use the Bible as evidence for creation?

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People who want a creationist to be "neutral" are presupposing atheistic materialism. They want us to operate by their rules and definitions. Worse, the idea of "neutral ground" is denying teachings in the Bible! It tells us that unbelievers are blinded to the truth about God. They are in no position to put the Creator of the universe on trial and decide in their futile fallen wisdom whether or not God is worthy of worship.

In addition, the Bible has explanations for what is observed and has the necessary preconditions of the human experience. The Flood explains geology and the Ice Age, the problem of sin, why we have genetic entropy, and more. Further, the Bible is an important book of history. They use their materialistic presuppositions to interpret evidence materialistically, and creationists show how things make sense through our biblical presuppositions.

Have you ever had a skeptic tell you to keep the Bible out of it when discussing origins? Skeptics claim we Christians argue in a circle, that we are using the Bible to prove the Bible. Although this objection has an air of wisdom to it, Christians shouldn’t fall for it.

Bible skeptics claim to be open-minded people who fairly weigh the evidence. If so, they won’t object when Christians show that the Bible makes better sense of the scientific and historical data than other worldviews.

I hope you'll read the rest over at "Is the Bible Evidence for Creation?" Also, I suggest reading "Why Do Creationists Use the Bible for Science?"