Cause and effect. A well established scientific law meaning that where something exists, or where something happened, there must have been a previous generating action, mind or being to have caused it. Following is an imagined conversation that makes sense unless you are someone determined to explain all things without a Creator:
Said a young skeptic to an elderly lady, “I once believed in God, but now, since studying philosophy and mathematics, I am convinced that God is but an empty word.”
“Well,” said the lady, “It is true that I have not learned these things, but since you have, can you tell me from where this egg comes?”
“Why, of course, from a hen,” was the reply.
“And where does the hen come from?”
“Why, from an egg.”
Then the lady inquired, “May I ask which existed first, the hen or the egg.”
“The hen, of course,” rejoined the young man.
“Oh, then, a hen must have existed without having come from an egg?”
“Oh, no, I should have said the egg was first.”
“Then I suppose you mean that one egg existed without having come from a hen?”
The young man hesitated: “Well, you see—that is— of course, well, the hen was first!”
“Very well,” she said. “Who made the first hen from which all succeeding eggs and hens have come?”
“What do you mean by all this?” he asked.
“Simply this,” she replied. “I say that He who created the first egg or hen is the One who created the world. You can’t explain the existence even of a hen or an egg without God, and yet you wish me to believe that you can explain the existence of the whole world without Him!”1
Yes, God our Creator is the Uncaused Cause. In Colossians 1:17 the Apostle Paul writes,
“And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist [or are held together].”
We’ve all been asked the question. “Why does God allow evil in the world?” But there is another side to that question, a query that cannot be addressed by logic, history, or facts. It’s the heart behind the question, often a bruised heart deeply wounded by evil, loss, or betrayal.
We pay tribute to one of the fathers of the modern Creation movement. Here is a look at his life, influences, and how he contributed to the battle for Genesis.
We’ve seen a lot of popularity growth in the Flat Earth Theory, and its proponents try to tie themselves to Creationism. Here is a Christian response to these efforts.
In the previous month of Creation Matters, we examined answers to the question “How do we know Genesis (and for that matter the entire Old Testament) has been accurately preserved to our time?” In this article, we will unpack a very, very brief overview of the scientific and scholarly side of this question, touching on early manuscripts, scribal practice, and ancient witnesses to the O.T. text.
