“God is not a man, that he should lie;…” Numbers 23:19

One of God’s attributes is that He is Holy. That means that He’s never done, said, or thought anything wrong, nor will He ever.  One of the things that God has never done or will do is lie. Our verse says so, and it even contrasts God with people who not only lie but are notorious for lying. Actually, the Bible says that all men are guilty of lying at some point or another, because Romans 3:4 says, “…yea, let God be true, but every man a liar;…” Everyone is guilty of sin, and some people are guilty of more sins than others, but one sin of which all people are guilty—but God is never guilty--is lying.
   
So we can’t always count on people to tell the truth, but we can always count on God to do so. And on any issue of life, it’s always good to ask, “What does the Bible say about this?”   

Let’s take the theory of evolution. Evolution theory, in a nutshell, states that the matter from which the Earth was formed came into existence via a “Big Bang” of matter. This matter took shape and developed, spontaneously growing simple life forms which evolved over huge amounts of time into the earth which we now know, populated with human and animal life and vegetation as it is. Those who support this theory may sound very scientific and authoritative. But what does the Bible say?

Genesis 1:1 says, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” The chapter then goes into how God spoke its different components into being over six literal days.  Interestingly, the Bible doesn’t try to prove God’s existence. It presupposes God’s existence and His identity as God.

Genesis is not the only place in the Bible that talks of creation.  Psalm 19:1, written by David long after Moses wrote Genesis, says,  “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handiwork.” In a way, it says that you don’t even need a Bible to know that there’s a God. Just look at the heavens, the sun and moon and stars and clouds and constellations, and you’ll know that there is a God.  Romans 1:20, written by the apostle Paul long after Moses and David, also says, “For the invisible things of him [of God] from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:” So when you see God’s creation, you can know that there is a God, that He’s eternal, and that He’s very powerful.   

David also warned in Psalm 14:1: “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God…” So one who sees all of God’s creation, yet still sticks to the idea in his heart that there is no God , regardless of how well-educated or knowledgeable he is, is a fool.  His foolishness is not born of intellectually deficiency, but rather of stubborn refusal to acknowledge God.

Other verses speak of creation, far too many to mention here. God knew that one day there would be a theory of evolution, and He prepared scripture in advance to counter this lie with His truth. That’s why He inspired people who lived in different time frames, who didn’t know each other and couldn’t have collaborated, to write of His creation.

Most importantly, God gave us the Bible so that we would know God’s forgiveness for sins and eternal life through the Lord Jesus Christ. If you’re not sure that you’ll be in heaven one day, please contact our church or go to www.clevelandbaptist.org and click the link, “How do I go to Heaven?”

                                                     Brian Miller 7/14/2010
 

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