"Although much remains obscure, and will long remain obscure, I can entertain no doubt, after the most deliberate study and dispassionate judgement of which I am capable, that the view which most naturalists entertain, and which I formerly entertained -- namely, that each species has been independently created -- is erroneous. "
On this day in 1809, a baby was born in the town of Shrewsbury, England. This baby would fifty years later publish a book that would greatly sway and influence the world in a way that few books have. In this book, Charles Darwin proposed a theory known today as evolution.
Darwin was not the first one to distort the history of God's creation of man; however, he is often heralded as the father of evolution. Darwin's book, On the Origin of Species, was published 150 years ago today, and its results are clear. When we forsake the Word of God, and resort to human reason and speculation as our final authority, we justly receive God's judgment. We can see the effects of one person's influence in 150 years; what will your influence be?
Science has had its interesting history in our personal family. My mother majored in biology and was keenly aware of Darwin's theory and worldview. Because of this, it has been imperative for our family to reform our view of science and man's beginnings to the Scriptures. In a practical sense, this was done through reading and studying the Word of God, and discussing what we learned.
We were also able to study under Christian scientists, such as John Witcomb, Henry Morris, John Baumgardner, Andrew Snelling, Russell Humphreys and others, through their writings and talks. The very first creation science book that I began reading was The Genesis Flood. As a young girl it was a difficult read, yet at the same time it instilled a delight in researching evidences of Biblical events.
Several resources that have been helpful to our family as we learn about God's creation are,
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But Darwin wasn't a god. He wasn't even a demigod. He was a man whose speculations of long ages of death and mutation offered an anti-Creator explanation for the diversity of life observed on earth. Two centuries after his birth, it is time for Darwin to come off his throne long enough for us to examine the man behind the monkey. "
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On this historic day, I would encourage each of us, as Christian young ladies, to study what the Scriptures say regarding the creation of the world and the Creator. It is vitally important that we, as future mothers to the next generation, know and understand the true account of man's genesis. By God's grace, may we teach this to our children with knowledge and clarity.
