Christian Philosophy: Everyone Has a Philosophy. It's The Lens Through Which They View The World and Make Decisions. (23 page)

I believe that all this evidence, along with other evidence that has been discovered over the years, absolutely disproves any form of evolution and decidedly points to a young earth, biblical creationism. But again, I don’t have to have scientists help me reach this conclusion—I have the Word of God. You were created by God. If you truly believe that you somehow evolved, you will believe anything! If you can swallow that lie, I don’t know what the limit would be on what you would believe.

Romans 1:18–20 tell us:

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him 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.

These are powerful passages of Scripture that basically say that the invisible things of God are revealed in us—not just to us, but in us. According to Psalm 19, creation is shouting out that there is a God! For anyone who pays attention this is obvious, but even beyond creation, we have an inner witness. God has put a homing device on the inside of every person. If we could “Be still and know that [He is] God” (Psalm 46:10), the Holy Spirit would reveal these things to us.

I’m sure there are people who disagree with everything I’m saying, and they just dismiss it. They won’t even think about it. But why not? If what they believe is true, wouldn’t it stand examination? If evolution is proven, as they believe, wouldn’t all of the facts confirm it? Why would they be afraid to hear about facts that are contrary? The truth is that people refuse to acknowledge that which is contrary to their belief system. They won’t confront it. I’m just being bold and telling you that you need to take time to evaluate the facts you’ve been presented with. Know that God has already revealed these truths to you on the inside.

Get still, get quiet, and open your heart and say, “God, show me if You created the heavens and the earth in six days and if evolution is wrong.” Read the scriptures that I’ve presented here. Evaluate the information given by Dr. Carl Baugh and Dr. Grady McMurtry. If you give this viewpoint a chance, I believe that God will reveal Himself in you and to you. Those who are living an unrighteous lifestyle have a motivation for disbelieving in biblical creationism, and many have absolutely no conviction about any of this. The Bible says you can harden your heart (Hebrews 3:8). You can have your conscience so seared that you can get to a place where you don’t believe anything and you have no conviction from God (1 Timothy 4:2).

That doesn’t change the fact that everyone, at one time, had an intuitive knowledge of God on the inside. I don’t ever argue with an atheist. I go past all their arguments and just say, “You know the truth. You know that there’s a God. If somebody were to put a gun to your head and tell you they’re going to kill you, you’d call out to the God that you say you don’t believe in.” I go past their mind and arguments and straight to their heart.

There are some of you who’ve embraced evolution and have never challenged it. You haven’t closely examined it. You’ve just accepted the lies you’ve been told. But I believe that deep down, you know that it isn’t possible! If you will allow Him, the Holy Spirit will reveal to you that you were created and designed by God. You aren’t a mistake. Whether your parents knew that you were coming or not, God created you.

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

Psalm 139:13–16

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Jeremiah 1:5

You didn’t just randomly evolve. It’s not up to you to pick and choose what you want to do. You were created, designed by God with a purpose. You are not an evolved animal; you are a created being. You are going to stand before God some day and give an account for what you did with your life. And you know this at a heart level. Whether your head agrees with it or not, your heart knows it. I encourage you to submit your heart to the Lord today and carefully and prayerfully examine what’s just been presented to you.

For more information on Dr. Carl Baugh’s ministry and museum, go to:
www.creationevidence.org

To learn more about Dr. Grady McMurtry’s ministry and research, visit his website at:
www.creationworldview.org

You may also watch the interviews with Dr. Baugh and Dr. McMurtry by ordering my recent DVD series, “Christian Philosophy.” To order, go to the Andrew Wommack Ministries website at
www.awmi.net
.

G
od is not a respecter of persons, and He doesn’t grade us on a curve or sliding scale. All sin is evil, and Scripture says that if you have fallen short on one point, then you are guilty of the whole Law (James 2:10). So it would be wrong for a Christian to feel superior to homosexuals or to look at them and say, “Thank God, at least I’m not caught up in
that
kind of sin.” Jesus warned against that attitude in His parable about the Pharisee and the publican:

Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Luke 18:10-14

Notice how Jesus said that the man merely living a holy life was not justified in the eyes of God. The sinner who repented was justified. We need to be careful in discussing moral issues that we don’t fall into the trap of comparing ourselves among ourselves, and measuring our performance against the performance of others (2 Corinthians 10:12).

My purpose in discussing homosexuality is not to scold homosexuals or to prove what an ungodly act it is. The Bible is clear that homosexuality is wrong—just like adultery, lying, drunkenness, gluttony, and idolatry are sins—but in today’s media, homosexuality is presented as an acceptable alternative lifestyle. I want to counter the misinformation floating around with a Christian philosophy and show that homosexuality is a destructive way of life—by any standard.

In 2009, President Obama held a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (known as LGBT) pride month reception at the White House at which he said, “There are unjust laws to overturn and unfair practices to stop. And though we’ve made progress, there are still fellow citizens, perhaps neighbors or even family members and loved ones, who still hold fast to worn arguments and old attitudes; who fail to see your families like their families; and who would deny you the rights that most Americans take for granted… we must recognize that real progress depends not only on the laws we change but, as I said before, on the hearts we open. For if we’re honest with ourselves, we’ll acknowledge that there are good and decent people in this country who don’t yet fully embrace their gay brothers and sisters—not yet.”
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The president’s remarks accurately reflect the stance taken by the media and popular culture in America today. Homosexuality is seen as a way of life that is wrongfully discriminated against, and the LGBT community is pushing to gain legal protections. I agree that it is wrong to lash out against people practicing homosexuality, or to persecute them unfairly, but it isn’t persecution to point out wrong behavior. Society has been manipulated into believing that calling homosexuality immoral is somehow inappropriate or “close-minded.”

The gay rights movement got its start after the Stonewall riots in Greenwich Village, New York City, in 1969. The protests began after police raided a bar for being a gay establishment, and the gay patrons fought back. Soon a march was staged to Central Park to bring awareness, and the gay rights movement was born. In the early 1990s, the movement really began to make headway with the claim that homosexuality was genetic. Suddenly, in the minds of many, homosexuality transformed from being an immoral choice to being an unavoidable and irreversible condition of birth.

There are some Christians who are hesitant to accept that homosexuality is immoral when so many sources are claiming it is a condition of birth. They say, “How can God punish someone for something that they can’t control? If God made them that way, then they have no choice.” It’s a good question. We know God wouldn’t condemn anyone to eternal punishment for factors beyond their control, so the first thing we need to do is examine the claim that homosexual behavior is “genetic.”

One of the studies that is used to promote the idea that homosexuality is genetic is a study of identical twins published by Bailey and Pillard in 1991. The investigation found that when one identical twin is gay, then the other twin is more likely to be gay also; meaning the other twin was more likely to be gay than another random person would be. The researchers noted that the findings were not proof that homosexuality is genetic, but the media ran with it anyway as sure evidence of the genetic link to being gay. They ignored other portions of the study, which showed that the rate of homosexuality among families with one gay twin was 200%-300% higher than average—this included among adopted siblings.
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Adopted siblings obviously don’t share a genetic link to the family with higher rates of homosexuality, so environmental factors were clearly the cause. In truth, this study makes a strong argument that homosexuality is
not
genetic.

Still, some continue to claim that homosexual behavior has hormonal or other biological causes. The first attempts to attribute biological causes to homosexuality arose in the late 19
^th
century and were built upon the scientific principles of the Enlightenment.
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Here again, we see the influence that philosophy has upon how you interpret life. To a scientific naturalist, everything must be reduced to a physical cause, so they try to attribute a physical explanation for
all
behavior, including homosexuality. But naturalism is a flawed philosophy, not all behavior is reducible to a physical cause.

Other studies have pointed to differences in brain structure or function between heterosexuals and homosexuals, but it is well known that behavior and experience cause the brain to reorganize itself. This ability is referred to as neuroplasticity, and it occurs throughout life. In other words, repeated homosexual experiences or emotions can cause a change in brain structure, as opposed to the behavior being caused by brain structure. Additionally, no hormonal differences have been discovered between heterosexuals and homosexuals, which is a serious blow against the argument that homosexuality has a biological cause.

In 1975, the American Psychological Association buckled to political pressure and removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders. Although the APA still does not view homosexuality as a choice, they have been forced to admit that no conclusive evidence has been found to attribute homosexuality to biology. Their latest literature about homosexuality says, “Although much research has examined the possible genetic, hormonal, developmental, social, and cultural influences on sexual orientation,
no findings have emerged that permit scientists to conclude that sexual orientation is determined by any particular factor or factors
” (Emphasis mine).
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