THE IMPORTANCE OF A WORLDWIDE FLOOD
2 Peter 2:5
"And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;"
A long-time friend of Creation Moments, Richard Rothermel, recently shared his thoughts with us about the worldwide flood of Noah's time and why this historic event is so important for creationists to defend. Here is what he had to say.
"The secular world cannot deal with the relics of the Global Flood, as described in Scripture. Instead, unbelievers prefer to interpret the sedimentary rocks and fossils as the result of vast ages of geological and biological evolution. Old-earth creationists also deny a global flood, preferring the interpretations of secular science (and inadvertently, perhaps, damaging the foundation of the Gospel)."
Richard continues: "The 'secular' interpretation is not only anti-biblical, it simply cannot stand scientific scrutiny. As biblical creationists, we must make every effort to ensure we understand the significance of the Global Flood for upholding the authority and integrity of Scripture. The Global Flood truly 'washes away' all those millions of years, and Darwinism goes SPLAT!
"An enormous mass of geological and paleontological information has come to light over the years which confirms the reality and magnitude of the Flood. With all of this evidence, Dr. John Whitcomb, coauthor of the groundbreaking The Genesis Flood, has rightly observed: 'Now, the Christian world has no excuse – if they ever had any – for adding millions and billions of years to earth history.'
"Until we master the concepts of the Global Flood chronology and its proper interpretation," Richard concludes, "we will have a hard time supporting biblical six-day creation and refuting compromise."
I pray that more people – believers and unbelievers alike – will come to see that the evidence for a worldwide flood is overwhelming. Such a flood really does wash away the billions of years evolutionists depend on for evolution to take place. Amen.
Personal correspondence from Richard Rothermel on file at Creation Moments. Photo: Richard Rothermel.
2 Peter 2:5
"And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;"
A long-time friend of Creation Moments, Richard Rothermel, recently shared his thoughts with us about the worldwide flood of Noah's time and why this historic event is so important for creationists to defend. Here is what he had to say.
"The secular world cannot deal with the relics of the Global Flood, as described in Scripture. Instead, unbelievers prefer to interpret the sedimentary rocks and fossils as the result of vast ages of geological and biological evolution. Old-earth creationists also deny a global flood, preferring the interpretations of secular science (and inadvertently, perhaps, damaging the foundation of the Gospel)."
Richard continues: "The 'secular' interpretation is not only anti-biblical, it simply cannot stand scientific scrutiny. As biblical creationists, we must make every effort to ensure we understand the significance of the Global Flood for upholding the authority and integrity of Scripture. The Global Flood truly 'washes away' all those millions of years, and Darwinism goes SPLAT!
"An enormous mass of geological and paleontological information has come to light over the years which confirms the reality and magnitude of the Flood. With all of this evidence, Dr. John Whitcomb, coauthor of the groundbreaking The Genesis Flood, has rightly observed: 'Now, the Christian world has no excuse – if they ever had any – for adding millions and billions of years to earth history.'
"Until we master the concepts of the Global Flood chronology and its proper interpretation," Richard concludes, "we will have a hard time supporting biblical six-day creation and refuting compromise."
I pray that more people – believers and unbelievers alike – will come to see that the evidence for a worldwide flood is overwhelming. Such a flood really does wash away the billions of years evolutionists depend on for evolution to take place. Amen.
Personal correspondence from Richard Rothermel on file at Creation Moments. Photo: Richard Rothermel.
PEER-REVIEW FRAUD STRIKES AGAIN AND AGAIN
Proverbs 20:17
"Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel."
Evolutionists never tire of taunting creationists with the statement, "If creationism is scientific, why are there no papers from creationists published in peer-review publications?"
The standard creationist response is that since these peer-review publications are run by evolutionists, it is obvious why they refuse to publish articles by creationists. But perhaps we should also mention that when an article appears in a peer-review publication, this is no guarantee that the articles are accurate or even true.
While the peer-review process makes sense in theory, in actual practice, it has been found to fail miserably in this fallen world of ours. Not long ago, we told you about two of the most prestigious medical publications admitting that the peer-review process is deeply flawed. One editor wrote: "It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published." The editor of the other publication added: "Much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue."
Now, several new cases of peer-review fraud have come to light. One of the biggest research publishers in the world recently announced that 64 articles published in 10 of its scientific journals are being retracted because the scientists had come up with a scheme to peer review their own papers! To make matters worse, the publisher retracted 43 other papers five months earlier for the same reason.
Because the sin nature dwells in all men, we know that the only writings that can be fully trusted were authored by the ultimate truth-teller – God Himself.
Heavenly Father, I know that it is impossible for You to lie. How blessed are all those who put their trust in You and Your holy Scriptures! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
B. Yirka, "Publisher retracts 64 articles for fake peer reviews," PhyOrg, 8/19/15.
Proverbs 20:17
"Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel."
Evolutionists never tire of taunting creationists with the statement, "If creationism is scientific, why are there no papers from creationists published in peer-review publications?"
The standard creationist response is that since these peer-review publications are run by evolutionists, it is obvious why they refuse to publish articles by creationists. But perhaps we should also mention that when an article appears in a peer-review publication, this is no guarantee that the articles are accurate or even true.
While the peer-review process makes sense in theory, in actual practice, it has been found to fail miserably in this fallen world of ours. Not long ago, we told you about two of the most prestigious medical publications admitting that the peer-review process is deeply flawed. One editor wrote: "It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published." The editor of the other publication added: "Much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue."
Now, several new cases of peer-review fraud have come to light. One of the biggest research publishers in the world recently announced that 64 articles published in 10 of its scientific journals are being retracted because the scientists had come up with a scheme to peer review their own papers! To make matters worse, the publisher retracted 43 other papers five months earlier for the same reason.
Because the sin nature dwells in all men, we know that the only writings that can be fully trusted were authored by the ultimate truth-teller – God Himself.
Heavenly Father, I know that it is impossible for You to lie. How blessed are all those who put their trust in You and Your holy Scriptures! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
B. Yirka, "Publisher retracts 64 articles for fake peer reviews," PhyOrg, 8/19/15.
FASTEST TONGUE IN THE WEST
Genesis 7:14
"They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort."
Considering the chameleon's slow walking speed, you might never guess that it possesses the fastest tongue of any creature. On second thought, it does makes a lot of sense for a wise Designer to equip chameleons with a tongue that's actually longer than its entire body … and lightning-fast so it can catch fast-moving insects.
Using high-speed video and x-ray film, two Dutch biologists have calculated that the chameleon shoots its tongue out of its mouth at more than 26 body lengths per second. They found that the chameleon's tongue accelerates from 0 to 20 feet per second in only 20 milliseconds!
So what's the chameleon's secret? By dissecting the chameleon's tongue, the biologists discovered a layer of collagen tissue that serves as a biological catapult that propels the tongue just similar to the way a drawn bow fires off an arrow.
Can evolution explain how this catapult got there? Creationist and author Bruce Malone points out in his book Censored Science, "It is theoretically possible to make up a story of how the chameleon's specialized eyes, tongue, and catapult structures all just happened to develop independently in order to work in perfect concert. But given that there is no fossil evidence of any other creatures possessing such structures, it would seem to be a more logical conclusion that the features were created all at the same time, rather than developed by many small step-changes over huge periods of time."
Heavenly Father, evolution may appear to make sense to some, but when people actually look closely at the creatures You have created, evolution makes no sense whatsoever. Thank You for telling us the true story in the pages of the Bible! Amen.
B. Trivedi, "'Catapults' Give Chameleon Tongues Superspeed, Study Says," National Geographic News, 5/19/04. Bruce Malone, Censored Science: The Suppressed Evidence, pp. 18-19 (Search for the Truth Publications, 2009). Photo: A Parson's chameleon catapults its tongue and captures the grasshopper before it can hop away. Photograph by Paul Souders, Corbis. (Fair Use)
Genesis 7:14
"They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort."
Considering the chameleon's slow walking speed, you might never guess that it possesses the fastest tongue of any creature. On second thought, it does makes a lot of sense for a wise Designer to equip chameleons with a tongue that's actually longer than its entire body … and lightning-fast so it can catch fast-moving insects.
Using high-speed video and x-ray film, two Dutch biologists have calculated that the chameleon shoots its tongue out of its mouth at more than 26 body lengths per second. They found that the chameleon's tongue accelerates from 0 to 20 feet per second in only 20 milliseconds!
So what's the chameleon's secret? By dissecting the chameleon's tongue, the biologists discovered a layer of collagen tissue that serves as a biological catapult that propels the tongue just similar to the way a drawn bow fires off an arrow.
Can evolution explain how this catapult got there? Creationist and author Bruce Malone points out in his book Censored Science, "It is theoretically possible to make up a story of how the chameleon's specialized eyes, tongue, and catapult structures all just happened to develop independently in order to work in perfect concert. But given that there is no fossil evidence of any other creatures possessing such structures, it would seem to be a more logical conclusion that the features were created all at the same time, rather than developed by many small step-changes over huge periods of time."
Heavenly Father, evolution may appear to make sense to some, but when people actually look closely at the creatures You have created, evolution makes no sense whatsoever. Thank You for telling us the true story in the pages of the Bible! Amen.
B. Trivedi, "'Catapults' Give Chameleon Tongues Superspeed, Study Says," National Geographic News, 5/19/04. Bruce Malone, Censored Science: The Suppressed Evidence, pp. 18-19 (Search for the Truth Publications, 2009). Photo: A Parson's chameleon catapults its tongue and captures the grasshopper before it can hop away. Photograph by Paul Souders, Corbis. (Fair Use)
MR. PEANUT
Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
Born the son of slaves in the early 1860s, George Washington Carver grew up to become one of America's most prominent chemists. Though most people recognize him as the man who gave us peanut butter, few know that Carver was a scientist with a very close relationship with his Creator.
As we learn from the book, George Washington Carver: His Life and Faith in His Own Words by William Federer, after speaking to the U.S. House and Ways Committee, the committee chairman asked him where he had learned so much about peanuts. Carver responded: "From an old book." The chairman asked: "What book?" And Carver replied, "The Bible."
Wishing to know more, the chairman then asked, "Does the Bible tell about peanuts?" And Carver responded, "No sir. But it tells about the God who made the peanut. I asked Him to show me what to do with the peanut, and He did."
On a different occasion, when asked the secret of his success, he answered: "It is simple. It is found in the Bible, 'In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.'"
While working in his laboratory – which he called "God's Little Workshop" – Carver developed over 300 innovative uses for peanuts and another 100 uses for the soybean, including beverages, cosmetics, paints, medicines, and food products.
So the next time an evolutionist tells you that men of faith can't be real scientists, tell him the story of Mr. Peanut.
Heavenly Father, You take delight in humble men and women who acknowledge You as Creator. I pray that You will continue to raise up scientists of faith so they will glorify You and Your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Federer, William J. (2002). George Washington Carver: His Life and Faith in His Own Words. St. Louis: Amerisearch. Photo: American botanist and inventor George Washington Carver at work in his laboratory. (PD)
Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
Born the son of slaves in the early 1860s, George Washington Carver grew up to become one of America's most prominent chemists. Though most people recognize him as the man who gave us peanut butter, few know that Carver was a scientist with a very close relationship with his Creator.
As we learn from the book, George Washington Carver: His Life and Faith in His Own Words by William Federer, after speaking to the U.S. House and Ways Committee, the committee chairman asked him where he had learned so much about peanuts. Carver responded: "From an old book." The chairman asked: "What book?" And Carver replied, "The Bible."
Wishing to know more, the chairman then asked, "Does the Bible tell about peanuts?" And Carver responded, "No sir. But it tells about the God who made the peanut. I asked Him to show me what to do with the peanut, and He did."
On a different occasion, when asked the secret of his success, he answered: "It is simple. It is found in the Bible, 'In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.'"
While working in his laboratory – which he called "God's Little Workshop" – Carver developed over 300 innovative uses for peanuts and another 100 uses for the soybean, including beverages, cosmetics, paints, medicines, and food products.
So the next time an evolutionist tells you that men of faith can't be real scientists, tell him the story of Mr. Peanut.
Heavenly Father, You take delight in humble men and women who acknowledge You as Creator. I pray that You will continue to raise up scientists of faith so they will glorify You and Your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Federer, William J. (2002). George Washington Carver: His Life and Faith in His Own Words. St. Louis: Amerisearch. Photo: American botanist and inventor George Washington Carver at work in his laboratory. (PD)
COMFORT FROM BIBLICAL CREATION
Psalm 31:7
"I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;"
I hope that today's program doesn't sound like a two-minute-long infomercial for Creation Moments' Letting God Create Your Day books. The purpose of today's broadcast is to point out that creation truth is not only a good way to begin conversations with your friends about spiritual things. It is also good for your own state-of-mind.
Let me explain. One of our regular listeners recently wrote to tell us that he was feeling depressed by what he was reading in the daily newspaper. So he bought one of our Letting God Create Your Day books to read something different.
He told us that his appreciation of God grew as he read story after story about God's loving care for even the lowliest of creatures. He explained that if God provided for the needs of ants, sparrows, jellyfish and even amoebae, he knew that this same God would take care of his needs as well. By the time he finished the book, his depression was completely gone.
The truth of biblical creation isn't just good for sharing your faith with others. Let God comfort you through the Creation Moments broadcast as we look more closely at His amazing creation. As you consider how God cares for each one of His creatures, remember that God won't be any less faithful in providing for the needs of those who have been redeemed by the precious blood of His Son, Jesus Christ.
Heavenly Father, forgive me when I take my eyes off Your Son and let anxiety rule in my heart. As this sinful world continues on its downward spiral, I know I can find peace by looking unto Jesus. Amen.
Each volume in the Letting God Create Your Day series contains hundreds of scripts from our international radio program. They are published by Creation Moments and are available online at www.creationmoments.com or by calling 1-800-422-4253 during regular office hours.
Psalm 31:7
"I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;"
I hope that today's program doesn't sound like a two-minute-long infomercial for Creation Moments' Letting God Create Your Day books. The purpose of today's broadcast is to point out that creation truth is not only a good way to begin conversations with your friends about spiritual things. It is also good for your own state-of-mind.
Let me explain. One of our regular listeners recently wrote to tell us that he was feeling depressed by what he was reading in the daily newspaper. So he bought one of our Letting God Create Your Day books to read something different.
He told us that his appreciation of God grew as he read story after story about God's loving care for even the lowliest of creatures. He explained that if God provided for the needs of ants, sparrows, jellyfish and even amoebae, he knew that this same God would take care of his needs as well. By the time he finished the book, his depression was completely gone.
The truth of biblical creation isn't just good for sharing your faith with others. Let God comfort you through the Creation Moments broadcast as we look more closely at His amazing creation. As you consider how God cares for each one of His creatures, remember that God won't be any less faithful in providing for the needs of those who have been redeemed by the precious blood of His Son, Jesus Christ.
Heavenly Father, forgive me when I take my eyes off Your Son and let anxiety rule in my heart. As this sinful world continues on its downward spiral, I know I can find peace by looking unto Jesus. Amen.
Each volume in the Letting God Create Your Day series contains hundreds of scripts from our international radio program. They are published by Creation Moments and are available online at www.creationmoments.com or by calling 1-800-422-4253 during regular office hours.
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