Trust, Faith, and Belief Begins Here

According to recent polls, over the past 50 years, Americans have been rather consistent in their belief of the six-day Creation as found in the book of Genesis. A little less than 50 percent still believe the Bible’s account happened as written. Others believe that micro-evolution is the sole cause of all life on earth—while an increasing number of people, including many Christians, now believe in theistic evolution, i.e., Intelligent Design.

The Bible says that in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1). With all the evidence mounting against it, the theory of evolution (or Darwinism) is coming under increasing scrutiny. Indeed, despite pressure and persecution from their peers, more scientists are boldly suggesting that the complexity of even the smallest cell points to a powerful designer.

Even though that seems like a good thing, and in some ways it is, the theory of Intelligent Design still falls woefully short, because it still puts forth that it took millions of years of death and trial and error for a man to evolve from an ape-like ancestor. It is still a de facto rejection of God’s written Word.

Why? Because it suggests that even before Adam and Eve sinned, death was a natural part of life and was not a curse as a result of rebellion against God. This contradicts not only the Creation account, but it also undermines the need for salvation through Christ’s atoning death and resurrection—and even the Seventh-day Sabbath.

A clear and complete understanding of God and our place in the great controversy begins with Genesis. Remember, if you believe in Jesus, God in human flesh, then like Him you should believe that Adam and Eve, Noah’s Flood, and Sodom and Gomorrah were real events that speak to our faith experience in ways that no simple-minded myth can.

You can and should trust God’s Word. Not only is it the true key to the past, it is the only key to discovering true salvation. That’s a great foundation to have when you are beginning a new year!