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Genetics
In today’s “advanced state of evolution” we note that only a few life forms live over
a thousand years. Most die in less than one hundred years. It is reasonable to
expect then that simple, early evolutionary life forms died in a relatively short life
span. In order for evolution to have continued, these simple life forms had to
reproduce constantly in order to continue the cycle of life. Now comes the chicken
versus the egg dilemma of the evolution theory. That is, which evolved first – the
first living cell or a genetic system to sustain the reproduction of the cell? As we
know today, the science of genetics is very complex and we have only scratched the
surface of this subject. However, for the evolution model to work, the very simplest
of early life forms had to have a very complex genetic system in order to reproduce.
This would be quite unlikely for a random, haphazard, chance system of
development. Again, the evolution model, and specifically the evolution of a
genetic system, is improbable at best and without a doubt impossible to achieve.
However, the creation model, with Almighty God creating a perfect, fully
functioning and completely integrated living environment, the complex genetic
reproduction system of all life forms completely explains the continuation of life
from its start at creation until today. We also see in the design of the genetic
system a reflection of the grand designer’s (i.e., the Intelligent Designer’s –
God’s) way of doing things and how it fits into his overall design for the earth.
Specifically, genetics is a method of controlling reproduction to produce exact
copies of a species rather than a random, haphazard selection of characteristics
such as the evolutionary model presents for development.
Intelligent Designer
The evolutionary model describes a haphazard, uncoordinated system of chance
designs which has no intelligent planning driving it. This is not what is found in all
aspects of living species, in rocks, minerals, dirt, and whatever else is found in the
universe. All matter, when examined thoroughly, has a marvelous, complex, yet
systematic design that is completely integrated with the overall design of the earth
and with all living creatures and plants. Even the molecules and atoms that make
up the material of all things are so complex that science has yet to unravel all their
secrets, let alone understand them. Could a haphazard, chance, evolutionary
system develop an eye that can receive reflected light waves from a distant object,
then focus these light waves so that they form an image of the distant object on
thousands of tiny cones within the eye which then transmits this information to the
brain (a marvel in itself) where it is interpreted and then acted upon by the body?
With all of man’s intellect today, we cannot fully understand the fantastic design of
the eye, let alone begin to duplicate its function. Yet most scientists today foolishly
believe that the eye evolved by some haphazard method of chance!
Another example which shows that the earth and all of nature is the result of an
intelligent, well coordinated and fully integrated design is the occurrence of
surface tension in water. It is a very common and seemingly simple characteristic
of water; yet without its inclusion in the overall design of the earth all life would be
impossible. It is the surface tension of water that enables the roots of plants, which
are tiny capillary tubes, to extract water and water soluble minerals, etc. from the
ground and transport them throughout the plant, including the tallest trees, to feed
it. Without the surface tension of water, trees and plants could not live and grow
and life on earth would not exist. Can any thinking person, let alone an educated
scientist, honestly believe that some sort of haphazard, chance evolution came up
with this design? [Go to your physics and chemistry books or an encyclopedia and
read up on surface tension of water – and marvel at God’s almighty genius in this
design!]
A third example of nature’s intelligent design is the method by which all living
species and plants reproduce exact detailed copies of their species or plant life by
means of a very small, tiny seed. Consider for a moment that this tiny seed not only
contains a complete, detailed, complex design of the parent species or plant –
whether it is a microscopic bug or a giant sequoia tree – but each seed also
contains a condition called “life” which is passed on to the new generation of that
species of plant or animal. Science, and all scientists, should marvel at the
perfection and complexity in each seed’s design by the Intelligent Designer, God
Almighty.
We can describe example after example of God’s perfect, integrated, complex
designs in the world around us and show that it is illogical to think that this can all
simply evolve from a haphazard system of chance. Yet most scientists today prefer
to believe the illogical. If they were to find some archeological artifact, or some
meteorite from outer space, and it was carved or formed in some way, or had an
inscription on it, they would immediately attribute this to some intelligent being –
and rightly so. But when all creation with its complex intelligent designs of living
and inanimate material and their intricate interrelationships are all there before
them, they still cannot see that the source of these designs comes from an
intelligent being, namely Almighty God. The Bible speaks of God hardening the
hearts of some people so that they cannot understand some things. Perhaps that
is what is taking place with many atheistic scientists today.
Darwin’s errors
Charles Darwin based his theory of evolution on his faulty scientific logic and on his
unfounded, arbitrary conclusion that God does not exist. Darwin’s logic noted the
similarities in the various species and concluded that the similarities were the
results of an evolutionary process rather than creation by a God whom he felt did
not exist. The unique species he found in Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands convinced
him that his theory had merit. In some respects, his ideas and conclusions may
seem reasonable; but after over a century no supporting evidence has been found
in the problem areas discussed above, nor in the fossil records which should show
the incremental changes necessary for evolution, nor any evidence of continuing
random evolutionary changes in present day living creatures, including human
beings and plant life.
Evolutionists have always accused creationists of simply relying on religious faith to
justify their views on the origins of life. They fail to recognize that their evolutionary
views are justified by only unfounded logic and the erroneous belief that long
periods of time (e.g., billions of years) can allow anything found in nature to evolve.
To believe that millions or billions of years of time can produce complex life forms
makes as much sense as believing that the complex design of the space shuttle,
with all of its details and required design tolerances, can be achieved by repeatedly
throwing ink at some drafting paper for millions of years – and then, by a random
chance selection process, one day there it would be, the perfect space shuttle
design. No one could design a spacecraft in this way, nor even a simple
screwdriver, for that matter. Yet evolutionists expect us to believe that the complex
and marvelous design of the human eye, for example, with all its connections to
the brain and its subsequent control of the body’s functions, is the result of a similar
process of random chance. Certainly our belief in God as the Creator of all things is
founded on our Christian faith, but we can also point to such evidence as an
intelligent design and the other proofs noted herein to counter the “scientific”
arguments of evolutionists.
Life itself
With all of today’s modern doctors of science (Ph.D.s) and the best scholars and
inventors that the world has ever produced, science still cannot define what “life” is
and how “life” can make a useless collection of body parts and chemicals into a
living, thinking and functioning human being. We can describe how life is
evidenced in a living body, but what is “life” and what is “life” composed of, and
how does it make all of the components of a living body function? Is the “life”
principle found in a common plant seed the same “life” principle which is in human
beings and birds and other animals? In my opinion, the design and creation of “life”
is the crowning point in God’s “intelligent design” following his design of our
immortal souls.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I would like to point out to you some of the ramifications of believing
or accepting even a small part of evolutionary theory or in attempting to rationalize
the evolution theory with the Holy Spirit's account of creation in the Bible.
First of all, if evolution is the correct explanation for the origin of life, then God the
Holy Spirit, God the Father and Jesus Christ would all be liars. Jesus would be just
another wannabe leader who died on a Roman cross – and his resurrection on
Easter could not have happened. In other words, our Christian faith would be
useless. The idea that God started the evolutionary process would make no
difference because he said that he did the whole creation in six consecutive 24-
hour days and that it was perfect when he finished. He would still be a liar. Now, if
any being had the ability and power to get the evolutionary process started, he
would also have the power and ability to do it any way he chose and in any time
frame he chose. We believe that what God has said in the Bible is true.
Secondly, if we did evolve from some lower form of animal, then at what point did
God give each human being a soul – or are we simply advanced apes whose
destinies are just holes in the ground? Therefore, to call, imply or even infer that
the Triune God is a liar is a very, very dangerous thing with potentially eternal
consequences. Not only is the creation account in the Bible true, but all that follows
in Holy Scripture is also true, e.g., that mankind, the crown of God’s creation,
rebelled against God, and we humans became sinners in need of a Savior, Jesus
Christ, etc.
As you can see, we cannot accept any part of evolution without jeopardizing our
Christian faith. So it is eternally important that each of you understand this scientific
lie called evolution.
It is also important that you instruct your children and grandchildren regarding this
lie called evolution. It is my fervent prayer that not one of you, my grandchildren,
will be absent at our family reunion with our Heavenly Father, our Lord and Savior
Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.
It is my wish and instruction that you receive a copy of this letter when starting
confirmation instructions and again when you leave your home to go to college or
to start your own family. I want you to keep a copy of this letter with your Bible and
devotional materials to use as a quick reference and another copy in your bank’s
safe deposit box for passing on to your children and grandchildren. Finally, know
that you can only understand this with the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit, so
pray continually for the Spirit to give you understanding in this important matter.
May our Triune God bless you all, and may the Holy Spirit guide you in all
understanding and wisdom to see the lie of evolution and the glory of God’s
creation!
With sincere love from
Your Grandparents
Postscript: It is our hope and prayer that you, the reader, will copy this article and
pass it on to your children and grandchildren. LSI
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
John Woidke is an LSI member living in Farwell, Michigan. He is a member of St. John
Ev. Lutheran Church in Clare, Michigan. A retired engineer, John holds a B.S. in
Mechanical Engineering
Genetics
In today’s “advanced state of evolution” we note that only a few life forms live over
a thousand years. Most die in less than one hundred years. It is reasonable to
expect then that simple, early evolutionary life forms died in a relatively short life
span. In order for evolution to have continued, these simple life forms had to
reproduce constantly in order to continue the cycle of life. Now comes the chicken
versus the egg dilemma of the evolution theory. That is, which evolved first – the
first living cell or a genetic system to sustain the reproduction of the cell? As we
know today, the science of genetics is very complex and we have only scratched the
surface of this subject. However, for the evolution model to work, the very simplest
of early life forms had to have a very complex genetic system in order to reproduce.
This would be quite unlikely for a random, haphazard, chance system of
development. Again, the evolution model, and specifically the evolution of a
genetic system, is improbable at best and without a doubt impossible to achieve.
However, the creation model, with Almighty God creating a perfect, fully
functioning and completely integrated living environment, the complex genetic
reproduction system of all life forms completely explains the continuation of life
from its start at creation until today. We also see in the design of the genetic
system a reflection of the grand designer’s (i.e., the Intelligent Designer’s –
God’s) way of doing things and how it fits into his overall design for the earth.
Specifically, genetics is a method of controlling reproduction to produce exact
copies of a species rather than a random, haphazard selection of characteristics
such as the evolutionary model presents for development.
Intelligent Designer
The evolutionary model describes a haphazard, uncoordinated system of chance
designs which has no intelligent planning driving it. This is not what is found in all
aspects of living species, in rocks, minerals, dirt, and whatever else is found in the
universe. All matter, when examined thoroughly, has a marvelous, complex, yet
systematic design that is completely integrated with the overall design of the earth
and with all living creatures and plants. Even the molecules and atoms that make
up the material of all things are so complex that science has yet to unravel all their
secrets, let alone understand them. Could a haphazard, chance, evolutionary
system develop an eye that can receive reflected light waves from a distant object,
then focus these light waves so that they form an image of the distant object on
thousands of tiny cones within the eye which then transmits this information to the
brain (a marvel in itself) where it is interpreted and then acted upon by the body?
With all of man’s intellect today, we cannot fully understand the fantastic design of
the eye, let alone begin to duplicate its function. Yet most scientists today foolishly
believe that the eye evolved by some haphazard method of chance!
Another example which shows that the earth and all of nature is the result of an
intelligent, well coordinated and fully integrated design is the occurrence of
surface tension in water. It is a very common and seemingly simple characteristic
of water; yet without its inclusion in the overall design of the earth all life would be
impossible. It is the surface tension of water that enables the roots of plants, which
are tiny capillary tubes, to extract water and water soluble minerals, etc. from the
ground and transport them throughout the plant, including the tallest trees, to feed
it. Without the surface tension of water, trees and plants could not live and grow
and life on earth would not exist. Can any thinking person, let alone an educated
scientist, honestly believe that some sort of haphazard, chance evolution came up
with this design? [Go to your physics and chemistry books or an encyclopedia and
read up on surface tension of water – and marvel at God’s almighty genius in this
design!]
A third example of nature’s intelligent design is the method by which all living
species and plants reproduce exact detailed copies of their species or plant life by
means of a very small, tiny seed. Consider for a moment that this tiny seed not only
contains a complete, detailed, complex design of the parent species or plant –
whether it is a microscopic bug or a giant sequoia tree – but each seed also
contains a condition called “life” which is passed on to the new generation of that
species of plant or animal. Science, and all scientists, should marvel at the
perfection and complexity in each seed’s design by the Intelligent Designer, God
Almighty.
We can describe example after example of God’s perfect, integrated, complex
designs in the world around us and show that it is illogical to think that this can all
simply evolve from a haphazard system of chance. Yet most scientists today prefer
to believe the illogical. If they were to find some archeological artifact, or some
meteorite from outer space, and it was carved or formed in some way, or had an
inscription on it, they would immediately attribute this to some intelligent being –
and rightly so. But when all creation with its complex intelligent designs of living
and inanimate material and their intricate interrelationships are all there before
them, they still cannot see that the source of these designs comes from an
intelligent being, namely Almighty God. The Bible speaks of God hardening the
hearts of some people so that they cannot understand some things. Perhaps that
is what is taking place with many atheistic scientists today.
Darwin’s errors
Charles Darwin based his theory of evolution on his faulty scientific logic and on his
unfounded, arbitrary conclusion that God does not exist. Darwin’s logic noted the
similarities in the various species and concluded that the similarities were the
results of an evolutionary process rather than creation by a God whom he felt did
not exist. The unique species he found in Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands convinced
him that his theory had merit. In some respects, his ideas and conclusions may
seem reasonable; but after over a century no supporting evidence has been found
in the problem areas discussed above, nor in the fossil records which should show
the incremental changes necessary for evolution, nor any evidence of continuing
random evolutionary changes in present day living creatures, including human
beings and plant life.
Evolutionists have always accused creationists of simply relying on religious faith to
justify their views on the origins of life. They fail to recognize that their evolutionary
views are justified by only unfounded logic and the erroneous belief that long
periods of time (e.g., billions of years) can allow anything found in nature to evolve.
To believe that millions or billions of years of time can produce complex life forms
makes as much sense as believing that the complex design of the space shuttle,
with all of its details and required design tolerances, can be achieved by repeatedly
throwing ink at some drafting paper for millions of years – and then, by a random
chance selection process, one day there it would be, the perfect space shuttle
design. No one could design a spacecraft in this way, nor even a simple
screwdriver, for that matter. Yet evolutionists expect us to believe that the complex
and marvelous design of the human eye, for example, with all its connections to
the brain and its subsequent control of the body’s functions, is the result of a similar
process of random chance. Certainly our belief in God as the Creator of all things is
founded on our Christian faith, but we can also point to such evidence as an
intelligent design and the other proofs noted herein to counter the “scientific”
arguments of evolutionists.
Life itself
With all of today’s modern doctors of science (Ph.D.s) and the best scholars and
inventors that the world has ever produced, science still cannot define what “life” is
and how “life” can make a useless collection of body parts and chemicals into a
living, thinking and functioning human being. We can describe how life is
evidenced in a living body, but what is “life” and what is “life” composed of, and
how does it make all of the components of a living body function? Is the “life”
principle found in a common plant seed the same “life” principle which is in human
beings and birds and other animals? In my opinion, the design and creation of “life”
is the crowning point in God’s “intelligent design” following his design of our
immortal souls.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I would like to point out to you some of the ramifications of believing
or accepting even a small part of evolutionary theory or in attempting to rationalize
the evolution theory with the Holy Spirit's account of creation in the Bible.
First of all, if evolution is the correct explanation for the origin of life, then God the
Holy Spirit, God the Father and Jesus Christ would all be liars. Jesus would be just
another wannabe leader who died on a Roman cross – and his resurrection on
Easter could not have happened. In other words, our Christian faith would be
useless. The idea that God started the evolutionary process would make no
difference because he said that he did the whole creation in six consecutive 24-
hour days and that it was perfect when he finished. He would still be a liar. Now, if
any being had the ability and power to get the evolutionary process started, he
would also have the power and ability to do it any way he chose and in any time
frame he chose. We believe that what God has said in the Bible is true.
Secondly, if we did evolve from some lower form of animal, then at what point did
God give each human being a soul – or are we simply advanced apes whose
destinies are just holes in the ground? Therefore, to call, imply or even infer that
the Triune God is a liar is a very, very dangerous thing with potentially eternal
consequences. Not only is the creation account in the Bible true, but all that follows
in Holy Scripture is also true, e.g., that mankind, the crown of God’s creation,
rebelled against God, and we humans became sinners in need of a Savior, Jesus
Christ, etc.
As you can see, we cannot accept any part of evolution without jeopardizing our
Christian faith. So it is eternally important that each of you understand this scientific
lie called evolution.
It is also important that you instruct your children and grandchildren regarding this
lie called evolution. It is my fervent prayer that not one of you, my grandchildren,
will be absent at our family reunion with our Heavenly Father, our Lord and Savior
Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.
It is my wish and instruction that you receive a copy of this letter when starting
confirmation instructions and again when you leave your home to go to college or
to start your own family. I want you to keep a copy of this letter with your Bible and
devotional materials to use as a quick reference and another copy in your bank’s
safe deposit box for passing on to your children and grandchildren. Finally, know
that you can only understand this with the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit, so
pray continually for the Spirit to give you understanding in this important matter.
May our Triune God bless you all, and may the Holy Spirit guide you in all
understanding and wisdom to see the lie of evolution and the glory of God’s
creation!
With sincere love from
Your Grandparents
Postscript: It is our hope and prayer that you, the reader, will copy this article and
pass it on to your children and grandchildren. LSI
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
John Woidke is an LSI member living in Farwell, Michigan. He is a member of St. John
Ev. Lutheran Church in Clare, Michigan. A retired engineer, John holds a B.S. in
Mechanical Engineering
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