CHRISTIAN VIEW ABOUT EVOLUTION

CHRISTIAN VIEW ABOUT EVOLUTION
An Introduction to Christian Belief
SONIANTO KUDDI
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CHRISTIAN VIEW ABOUT EVOLUTION

INTRODUCTION
Evolution become the higher controversial recent and many of Christians felt when they learn and understand about theory of evolution. They brought with scientists invention but not all the science deal with this theory. I chose this topic because I am interest; I want straighten or correct branches in my maid. I chose this topic base on my experience when I was senior high school. I was struggle with my faith after read theory of evolution. I always seek the answer, asked to my teacher buy they did not care and I did not found the answer. I will be a teacher and more again biology teacher. I thing this is a big challenge for me and I have to face. My purpose in understanding about Christian view about evolution is finding the meet point between Christian and evolution where make me more trust in god. I want to make sure how about can I teach evolution theory in the classroom if I am not believe it. I will teach and my understanding about this will I bring into my classroom and make my students standing up for the truth.

WHAT IS EVOLUTION

Defined to include what can be observed and what fits the natural world. The ideas of natural selection, speciation, adaptation, and evolution are often used interchangeably by secular scientist. As we know that evolution is a distraction from many of more important issues facing modern society. There are many categories of evidence that have been used in support of the theory of evolution. The evidence from classification, for example, is that animals and other life forms can be graded from the most simple to the most complex, indicating that there has been a development from lower to higher life forms (Riss, 1996).

WHAT CHRISTIANS SAID ABOUT EVOLUTION AND WHAT OUR RESPONSE SHOULD BE FACING THIS PROBLEM

This issue is not part of the core beliefs of Christianity (Carpenter, 2002, p. 2). Darwin said about the origins of animals would have any serious implications about Christian beliefs. Lewis and Bonhoeffer in their discussion said that scientific explanation of the origins of species is a philosophy of life which assumes there is no God and the reality around us which we can perceive with our senses is all that exists (Carpenter, 2002, p. 3).
The truth of the matter is, there is quite a bit of convincing information for the evolution of species, and that the world is older than had been estimated by Biblical approach. However, we fail to see how an ancient earth is in any way a problem for an Eternal God. That it is presumptuous to think that we can fully know God's method of Creation, even if we did have such knowledge, it is still improper for us to force our theistic point of view on to others. We can look at nature and see evidence for God's existence, but that is in part because we have chosen to believe in a spiritual reality, apart from my perception of it. We do not think that one could scientifically prove the existence of God, but it is a dangerous assumption to base one's religious beliefs on scientific evidence. There is more to life than science, and some things cannot be simply quantities (Schneider, 2007, p. 5). For example, in our daily life it is makes no sense to say that "I love you with a value of 3.8” and the same time "this flower has a beauty score of 42". But does this mean that love and beauty don't exist, because we can't quantities them. (Schneider, 2007, p. 5).
The bible is clear that God's eternal power and divine nature can be clearly understood from what God has made (Rom 1:20). “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse”
Although the bible is also clear that the message of salvation, the gospel, is made clear through preaching (Roman 10:14) “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?” nature alone does not make the gospel clear; we also need revelation to understand God and the way of salvation.

WEAKNESS OF EVOLUTION

Evolutionists often look at a characteristic of an organism and assume that it was produced through a gradual series of changes and call it an adaptation to a given environment. The adjustment of an organism to its environment has been observed within the same kinds (Theory of origin, 2008, p. 1).
Evolution happens as a natural consequence of natural selection. However, no direct observational evidence supports the concept of a turning, however gradually, into an amphibian. The forelimbs of vertebrates do not form in the same way. Naturalistic explanation for homology is that all of the organisms evolved from a common ancestor though a common designer can explain the similarities as well (Theory of origin, p. 3).
The forelimbs of vertebrates do not form in same way. For example in frogs the phalanges form as buds that grow outward and in humans they form from a ridge that develops furrows inward. Convergent evolution is used as a way to explain homologies that appear in organisms that are not supposed to be closely related (Johnson, 2002).
Mutation is the key of change of being live and one way to live on from natural selection. But the result of mutation from a species will not exceed its main, because reduction of genetic factor. So mutation will happened from complex to simple, how theory of evolution explaining appearance of species complex of very simple being. Added again result of mutation will not go along way and will immediately die. Mutation only experiencing of change a little from its genialness for example skin color.

EVOLUTION LESSON IN THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

The question is why Christian school still involve theory of evolution into their curriculum and different with story of Kansas school. Case expenditure of evolution lesson has ever done by school of Kansas in USA (Ussery, 1999, p. 1). They well intentioned to look after belief of students but it were a wrong way. Christian view and values have to be taught in families’ society and church. It was important to be honest in science, moreover when we found the result that can be known. It is means that how we can make progresses. Without evolution lesson it will limit the access to basic education about world around and this is a counterproductive to Christian.
If we do not teach evolution itself in the school about understanding of evolution and how we should we facing before plunging to field, our student will struggle after hearing outside there and exactly will be more be dangerous because they don’t have previous knowledge and accept out of handily is. It is better to teach students about evolution theory, selective to believe one theory, teach them from Christian view. We need to unfold the weaknesses of evolution beside to explain the possible of fact for instance fossils, mutation and others.
Teach is not focus to one theory however must be compared with the other lesson and with the new discovery. The important here is from the entire discovery existing today putting evolution theory not more than hypothesis. No one has proved that evolution really happened.
While science is naturalistic, it has nothing to say about the origin of the 'natural' laws which it investigates. Evolutions are science and we will teach our student about all possibility which can enrich knowledge of them. However it just a philosophy, assumes and hypothesis (Strobe, 2004, p. 24). But cannot deny that from all evolution theory there are which go with our view.

HOW TO DEAL WITH EVOLUTION AND KEEP TRUSTING IN GOD

Select the all theory evolution theory that can be served as a Christian and do not believe the evolution theory which is still in hypothesis and assumes. For instance those humans come from monkeys and all the animals come from simple cell. We know this just a hypothesis and we never seen/hear that was proven. There is nobody can prove this hypothesis nowadays. And although that proven later on day is not possible base one religious belief on scientific evidence which is result of idea of human itself (Schneider, 2007, p. 5).
How creation can explain Creator, God created all science and function depend us to use for price Him or vice versa. Like bomb created for goodness that often used destroy each other. As a science teacher we have to study seriously in science and as Christian we have to take gospel with seriously too. We trust in Gospel which reveal that the same God created universe and erudite law were scientist seek to found and understand. We believe that scripture is same the infinite which create erudite law and universe which is scientist look for to find and to comprehend.
We believe with the bible and His creation, there should not there will be conflict and will always relevant. Conflict happened because we are not yet appraised God’s words better and also His work correctly. Basically the new inventions of science give us a view that the universe more parallel with creator were compared before. Interventions this means that universe have tuning and start. To understand the universe we need wisdom from God as He said in Hebrews 11: 3 “By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we know see did not come from anything that can be seen”.

CONCLUTION

Science as a gift by God can not be pledged to explain entire of universe. Human had given God mandatory to investigate the other creation. In our invention as human we always arrogant with our ability and what we found without seeing where they come from. As creation we can not more over from Creator. Evolutionists explain that complexities come from the simple sell and we are the result of this process. They believe on unrighteousness and never prove.
God has created variety of animals, plants and all things, because of this, theory of evolution occur and try to explain this variety based on their interpretation themselves. We do not refuse evolution by out of hand however accept it as science which enriches knowledge of us. It is used to support our belief, kindliness or on the contrary are depend us make decision. Evolution is created by God as we have already known and we known because God had made before. We need to teach our student about evolution, teach knowledge as much as possible and give understanding about absolute truth before coming into society. Be selective and critical to believe one theory and the most important is make the bible as foundation of our interpretation.
To appreciate God as Creator is to recognize that which He created as intrinsically good, the rationale for scientific investigation, the assurance of ultimate personal meaning in life, and the nature of evil (sinner) as an aberration on a good creation. We believe in creation. It is unthinkable for a Christian to do otherwise.











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