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What does it mean to control/subdue (manage/steward), reign/rule, exercise dominion over in Genesis 1&2 (also in chapter 9–it could not be more clear), and what does it mean in chapter 2:5&15 “abad” to (work, till, cultivate, “dress”–KJV, and the next word “shamar” commonly translated as keep or watch over, maintain or guard? Should “abad” rather be translated as “serve” as the environmentalists and some newer translations have us believe? And why does that neither fit the

Five Big Lies Evolutionists Must Believe. They are: 1. From nothing comes everything. 2. Rocks are clocks. 3. From spoons to forks. 4. Dinosaurs = millions of years 5. Ape men To believe that everything comes from nothing, nothing must start with something. This concept violates the laws of thermodynamics. It is contrary to everything we know scientifically. First you need to explain the assembly of the elements, then you must explain inorganic matter becoming organic matter

What do you do in the situation where you are taking a class for credit, whether it is in high school or university, and the teacher obviously does not share your Christian values and the materials presented are contrary to what you know to be true? This is commonplace in the secular academic world and often is true in Christian colleges. First of all, make a wise choice as to what your career is going to be and what institution will give you the best education for your money

Doug and Rich were guests in a behind the scenes tour at the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter, where they were treated to a demonstration of how exhibits in the museum are made. The equipment they have to construct life-sized dinosaur models and other animals use 3-D printers and CNC machines. The new exhibit “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” was unveiled and they were first in line to see it. At the Ark Encounter, there is a new virtual reality ride and a carousel.

ANCIENT PAGANISM REBRANDED Modern American culture has for the most part shed its Christian veneer and has instead adopted a cult-like religion that resembles ancient paganism. Deuteronomy 18:9-14 list pagan practices that we are to avoid. 9 When you come into the land which the Lord your God gave you, you shall not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 10 There shall not be found among you any one that makes his son or daughter to pass through the fire, or tha

Joshua Gilbert tells the story of an older gentleman who would hand out tracts and ask this question of those who passed by. The effect this had on the people taking this message from him was not realized until thousands of people came forward with their testimony and finally tracked him down and thanked him. Death is an interesting phenomenon. There is a moment where the soul leaves and everything ceases functioning. It’s not like you die one cell at a time; it’s like a ligh

Everyone must make the decision for themselves whether or not to follow Christ. Many grow up in the church but there comes a time when they must choose to embrace it or forget it. The reasons some walk away are usually superficial. The first is that stuff gets in the way. Ron Cline gave a memorable sermon about this years ago, and I never forgot it. He told how his stuff hindered him into going into the mission field. He asked, ‘What am I going to do with all my stuff? Should

Contemporary culture has made a virtue out of “tolerance”. If being tolerant means that you are nice to people no matter what their circumstances are or beliefs, then I agree. But I often find that the most intolerant people are those who preach this and if you don’t agree with their definition of what they think is right or wrong, they become angry and hateful. Contemporary culture also has a warped sense of what “truth” is. It embraces existentialism, which creates a bubble

I can’t say that our relationship was perfect. Though Vivian and I had been together as a couple 50 years and was married almost 49 years, we still had rough spots that needed sanding. We had signed up for a marriage mentorship where we studied the Love and Respect series taught by Emerson Eggrichs. We learned that the needs of a man and a woman are different. A woman’s primary need is love and the man’s need is respect. Because these needs are different, and if we don’t unde

We know that by grace we are saved through faith, and that not of ourselves, it is a gift of God, not by works lest any man boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Our reward is based on how well we follow that path. It’s like driving on the highway. How we end up is a combination of our obedience to God’s laws and a measure of God’s grace. Read Psalm 18:20-36. God is blameless. The

A landmark decision in the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade, throwing the decisions concerning abortion back to the states. Already, some states, including Michigan, are proposing legislation to make abortion a permanent right. Advocates argue that a woman has a right to her own body. However, we believe that this view comes with awful unintended consequences that oppress women rather than free them. Moreover, it allows men to pressure women to have unprotected sex withou

The Holy Bible, Wholly Bible, or Holey Bible? In some of the modern translations of the Bible such as the Revised Standard Version, passages of scripture have been omitted, some of which deal with serious doctrinal issues. The Trinitarian passage of I John 5:7, the ending of Mark, verses 16:9-20, and also John 7:53-8:11 have been targets of textual criticism. There is a three-headed monster, centered around the exaltation of human reason over divine revelation that consists o

Persuaded by the Evidence and Transformed by the Evidence are two compilations by Doug Sharp and Jerry Bergman of testimonies of scientists, once atheists, who examined the evidence for creation and had a turnaround in their life. Curt Sewell owned a firm that conducted radioisotope dating and was part of the Manhattan Project and witnessed the explosion of the first atomic bomb. He wrote a book called God at Ground Zero. John Sanford was taught evolution in school and believ

Proteins in life are synthesized in the cell by means of ribosome protein synthesis. But if you create them artificially, in order for them to simulate the function in life, they need to fold up in the same way that it is used in life. Each amino acid has a unique side chain that gives it special purpose. There are weak bonds that hold a protein structure together. As a protein chain is assembled, these weak bonds play an important role in determining the activity of the prot

EXAMINATION OF THREE ATTACKS OF SCRIPTURE JEDP THEORY Various sections of the Pentateuch assigned to various authors who are identified by the letters JEDP. Also called the documentary hypothesis. Developed by a number of liberal Christian and Jewish scholars. 18th and 19thcentury. The letters stand for the different supposed documents by different writers. J: Jawist document – Writers preferred the name Jahweh for God 900-850 B.C. E: Elohist document – Writers preferr

Utila is the smallest of the Bay Islands of Honduras in the Caribbean with a population of about 10,000. The other two islands are Roatan and Guanaja. Utila is a scuba diving destination and has beautiful beaches and a jungle overgrowth. The people of Utila are of African, English, and Dutch descent. Life in Utila is pretty laid back. There are only a few trucks on the island, a main street, and a few side streets. People get around on mo-peds, scooters, motorcycles or take a

During the Beagle Expedition, Charles Darwin found a horse’s tooth in the same stratum as fossil giant armadillos. He wondered if it had been washed down from a later layer. Anatomist Richard Owen confirmed the tooth was from an extinct species. The horse series of fossils used as evidence of evolution consists of Hyracotherium, Mesohippus, Merychippus, Pliohippus, and Equus. This is a superficial sequence and not necessarily in order from simplest to most complex. The theory

The geology of Bryce Canyon can only superficially be explained by an evolutionary scenario. But their explanations include orogeny, uplift, erosion, and massive deposition with strata tilted over the area of several states. When you look at Bryce Canyon, it is near the top of the Grand Staircase, but the rocks are supposed to be Cretaceous. Evolutionists admit that the spires and hoodoos are young geologically, and because the rocks are sedimentary, they cannot be dated with

A RAE Adventure took us to visit Zion National Park as part of a tour of the Grand Staircase and the Colorado Plateau. The most prominent feature in the White Cliffs at Zion was 7,000 feet of crossbedded sandstone layers. Evolutionists claim that this is the result of millions of years of buildup of desert sand dunes, but Creationists maintain, with experimental evidence, that these crossbedded layers are features of successive waves of the Great Flood of Noah and that it is

GEOLOGY OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU Cedar Breaks National Monument – topmost layer Entrada Sandston in Bryce Canyon National Park White Cliffs in Zion National Park Grand Staircase National Monument Vermillion Cliffs National Monument Chocolate Cliffs on the North Rim Grand Canyon Kaibab Toroweap Coconino Hermit Shale Supai Group Redwall Limestone – Mississippian UNCONFORMITY – INTERBEDDING Temple Butte – Devonian Muav – Cambrian Bright Angel Shale Tapeats Sandstone GREAT UNC