Faith and Reason Creacionists and Evolutionists - 1249 Words

Many people believe that Christians have to reject evolution in order to believe in the biblical account of creation in Genesis 1. Scholar and author John Walton, as well as physician, Francis Collins argue that this is not necessarily true. Walton reminds us that we have to read the Bible carefully, as it was not written for us but for the Israelites. Walton also argues that observing natural effects does not mean that we have to remove God from our thoughts. He cannot just reveal all the scientific details that were going to occur because the past generations would not understand. The Bible is the proof of His love and patience for humans, not a science textbook. Even though it was not for us, we still read it since the Scripture is†¦show more content†¦Only our creator knows everything, and that is God. Again, I completely accept Collins claim. Even when we have trust, reason should still be behind it. We should have complete faith in God, who used physics reasons to help organisms survive during evolution. If the gravitational force was stronger or weaker, we would not be able to live on earth. In Genesis 1:2, we know that the earth was formless after the explosion. An indistinct earth cannot have consistent forces, and so humans would not have been able to live (Synder, 2009). God fixed the sky on the second and third day, and metaphorically it means that He made the physical constants accurately work. Gravity has been constant throughout the history of Earth, and so it played a big role in evolution of life on Earth. In Matthew 22, someone asks Jesus about the greatest commandment, and Jesus replied loving God with all your soul and mind . Using faith will get a person in a close relationship with God, but reasoning (mind) will enhance that relationship (Pollack, 2013). For example, faith lets us to follow in His footsteps by showing love, patience, kindness, forgiveness, and humbleness to others. The mind will let us understand why we should lov e, be patient, etc. Collins nailed perfectly on explaining this assertion. For example, in Genesis 1, it says that God created humans out of His own image. The icon God in people means that they have a little bit of His holiness in them. Some people