(Article borrowed from the Prophetic Round-Up, a bi-monthly publication of Biblical Faith Ministries, P.O. Box 2, Abilene, TX 79604-0002)
As a child, I was taught to believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the God of the Bible. When I discovered that Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy were lies, I suspected that God and the Bible were lies, too. As I approached adolescence, I read many science books and developed a skeptical attitude about the supernatural.
The end of my childhood belief in God came when I enthusiastically accepted the Theory of Evolution as my worldview. I was 3 when I rejected God and declared myself an atheist. My humanistic textbooks and teachers further convinced me that the Bible was an invention of ruling men who wanted to control the uneducated multitude. As Karl Marx said, "Religion is the opiate of the masses." The Bible was supposedly full of mythology, superstition, and contradictions-a compilation of legends taken from many cultures.
Two events caused me to question atheistic Evolution while I was a fresh-man in 1970-71 studying physics at the California Institute of Technology (CalTech). First, my father was killed in an explosion on my 1 8th birthday, which made me wonder if there might be life after death. Second, later that year I took a biology course called "Problems In Evolution Theory" taught by Nobel Prize winner Max Delbruck. He frankly told the class that the Bible offered a simpler explanation of the origin of life and the universe. However, he re1ected the Bible account simply because of his worldview that there was nothing supernatural in the universe. He had faith that natural science could eventually explain the universe as the result of a Big Bang followed by the spontaneous formation of galaxies, stars, planets, and life-with the evolution of species over billions of years guided only by natural selection from random mutations of DNA. Professor Delbruck revealed in his course that the Theory of Evolution is full of holes, is contradicted by many facts, and is based on blind faith in the Non-existence of God.
As a result of that class in Evolution, I re-examined my childhood faith in God and the Bible. In the process I discovered that many reputable scientists believe that the Bible provides a better explanation of the facts of nature about the origin of the universe and life on earth. The two world views, Evolution and Creation, provide opposing explanations of these facts. Both world-views are scientific and both are also religious. The order and beauty of the universe are either evidence of billions of years of gradual godless evolution, or they are evidence for the work of a Creator. I decided that it takes much more blind faith to believe in godless Evolution than to believe in the well-supported Bible account of Creation by God. I renounced my atheistic humanism and accepted God and His Bible as the truth in June of 1971.
GROWING IN FAITH
I do not have space here to explain Creation Science, but I recommend to parents and children the publications of the Institute for Creation Research. They have outstanding publications for all levels, pre-school, elementary, high school, college and graduate.
The contradictions I once thought filled the Bible have evaporated as my understanding of God's Word has grown. I believe that many cultures have borrowed from the truth of the Bible to shape their myths and superstitions. I believe that the recently discovered "Bible Codes" confirm the supernatural origin of the Bible and emphasize the importance of believing the plain sense meaning of this incredible "love letter from God."
Most importantly, God has transformed my life and proven to me His existence and His love for His creation. I can see His hand at work daily. The instructions for life given by our Creator God are reliable and good.
Finally, I am impressed by the fact that multitudes of Bible prophecies have been fulfilled with one hundred percent accuracy. And I am confident that the remaining Bible prophecies will be fulfilled precisely and completely as "the Lord has declared."
I too am confident that God's Word is absolute truth from Genesis through Revelation. God is the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe; He is the loving Father Who sent His only Son to be the Savior of His creation; He is the Righteous Judge Who will one day judge His rebellious creation and send His Son back as King of kings and Lord of lords to reclaim it and establish a reign of perfect peace, justice, and righteousness.
Just as God's Prophetic Word foretold exactly the events surrounding Christ's first advent. The same Prophetic Word is clear about His second advent. He will come just as He said He would. Are you ready? You can be ready for that great event by simply placing your faith and trust in Jesus Christ to forgive your sins and become the Lord of your life.
I plead with you to pause right now and sincerely pray this prayer:
If you prayed that prayer, we would like to know and help you get started in your Christian life. Write us at: SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Rt. 1, Box 108A, Mulvane, KS 67110.
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I have continued to find evidence of the truth of His Word, and my faith in God continues to grow. I am convinced that the Genesis account is true and more plausibly explains life and the universe than the Theory of Evolution. I have found the Bible to be accurate in all fields of science, including medicine and archeology.
"God I confess to you that I am a sinner, lost and without hope for all eternity. I recognize that I cannot gain heaven through my own efforts. I do believe that Jesus Christ, Your Son, died on the cross for my sins and was raised by You from the dead that I might have eternal life. I don't fully understand Your love and grace, but I accept by faith, right now, Your pardon and Your gift of eternal life. I confess Jesus Christ as my savior and the Lord of my life from this day forward. AMEN."