A Goody From Woody

In the early 1900s, Charles Darwin’s (1809-1882) theory of evolution was very popular. He had written Origin of Species and The Descent of Man. Adolf Hitler embraced the teachings and ideas of Darwin and evolution. In the 1900’s people began looking for fossils that could be missing links between apes and human beings.

In 1912, three men claimed they found one of these missing links near Piltdown, England. The skull looked like an ape’s skull, but it also had human features. The fossil soon became famous around the world.

But the skull was a fake. This find was a hoax!! A German scientist closely examined the skull and the finds near it—an orangutan jaw, an elephant molar, a hippopotamus tooth, and a canine tooth from a chimpanzee. It took 40 more years after people were made to believe it was true to know the truth. There were even 500 scientific essays written supporting this find.

Every April 1 (April Fools’ Day), I remind myself that things may not be as they are portrayed.

Darwin was committed to naturalism, the belief that all that exists is the natural world. To him there is no spiritual world, no Creator God.

As Brannon Howse states in his book, Grave Influence, 2009 (p.218):
“If there is no God or Creator, then everything happens by chance or mistake.”
“If there is no God, then man was not created in His image.”
“If there is no God, then there is no right or wrong.”
“If there is no God, there is only the natural world.”
“If there is no God, then man does not have an eternal soul and there is no life after death.”
“If there is no God, life has no meaning.”
“If there is no God, man does not have a free will, for he is the product of his environment.”

When I think of Darwin, I think of Psalm 14:1. “The fool has said in his heart, there is no God.”

The Bible is clear—the “fool” is a person not necessarily lacking in “mental power”, or has intellectual deficiencies. It is rather a person who is morally deficient. The person chooses to ignore the God who created the world and everything and everyone in it. That person is spiritually blind.

Proverbs 14:9 states, “Fools don't care if they sin, but honest people work at being right.”

Don’t be fooled today! One of the ways to not be tricked is to do this—trust Christ. Proverbs 3:5-6 says, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” This can be the prayer that you pray today.

God bless,
Woody

Extra credit: Look up Jeremiah 17:1