“I remember how frustrated I became when, as a young atheist, I examined specimens under the microscope,” wrote Dr. Douglas Oliver. “I would often walk away and try to convince myself that I was not seeing examples of extraordinary design…” But the more Oliver studied the complexities of the natural world … the more inadequate he found atheistic and evolutionary explanations.* Today Dr. Oliver is among a growing number of former atheists who value the biblical truths of creation.
It takes a lot of mind-bending credulity to be an atheist. You have to argue that the complexity of the universe occurred by random events originating from nothing. You have to believe human beings have no ultimate meaning or divine purpose. You have to explain away the historical truths of the Bible—including the resurrection of Jesus Christ. And you have to abandon all hope of life beyond the grave.
Genesis 1:1 is a statement of scientific accuracy—and a truth that grounds our lives in hope: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
(by Dr. David Jeremiah in Turning Point, 2/2/2016)
* answersingenesis.org/evidence-for-creation/design-in-nature/designed-to-kill-in-a-fallen-world
