George Tan

All living things comes from evolution

There has been no changes since Day 1

Assumption

◦ Inorganic become organic

◦ Single celled become multi-cellular

◦ Simple organism become complex organism

Reason

◦ Structures are similar with species

Flowers, fishes, bears.

Evolution of inorganic to organic occur once.

If many, man would live with pre-man

◦ But there is no in between

Monkey God assumption

◦ Living from non living – not scientific

◦ Single to Multi

◦ Simple to Complex

Speed of progress is the same

Age of the Earth

◦ Carbon dating

◦ Radioactive dating

◦ Magnetic Field

◦ Erosion of Land

No transitional creature

Searching for gaps

Atheistic Evolution

Absolute Creation – No change

Theistic Natural Evolution

Theistic Controlled Evolution

Progressive Creation

Problem◦ Earth appears young and old

◦ Biblical points to young earth not scientific

General explanation◦ There is a big gap between Gen 1:1 to Gen 1:2

◦ A day is not a day

◦ Flood made the world old.

Not likely a gap

Not likely an interval

God created everything as it is.

Adam was created as a man.

Mark 10:6

God is not almighty

God arranged it. Meaning caused it

Deny existence of evil.

Sin and Suffering is Inevitable

◦Sin and suffering reveals goodness

◦Sin and suffering are part of mankind

Sin and Suffering is Most Ideal

◦Best possible world

◦Best possible method

Creation and Sin

◦ Adam was created with possibility of sin

◦ Alternative not possible

◦ God created possibility of sin

Reference of good and evil

◦ Whose point of view - Gen 45:8

◦ Time - watching movie

◦ Great Wall of China

God can prevent sin but does not

God transform sin – Les Mis

God restricts sin’s influence

We are God’s representatives

Suffering and evil are results of sin.

God permits sin but is not the source of sin

God tolerates sin hoping for more to be saved.

Man’s fate should be eternity

Man has creativity.

Creativity has goals and towards beauty.

In pain,

Man’s creativity and beauty is revealed.

Vincent Van Gogh & Beethoven

In youth, self centred

In teens, pain and suffering

In adults, discover others’ suffering

Begin to learn to share

Begin to be like Christ

In pain and suffering,

Man can discover his dignity

Walk towards greatness like Christ

Heb 5:8

Without God, being great is being more sinful

Man search for greatness is self centred.

Money, fame, power and enjoyment

What did God tell Job?

God revealed Jesus.

What are we to do?

Pain and suffering makes us grow.

Suffering is an experience of the soul

Due to change

We settle

Unsettled, suffering comes.

Only by trusting God

Good can come from evil.

Dan 3:18

We are God’s answer