23 January 2017

How do I tell my minister #2?

Using an illustration can be helpful.
Eg. Anyone could build a suspension bridge, but an engineer will do it quickly, efficiently, economically, safely and fit for purpose. Or would you prefer an evolutionary approach: almost endless mistakes, dead ends, death and disaster?

Perhaps you'd like to take your car to an evolutionary mechanic? He'd use any old part on any old location, may try water in the petrol tank...just trial an error for a couple of years, instead of an expert service that would have your car back in a day.

Contrast Proverbs 3:19-20: The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, By understanding He established the heavens.

People will talk of using 'evolutionary' processes: I quip "oh, full of waste, frustration, dead ends, delay and mistakes; how is that good?"

Compare Romans 4:17b: there's no foolish delay here, but God creating through his call.

Creation is full of purpose; evolution is devoid of it.