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nswers... A iwhtKneHma s t u d y g u i d e
Therearetwocompetingexplanationsfortheoriginofdeathandsuffer-ing:ibBcalihetdnoabeswe(liveoftrindocthetdna)noitaerCarulecshe view(basedonabeliefin‘millionsofyears’andevolution).
1.Biblicalview: a.Godcreatedallthingsinsixdaysaround6000yearsagoand declaredHiscreation‘verygood.’ b.Originally,vegetationwasgivenforfood(Gen1:29). i.TheBiblemakesacleardistinctionbetweenthestatus ofplantsandanimals.elpoePandanimalsaredsercbide inGenesisashaving,orbeing,nephesh—eswe)eHrbe( Genesis1:20,21,24whereehpenahyyhacshnalstadetrsi ‘livingcreatures’,andGenesis2:7whereAdambecamea ‘livingsoul’(hsehpen)hayyahc.Nepheshehbsytsacionvec ideaofa‘breathingcreature’.Perhaps nepheshefsrtoilefre withacertainlevelofconsciousness.aveothodntnsPal such nephesh, etniovvltiddoncaroareamngtiosdadAna deathintheBiblicalsense. ii.Vegetationrequires‘sharpteeth’forchewing,e.g.pandas eatmainlybamboowiththeirsharpteethandclaws. iii.ItwasonlyaftertheFloodthatGodpermittedtheeating ofmeatbyhumans(Genesis9:3). c.AdamdisobeyedGod’sordertonoteatfromacertaintree(Gen-esis2:16-17)andbecauseofthisfirstsin(definedasrebellion againstGod),death(andwithitdisease,suffering,thorns,thistles, bloodshed)enteredtheworldandtheentirecreationwaschanged (Romans8:22).iedimmeEveatnhdAdamBonotebagleyidta physicallyandwereseparatedfromGodspiritually. d.Godshedthefirstbloodbykillingananimaltomakeclothingfor AdamandEve(Genesis3:21;Leviticus17:11;Hebrews9:22). e.GodwithdrewsomeofHissustainingpowerfromHiscreation afterAdamsinned.WeseeglimpsesofwhatHiscompletesuste-nancewaslike: c o n t i n u e d . . .
Why tisrehedeath n o t e s3 & suffering?
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nswers... A ithwaHmeKn s t u d y g u i d e
i.Dan3:26,27:ndebogecahsA,hchraMe,adShaceehfinitufnrrey werenotburned,norwasthereeventhesmelloffireontheir clothes. ii.Dt8:4;29:5;Neh9:21:WhiletheIsraeliteswanderedinthe wilderness,theirclothesandshoesdidnotwearout,neitherdid theirfeetswell. f.JesusChrist,theLastAdam,cametoEarth,wascrucifiedand raisedfromthedeadtopaythepenaltyforsin(2Corinthians 5:21)andredeemtheworldfromthecurseofsin. g.Thosewhohavereceivedthegiftofeternallifelookforwardtothe newheavensandEarthinwhichthecursewillbenomore(Acts 3:21;2Peter3:13;Rev21:1,4,22:3a).
*Therefore,death(ofnepheshmaniaa)snamuhdnaslotnasdneffugnirera permanentpartofGod’screation,butratherareanintrusionastheresult ofsinandwillbedoneawaywithinthenewheavensandEarth.
2.Secularview:Deathhasbeenaroundformillionsofyearsandisa permanentpartoftheuniverse. *ferohTreeathe,dseas,didoolb,eus,dehsg,inerffncleiovenadhtrosn existedlongbeforemanwasonthescene.hisn,tstiaChrisemnarFoeth thesethingswerearoundbeforeAdamsinned.Thisbeliefdestroysthe basisoftheGospel,ChristianmoralityandtheBiblicalteachingofanew heavensandnewEarth.Thosewhoadd‘millionsofyears’totheBible are,inessence,blamingGodforthecorruptionweseeintheworld,rather thanblamingourselves(becausewe,inAdam,sinned(Romans5:12,ff)).
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LifeNatureLibrary,Evolution,.,ncIer,iTemuRhtMoo p.21. TheoddestinhabitantsoftheGalapagoscoastlinesare themarineiguanas,whichexistnowhereelseinthe world.Likeminiaturedinosaurs,theinky,armoredliz-ardsswarmovertherockyshoresoftheislands.When upsettheysquirtvaporfromtheirnostrilslikestorybook dragons.aeppasuhtecnarigasee-uarefoicotetriehDpies nasarestrictanddocilevegetarians,completelyharmless andgregarioustoanextreme.Thougharmedwith strongclawsandsharpteeth,theyrarelyusethemon eachotherandneverattackotheranimals.
TarongaZoo,Australia,bearexhibit,July1999 Althoughallbearshaveteethdesignedforeatingmeat, theirdietconsistsmainlyofplants.
BishopJohnShelbySpong(EpiscopalBishopofNewark), ACallforaNewReformation,gaeemphteofrmhofro EpiscopalDioceseofNewark,September4,1999. TheBiblebeganwiththeassumptionthatGodhad createdafinishedandperfectworldfromwhichhuman beingshadfallenawayinanactofcosmicrebellion. Originalsinwastherealityinwhichalllifewaspresumed tolive.Darwinpostulatedinsteadanunfinishedandthus imperfectcreation.romtafllfsiddonngeibanumH perfectionintosinastheChurchhadtaughtforcentu-ries.ThusthebasicmythofChristianitythatinterpreted Jesusasadivineemissarywhocametorescuethevictims ofthefallfromtheresultsoftheiroriginalsinbecame inoperative.
TheBiblicalstoryoftheperfectandfinishedcreation fromwhichhumanbeingsfellintosinispre-Darwinian mythologyandpost-Darwiniannonsense.
Why ieerthsdeath 3 & suffering? IanBarbour(scientist,recipientofthe1999Templeton PrizeforProgressinReligion),SearchingforAnswers, DaytonDailyNewsleR,nseigion,Mctio1,3rahc.9199 …Nowweknowthat…evolutionisGod’swayofcre-ating…Yousimplycan’tanylongersayastraditional ChristiansthatdeathwasGod’spunishmentforsin. Deathwasaroundlongbeforehumanbeings.Deatahis necessaryaspectofanevolutionaryworld…Onegenera-tionhastodiefornewgenerationstocomeintobeing. Inaway,itismoresatisfying…thantoseeitasasortof arbitrarypunishmentthatGodimposedonourprimeval paradise.WecantaketheBibleseriouslywithouttaking itliterally.
DrFranciscoJ.Ayala(formerDominicanpriest,author of12booksand650articlesongenetics,andaprofessor ofboioligncesandcalscienkwoisnnilosophiwhophy, thescienceworldastheRenaissancemanofevolutionary biology), wNerkYoimTesirpA72l91,.99, Isaythatevolution,inmyview,isnotonlyNOTanti-Christian,buttheideaofspecialdesign,whichmany fundamentalistsadhereto,mightbe–becauseitteaches theviewofGodthatisblasphemous.TheSpecial-Design-GodisaGodwhomessesup.Thinkaboutall thebackaches,infectedwisdomteethandpainfulchild-birththatexistbecausewehumansevolvedincompletely! ‘DoyouthinkGodisabsent-minded?’Iaskthem.
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