Q: Evolutionists say that when they look at nature, they see evolution. When Christians look at nature, what should they see?

A: It’s rare nowadays when you watch a nature show on television when you don’t get at least one reference (sometimes many) to evolution. You often see a propaganda piece that declares that there’s a world of death and struggle that’s been evolving for millions of years.

However, in the book of Job, we’re told to let the beasts, the fish, the fowl of the air and the earth teach us. They declare to us that God made everything, and that the soul of every living thing and the breath of all mankind is in His hands.

But like evolutionists, we’d come to wrong conclusions about God if we just looked at nature without using God’s Word as a lens to understand what we see. That’s because nature is full of death, bloodshed, disease and suffering.

It’s only when we put on our biblical glasses using the lens of Scripture that we can see the creation and understand why there is death and bloodshed and disease and suffering and yet beauty at the same time. It’s only the Bible that tells about a perfect creation marred by sin and death as a consequence that enables us to understand this. To learn more about the direct conflict between evolution and the Bible, read Two worldviews in conflict.

This week’s After Eden cartoon:

May 15–16
Ligonier, Indiana
Buddy Davis and Dr. Jason Lisle
 
May 15–16
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Carl Kerby
 
May 19–21
DeKalb, Illinois
Ken Ham
 
May 21
Santa Barbara, California
Mike Riddle
 
May 22
Decatur, Alabama
Carl Kerby
 
May 23–27
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dr. Jason Lisle, Dr. Terry Mortenson and Ken Ham

May 24
San Diego, California
Mike Riddle
 
May 29
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Ken Ham
 
May 29
Brookville, Indiana
Bodie Hodge
 
June 5
Union, Kentucky
Carl Kerby
 
June 5
Evans City, Pennsylvania
Buddy Davis
 
June 5–6
Roseville, Michigan
Dr. Terry Mortenson