Why the Creation-Evolution Issue is so Important!

📕 Get your free copy of _The Creation Answer Book_ here: https://creation.com/25cab It is one of our most recommended resources. Should Christians bother with the biblical account of origins and the creation/evolution debate? Isn’t it just a distraction from more important biblical matters—like the Gospel? In this interview, creation apologist and speaker, Scott Gillis, explains why the origins debate matters for Christians—and for everyone. It is _not_ just a side issue! And failure to answer people's questions in this area impacts their openness to the Gospel! Find out why! ⏳ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Teaser 00:54 Introduction: Why should Christians care about origins? 02:02 When sharing their faith, many of the questions/challenges that Christians get relate to origins! 03:28 Challenge: Religion is ‘fairy tale’, but science deals with ‘facts’ 05:00 Illustration: The Lifeguard 07:18 Be prepared to give a defense: Apologia: A reasoned, rational, and logical defense 08:29 The Bible makes some scientific statements; evolution directly contradicts them 09:49 When young people don’t get answers, many leave the faith 11:02 Evidence for the Biblical Flood: Grand Canyon and Mount St Helens 11:57 → Extensive sedimentary layers (with fossils) all over the earth 12:44 → Enough water to cover the whole earth 13:44 → Fossilized marine creatures on Mt Everest 14:11 → Rapid sedimentation at Mount St Helens 15:31 → Rapid canyon-carving at Mount St Helens 16:16 → Examples of rapid fossilization 19:40 Can we fit millions of years of evolution into the Bible without upsetting major biblical doctrines? 20:16 → Millions of years don’t fit after Adam; that contradicts the Bible’s many time references 21:41 → Millions of years don’t fit before Adam; that contradicts the Bible’s critical teaching on death 23:28 → Why the Bible’s teaching on death is so important 24:58 Martin Luther: Have the humility to believe that the Holy Spirit got the creation account correct 25:58 Bruce Willis: Science has invalidated the Bible! 27:22 → Christians need to be equipped to defend their faith against such claims—usually about origins 27:58 So, is ‘origins’ a salvation issue? 28:22 → No; salvation is through FAITH IN CHRIST 25:44 → Yes; millions have been told science invalidates the Bible; their salvation is at stake 29:10 Conclusion: The importance of being equipped to defend and share our faith 31:30 Equip yourself with answers: Get The Creation Answers Book (e-book) for FREE! ✍️ LINKS AND SHOW NOTES • Creation: Why It Matters – https://creation.com/creation-why-it-matters • Street preacher says creation ‘is the issue’: It’s time for the church to stop avoiding the questions people want answers to – https://creation.com/street-preacher-says-creation-is-the-issue • ‘Just preach the Gospel!’ or: how _not_ to impress atheists – https://creation.com/just-preach-gospel • Genesis: the roots of the Gospel – https://creation.com/genesis-root-of-the-gospel • Creation: Timely tool for today’s evangelist – https://creation.com/creation-timely-tool-for-todays-evangelist • The importance of creation in evangelism – https://creation.com/importance-creation-evangelism • Learning the lessons of Mount St Helens — https://creation.com/lessons-from-mount-st-helens • Buried birth – https://creation.com/buried-birth • Two histories of death – https://creation.com/two-histories-of-death • ‘It’s not science’ – https://creation.com/its-not-science 📚 HELPFUL RESOURCES • Creation magazine – https://creation.com/mag • A Brief, but True, History of Time (streaming) – https://creation.com/s/35-8-576 • Is Genesis History? (streaming) – https://creation.com/s/35-8-688 • Elephants in the Room (streaming) – https://creation.com/s/35-8-590 💙 SOCIAL MEDIA ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creationministries ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@creationministries ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationministries ► X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/creationnews ► eNewsletter: https://creation.com/infobytes 📅 EVENTS We present at _hundreds_ of events around the world each year. To see what events are happening near you, or to request a creation presentation in _your_ Church (or other gathering) visit: https://creation.com/events Thanks for watching Creation Talk!