1) Evolution vs Creation & the Synthesis - God Designed Evolution :

EVOLUTION: This postulates that all of the world is here by accident (chance) and that survival of the fittest is the guiding force. This has several flaws; how did all of this come about - no reasonable answer! What force guides this survival of the fittest, and why does life’s intelligence seem to grow through evolution of the various species?

CREATION: Here we have the problem of how, for example, did coal get here? This would seem to have taken millions of years, while the Bible says that the earth was created in 6 days. Also, how do you explain dinosaurs, which evidence shows evolved through millions of years? All of this leaves many unanswered questions.

A SYNTHESIS: I can hold both evolution and the literal interpretation of the Bible in my mind at the same time with no contradiction ! Only God knows for sure how both come together in a harmony of the explanation of the universe ! Sometimes , I think that evolution offers the best explanation and then at other times I think that the literal interpretation of the Bible offers the best explanation ! Maybe , there is a perfect harmony of opposites in both taken together !

GOD DESIGNED EVOLUTION: Here the full answer of a God-designed world hits us full in the face. It is God’s designed evolution that must be the cause of increasingly intelligent species. We can see the design and purpose of all that exists in the universe if we choose to look. Just as the Taj Mahal is the result of design and purpose, so too is mankind the result of design and purpose. Design in what we see in the perfection of the universe and purpose in our symbiotic relationship to God - God created us through love, and we in turn are to love and worship God!

EPILOGUE: You can choose whether you believe that the earth is here by accident or by design! Thus, you can choose your own moral standards or those standards of God Almighty. Your choice, your future - Heaven or Hell!