We're starting our Men's group back up, not this Wednesday, but the 12th. John Palm will be the speaker on the origin of the Bible. Should be a interesting and informative time. Speaking of interesting do you ever check out bible.org over on the right side. Try clicking on it and see some really great articules. Here is the first part of one written by Lance Ponder.
Creative Science 28 - Common Descent or Common Design
Posted by Lance Ponder on 30 Dec 2010
"He has filled them with skill to perform every work of an engraver and of a designer and of an embroiderer, in blue and in purple and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs." Ex 35:35 (NASB)
Scripture says that man was created in God’s likeness. It also says God created everything. It stands to reason that if God designed and formed all we see in our world, He would endow the people created in His image with some ability to design and construct what they design. No other living thing makes complex tools and uses them to construct complex and artistic things for their own pleasure like humans. Many creatures fashion homes for themselves, but only humans draw up blueprints and hire help who can read those prints and build to a specification. Certain animals are known to use sticks or other objects they find as rudimentary tools or weapons, but only humans observe, design, and refine complex and efficient tools used for abstract and artistic purposes. Spiders weave beautiful webs, but their webs are built by instinct to perform a narrow range of functions. Beavers build homes inside dams with an underwater entrance, but they do not hang pictures on the wall nor invite friends over for card night.
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