God Is First, But I Trust His Word

I think one thing I am often told by Christians who hold an evolutionist worldview (and by atheistic evolutionists in general) is that I am using creationsim as a way to "cling" to my religion, and that I "depend" on it to have some sort of belief in God. However, this is rather assumptive, as I once (albeit reluctantly) held a belief in evolution while having a belief in God. I don't support creationism because I have a weak faith and think science is wrong; I support a literal interpretation of Genesis because I believe in trusting the Word of God, and that if I should study God's creation, I should do so through His eyes.

The belief that God used millions of years of death and suffering to create a world He saw as "good" makes no sense to me. Putting man's fallible ideas and constantly changing theories into a collection of works that is supposed to be a revelation of an infallible God is not something I think is right. Trusting the word of mere men over my Creator is not something I think I would be happy living with.

Are there Christians out there who wrongly use the Bible as a scientific source? Of course. No matter what religion or lack thereof you have, someone somewhere is going to mess around with it for their own benefit. Whether it is done with honest intent or selfish reasoning, it happens. However, that doesn't mean all people who support creationism are like that. When we say we are creationist, we mean more than "Evolution has a lot of holes in it and the science behind creationism makes more sense." We have our scientific studies that support our beliefs, yes, but we believe in creationism for another reason. We mean first and foremost, "I trust the infallible revelation of God over that of man."

And even when I study science through the belief of creationism, I still have doubts and questions. After all, it's science; that's what you're supposed to do. There are even some theories within creationism that creationists debate about, such as whether or not there was rain before Noah's Flood. We study intently to find out if there was or wasn't, and we learn new things while doing so. But will the science we unearth change our faith in God, or even change our religion? Of course not. We don't study into the "rain vs. no rain" case, or any other creationist theory, to set up our religious dogma; we study into it so we can learn more about creation itself. What greater blessing can we gain from God's creation than learning from it, and possibly gaining new knowledge along the way?

I do not reject evolution and other non-Christian supported theories because I think science is evil or because I am insecure about my religion. I do not misuse the Bible as a source for scientific information. I only use the Bible as my starting point for viewing the world and studying it; I simply accept God's Word of a literal Genesis because it makes sense to me, and it is an expression of my faith by trusting God and supporting His revelations. No more, no less, and nothing in-between.

Peace be with you.

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