Don’t Listen To Lies

If a ruler listens to lies,all his officials become wicked.

Proverbs 29:12 (NIV)

Listen to this staggering quote by Adolph Hitler: “Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.”

Let’s apply this attitude to the unproven theory of evolution. Although it completely contradicts the fixed and proven first law of biogenesis, “Life comes from life,” it is taught in our schools as an unquestioned fact. Why? Human gullibility. It’s been said, “It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact that no one has never heard.”

In the movie Expelled, Ben Stein shows how leaders of universities and the media have built a wall around evolution, and everyone who questions it is ostracized. He also shows how this belief tends to undermine not just religion, but a belief that life has any real meaning or purpose because we’re just a product of random accidents. It undermines belief in morality and a respect for human life.

Eve believed a lie in the Garden, but may we settle for nothing less than the truth. As Jesus said, “The truth will set you free” (John 8:32).

Make It Personal . . . Live It Out!

Lies have a devastating effect on both us and our children. When asked, can you give solid, biblical answers about dinosaurs, aliens, evolution, death, and why we look different? We don’t need to feel threatened when our kids ask deep and thought-provoking questions. God created us with intelligence and curiosity. Their questions can challenge us to do our homework and learn some exciting information ourselves. Dr. Georgia Purdom (AnswersInGenesis.org) has created a DVD called Kids’ Most Asked Questions about Science and the Bible. She supplies simple, Bible-based answers that parents can use with children of all ages.

One Year Bible Reading

Hosea 6:1–9:17; 3 John 1:1-15; Psalm 126:1-6; Proverbs 29:12-14