Tree Devotionals (Contain Bible Verses, so enter at your own risk)

[Tom Dunlap]

What do you think?

...evolution makes perfect sense to me.

The biblical flood story is a good story, but why did Noah bring mosquitoes on his ark?

Trees didn't grow up through the layers of rock. the geology is more complex than I care to go into.

The Grand Canyon was not caused by the flood. It's eons old not milleniums.

 

[CaPowell]

...evolution makes perfect sense to me.

The biblical flood story is a good story, but why did Noah bring mosquitoes on his ark?

Trees didn't grow up through the layers of rock. the geology is more complex than I care to go into.

The Grand Canyon was not caused by the flood. It's eons old not milleniums.

We could easily derail this and debate evolution. I'll refrain for now. The mosquito point is a real head scratcher, but in the biblical account, Noah did not pick the animals. He displayed obedience and took the animals that God sent to him.

Also, please note that nowhere did I say that trees grew up through the various rock layers. I said they were quickly buried in sediment. At least 75 percent of the exposed rock on the Earth's surface is sedimentary rock (some sources put that number much higher). Of the three types of rock, this is the only kind that fossils are found in. A massive flood would have been catastrophic. The water would have been full of sediment. This would settle and form various layers. This can easily be demonstrated with a bottle, some water, and a mixture of different types of dirt. Spin the bottle to get everything mixed up real good and wait to see what happens.

 

[Reach]

We could easily derail this and debate evolution. I'll refrain for now. The mosquito point is a real head scratcher, but in the biblical account, Noah did not pick the animals. He displayed obedience and took the animals that God sent to him.

Also, please note that nowhere did I say that trees grew up through the various rock layers. I said they were quickly buried in sediment. At least 75 percent of the exposed rock on the Earth's surface is sedimentary rock (some sources put that number much higher). Of the three types of rock, this is the only kind that fossils are found in. A massive flood would have been catastrophic. The water would have been full of sediment. This would settle and form various layers. This can easily be demonstrated with a bottle, some water, and a mixture of different types of dirt. Spin the bottle to get everything mixed up real good and wait to see what happens.

Thank you for these devotionals, and the explanations you are writing as well. They are greatly appreciated, you a much needed voice crying in the wilderness!

 

[CaPowell]

#6

What’s your view of heaven? Are you looking forward to it? If we’re being honest, I feel like a lot of us probably think it sounds boring. This is likely because we haven’t given it much thought or spent time studying it. As a result, we don’t have an accurate picture of what it will be like. Floating on clouds and singing songs all day just doesn’t sound too appealing to me. I really don’t think that is what heaven will be like though and I don’t think God would appoint us to eternal boredom.

Have you ever considered that perhaps you will get to trim trees in heaven?! Isn’t that something to look forward to?

Will there be work in heaven? I think so. Why not? Adam worked in the garden before the Fall (where Adam and Eve disobeyed and brought sin and death into the world). Genesis 2:15 says, “Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.” Everything was perfect before the Fall of man. God called everything “very good.” There was no sin or disease or death before the Fall; God wouldn’t have called any of those things “very good.” There was, however, work. Work is not a bad thing. Work is not a curse. Work is a good thing. We were made to work. We feel better when we are working and when we are productive. Tell me you don’t feel satisfied when you get to look back at a tree you trimmed or after making the final cut on a monster removal. I might not always enjoy the task itself, but man, nothing beats that feeling of satisfaction when the task is complete and I am on the ground and able to look at the finished product! Work is good!

So, if there was work in the perfect pre-Fall world, why wouldn’t we expect there to be work in heaven?

This opens up so many questions, which I won’t pretend to have the answers to, but they are still fun to think about. Will there be trees in heaven? If there are trees in heaven, wouldn’t they be perfect? So why would they need to be trimmed? Did tree-trimming fall under Adam’s job description of “keeping and cultivating”? If everything was perfect in the Garden, did the trees need to be trimmed? Did Adam do some vista pruning? Adam and Eve’s sin brought death into the world. What about trees though, did interior limbs die as the trees grew and they were shaded out? Does a dead limb count as “death” since the whole tree is still quite alive? Did Adam and Eve have bellybuttons?

If nothing else, I hope this makes you ponder Heaven a little bit and enjoy the work you do each day a little more. It’s easy to get caught up in the rat race and miss out on the joy of the job and forget what we fell in love with to begin with. Work is truly a blessing from God.

“Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him; they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign forever and ever” (Revelation 22:1-5).

 

[Willber]

#6

What’s your view of heaven? Are you looking forward to it? If we’re being honest, I feel like a lot of us probably think it sounds boring. This is likely because we haven’t given it much thought or spent time studying it. As a result, we don’t have an accurate picture of what it will be like. Floating on clouds and singing songs all day just doesn’t sound too appealing to me. I really don’t think that is what heaven will be like though and I don’t think God would appoint us to eternal boredom.

Have you ever considered that perhaps you will get to trim trees in heaven?! Isn’t that something to look forward to?

Will there be work in heaven? I think so. Why not? Adam worked in the garden before the Fall (where Adam and Eve disobeyed and brought sin and death into the world). Genesis 2:15 says, “Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.” Everything was perfect before the Fall of man. God called everything “very good.” There was no sin or disease or death before the Fall; God wouldn’t have called any of those things “very good.” There was, however, work. Work is not a bad thing. Work is not a curse. Work is a good thing. We were made to work. We feel better when we are working and when we are productive. Tell me you don’t feel satisfied when you get to look back at a tree you trimmed or after making the final cut on a monster removal. I might not always enjoy the task itself, but man, nothing beats that feeling of satisfaction when the task is complete and I am on the ground and able to look at the finished product! Work is good!

So, if there was work in the perfect pre-Fall world, why wouldn’t we expect there to be work in heaven?

This opens up so many questions, which I won’t pretend to have the answers to, but they are still fun to think about. Will there be trees in heaven? If there are trees in heaven, wouldn’t they be perfect? So why would they need to be trimmed? Did tree-trimming fall under Adam’s job description of “keeping and cultivating”? If everything was perfect in the Garden, did the trees need to be trimmed? Did Adam do some vista pruning? Adam and Eve’s sin brought death into the world. What about trees though, did interior limbs die as the trees grew and they were shaded out? Does a dead limb count as “death” since the whole tree is still quite alive? Did Adam and Eve have bellybuttons?

If nothing else, I hope this makes you ponder Heaven a little bit and enjoy the work you do each day a little more. It’s easy to get caught up in the rat race and miss out on the joy of the job and forget what we fell in love with to begin with. Work is truly a blessing from God.

“Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him; they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign forever and ever” (Revelation 22:1-5).

If we endure till the end, we have a chance of making it, to the kingdom.
I agree with you, the stereotypical playing harps, on a cloud doesn't fit with what the bible implies.
Paul does say, in I Corinthians 2:9 "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."

I imagine it'll be more thrilling than anything we can imagine in this world. Though, on our way to perfection pf character, as christians, we learn to cherish/enjoy more of what others may think of as simple.
It's kind of thought provoking to understand Jesus said, the greatest among you is the servant.

A famous scholar of the bible stated, if we are not perfected as the bible states we must be, to make it to heaven, we wouldn't enjoy heaven, that it would be torturous to live there. As we may think we are "good enough" to make it to heaven.
Which brings to mind the serious matter that Jesus said, "Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."

Which makes one think, if God is infinitely just, then He is doing us justice in not letting us suffer, by only allowing those of us who are qualified, to enter into the kingdom.
I was taught that, all the things that that were recorded in the bible, especially what Jesus said, were written for our admonition. It's interesting to read what the John the disciple of Jesus said: John 21:25 "There are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen."

Love of God is a serious matter. "If you love me keep my commandments." "Shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments."
The old/true definition of love is honor, respect and duty to another. To love God, is to do what He requires of us.

It seems many fall short of knowing the bible as they need to. I fall very short of knowing it as I need to.

 

[Willber]

Sticking to millions of years because of an evolutionary bias goes against common sense and sound science in the case of petrified trees. What do you think?

Agreed. I see there are many postulates of evolution, that require more faith than creation of this world, as God described it. We see that the most simply cell is complex beyond our comprehension. Works of literature require an author, and DNA is thee most complex code in the known universe, yet evolutionists say it wasn't authored by a supreme entity.

 

[CaPowell]

If we endure till the end, we have a chance of making it, to the kingdom.
I agree with you, the stereotypical playing harps, on a cloud doesn't fit with what the bible implies.
Paul does say, in I Corinthians 2:9 "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."

I imagine it'll be more thrilling than anything we can imagine in this world. Though, on our way to perfection pf character, as christians, we learn to cherish/enjoy more of what others may think of as simple.
It's kind of thought provoking to understand Jesus said, the greatest among you is the servant.

A famous scholar of the bible stated, if we are not perfected as the bible states we must be, to make it to heaven, we wouldn't enjoy heaven, that it would be torturous to live there. As we may think we are "good enough" to make it to heaven.
Which brings to mind the serious matter that Jesus said, "Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."

Which makes one think, if God is infinitely just, then He is doing us justice in not letting us suffer, by only allowing those of us who are qualified, to enter into the kingdom.
I was taught that, all the things that that were recorded in the bible, especially what Jesus said, were written for our admonition. It's interesting to read what the John the disciple of Jesus said: John 21:25 "There are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen."

Love of God is a serious matter. "If you love me keep my commandments." "Shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments."
The old/true definition of love is honor, respect and duty to another. To love God, is to do what He requires of us.

It seems many fall short of knowing the bible as they need to. I fall very short of knowing it as I need to.

Hey, Willber. Glad you are here and thank you for your posts. I think I have heard that quote before, and that is definitely an interesting thought. Also, yes, our holiness and obedience are very important to God. In that passage in John 15 you quoted, which took place the night before Jesus was crucified, it is noteworthy of how many times Jesus commanded His disciples to keep His commandments. I didn't count, but its a bunch (it almost seemed like every other line). "This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:12-13).

I get what you mean by your first line, but am concerned some folks (especially the non-christian ones) might read it as a works-based salvation. So, I just want to throw this out there: "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them" (Ephesians 2:8-10). We are saved by grace, through faith, unto good works.

 

[Willber]

I get what you mean by your first line, but am concerned some folks (especially the non-christian ones) might read it as a works-based salvation. So, I just want to throw this out there: "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them" (Ephesians 2:8-10). We are saved by grace, through faith, unto good works.

The bible states that good works are necessary for perfection of character, but not essential for salvation. For two reasons, that I see: we need divine intervention for us to have full perfection of character. Also, especially near the end, deception will be so convincing, we need divine wisdom to guide us.

We must look at the context of statements within the bible. In this chapter from the beginning, it is Paul writing to a specific group of people, who were already faultless in their works, who were mislead to think they were saved by their own good works, alone. Paul was explaining to them that the actual process of salvation was not obtained through good works, that they should boast.
These "saints of Ephesus", were such people, previous heathens, non-christians.

I don't think Paul would unequivocally denounce good works being necessary for salvation.
Because we are to study all the bible, the common theme of the bible is criticism of not having good works, or having bad works. Jesus clearly made many references to the consequences of not having good works.
"Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire."
"Be ye perfect even as your heavenly father is perfect"
I see this idea of, we are saved under grace, not through works but God's grace, to be very, very common.
Which should raise a red flag, in that Jesus said, "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."


I'm not saying we are going to make it, if we just have good works. I agree, according to the teaching of the bible, we cannot have perfection of character without having a close relationship with Jesus.
It's just if few are going to make, should we not seriously consider, why? And, tell others.
There is no private interpretation of the scriptures.

 

[CaPowell]

The bible states that good works are necessary for perfection of character, but not essential for salvation. For two reasons, that I see: we need divine intervention for us to have full perfection of character. Also, especially near the end, deception will be so convincing, we need divine wisdom to guide us.

We must look at the context of statements within the bible. In this chapter from the beginning, it is Paul writing to a specific group of people, who were already faultless in their works, who were mislead to think they were saved by their own good works, alone. Paul was explaining to them that the actual process of salvation was not obtained through good works, that they should boast.
These "saints of Ephesus", were such people, previous heathens, non-christians.

I don't think Paul would unequivocally denounce good works being necessary for salvation.
Because we are to study all the bible, the common theme of the bible is criticism of not having good works, or having bad works. Jesus clearly made many references to the consequences of not having good works.
"Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire."
"Be ye perfect even as your heavenly father is perfect"
I see this idea of, we are saved under grace, not through works but God's grace, to be very, very common.
Which should raise a red flag, in that Jesus said, "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."


I'm not saying we are going to make it, if we just have good works. I agree, according to the teaching of the bible, we cannot have perfection of character without having a close relationship with Jesus.
It's just if few are going to make, should we not seriously consider, why? And, tell others.
There is no private interpretation of the scriptures.

I fear we might be talking past each other.

I agree, we have to enter through the narrow gate of Jesus Christ. "Wide is the way that leads to destruction..." "I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father except through Me..."

There is nothing we can do to save ourselves. I wouldn't trust the best fifteen minutes of my life to get me into heaven. I know I am completely unworthy. But, I will trust in the completed work of Jesus Christ.

This whole conversation reminds me of the penitent thief. In Matthew, it says both of the thieves being crucified with Jesus were hurling insults at Him. In Luke, we see that at some point in the day, one of the thieves had a change of heart. He rebuked the other thief and asked Jesus to remember Him when he comes into His kingdom. And Jesus said, "you will be with me today in Paradise." That thief was saved not by works, but by putting his faith in Jesus. I think we can safely assume though that had the thief had the chance afterwards, he would have displayed fruit and good works. What a picture of the grace and great love of God this is (which I see as a common theme of Scripture)!

 

[CaPowell]

#7

Have you ever thought of tree work as a special calling or even a holy calling?

I’ve been reading 1 Kings lately and came across something I thought was really cool. In chapter 7, during the reign of King Solomon, the first temple was being constructed. 1 Kings 7:13 says, “Now King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. He was a widow’s son from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill for doing any work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon and performed all his work.”

Isn’t that cool? God gave this man, Hiram, a special gift and special wisdom for working with bronze. Working with bronze doesn’t seem like a super-spiritual calling, but it was exactly what God wanted Hiram to be doing and it was the area in which He had gifted Hiram. Some men are called to be pastors. Some men are called to be missionaries. Others are called to be workers of bronze. The apostle Paul was a tent maker by trade. Perhaps, God has called you to be a tree trimmer.

Next time you have the pleasure of trimming a tree or cutting one down, stop and thank God for the skill, ability, and opportunities He has blessed you with. And then, look for ways to be a blessing to others. How many people do you come in contact with each week? Could this be your mission field? Could your hard work and kindness be a foot-in-the-door to share the love of Christ with your customers?

“Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we have commanded you, so that you will behave properly toward outsiders and not be in any need” (1 Thessalonians 4:11-12).

 

[CaPowell]

#8

The following is an excerpt from Inspired Evidence by Julie Von Vett and Bruce Malone. A few posts back, we discussed petrified trees crossing through several different layers of rock. This is sort of along the same lines and I thought it would be a fitting follow-up.


“It does not take millions of years to make petrified wood -- just a short period of time and the right conditions. Biblical geologists have claimed this for years, and it has been recently confirmed by five Japanese scientists with their observations published in a secular geology journal. These scientists, led by Hisatada Akahane, studied a small lake cradled in the crater of Tateyama Volcano in central Japan. The crater is filled with steaming acidic waters, which gush from the bottom of the lake. This mineral-rich solution fills a 35-foot pond with a waterfall that cascades over the edge. Fallen wood trapped in the overflow was found to be heavy and hard; it was totally petrified with the mineral silica. Surprising to old-earth geologists, this petrified wood was only 36 years old.

These scientists then experimented by fastening pieces of fresh wood on wires and lowering them into the lake. After seven years, they were found to be petrified – the carbon of the wood had been completely replaced by silica and the wood had turned to stone. All it takes to turn wood to stone is hot, mineral-rich waters.

It does not take millions of years. The flood of Noah’s time would have offered the right conditions, plenty of mineral-rich water and volcanic activity. No wonder petrified wood is relatively common in rock layers around the globe.”

 

[CaPowell]

#9

King Solomon was blessed with special wisdom by the Lord. His fame was known around the world and people traveled from all around to hear him speak. What did he speak of?

“Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore. Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was known in all the surrounding nations. He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows on the wall; he spoke also of animals and birds and creeping things and fish. Men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom” (1 Kings 4:29-34).

Apparently, Solomon spoke of many things, including trees! Aren’t you curious as to what he had to say about the cedars and the hyssop? Surely, he pontificated on some wonderful facts that made the people marvel at the splendor of God’s creation. Trees are intricate and complex organisms that could not have created themselves.

The point of these devotionals is to point people to Christ and draw people into a deeper relationship with Christ. All of the emphasis on trees is just to pique the interest of other tree-men (and women). The focus is not on the trees, but on the maker of the trees.

Most of the world denies that there is a creator and, therefore, they also deny the veracity of Scripture. Hopefully, some of this information, like petrified trees penetrating through “millions of years” worth of rock layers, will serve as a springboard in your future conversations to help nonbelievers question what they “know” to be true.

“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures” (Romans 1:18-23).

“Know this first of all, that in the last days mockers will come with their mocking, following after their own lusts, and saying, ‘Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation.’ For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water, through which the world at that time was destroyed, being flooded with water” (2 Peter 3:3-6).

The present state of the world is no surprise to God. He foretold all of this two thousand years ago. In Romans, Paul said men will profess to be wise, but are truly fools because they deny the existence of God, even despite his marvelous handiwork, which serves as undeniable evidence for a creator. And, Peter predicted a time when men would cling to Uniformitarianism (how evolutionists justify millions of years) and deny the global Flood (which formed our geologic record).

Praise God for His wonderful creation. Thank Him for not just giving you life, but sending His Son, Jesus, to give you eternal life. In Luke 19:40, Jesus said if we do not praise Him, “the rocks will cry out”. Indeed, they already are. All of nature points to Him. When He comes again and restores all things, Isaiah 55:12 says, “All the trees of the field will clap their hands.”

 

[TreeCo]

This video pretty well sums up the creationist view:

 

[CaPowell]

This video pretty well sums up the creationist view:

I'm assuming you disagree with something in this?

I think the banana bit is interesting, but is not undeniable "proof". However, in light of all the other incontestable proofs for a creator, I can look at a banana and say, "Wow, isn't that cool and interesting. Is this a coincidence? I don't think so..."

In regards to the soda can, I see nothing wrong with that argument. If you came across a soda can in a field, you would know it didn't magically evolve. You are about a billion times more complex than a soda can. I think the human genome has something like 6.4 billion letters (base pairs) in it. Where did this information come from? Definitely not from mutations. Mutations are a loss of information. Show me a single beneficial mutation. You would be hard pressed because they don't exist. Assuming they did exist though, let's say one in every ten thousand mutations are beneficial. How many hundreds (or thousands) of mutations would it take to transform a dinosaur leg into a bird wing? One mutation at a time wouldn't do it. You would have a deformed limb, not a functioning wing. According to natural selection, this would make the animal less likely to survive, right? Evolution is a fanciful narrative, but definitely not scientific. The probability of all of those mutations occuring at the same time is beyond astronomical and is not supported by the fossil record. All creatures pop up fully formed, perfectly suited for their environment, with very little change observed.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Evolution is a fanciful narrative, but definitely not scientific. The probability of all of those mutations occuring at the same time is beyond astronomical and is not supported by the fossil record. All creatures pop up fully formed, perfectly suited for their environment, with very little change observed.

Piffle!

 

[CaPowell]

Piffle

Piffle!

Evidence? Do you have a beneficial mutation to point to as evidence? Or a lizard leg in the midst of a transition to a wing for evidence? The fossil record is quite extensive, yet no one has found any solid proof for such transitions between kinds. If evolution is true, the record should be littered with them. No half-evolved legs from fins or half-evolved wings from forelegs have been found. In regards to "ape to man" evolution, everything in question is either fully ape or fully man. Just look up how many bones they actually found for Lucy. The hands and eyes are lacking and intentionally made to look more human because that supports the narrative. The burden of proof is on the evolutionists.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

YOu believe what you believe...I don't

This argument has been waged for decades by more knowledgeable and skilled people than both of us.

There's no point in going on.

Using Treebuzz as your soapbox serves no purpose. Take a day or so and reconsider how you're using your time here. Don't wear out your welcome here. You're starting to.

 

[Reach]

YOu believe what you believe...I don't

This argument has been waged for decades by more knowledgeable and skilled people than both of us.

There's no point in going on.

Using Treebuzz as your soapbox serves no purpose. Take a day or so and reconsider how you're using your time here. Don't wear out your welcome here. You're starting to.

I strongly disagree that he is wearing out his welcome here. This thread is in the Tree Free Zone, and is not attacking anyone, which is far different from what I have seen in other threads on this forum.

If I have a vote, I would like these posts to continue. If I were sufficiently verbose, I would write my own. A contrarian view to the general atheist sentiment this site exhibits should be welcomed.

Would these posts be more welcomed if they included more scientific evidence of the theory of Biblical creation as a counter to the popular theory of evolution?

 

[CaPowell]

I strongly disagree that he is wearing out his welcome here. This thread is in the Tree Free Zone, and is not attacking anyone, which is far different from what I have seen in other threads on this forum.

If I have a vote, I would like these posts to continue. If I were sufficiently verbose, I would write my own. A contrarian view to the general atheist sentiment this site exhibits should be welcomed.

Would these posts be more welcomed if they included more scientific evidence of the theory of Biblical creation as a counter to the popular theory of evolution?

Thank you, Reach.

 

[TreeCo]

Would these posts be more welcomed if they included more scientific evidence of the theory of Biblical creation as a counter to the popular theory of evolution?

There isn't scientific evidence for creationism.

Years ago I read the creationist Duane Gish's book, From Fish to Gish.

Gish proposes that the fossils never lived and were placed in the ground by God to test men's faith. This banana carp is very similar reasoning.

I laughed out loud to myself when I read Gish's suggestion. Kind of like I'm laughing now.