THEISTIC EVOLUTION: A SINFUL COMPROMISE By John M. Otis Copyright 2013 Triumphant Publications Ministries All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America Scripture quotations are from the New American Standard Bible Triumphant Publications Ministries www.triumphantpublications.com ISBN: 978-0-9772800-9-4 Acknowledgements There are three people that were indispensable in the formation of this book. They are Christine Otis, Derrick Otis and Kaity Moore. Christine is my loving wife, who for years has been my skillful typesetter for all my books. My ministry would be greatly hampered without her loving efforts. Derrick did the artistic drawing for the cover. Kaity Moore is my very capable proof reader who had to labor through the manuscript. Many thanks to them for their services. Contents Acknowledgements .................................................................................... 1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 1 Chapter 1 - A Faithful and Scriptural View of Creation ....................... 9 The Meaning of the Days of Creation ................................................... 17 Chapter 2 - The Meaning of Creation Days and Biblical Chronology 22 Argument # 1: The Fundamental Use of the Word “ Yom ” (day) ....... 23 Argument # 2: Key Qualifying Statements ........................................ 24 Argument # 3: The Use of Numerical Adjectives ............................. 24 Argument # 4: Divine Example Regarding the Sabbath Day ............ 25 Trusting in the Biblical Chronology ...................................................... 26 James Ussher‘s and Floyd Nolen Jones’ (Jones 1993) Biblical Chronology ........................................................................................ 26 Chapter 3 - A Clash of Worldviews: Creationism and Evolution ....... 34 Arkansas State Law Permitting Equal Time for Creationism Struck Down .................................................................................................. 44 Chapter 4 - Charles Darwin’s Descent into Apostasy .......................... 51 Darwin’s Death and Rumors of his Supposed Conversion .................... 60 Chapter 5 - Philosophies That Paved the Way for Darwinism ............ 63 Erasmus Darwin - Charles Darwin’s Grandfather ................................. 63 Charles Lyell .......................................................................................... 64 Thomas Henry Huxley ........................................................................... 67 Herbert Spencer ..................................................................................... 68 Other Philosophers Impacting the Issue of Creationism and Evolution 71 Darwinism and Eugenics ....................................................................... 73 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Eugenics ................................. 75 Chapter 6 - The Scientific Failure of Evolution .................................... 77 And Darwin’s Great Admissions ............................................................ 77 Great Admissions of Darwin and Huxley .............................................. 79 The Revealing Admissions of Other Evolutionists ............................ 81 The Basic Tenets of Darwinism ............................................................. 84 Sudden Appearances in Evolution ......................................................... 92 Evolution and the Fossil Record ............................................................ 94 Alien Seeding? ....................................................................................... 98 What Is A Biblical Kind?..................................................................... 100 Chapter 7 - The Compromisers: The BioLogos Foundation ............. 103 Old Earth Progressive Creationism and Evolutionary Creationism..... 105 BioLogos.............................................................................................. 110 What is BioLogos’ View on Scientific Evidence of the First Humans? ............................................................................................................. 114 Were Adam and Eve Historical Figures?............................................. 116 Did Evolution Have To Result in Human Beings? .............................. 117 Did Death Occur Before the Fall? BioLogos says: .............................. 118 Isn’t the Origin of Life Highly Improbable?........................................ 119 Chapter 8 - The Compromisers: Dr. Tim Keller ................................ 121 Chapter 9 - The Compromisers: Dr. Ron Choong .............................. 138 Choong’s View of the Relationship of the Bible to Science................ 140 Choong’s View of Man’s Evolution .................................................... 146 Choong’s View of Adam ..................................................................... 147 Chapter 10 - The Compromisers: Dr. Gregg Davidson ..................... 161 Davidson and the PCA 2012 General Assembly Seminar ................... 163 Davidson’s Views in His Book, When Faith and Science Collide ...... 165 Davidson’s View of Science and the Bible’s Authority ...................... 165 Davidson’s Commitment to Macroevolution....................................... 174 Davidson Views Adam as a Hominid Chosen by God ........................ 188 Cain’s Fear of Hominid Creatures ....................................................... 193 Man’s Supposed Missing Links and Notorious Hoaxes ...................... 198 Java Man .......................................................................................... 199 Peking Man ...................................................................................... 199 Nebraska Man .................................................................................. 200 The Scopes Trial .............................................................................. 200 Piltdown Man ................................................................................... 201 The Works of Raymond Dart, Louis, Mary, and Richard Leakey ....... 202 Donald Johanson’s “Lucy” .............................................................. 202 Flipperpithecus ................................................................................ 203 Davidson’s Belief of Death Prior to Man’s Fall into Sin ..................... 203 Davidson’s View of God Creating All Things Good ........................... 208 Davidson’s View of Noah’s Flood ...................................................... 210 Chapter 11 - The Compromisers: Dr. C. John (Jack) Collins ........... 211 Problems with Jack Collins’ Hermeneutic ........................................... 212 The Conferring of God’s Image upon a Hominid ................................ 221 The Relationship of Science to Scripture............................................. 223 Death before the Fall of Man ............................................................... 226 Possible Evolutionary Scenarios for Man’s Formation ....................... 231 Scenario of De Novo Creation ............................................................. 235 Scenario Advanced by Fazale Rana ................................................. 238 Scenario Advanced by Gavin Basil McGrath .................................. 239 Scenario Advanced by John Stott .................................................... 239 Scenario Advanced by Derek Kidner .................................................. 239 Scenario Advanced by Denis Alexander ......................................... 241 Scenario Advanced by C. S. Lewis .................................................. 241 Collins’ Preference in Understanding Man’s Origin ........................... 244 Chapter 12 - Peter Enns: Where Theistic Evolution Can Lead ........ 251 Chapter 13 - PCA Creation Report of 2000 ........................................ 263 Chapter 14 - Why Theistic Evolution Is a Sinful Compromise ......... 281 Conclusion .............................................................................................. 287 The Value and Necessity of a Presuppositional Apologetic ............... 289 How Do I Know the Bible to be the Word of God? ............................ 289 Introduction The visible church of the Lord Jesus is experiencing tremendous challenges from many sectors. The issue of the Federal Vision theology is still a very real menace to the church - a theology that challenges some of the precious doctrines of the Reformation and attacks the very nature of the gospel. Another doctrine under attack is the doctrine of creation that is coming in the form of what is called – theistic evolution. It is a growing threat among those churches and institutions that refer to themselves as Reformed. The notion of theistic evolution is but a manifestation of an increasing worldliness that is infecting the visible church, and it constitutes a sinful compromise as I will seek to prove. One of the largest “evangelical” Presbyterian denominations in the country, the PCA, (Presbyterian Church in America), originally scheduled to allow two men from the Solid Rock Lectures to come to the 2012 General Assembly being held in Louisville, Kentucky and hold a seminar for its delegates. As their website states, Solid Rock Lectures is an organization dedicated to – “Understanding Old Earth Creation and Its Biblical Basis.” Only one of their representatives was able to conduct the seminar. This man has written a book titled