Well here we go again. Recently, I read a news report which declared that within 15 to 30 years, there would be enough evidence in support of evolution that even the most skeptical would have to admit that we all evolved from lower life forms. Richard Leakey predicts skepticism over evolution will soon be history. Not that the avowed atheist has any doubts himself, but the paleo-anthropologist, a professor at Stony Brook University on Long Island, expects scientific discoveries will have accelerated to the point that even the skeptics can accept evolution.
It reminds me of reading about Voltaire, an atheist French philosopher who died in 1778 who once said, “If we would destroy the Christian religion, we must first destroy the Bible.” He declared that the Bible would soon become obsolete and forgotten. Since Voltaire’s dire prediction more than two hundred years ago, the Bible has had an incredible career. And it is Voltaire who is all but forgotten.
More recently, Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), a German philosopher of the late 19th century who challenged the foundations of Christianity and traditional morality, proclaimed, “God is dead”. As of 1901, it was Nietzsche, not GOD, who was dead.
In Acts 5:34-39, we see this same attitude, even in Jesus’ time. Gamaliel’s advice is as true today as it was then, “if it is of GOD, you cannot overthrow it – lest you even be found to fight against GOD.”
We live in a confused world. But in the midst of all the change, confusion and chaos, stands GOD’S Word. And I am so thankful we have an “unchanging Word of GOD in a changing world.”
Hebrews 13:8 reads, “Jesus Christ, is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”
If the world is still standing in 15 to 30 years, I am sure there will be those who espouse the error of Leakey, Voltaire, Nietzsche, etc. But I pray it will be none of my loved ones.