I. Darwin's Theory of Evolution
N.B. In order to understand evolution, one must first understand what naturalism is. Naturalism is a philosophical worldview that asserts nature is all that exists, and everything that happens can be explained solely by natural causes — without reference to the supernatural, divine revelation, or God Himself.
Thus, naturalism denies:
God’s existence (Psalm 14:1),
Divine creation (Romans 1:19–25),
Providence (Matthew 10:29–31),
Miracles and Scriptural revelation (Hebrews 2:4; 2 Timothy 3:16).
In essence, naturalism replaces the Creator with the creation — a direct fulfillment of Paul’s indictment in Romans 1:25: "They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator."
1. The Foundational Stage – Darwin’s Speculation (mid‑1800s)
When Darwin first proposed his theory (1859, On the Origin of Species), it was not yet regarded as science. Many scientists of his day recognized that it lacked direct evidence for “macro‑evolution”—that is, one kind of creature changing into another.
Darwin’s ideas rested on:
Naturalism (the belief that nature is all there is)
Uniformitarian geology
Philosophical speculation, not laboratory observation
However, Darwin’s theory fit perfectly in a culture already rejecting biblical authority. Western Europe was shifting from the biblical worldview (“God created”) to humanistic rationalism (“Human reasoning”).
Thus, Darwin’s system was adopted not because of empirical proof, but because people wanted a world without God (cf. Romans 1:18–23).
2. The Expansion Stage – The 19th–20th Century “Evolution Revolution”
a. Darwin’s Followers:
Men like Thomas Huxley (“Darwin’s bulldog”) aggressively promoted evolution as a scientific alternative to Genesis. Their mission was openly anti‑theistic.
b. Education and Institutional Power:
By the late 1800s, universities began redefining science as the study of natural processes without reference to supernatural causation. This redefinition excluded God by definition, not by evidence.
The rise of state education enabled humanists to influence curricula.
“Science” was redefined as naturalism—only natural explanations allowed.
Biblical creation was gradually labeled “religion,” while naturalistic evolution was mislabeled “science.”
c. The Modern Synthesis (1930–1950):
The “neo-Darwinian synthesis” claimed random genetic mutation plus natural selection could explain everything alive today.
It still lacked empirical proof for increasing genetic information, but its proponents dominated academic positions.
In short: evolution became the ruling paradigm first philosophically, then institutionally.
3. The Cultural Entrenchment – 1950 to Present
a. Governmental Endorsement
Following U.S. court cases (e.g., Epperson v. Arkansas, 1968), prayer and Scripture were removed from classrooms, while “science” divorced from God became the official framework.
b. Public Education Curriculum
Evolution was presented as fact under the guise of neutrality. But “neutrality” here meant naturalism only—a deliberate exclusion of divine creation.
Genesis was reclassified as mythology.
Scientific observation (variation, adaptation) was reinterpreted through the evolutionary narrative.
Students were told that to question evolution is “unscientific,” even though the theory remains an unobserved, philosophic speculation.
This fulfilled Paul’s description:
“They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator…” — Romans 1:25
4. The Modern Myth of “Scientific Evolution”
Evolution today functions not as genuine science, but as a philosophic worldview of materialism.
It answers the same fundamental questions Scripture answers—Where did I come from? Why am I here?—but its “god” is chance and time, not the Lord.Modern Darwinism remains unscientific:
Life never observed forming from non‑life.
No evidence for one biblical kind turning into another.
Fossil record shows stasis and catastrophic death, consistent with the Genesis Flood, not slow evolution.
Nevertheless, institutions control scientific funding, journals, and curricula, ensuring that dissenting voices (those affirming creation) are marginalized. This is not science by evidence, but enforced philosopy.
5. The Biblical Explanation for Why This Happened
Scripture forewarns us of precisely this pattern:
Spiritual rebellion, drives intellectual blindness:
“Claiming to be wise, they became fools.” – Romans 1:22
Rejection of the Creator, leads to distortion of truth:
“For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him.” – Romans 1:21
Scoffers in the last days, intentionally deny creation and the flood:
“They deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the Word of God.” – 2 Peter 3:5
Thus, the cultural dominance of evolution is not the triumph of knowledge, but the judgment of God upon a society suppressing the truth.
6. Summary Table
Phase
Historical Development
Theological Assessment
Darwin (1859)
Philosophical speculation based on minor variations
Human reasoning usurping divine revelation
Expansion (19th–20th c.)
Institutional adoption of evolution
Intellectual rebellion against Creator
Cultural Entrenchment (20th c.)
Evolution codified in education; creation excluded
Romans 1 fulfilled—truth suppressed
Modern Period
Evolution presented as “settled science”
A false religion of naturalism
7. Final Word
The “evolution of evolution” from theory to dogma, did not occur because it was proven, but because society rejected the inerrant Word of God.
God alone explains origins:
“For by him all things were created…visible and invisible.” – Colossians 1:16
Creation is the truth.
Evolution is a false philosophy.
II. How did the modern education system become an instrument through which humanism embedded Darwin’s worldview while excluding the biblical Creator?
We’ll trace this in five decisive movements, because this didn’t happen overnight — it was a deliberate worldview reconstruction of Western civilization.
1. Foundation: Redefining “Science” (19th Century)
Key Shift:
Before Darwin, science meant knowledge of God’s creation. Early scientists like Newton, Kepler, and Pascal studied nature to glorify the Creator (Psalm 19:1–4).
But during and after Darwin, “science” was redefined under naturalism — a philosophical rule that only natural explanations were permitted.
This shift excluded God by definition, not by evidence.
So, once “God” was prohibited from the table, Darwinism became the only “acceptable” model by default.
Biblical Warning:
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge.” – Proverbs 1:7
Without reverence for God, knowledge degenerates into prideful speculation (Romans 1:21–22).
2. Institutionalization: Humanism Invades Education (Late 1800s–Early 1900s)
Key Figures:
Thomas Huxley (“Darwin’s Bulldog”) crusaded to secularize science teaching.
John Dewey, a leading figure in American progressive education, was a signer of the 1933 Humanist Manifesto, which explicitly rejected belief in the Creator.
Key Developments:
Universities shifted from Scripture-based education to naturalistic “academic freedom.”
Teacher training colleges began to indoctrinate educators with secular humanism.
Public (state) schools expanded under compulsory education laws — giving the state, not the church or family, control of children’s moral formation.
Result:
By 1920, the biblical Creator had been almost entirely removed from academic discourse in biology, history, and philosophy.Biblical Analysis:
This fulfilled Psalm 2:2–3 “The kings of the earth set themselves… against the LORD and against his Anointed.”
Education became a battlefield of spiritual allegiance, not neutral scholarship.
3. Judicial Enforcement: The Courts Silence Creation (1920s–1970s)
a. The Scopes Trial (1925)
Publicly framed as “science vs. faith.”
Though technically a victory for Tennessee’s anti-evolution law, media spun it as enlightenment defeating ignorance.
From that point on, questioning Darwinism was portrayed as anti-intellectual.
b. Mid‑Century Secularization
Engel v. Vitale (1962): banned school prayer.
Abington v. Schempp (1963): banned Bible reading in public schools.
These rulings removed the moral foundation that could evaluate claims like evolution biblically.
c. Epperson v. Arkansas (1968)
Struck down laws forbidding the teaching of evolution.
Supreme Court declared evolution must be taught free of “religious” influence — effectively enforcing state-mandated naturalism.
Thus, the judiciary turned naturalism into the official religion of the classroom, under the lie of “neutral science.”
Scripture:
“They have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?” – Jeremiah 8:9
4. Cultural Reinforcement: Media, Academia, and Textbooks (1970s–Present)
Textbook publishers (Holt, McGraw-Hill, etc.) began inserting entire evolutionary frameworks into science, anthropology, and history materials.
“Millions of years ago…” became the opening line of every child’s science education, functioning as secular catechism.
Natural history museums, TV documentaries, and entertainment normalized evolution as unquestionable.
In reality, this was indoctrination by repetition, not scientific proof.
Christian voices, once central to education, were marginalized as “religious extremists.”
The narrative: “True science believes Darwin; faith belongs in Sunday School.”Yet this was never evidence—it was propaganda.
5. Spiritual Reality: Evolutionism as a Rival Religion
Modern public education doesn’t merely teach biology; it teaches a comprehensive worldview:
Origins: Without God (evolution)
Morality: Relative (situation ethics)
Purpose: Self-fulfillment, not God’s glory
Destiny: Extinction, not resurrection
That is a religious creed, not religious neutrality.
Why does it persist?
Because as Romans 1 says, mankind is in active rebellion, and under the wrath of God — suppressing the truth of the Creator
The educational establishment thus serves as a system of philosophic repetition — training the young to forget God (cf. Deuteronomy 6:12).
Biblical Response
Scripture calls parents and churches to reclaim discipleship of the next generation:
“These words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children.” – Deuteronomy 6:6–7
“See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.” – Colossians 2:8
Therefore, the biblical solution is to restore Christ-centered education — whether in the home, the church, or faithful schools — to confront the lie of naturalism at its roots.
Summary Timeline
Era
Cultural Agent
Action Taken
Biblical Assessment
19th C.
Naturalists & Universities
Redefined science as godless naturalism
Rebellion against Creator
Early 20th C.
Humanist Educators (Dewey, Huxley)
Secularized public education
“Professing to be wise…” (Romans 1:22)
Mid 20th C.
U.S. Courts
Outlawed Creation, instituted naturalism
Exchanging truth for lie
Late 20th–21st C.
Media & Academia
Normalized evolution as “fact”
Cultural idolatry
Biblical Response
Church & Family
Teach truth of creation and Scripture
Obey Deut. 6:6–7; Col. 2:8
Final Summary
Evolution’s ascendancy in schools was not a scientific victory, but a spiritual coup.
It succeeded because:
Science was redefined to exclude God.
Education was repurposed to produce secular citizens.
Courts and media institutionalized humanism.
Yet the truth stands unshaken:
“Know that the LORD, He is God! It is He who made us, and we are His.” – Psalm 100:3
III. Naturalism versus Biblical Theism
A Biblical–Philosophical Comparison
Category
Naturalism
Biblical Theism
Ultimate Reality
Matter and motion are eternal, impersonal, and self-existent. There is no “beyond nature.”
God alone is eternal, self-existent, and personal (Exodus 3:14; Psalm 90:2). All else is contingent on His will (Revelation 4:11).
Origin of the Universe
The cosmos came about by chance processes. “Nothing” produced “something.”
The universe was created by God ex nihilo in six days (Genesis 1–2; Hebrews 11:3). He sustains all things (Colossians 1:16–17).
Nature of Humanity
Man is a highly evolved animal, produced by blind material causes.
Man is made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26–27), possessing rationality, morality, and immortality reflective of the Creator.
Knowledge (Epistemology)
Human reason and experience are the only sources of truth. Knowledge is finite and uncertain.
All true knowledge begins with God’s revelation (Proverbs 1:7; Psalm 36:9). Man can know truly because he is made in the image of a rational God and uses God-given faculties under God’s Word.
Morality (Ethics)
Morality is subjective, developed through social evolution. No ultimate right or wrong.
Morality is absolute, grounded in God’s unchanging character and revealed in His Word (Exodus 20; James 4:12).
Purpose
Life has no transcendent purpose. Everything exists by accident, heading toward extinction.
Humanity’s chief end is “to glorify God and enjoy Him forever” (1 Corinthians 10:31).
Problem of Evil
“Evil” is a human construct. There is no objective good or evil — only survival.
Evil is real — the result of sin against a holy God (Genesis 3; Romans 3:23). Yet God sovereignly uses evil for His glory and our good (Genesis 50:20; Romans 8:28).
Salvation / Redemption
No need or possibility for redemption; death ends existence.
God redeems sinners solely by grace through faith in Christ (Ephesians 2:8–9). Death is defeated by Christ’s resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:20–22).
Final Destiny
Oblivion — eternal nothingness.
Eternal life or judgment — heaven or hell (John 3:36; Revelation 20:11–15).
Authority & Revelation
The human mind is the final authority; truth evolves.
Scripture is the sole, sufficient, inerrant authority (2 Timothy 3:16–17; 2 Peter 1:21). God has spoken clearly and finally in His Word.
Summary Analysis:
Naturalism is a closed system — man-centered, and without absolute authority. It cannot explain why the universe exists, why moral absolutes matter, or why reason itself is trustworthy.
“Claiming to be wise, they became fools.” — Romans 1:22
Biblical Theism provides the only consistent worldview where logic, morality, truth, and meaning cohere — because they all flow from God’s nature.
Calvin said in the Institutes:
“It is certain that man never achieves a clear knowledge of himself unless he has first looked upon God’s face, and then descends from contemplating Him to scrutinize himself.”
The Gospel Antidote to Naturalism
Naturalism robs life of purpose and suppresses the truth of God’s existence (Romans 1:18–25). The gospel reveals hope:
“For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.” — Romans 11:36
Only in Jesus Christ, who is both Creator and Redeemer (John 1:3; Colossians 1:16–20), can our understanding of reality, truth, and purpose be restored.
IV. Biblical and theological differences between the contemporary theory of evolution and the Biblical teaching of Creation.
The order of creation
Genesis 1 records distinct creative days with God’s direct acts. Evolution requires a continuous natural process over eons—contradicting the clear day‑by‑day order (Genesis 1:1‑31; Exodus 20:11).
Creation ex nihilo
The Bible teaches that God created the universe out of nothing (Hebrews 11:3). Evolution presumes pre‑existing matter and self‑activation of life.
The immediacy of life
Each “kind” was created fully formed and reproductive “according to its kind” (Genesis 1:11‑12, 21, 24). Evolution needs gradual, undirected transitions.
Man’s special creation
Humanity was made uniquely in God’s image from dust, not from an animal ancestor (Genesis 1:26‑27; 2:7).
The origin of woman
Eve was created from Adam’s rib (Genesis 2:21‑22), not through a population of pre‑human females.
The reality of the image of God
If humanity arose through animal descent, then humanity becomes a graded development, rather than God’s immediate endowment in His image.
The entrance of death
Romans 5:12 teaches that physical death entered through sin. Evolution requires death and struggle before man—making the Fall meaningless.
The goodness of creation
God called His work “very good” (Genesis 1:31). Evolution’s violence, extinction, and disease cannot be called “very good.”
The historicity of Adam
Luke 3:38 and Romans 5:14 treat Adam as a real, single ancestor. Evolution views “Adam” as symbolic or collective—undermining original sin and redemption.
Sin and the gospel
If there were no literal first parents who fell, Christ’s work as the “last Adam” (1 Corinthians 15:45) loses its representative meaning.
The authority of Scripture
Accepting evolution usually forces a re‑interpretation of Genesis as myth or poetry, forfeiting the doctrine of biblical inerrancy (2 Timothy 3:16).
God’s character
Scripture reveals a God who speaks, wills, and commands things into being instantly (Psalm 33:6‑9), not one who experiments through chance and death.
Providence vs. randomness
Evolution is driven by random mutation and impersonal forces; the Bible teaches meticulous divine providence (Matthew 10:29‑31).
Christ’s testimony
Jesus affirmed the historical creation of Adam and Eve “at the beginning” (Matthew 19:4‑6), not after ages of animal development.
The testimony of the apostles
Paul’s theology of redemption (Romans 5; 1 Corinthians 15) demands a real, historical first man whose sin brought death and condemnation.
The integrity of the created kinds after the Flood
Genesis 6–9 shows the continuance of fixed kinds. Nowhere does Scripture suggest cross‑kind evolution.
The future restoration
The gospel promises a new creation (Romans 8:19‑23; Revelation 21–22). Redemption mirrors a special creation, not a gradual natural process.
The glory of God vs. glory of chance
Creation displays God’s power and wisdom (Psalm 19:1; Romans 1:20). Evolution attributes life’s diversity to impersonal necessity and chance.
The sufficiency of divine revelation
Accepting naturalistic origins elevates human speculation above divine revelation, contradicting sola Scriptura and the confessional teaching that Scripture “is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience” (LBCF 1.1).
Summary
Evolution arises from naturalism—the assumption that nature is self‑contained and God does not act within it.
The Bible reveals the opposite: a supernatural, personal Creator who made all things by His word, in six days, for His glory.
To harmonize evolution with Scripture is to alter both the doctrine of God and the gospel of Christ.
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” — Genesis 1:1
That verse alone refutes every system that makes matter, chance, or time the creator.
(The above article was AI generated.)