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If you have not read Stories Versus Truth, you may want to read that before reading this.
Some Evolutionists claim that because the Bible does not use the word, "dinosaur," it is not accurate. Is there any truth to this claim? The word, dinosaur, was coined in 1841 by Sir Richard Owen. Before 1841, people called the fossils of dinosaurs either serpents or dragons. In the Bible, terms such as dragon, leviathan, of behemoth are used. As a result, Evolutionists who use this argument are either ignorant of the fact or are deliberately trying to make an argument where none exists.
At the same time, there is actually a lot of evidence that dinosaurs co-existed with humans.
The reason we believe is not based on physical evidence or human argument, though the observable physical evidence supports God's existence and His Truth without the mental gymnastics that the Atheists and Evolutionists find themselves tangled in. It is based in the power of God. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word (utterance) of God. God speaks. God speaks to every person. Whoever will listen receives the faith that is of God. This is a supernatural belief that is not human-generated. It is a gift. That faith is the belief that what God has said is true. Before a person is born again, there is a history of hearing God's voice. No one can come to Christ unless the Father draws him or her. A person is born again the moment that he or she hears God's voice and receives faith to believe in Jesus as Savior from sin. In the same way, it is God who speaks and says that the Bible is the Word of God without error. When we hear His voice, then His faith comes, the supernatural belief that the Bible is the Word of God without error. Once God opens our eyes, we see that the Bible is the only source that is both internally and externally consistent. We cannot possibly believe unless we are having an active interaction with our Maker. Some Christians are not aware enough of their own experience to know this. That's why we have all the previously-mentioned reasons for believing the Bible as the Word of God. (some caveats about hearing God's Voice) Interestingly, explanation given in the previous paragraph does not depend on circular reasoning or poor logic. It depends on God. This is the kind of faith that is what is really operating. It is based on revelation. Now, a naturalist will attack the whole idea of revelation claiming that revelation cannot be verified. Dinosaurs and humans coexisted.
How can we know anything about anything? That’s the real question |
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