What Is Man?

I have been reading ‘Glad Tidings’ number 1503, page 13 entitled ‘Creation, Evolution, and Charles Darwin’. Yet yesterday, 23rd August on our daily readings, the apostle Paul said to the Corinthians, “Do not deceive yourself. If anyone of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this world, he should become a ‘fool’ so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight” (1 Cor 3:18,19). “Well, I am not,” said the author of the article. Was he supporting the idea of evolution? No, the author was trying to make Darwin’s theory to be baseless. Yes, I do agree with Brother Martin Hughes after he had made much research.

There is a marked biblical emphasis on the fact that man is fundamentally composed of mere dust: “We are the clay” (Isa 64:8). Man is of the earth, (1 Cor 15:47). Abraham admitted that he was but dust and ashes (Gen 18:27). “For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time and then vanishes away” (James 4:14; 2 Sam 14:14; Ps 90:5,6). The true teaching of the Bible is that man was created, made out of, the dust (Gen 2:7).

The Bible does not support evolution. So if anyone does support evolution, it means that he/she will be choosing to believe a lie rather than the truth. The Lord God gave man a free will to obey or to disobey (Gen 2:16,17). Adam and Eve chose not to obey, but preferred to believe a lie rather than truth by obeying what the snake said, instead of believing their Creator.

Now the ball is in our court. Should we believe what Darwin said, or believe what God said. The record of Genesis was kept so that we can have a proper understanding of the word of God, and avoid the mistake which had taken place in Eden.

Bro Moses Dhlakama (Chipinge, Zimbabwe)