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Biblical Worldview – Biology – August 1, 2004
1. Biology is the study of ______. The biblical worldview is that _____ created life
[___________] and that life is formed from ______; the secular worldview is that life
formed from ____-_____ [__________].
2. The Old Testament has important things to say about the origin and propagation of life:
a. God created the universe out of _________, Gen. 1:1
b. God created conscious life out of _________, Gen. 1:21, 27
c. God created life after their own ______, Gen. 1:11(1), 12(2), 21(2), 24(2), 25(3)
d. God created them _____ and _________, Gen. 1:27; 5:2
e. God created the heaven and earth in _____ days, Gen. 1:31; 2:1-2; Ex. 20:11.
3. What does the New Testament have to say about creation?
a. God created ______ things, Eph. 3:9; Col. 1:16; Heb. 1:2; 3:4
b. God created them _____ and _________, Matt. 19:4-5; Mark 10:6
c. reproduction after their own ______, 1 Cor. 15:38-39
d. the work of creation is ____________, Mark 13:19; John 1:3; Acts 4:24; 14:15;
Rev. 4:11; 10:6.
4. Which compromising theories/models have been proposed as alternatives to six-day
creation?
a. theistic ____________
b. progressive ________________
c. _____-_____ theory
d. ______ theory.
5. What do you understand the meaning of evolution to be?
a. micro-evolution – adaptation to ______________ changes
b. macro-evolution – changing from one ________ to another _________.
Which of these meanings do “evolutionists” use? What do we observe in nature?
6. What are the major tenets of evolution?
a. the universe was “created” by the _____ _______, _________ billion years ago
b. the earth is ______ billion years old
c. the first life on earth appeared about ______ billions years ago
d. man evolved from the _______ about _____ to _______ millions years ago
e. beneficial __________ and __________ _____________ are the mechanisms
f. ________, _________ and ______ account for everything we observe today.
7. Can evolution be compatible with the Bible? Why or why not?
a. _________ before sin
b. Garden of ______, __________ sin, _________ Adam and Eve
c. undermines Christ’s _________ life and ___________ on the cross
d. Jesus as analogous to _______, Rom. 5:12-19.
8. Modern science is grounded in a __________ worldview. Science is based on the
assumption that the universe is __________ and can be expected to act according to
specific discoverable _______. An ordered, lawful universe requires an
______________ _____________.
9. The Secular Humanist and Marxist/Leninist worldviews are staked on _________,
__________ and ______________. Christianity has staked its worldview on ________.
Biblical Worldview – Biology
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10. Can origins be proven scientifically? Why or why not? Can creationism or evolution be
proven scientifically? Did evolution happen in the past? Is it happening now?
Basic Predictions of the Two Models of Origins
Category
Appearance of life
Array of organisms
Appearance of kinds
Mutations in organisms
Natural selection
Fossil record
Appearance of man
Nature of man
Origin of civilization
Teleological Theory
Basic Predictions of
Evolution Model
Life from non-life
Continuum of organisms
Basic Predictions of
Creation Model
Life only from life
Distinct kinds of
organisms
No new kinds appearing
Harmful
Conservative process
Systematic gaps
No ape-human
intermediates
Qualitatively distinct
from animals
Started with first man
Order and design
New kinds appearing
Beneficial
Creative process
Innumerable transitions
Ape-human
intermediates
Quantitatively superior
to animals
Slow and gradual
Order from disorder
Evidence Favors
Creation or Evolution?
Conclusions: Creation _____/ Evolution ______
11. Highlights of Secular Humanist Biology - ______________ _____________
a. life arose spontaneously from ____-_______ matter by _________, ________
processes
b. man is the result of a purposeless and ________ process (without him in mind)
c. man is a part of ______ and has emerged as the result of a ___________ process
d. __________ is the basic source of knowledge
e. __________ and ________ ____________ are the mechanisms of evolution
f. “evolution is a ______, not a _________.”
12. Highlights of Marxist/Leninist Biology - ____________/_____________ _________.
a. “Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species’ is very important and provides me with the basis
in natural science for the ______ _________ in history.” Karl Marx
b. life originated through _____________ _____________
c. evolution of simple to __________
d. evolution by punctuated equilibrium [______ and _______ change].
13. Highlights of Cosmic Humanist Biology - ___________/______________ _________.
a. God acted as the Ultimate ________ of the universe and then allowed
____________ to direct it to its present state
b. mankind is moving upward toward an age of _________ _____________
c. the “New Age” requires a mechanism for biological change more powerful than
________ ____________.
14. Highlights of Biblical Biology - _____________.
a. ______ created life in its many forms
b. Creationism postulates a _________, _____-______, _________ _______
c. Creationism fits the ______ of _______ better than the evolutionary model
d. Science and Christianity are ______________
e. Chapters 1 to 11 of Genesis are ________________ to Christianity
f. the Bible gives us information about _____ and His __________; science gives
us information about _____’s ___________.
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Heinz Lycklama