Christian Origin

Where did life and ultimately the universe come from? Is there a beginning to the universe? If the universe has a beginning, who or what event created it? Scholars, scientists, and philosophers throughout history ask these questions. Many of the theories involving the origin of the universe involve assumption. For naturalistic evolution, one assumes that God does not exist. A natural evolutionist believes the universe came about by natural causes without a need for a creator. On the other side, a deist assumes that there is a creator who through his divine power created the universe, whether that be through direct creation or the evolutionary process. Why should a Christian be concerned with the origin of the universe? Most origin theories

One mystery that provides evidence of a divine creator is the origin of human morality. Throughout history, the moral laws of civilizations have striking similarities. When comparing the moral laws of the Hindus, Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, or Romans, many parallels exist between their moral philosophy and governing laws. Where does human morality originate? Some argue that it is a natural human instinct that originates from the evolution of man; however, risking one’s life to save another defies the instinct of one’s survival. Morality is not just an instinct, but is a part of being human. “The Moral Law tells us the tune we have to play: our instincts are merely the keys” (Lewis 11). Genesis 1:27 says that we are made in the image of God. Like him, we have feelings of love, happiness, and sorrow. Romans 2:14-15 states that God created morality in men and “wrote it on their hearts” (Romans 2:15). Although, sin causes men to revert to selfishness, man has a trait of altruism. There are many stories in history where people have sacrificed themselves for someone else. (give an example: For example, famous history person gave life to save other people in famous history event ) Altruism goes against the evolutionary idea of survival of the fittest when someone is willing to risk his or her own life for someone weaker. It is a God given trait (Mitchell,

Romans 5:12-21describes the effects of the fall of Adam and how death entered the world. It tells of God’s grace and answer to sin by salvation through Christ. If Adam and Eve do not represent the first humans, then all of mankind would not be under the punishment of their sin and there would be no need for God or His plan of salvation. The main purpose of the first few chapters of Genesis is to reveal that “Man is appointed, a mortal man of sorrow is born! The Glory of God shall come down instructing that His death shall bring those in despair comfort and rest” (Taylor). Genesis and the whole of scripture are a revelation of God’s plan of salvation that “by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous” (Romans