Many Christians today think that the question of origins (and especially the age of the earth) is an unimportant side issue, which can distract us from focusing on Christ and the Gospel and over which we can just “agree to disagree.” But is this correct thinking? Dr. Mortenson presents some of the Biblical, theological and scientific reasons for believing that this issue is vitally important for every Christian, because what ultimately is at stake is the authority of Scripture and the Gospel.
Origin of Species: Was Darwin Right?
February 21, 2021 • Dr. Terry Mortenson
Dr. Mortenson presents some of the overwhelming scientific evidence from biology and paleontology that Darwin’s theory is false. He shows that evolutionists have used misleading arguments to convince us that the fossils, natural selection and mutations prove evolution. In fact, the evidence fits very well with the biblical account of God supernaturally creating distinct “kinds” of plants and animals (with genetic information for variation within each kind but not the ability to change into different kinds). The relevance of this issue to our everyday life is explained at the end.
Ape-men, Adam & the Gospel
February 21, 2021 • Dr. Terry Mortenson
Evolutionists work hard to convince us that man evolved from ape-like creatures, and an increasing number of theologians and other Christian leaders believe this. Consequently, some of those Christian leaders are also teaching the church that there never was a literal Adam and a literal Fall but that this does not affect the truth of the gospel. Using both scientific evidence and the Bible, Dr. Mortenson exposes the lie of human evolution and the disastrous consequences with respect to racism, morality and the gospel, as a result of denying the literal truth of Genesis.
Million of Years: The Idea's of Unscientific Origin & Catastrophic Consequences
February 22, 2021 • Dr. Terry Mortenson
To really understand what is wrong with belief in millions of years, we need to go back to the early 19th century and study the origin of this idea. This unique and interesting lecture, based on Dr. Mortenson’s PhD research, will clearly show that the idea was not the result of just letting the rocks and fossils “speak for themselves” but rather comes from anti-Biblical worldviews (or philosophical assumptions) being imposed on the geological evidence. The talk explains the key men who helped develop the idea of millions of years, the various ways that Christians responded, and the subsequent catastrophic consequences of the church’s compromise with millions of years.
Noah's Flood: Washing Away Millions of Years
February 22, 2021 • Dr. Terry Mortenson
This lecture first explains some of the Biblical evidence that Noah’s Flood was a unique, historic, global, catastrophic flood. Then Dr. Mortenson discusses some of the geological and fossil evidence for this event. It will be shown that the idea of millions of years did not and does not come from the rocks and fossils but rather from anti-biblical worldview assumptions used to interpret the geological evidence. Included will be brief discussion (understandable to lay people) of why Christians should not accept the millions-of-years dates derived from radiometric dating methods.
Seven C's of History
February 22, 2021 • Dr. Terry Mortenson
“The Seven C’s of History” (Creation, Corruption, Catastrophe, Confusion, Christ, Cross, Consummation) help us remember the big events in history to understand the world we live in. The kids will have lively interaction with Dr. Mortenson as they learn vital truths related to the gospel and confirming the truth of Genesis 1-11. He focuses most of the lecture on the first four C’s. On Creation, he discusses what God made on each day of Creation week and explains that the order of creation cannot be harmonized with the order of evolution. On Corruption, he explains that the Fall of man in sin helps us to understand why there is death and suffering in the world and that evolution is contrary to the Bible’s teaching on the Fall. On Catastrophe, he explains how Noah’s Flood (not millions of years) explains the rock layers and fossils we see on the earth. On Confusion, he explains the Tower of Babel and the origin of languages and people groups and that there is only one race (Adam’s race) and so we must love all people regardless of the color of their skin or the other physical features that are different from ours). Then he quickly goes through Christ, Cross and Consummation, encouraging the children to trust in Jesus for forgiveness of sins and eternal life.
Dinosaurs and the Bible
February 22, 2021 • Dr. Terry Mortenson
When did God create dinosaurs? Did they really live millions of years ago? Were they on the Noah’s Ark? What happened to them? How are dinosaurs related to the gospel? These are some of the questions Dr. Mortenson will answer.
How To Think about the Origin
February 23, 2021 • Dr. Terry Mortenson
In this lecture Dr. Mortenson begins by explaining the significant difference between operation science and origin science and the critical role of assumptions in the interpretation of the scientific evidence regarding origins. He explains the naturalistic worldview controlling the thinking of most scientists and the biblical worldview that should control the thinking of Christians. Then he gives a number of concrete examples from biology, paleontology, and geology to illustrate this and exposes the erroneous and misleading “evidence” that evolutionists present. The Bible gives us the truth about origins and is confirmed by lots of scientific evidence, when it is correctly interpreted.
