Over the past few years, interest in spirituality and even the Bible has sky-rocketed among the younger generations. But these young people aren’t just interested in Christianity. Apparently, over half think astrology is science and use it to find their meaning and purpose.

In other words, they’re creating a religion of their own, with a little of this and a little of that, to fill the void of meaning and purpose that humanism created.

But vague spirituality doesn’t truly give us meaning—it’s just another way of worshipping self. True meaning and purpose are only found in submitting to the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

As Christians, why should we study God’s creation? Well, one scientist of the past put it this way. When we study God’s creation, we’re “thinking God’s thoughts after him.” The more we look at what God has made, the more we’re drawn to glorify him for his wisdom.

We can also get ideas for how to fight the effects of the curse in our world that is broken because of sin. Many of God’s designs hold the answers to cures for diseases or better technology and innovation.

But science won’t save us. Our hope shouldn’t be in technology or innovations but in Jesus Christ who solved our biggest problem—sin!

There was once a study that found people who reject evolution are still interested in science. The authors of the study were shocked. They didn’t expect those who rejected evolution to really care about science. Why? Because of this false idea that creationists “deny science.”

But nothing could be farther from the truth. Creationists love science!

Many people reject evolution on scientific and biblical grounds. They don’t do this because they deny science but because they recognize the major problems with evolution, and many choose to trust the eyewitness account of the Creator over man’s fallible interpretations.

As we’ve seen this week, science is knowledge about the natural world we gain from our five senses. But this definition has been hijacked so now many people think it’s the search for natural explanations. This excludes God and the supernatural completely.

But this isn’t a scientific idea. When people start with this idea that there must be natural explanations for everything, they’re appealing to naturalism—and that’s a religious starting point! They assume there’s no God or that he hasn’t intervened in the world.

You see, the creation/evolution battle isn’t about the evidence. It’s a battle of two foundations: God’s Word vs. man’s word.

People usually think about science as what we can learn about the natural world with the scientific method. But there are two kinds of science.

Observational science fits our definition of science very well. It’s done in the present and is directly testable, observable, and repeatable.

But historical science is very different. It deals with the past, so it isn’t directly testable, observable, or repeatable. You can’t practice the scientific method on the past! So your worldview determines how you’ll interpret that evidence.

With creation/evolution, the problem isn’t the evidence—it’s the interpretation of the evidence in relation to the past.

The most basic definition of “science” is “knowledge.” It’s usually defined as the knowledge we gain through the scientific method or using our five senses.

Now many people claim there’s a “war on science” in the West. When asked for examples, they’ll point to a rejection of evolution or man-made climate change. Denying or even questioning these things is considered a wholesale dismissal of all scientific knowledge.

This is a ridiculous claim. Those who reject evolution or man-made catastrophic climate change don’t reject science. What they do reject is a worldview-based interpretation that is imposed on the evidence.

Some Christians say the days of creation are millions of years each. But this doesn’t work as the days of creation are in a different order than the evolutionary timeline.

For example, God created plants on day three. God then created the sun, moon, and stars on day four. If these days are millions of years each, then how did the plants survive for millions of years without the sun?

If we take Genesis as history, there’s no problem. The plants only had to survive overnight before God created the sun. Instead of trying to fit man’s ideas into the text, we need to start with God’s Word and allow it to be the authority.

One study of rocks from my homeland of Australia argues that algae were necessary for the evolution of almost everything. They claim that 650 million years ago the conditions were perfect for algae to bloom. This bloom allowed complex life forms to arise, eventually giving rise to humans. So, here we have algae to thank for our existence!

Of course, they don’t explain where all the information came from to form complex life! There’s actually no known scientific process that can create the brand-new information necessary for evolution.

So, no, we don’t thank algae for our existence. We have the Creator God of the Bible to thank!

A few months ago the media announced the nation of Canada would hit a milestone this summer—doctors would kill their one hundred thousandth patient through their medical assistance in dying program. Canada now euthanizes more people than dogs!

Human life is increasingly being treated across the West as of less value than a dog. But, as Christians, we must uphold the sanctity of every human life. We’re all made in God’s image, and we don’t have the authority to decide who lives and who dies.

Yes, because of sin we’ll all die but Jesus came and died in our place so we could have eternal life with him.

In our culture today, the unborn, disabled, elderly, or terminally ill are increasingly seen as burdens we must bear. For example, one article commenting on anti-aging research described people living to older ages as creating a “‘care home world’ full of decrepit people.”

But this isn’t how the Bible views people! We are fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God. We have value and purpose because we’re made in God’s image, not because of our quality of life or what we contribute to society.

God sent his Son to give his life for us, that we might receive salvation. That’s how much value we have in God’s eyes!