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Homo Habilis was
based upon fragmentary and incomplete skeletons and was placed under the genus
of homo and declared a possible missing link between man and ape but according
to Live Science, more recent and more complete finds have now sparked
debate amongst evolutionists as to whether or not H. Habilis should even be
retained under the genus homo at all. [1]
What has caused
some evolutionists to declare that H. Habilis be removed from the genus Homo is
that the most recent finds reveal that the arms of H. Habilis were too ape-like
for it to be considered a missing link [2] and therefore should be considered to be
nothing more than an extinct ape with which creationists would agree, just as
they would regard the Australopithecines (the genus to which the famous “Lucy”
fossil remains belong) as being nothing more than an extinct ape because
according to Young Earth Creationists who believe the Genesis account of
creation to be history, mankind never descended from apes because according to
the Genesis account of creation, God made all living things to reproduce after
their own respective kinds (Gen. 1:11, 21-25) which means apes have always been
apes and people have always been people.
But nevertheless,
some evolutionists still stubbornly insist that H. Habilis is a possible
ancestor of mankind [3]
rather
than admit that H. Habilis is not the missing link they have been looking for
since evolutionists rely on so-called missing links as evidence in support of
their respective theory and philosophy.
Each so-called
missing link is either based upon small fragmentary discoveries, a hoax, or is
regarded, even by some evolutionists, to be just another extinct animal. Each proposed missing link destroyed is
another blow against evolution but that doesn’t stop evolutionists from
searching for fossilized remains of a missing link that they could call
undisputed because they would rather not face the possibility that the Genesis
account of creation may not be a myth at all but actual history because to
consider that possibility would not only have ramifications for how science is
viewed, but for how all of life is viewed because what we believe about our
origins does affect and determine the worldview that we hold which then in turn
affects the course of life, the nature of our values, the basis for the choices
and decisions that we make, how we approach life, treat and value the people
around us, and what we even believe happens after death.
But evolutionists
would rather believe that we just simply cease to exist than to believe that
there is a either a Heaven or a Hell that awaits us after death because they
despise the thought of there being a God to whom all life owes existence, who
is the source of all truth, knowledge, and wisdom, who is the Maker of our
reality, and who defines what is right or wrong, good or evil, and before whom
we all must give an account for the life that we have lived.
After the
intellectual, philosophical, and even theological smokescreens are dispelled,
what really comes down to is the attitude of each person towards his or her
Maker and if there is a reason as to why if Christians are to tackle the
intellectual, philosophical, and even theological reasons the lost may give for
why they refuse to come to repentance, it is not because they will necessarily
be persuaded to come to repentance if the objections they raise are finally and
satisfactorily answered (albeit some will be persuaded into doing so) it is so
that they will be left without excuse for their unrepentance and for rejecting
the authority of their Creator.
Whether or not
someone choose to accept or reject their Maker comes down to what they love
most. If they love the things of the
light instead of the darkness, then they will be drawn to repentance, but if
they take pleasure in the things of darkness and not in the things of light,
then they will persist in their unrepentance.
Each and every person born into this world is given a choice as to what
side to take. There is no middle
ground. The choice that is laid out
before every person is a choice between:
Life or death
Good or evil
Light or darkness
Truth or falsehood
Wisdom or foolishness
Holiness or sinfulness
Purity or corruption
Righteousness or unrighteousness
Order or chaos
Liberty or oppression
Angels or demons
God or Satan
Heaven or Hell
Salvation or damnation
It is a choice
that has been presented before us ever since the creation of the world as we
are caught up in an age-long warfare between good and evil that began when a
certain angelic being called Lucifer who had served at the throne of God as a
covering cherub thought to make himself equal with God and as a consequence, he
and the angels who sided with him were cast from their places in Heaven (Is.
14:11-21, Ezek. 28:12-19) and it was in that day that Lucifer became known as
Satan or the Devil and after being cast from their places in Heaven, Satan then
crept into a newly created world in which there was no evil, no death, and no
suffering but was a world that God intended to be a world of life, light,
peace, harmony, joy, happiness, and contentment, and in which there existed a
perfect harmony between God, man, and nature until that harmony was disrupted
when Satan, in the form of a serpent led mankind into committing a fateful
transgression that would turn the world into the once good and beautiful place that
God had created it to be into the presently fallen, corrupt, and dying
condition that it is in now and that transgression of such astronomical
consequence beyond comprehension had to do with a fruit from a certain tree
called the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; mankind being warned of God
that in the day that they ate the fruit thereof, they would surely die (Gen.
2:16-17, 3:3) but with false assurances and empty promises, Satan caused the
first man Adam whom God had created and the first woman Eve, being Adam’s wife,
to eat of that forbidden fruit (Gen. 3:4-5) and instead of receiving the
greatness that they were promised, they were reduced to an inferior state (Gen.
3:7 and just as they had been warned of God, the sentence of death was placed
upon them (Gen. 3:19) for it was in that day when Adam and Eve ate of that
forbidden fruit that sin entered into them and from them, the sin which entered
into them and brought about their eventual deaths, was also passed down to all
of mankind for all of us are descendants of that first man and that first woman
and because we are their descendants, we have also inherited the sin that
entered into them (Rom. 5:12) and because of that sin which we have inherited,
we all sin in some form or fashion and as a consequence we all die for as it is
written, the wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23) but sin is not merely confined
to outward behavior or performance or even the words we speak, but it is rather
the inherent inward corruption of our very nature defiling our thoughts,
hardening and darkening our hearts, and corrupting our very motives which is
why it is written that we are not defiled from that which comes from without,
but that which comes from within (Mt. 15:11, 18-20) and which is why it is
written that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23)
which demands of us nothing less than moral perfection and not just in our
outward acts but also in our inward as well which is why it is impossible by
our own efforts and our own goodness to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, for
sin taints, corrupts, defiles, twists, and distorts more than we can comprehend
and the effects of sin are not merely confined to mankind, but all of creation
is subjected to a curse because of sin which is why it is written that the
entire creation groans and travails in pain to this day (Rom. 8:19-22) but not
only that, the transgression that Satan led Adam and Eve into committing made
him justified in claiming lordship over all the nations, kingdoms, and empires
of the earth, (Mt. 4:8-9, Lk. 4:6-7) which is why he is called the prince of
this world (Jn. 12:31, 16:11)
By that transgression which, Satan, by a lie, led Adam and Eve to commit, did darkness and evil come into the world by which all of creation was subjected to the unprecedented and unimagined tyranny of sin and death which would be followed by a multitude of other oppressions and tyrannies which would be built upon a multitude of lies that would follow that very lie that brought about that fateful transgression which brought sin, death, evil, and darkness into the world and which made Satan the father of lies (Jn. 8:44) and by that lie, he is also a murderer (v. 44) for it was by that first lie, that sin and death came into the world through the first two people into whom it had entered and then was passed down from them to the rest of mankind, subjugating all of humanity to the sin which brings eventual death to all who are born into this world; the effects of both not confining themselves to humanity, but also subjugating all of creation to a slow and painful destruction thus making Satan a destroyer (Jn. 10:10) and not only does the lie by which he deceived Adam and Eve into eating the very fruit by which sin and death came into the world and infected all of creation make Satan into a murderer and destroyer, but he is also a thief and usurper for by way of the transgression was the dominion over the earth initially given to Adam (Gen. 1:26) diminished by way of Satan claiming lordship over the nations and kingdoms of the earth but not only is Satan a destroyer of lives and of creation, he is also a destroyer of souls for by way of the lie which brought about the transgression which brought sin and death into the world and which subjugated all of creation to pain, misery, and suffering that would have otherwise not been, a separation and estrangement stands in between God and man and it is because of the sin into which we are born that we are estranged from our Creator with whom there would otherwise be a perfect and uninterrupted harmony and fellowship, for that which is in sin cannot be allowed into His direct presence or into His Kingdom lest Heaven itself be defiled just as the earth has been defiled and a day is coming when sin will reach its full measure and will have to face eventual judgment and that includes all who remain in their sin and they who remain in their sins have nothing to look forward to but a terrifying and everlasting punishment in the never-ending torments and darkness of Hell and it was in the day that sin and death had entered into mankind and into the world that the age-long war between God and Satan became a war for the souls of men to this day and that war for the souls of men has resulted in a multitude of other wars and conflicts that have taken place throughout our history but there is good news.
And the good news is, is that though the Lord God Almighty be holy and perfect and though He be a God who must, in His holiness, goodness, and righteousness, eventually punish all evil and all wickedness, He is also a God of unmeasurable love and mercy who is not willing that any should perish in their sins and face eternal damnation, (2 Pet. 3:9) but that all would come to repentance, and therefore has done for us what we could never do for ourselves in that He, in His graciousness has purchased redemption on our behalf in Christ Jesus, His only begotten Son, (Jn. 3:16) who came to us in the flesh, (Jn. 1:14) and being without any sin (2 Cor. 5:21) was made that perfect sacrifice (Heb. 7:26-27) that was needed to take away the sins of the world and because of His perfect goodness, He was able to offer Himself up on our behalf to satisfy the demanded penalty for all sin and granting mercy and grace through the shedding of His blood on the cross and after having died, rose again from the dead three days later that we might be justified in Him (Rom. 4:25) if we will but call upon His name so that we might be saved from what would otherwise be a terrifying everlasting punishment if we will but call upon His name (Rom. 10:9, 13) and believe in our hearts that God raised Him from the dead (Rom. 10:9) for it is by calling upon His name in sincere repentance that salvation is granted and our souls made clean from sin thereby liberating us from the threat of eternal damnation and with that cleansing comes a new spiritual transformation (2 Cor. 5:17) that causes us to no longer desire to follow after selfish and worldly pursuits but after those things that pertain to the Kingdom of Heaven,
to no longer take pleasure in those things that are evil and displeasing in the sight of the Lord, but in that which is good, right, and pleasing in His sight,
to no longer desire to walk in the lies of this present world, but only in the truth that comes from Christ Almighty who is the source of all truth, (Jn. 14:6)
no longer placing our hopes in the things of this present world, but looking forward to that new and better world to come, (Rev. 21-22)
to no longer rely on worldly resources, men, or even our own power, abilities, skills, and wisdom for our needs and provision but upon God who is able to meet all of our needs, recognizing that the resources of this world and even the people He brings into our lives are but instruments and vessels through which God meets our needs and that the skills, power, knowledge, and wisdom by which we might acquire our provision are provided and instilled in us by God, (Mt. 6:25-33)
to no longer fear what men can do to us, but rather fearing the God before whom we will have to one day give an account for how we lived our lives, (Mt. 10:28)
to no longer look to corruptible institutions within our society for direction and order in our lives but to God who, by His written Word has given us laws and precepts to be applied to our lives and which serve to produce and maintain an ordered life, and who, by His Holy Spirit which comes to dwell within us upon repentance, establishes in our lives a course and direction in our lives to pursue for His glory,
to no longer seek our own glory but the glory of God,
to no longer rally behind corruptible men, but instead behind the incorruptible God in Heaven bearing in mind that those men and women God raises up for our edification are but instruments and servants of His for that respective purpose to which He has called them,
to no longer seek to align ourselves with the things of darkness but only with the things of the light,
to no longer trust in the wisdom of the world but only on the wisdom and knowledge that comes from above, (Jas. 1:5) nor depend on corruptible earthly authorities to swiftly administer justice, but only in the power of God to deliver us from evil.
And it is this new inward transformation that reconciles us to our Creator (2 Cor. 5:18) from whom we had once been estranged and just as our souls are cleansed from sin and our spirits regenerated in Christ Jesus thereby liberating us from the eternal tormenting punishment that must come upon all who remain in their sins, so one day we look forward to the liberation of our bodies from death itself when our mortal and corruptible forms are transformed into that which is immortal and incorruptible and from that which is imperfect to that which is perfect (1 Cor. 15:51-55, 1 Thess. 4:13-18) and lastly, creation itself will be delivered from the curse placed upon it because of sin when it is made into a new and better world (Rev. 21-22) and liberated from the hand of our adversary Satan, who presently claims dominion, when he is given his final sentence and cast into an everlasting tormenting fire prepared for him and his followers (Mt. 25:41, Rev. 20:10-15) and in that new world which will be made, there will be no sin, no death, no decay, nor any curse, nor any evil, or violence, suffering, misery, grief, sorrow, mourning, pain, or hardship of any sort for all of these will pass away with this present world. Instead, there will only be light, life, happiness, joy, contentment, peace, and rest before the Lord God Almighty.
What do you reader
choose? If you have not done so already and choose redemption, love, mercy, and
forgiveness and salvation, and to be on the side of life, light, liberty, and
all that is good and right, that I would urge you to call upon the name of the
Lord Jesus for the forgiveness of sins so that you may be made a citizen of the
Heavenly Kingdom which will be joined to that that new and better world that is
to come. It is but a sincere prayer of
repentance away:
"Lord Jesus I need you.
I realize that I am a sinner
who has fallen short of the glory of God
and that my goodness falls short
of your standard of Moral perfection.
Please forgive me of all of my sins.
Come into my heart and into my life
to be the Savior and Lord of my life.
Make me into the servant and follower
that you want me to be.
In your name Lord Jesus, I pray.
Amen."
Know that God is not concerned with the words that you use to call upon Him forgiveness, but with the attitude of your heart and if you have, with all sincerity, have asked Christ to forgive you of your sins, placing your trust in Him only for your salvation and in nothing else, then your sins are forgiven and your place in Heaven is certain.
End notes:
1. Colin Barras, “Homo habilis is the earliest
named human. But is it even human?”
Live Science, April 3,
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/homo-habilis-is-the-earliest-named-human-but-is-it-even-human?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=Clicked%20Last%2090
2.
Ibid.
3.
Ibid.
Scripture references:
1.
Genesis 1:11, 21-25
2.
Isaiah 14:11-21, Ezekiel 28:12-19
3. Genesis 2:16-17
4. Genesis 3:3
5. Genesis 3:4-5
6.
Genesis 3:7
8.
Genesis 3:19
9. Romans 5:12
10. Romans 6:23
11. Matthew 15:11, 18-20
12. Romans 3:23
13. Romans 8:19-22
14. Matthew 4:8-9
15. Luke 4:6-7
16. John 12:31
17. John 16:11
18. John 8:44
19. John 10:10
20. Genesis 1:26
21. 2 Peter 3:9
22. John 3:16
23. John 1:14
24. 2 Corinthians 5:21
25. Hebrews 7:26-27
26. Romans 4:25
27. Romans 10:9, 13
28. 2 Corinthians 5:17
29. John 14:6
30. Revelation 21-22
31. Matthew 6:25-33
32. Matthew 10:28
33. James 1:5
34. 2 Corinthians 5:18
35. 1 Corinthians 15:51-55, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
36.
Matthew 25:41, Revelation 20:10-15
Good or evil
Light or darkness
Truth or falsehood
Wisdom or foolishness
Holiness or sinfulness
Purity or corruption
Righteousness or unrighteousness
Order or chaos
Liberty or oppression
Angels or demons
God or Satan
Heaven or Hell
Salvation or damnation
By that transgression which, Satan, by a lie, led Adam and Eve to commit, did darkness and evil come into the world by which all of creation was subjected to the unprecedented and unimagined tyranny of sin and death which would be followed by a multitude of other oppressions and tyrannies which would be built upon a multitude of lies that would follow that very lie that brought about that fateful transgression which brought sin, death, evil, and darkness into the world and which made Satan the father of lies (Jn. 8:44) and by that lie, he is also a murderer (v. 44) for it was by that first lie, that sin and death came into the world through the first two people into whom it had entered and then was passed down from them to the rest of mankind, subjugating all of humanity to the sin which brings eventual death to all who are born into this world; the effects of both not confining themselves to humanity, but also subjugating all of creation to a slow and painful destruction thus making Satan a destroyer (Jn. 10:10) and not only does the lie by which he deceived Adam and Eve into eating the very fruit by which sin and death came into the world and infected all of creation make Satan into a murderer and destroyer, but he is also a thief and usurper for by way of the transgression was the dominion over the earth initially given to Adam (Gen. 1:26) diminished by way of Satan claiming lordship over the nations and kingdoms of the earth but not only is Satan a destroyer of lives and of creation, he is also a destroyer of souls for by way of the lie which brought about the transgression which brought sin and death into the world and which subjugated all of creation to pain, misery, and suffering that would have otherwise not been, a separation and estrangement stands in between God and man and it is because of the sin into which we are born that we are estranged from our Creator with whom there would otherwise be a perfect and uninterrupted harmony and fellowship, for that which is in sin cannot be allowed into His direct presence or into His Kingdom lest Heaven itself be defiled just as the earth has been defiled and a day is coming when sin will reach its full measure and will have to face eventual judgment and that includes all who remain in their sin and they who remain in their sins have nothing to look forward to but a terrifying and everlasting punishment in the never-ending torments and darkness of Hell and it was in the day that sin and death had entered into mankind and into the world that the age-long war between God and Satan became a war for the souls of men to this day and that war for the souls of men has resulted in a multitude of other wars and conflicts that have taken place throughout our history but there is good news.
And the good news is, is that though the Lord God Almighty be holy and perfect and though He be a God who must, in His holiness, goodness, and righteousness, eventually punish all evil and all wickedness, He is also a God of unmeasurable love and mercy who is not willing that any should perish in their sins and face eternal damnation, (2 Pet. 3:9) but that all would come to repentance, and therefore has done for us what we could never do for ourselves in that He, in His graciousness has purchased redemption on our behalf in Christ Jesus, His only begotten Son, (Jn. 3:16) who came to us in the flesh, (Jn. 1:14) and being without any sin (2 Cor. 5:21) was made that perfect sacrifice (Heb. 7:26-27) that was needed to take away the sins of the world and because of His perfect goodness, He was able to offer Himself up on our behalf to satisfy the demanded penalty for all sin and granting mercy and grace through the shedding of His blood on the cross and after having died, rose again from the dead three days later that we might be justified in Him (Rom. 4:25) if we will but call upon His name so that we might be saved from what would otherwise be a terrifying everlasting punishment if we will but call upon His name (Rom. 10:9, 13) and believe in our hearts that God raised Him from the dead (Rom. 10:9) for it is by calling upon His name in sincere repentance that salvation is granted and our souls made clean from sin thereby liberating us from the threat of eternal damnation and with that cleansing comes a new spiritual transformation (2 Cor. 5:17) that causes us to no longer desire to follow after selfish and worldly pursuits but after those things that pertain to the Kingdom of Heaven,
to no longer take pleasure in those things that are evil and displeasing in the sight of the Lord, but in that which is good, right, and pleasing in His sight,
to no longer desire to walk in the lies of this present world, but only in the truth that comes from Christ Almighty who is the source of all truth, (Jn. 14:6)
no longer placing our hopes in the things of this present world, but looking forward to that new and better world to come, (Rev. 21-22)
to no longer rely on worldly resources, men, or even our own power, abilities, skills, and wisdom for our needs and provision but upon God who is able to meet all of our needs, recognizing that the resources of this world and even the people He brings into our lives are but instruments and vessels through which God meets our needs and that the skills, power, knowledge, and wisdom by which we might acquire our provision are provided and instilled in us by God, (Mt. 6:25-33)
to no longer fear what men can do to us, but rather fearing the God before whom we will have to one day give an account for how we lived our lives, (Mt. 10:28)
to no longer look to corruptible institutions within our society for direction and order in our lives but to God who, by His written Word has given us laws and precepts to be applied to our lives and which serve to produce and maintain an ordered life, and who, by His Holy Spirit which comes to dwell within us upon repentance, establishes in our lives a course and direction in our lives to pursue for His glory,
to no longer seek our own glory but the glory of God,
to no longer rally behind corruptible men, but instead behind the incorruptible God in Heaven bearing in mind that those men and women God raises up for our edification are but instruments and servants of His for that respective purpose to which He has called them,
to no longer seek to align ourselves with the things of darkness but only with the things of the light,
to no longer trust in the wisdom of the world but only on the wisdom and knowledge that comes from above, (Jas. 1:5) nor depend on corruptible earthly authorities to swiftly administer justice, but only in the power of God to deliver us from evil.
And it is this new inward transformation that reconciles us to our Creator (2 Cor. 5:18) from whom we had once been estranged and just as our souls are cleansed from sin and our spirits regenerated in Christ Jesus thereby liberating us from the eternal tormenting punishment that must come upon all who remain in their sins, so one day we look forward to the liberation of our bodies from death itself when our mortal and corruptible forms are transformed into that which is immortal and incorruptible and from that which is imperfect to that which is perfect (1 Cor. 15:51-55, 1 Thess. 4:13-18) and lastly, creation itself will be delivered from the curse placed upon it because of sin when it is made into a new and better world (Rev. 21-22) and liberated from the hand of our adversary Satan, who presently claims dominion, when he is given his final sentence and cast into an everlasting tormenting fire prepared for him and his followers (Mt. 25:41, Rev. 20:10-15) and in that new world which will be made, there will be no sin, no death, no decay, nor any curse, nor any evil, or violence, suffering, misery, grief, sorrow, mourning, pain, or hardship of any sort for all of these will pass away with this present world. Instead, there will only be light, life, happiness, joy, contentment, peace, and rest before the Lord God Almighty.
"Lord Jesus I need you.
I realize that I am a sinner
who has fallen short of the glory of God
and that my goodness falls short
of your standard of Moral perfection.
Please forgive me of all of my sins.
Come into my heart and into my life
to be the Savior and Lord of my life.
Make me into the servant and follower
that you want me to be.
In your name Lord Jesus, I pray.
Amen."
Know that God is not concerned with the words that you use to call upon Him forgiveness, but with the attitude of your heart and if you have, with all sincerity, have asked Christ to forgive you of your sins, placing your trust in Him only for your salvation and in nothing else, then your sins are forgiven and your place in Heaven is certain.
Live Science, April 3,
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/homo-habilis-is-the-earliest-named-human-but-is-it-even-human?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=Clicked%20Last%2090
3. Genesis 2:16-17
4. Genesis 3:3
5. Genesis 3:4-5
9. Romans 5:12
10. Romans 6:23
11. Matthew 15:11, 18-20
12. Romans 3:23
13. Romans 8:19-22
14. Matthew 4:8-9
15. Luke 4:6-7
16. John 12:31
17. John 16:11
18. John 8:44
19. John 10:10
20. Genesis 1:26
21. 2 Peter 3:9
22. John 3:16
23. John 1:14
24. 2 Corinthians 5:21
25. Hebrews 7:26-27
26. Romans 4:25
27. Romans 10:9, 13
28. 2 Corinthians 5:17
29. John 14:6
30. Revelation 21-22
31. Matthew 6:25-33
32. Matthew 10:28
33. James 1:5
34. 2 Corinthians 5:18
35. 1 Corinthians 15:51-55, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
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