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God crushed His Son; Christ relinquished His majesty; then gave Himself up for us so that we might be His people—holy and righteous (1 Thess 2:10), full of mercy and grace (James 3:17), and to proclaim His excellencies to the world (Ps 9:1-2, 40:5, 116:12-14; 1 Peter 2:9).

God didn't save us so we could be free to do whatever we want, knowing we're forgiven of all sins: past, present and future. Neither did the Father do this so that we could haphazardly wander around this earth, mooning over all we want and don't have (like the rest of this world).

Just as the honor of being assigned as an ambassador of an earthly country should not be taken lightly, so we also, who are in Christ, should not take our high calling as children of the Most High God lightly.

An earthly ambassador is chosen to live in a foreign land to represent their country, while maintaining every attribute and character of their homeland. An ambassador does not lose or forget who he/she is merely because they live in another country for a time, rather, they honorably and proudly represent their country and their people.

A good and wise ambassador never conforms him/herself to their visiting country or their customs, because they know this is not their home, but a temporary assignment. Instead, they proudly adhere to and keep the customs of their country; which they love.

"But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace [with God], who has made us both one and has broken down in His flesh the dividing wall of hostility...to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created  after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness."
~Ephesians 2:13-14, 22-24

As God's holy and dearly loved children, we have been recreated, the old has gone and the new has come (2 Cor 5:17). We are no longer of this world, but by God's grace have become citizen's of a new country; Heaven, our true and eternal Home (Philippians 3:20-21).

By washing us with the blood of His Son, Jesus Christ, God the Father made us something we could never make ourselves—children of the Most High (1 John 3:1). This high calling has also made us ambassadors of Christ Jesus; representatives and heralds in this world for the King of kings and Lord of lords. Therefore, let us walk in the new life we now possess (Romans 6:4) rather than revel in our old debased thinking and wallow in our old, self-absorbed ways.

"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy...He [Christ] is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature, and He upholds the universe by the Word of His power...Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."
~1 Peter 2:9-10, Hebrews 13a, Ephesians 5:1-2

I love this exhortation from John MacArthur (Drawing Near), "Biblical holiness (sanctification) is often misunderstood, but it needn't be. When the Holy Spirit delivered you from the domain of darkness and transferred you into the Kingdom of Christ, you became His special possession. That doesn't mean you're sinlessly perfect, but it does mean you're no longer a slave to sin, the Devil and death. That's positional sanctification. Practical sanctification is the decreasing frequency of sin and the increasing frequency of righteousness as you progress in your Christian walk...Sanctification should not be confused with false standards of holiness...attempt[s] to be holy through external means...True holiness begins with a love for Christ Himself. That's what compels you toward greater sanctification...In Him [Christ] you were saved, which is the beginning of sanctification, and in Him you have every resource necessary for progressing in holiness."

Thank God today for His extreme kindness, mercy and love demonstrated to you through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Then resolve to diligently pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the name of the Lord from a pure heart (2 Tim 2:22). And rejoice in your holy calling knowing that without holiness, no one will see God (Heb 12:14).

"His [God's] divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence, by which He has granted to us His precious and very great promises, so that though them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in this world because of sinful desire."
~2 Peter 1:3-4
Be mindful, that as a Christian, you're granted the glorious and magnificent gift of living coram Deo (latin for "in the presence of God").
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As children of the Most High God, we're called to be doers of the Word, not merely hearers, or agree-ers.

We can’t behave like little plastic bobblehead dolls: Stiffed-necked and immovable; only nodding our heads in agreement for the sake of false peace, or to appear holy and righteous, yet with no resolve to put anything we hear/read into practice.

Jesus said, “This people honors Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.” (Matthew 15:8) In 1 John 3:18 we're given this excellent exhortation, “Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.”

Just talking about God and all the “right” and “good” things to do, does not make us doers of the Word; it only makes us wind bags. And like wind, all our talking comes and goes, but there’s no lasting effect in our lives or others (James 1:22-25), because there's no power coming from it by the Spirit of Christ; since creating anything false only comes from the Devil or our flesh, but not from our Father above.

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them....Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is...What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, be warmed and filled,’ without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

“But someone will say, ‘You have faith and I have works.’ Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.”
~Ephesians 2:10; 5:15-17; James 2:14-18

It's good to pray for others and agree with sound doctrine and biblical teaching, but without actually practicing what we profess to agree with, or actively and intentionally love those we are praying for, we prove we are merely Pharisees in sheep’s clothing.

“So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.”
~James 4:17
It seems being merely hearers and agree-ers is a more prevalent problem here in the United States where most of us do not purposefully strive for holiness (1 Peter 1:13-16, 2 Peter 1:5-8), but live merely hoping they do not offend God—which of course, offends God.

Most of us live in lavished comforts and don't really know what true persecution looks or feels like here in America. We think if someone rebukes us for a sin—we're being persecuted; while there are multitudes of Christians all over the world who would scratch their heads at many, if not most of us here in the United States who call ourselves children of the Most High God. If you want to know about true Christian persecution, that is, suffering for doing what is right by Christ, then read about Stephen in Acts 7, or the stories of the Puritans like George Whitefield, John Flavel, or other books and magazines that tell of horrid and faithful tales of real people who really know what it means to suffer for doing good (1 Peter 2:19-23).

Who knows, perhaps our wise and merciful Father God is allowing us to feel just a small sense of persecution and worldly pressures within our country in varying ways, to help His children who live here, rise up above mere head bobbing, and fight the good fight of faith for: our families, spiritual children, friends, and co-workers.

Sure, there are many Christian TV shows, radio stations and other forms of Christian para-church ministries and outlets, but sadly, I've been finding that many of these people stand for God's truth a lot better behind a mic, a camera or computer screen than they actually do in their personal lives.

When it's time to roll up our sleeves and obey, live and teach the whole counsel of God (Acts 20:18-21, 26-27), we shy away from it because it just seems so mean to love someone enough to confront sin in their lives, feed them with God's Word, and intercede in prayer for their eternal good (Proverbs 17:17, 27:5-6). No, that'll just make people feel uncomfortable and well, they might not like, follow or subscribe to us anymore, so we can't do that. No, we'll only say all the nice "encouraging" things that tickles ears and only make people feel good, but does nothing to exhort them do good because God's call to holiness and righteousness has no place in the prevalent nominal Christianity of our day.

"But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness."
~1 Timothy 6:11

As co-heirs with Christ Jesus our Lord, let us remain steadfast in our devotion to our heavenly Father and seek every opportunity He has laid before us to pray for, bless, love and do good to others (the way God commands, not the way that suits us) while we still have time. None of us are guaranteed our next breath; neither you, me, nor the people God has providentially placed in our lives. So be wise, and make haste to intentionally pursue God's righteousness, seek godliness and love others enough to do what's right, regardless of how they may react.

Love God and others, more than you love yourself (Mk 12:30-31).

"Let us take heed that we are among those who really follow Christ, and abide with Him. It is not enough to hear Him preached from the pulpit, and to read of Him as described in books. We must actually follow Him, pour out our hearts before Him, and hold personal communion with Him. Then, and not until then, we shall feel constrained to speak of Him to others. The man who only knows Christ by hearing of the ear, will never do much for the spread of Christ's cause in the earth."
~J.C. Ryle
(excerpt from: Expository Thoughts on John
concerning John 1:35-42)

In "Evolution vs. God", Ray Comfort, Founder/CEO of Living Waters Publications completely collapses the heart of the evolution theory with wisdom from above (James 3:17-18) — by asking a poignant, yet simple question no one could answer.

When I asked Ray what prompted this movie, he said, "I was very concerned because Richard Dawkins made his way to the United States and began reaching out for university students, encouraging them towards evolution and atheism; which only leads to sin-filled lifestyles: pornography, homosexuality, and other perversions. Believing in evolution just gives people the excuse to sin and deny the God who created them."

In preparation for "Evolution vs. God" (which was originally titled "Famous Atheists") Ray asked more than 20 scientists if he could interview them for this movie. Most said, "No" and others said, "Yes, but not on camera." He was grateful that God gave him favor with the four professors who kindly consented, and one with whom he already had a cordial relationship.

Among the interviewees were: Associate Professor Paul Zachary "PZ" Myers, PhD,  (Biology, University of Minnesota Morris); Associate Professor Gail E. Kennedy, PhD (Department of Anthropology, UCLA); Professor Craig Stanford, PhD (Biology Sciences and Anthropology, USC); Professor Peter Nonacs, PhD,  (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA) and many university students as well as other people from all walks of life.

The question Ray asked that silenced every interviewee, professors and students alike, was this: "Could you give me some observable evidence that evolution is true; something I don't have to receive by faith?"

Neither the professors, students nor those Ray met on the street, who were atheists and believers in the theory of evolution, could give Ray one shred of scientific, observable evidence that evolution is true. When Associate Professor Gail E. Kennedy was asked this question she said, "Evolution is not testable over time." She went on later to say that the problem with people who don't believe in evolution is that they just don't have enough imagination. I actually agree with her. I certainly don't have enough imagination to believe that total order and intelligent design came from primordial ooze.

"We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ"
~2 Corinthians 10:5

The movie opens with an infamous quote by renown atheist, Richard Dawkins, "Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence."

Photo credit: University of California Museum
of Paleontology's Understanding Evolution
(http://evolution.berkeley.edu)
Ray Comfort's simple, yet truth-penetrating question stumped the "experts" and refutes Richard Dawkins' assessment that those who have faith in the Creator God, is devoid of logical thinking. It's obvious, even from what Associate Professor Gail E. Kennedy said, that those who believe in evolution are the ones who alone have muddied reasoning, or as she called it—imagination.

I have nothing against imagination...for children. and  harmless fun. But evolution isn't harmless and it's not fun; it's very dangerous to every human being's purpose in this life and dissipates hope for the next.

On the left, you'll find a colorful and imaginative picture of what evolutionist's call the "family tree" of life. This photo is from the University of California Museum of Paleontology's "Evolution 101" website that explains that phylogeny ("family tree") is divided into three major clades or domains: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukaryota. According to the theory of evolution, we humans are in the Eukaryota clade which means we share the same ancestors with fish, worms and other interesting "animals".

I noticed in the movie, every time the Professors used the word "species" to prove their theory myth of evolution, Ray kept using the term "kind" rather than species. So during my interview with Ray today, I asked him if this was done purposefully or accidentally. He said, "It was absolutely purposeful. The term "kind" is used 10 times in just the first chapter of Genesis. Species is a generic term and atheists like to use it to confuse the subject. I wanted to be sure to use the biblical term "kind", and focus on the truth—that there is no observable evidence of Darwinian evolution."

"The definition of a species as a group of interbreeding individuals cannot be easily applied to organisms that reproduce only or mainly asexually...If two lineages of oak look quite different, but occasionally form hybrids with each other, should we count them as different species? There are lots of other places where the boundary of a species is blurred. It's not so surprising that these blurry places exist—after all, the idea of a species is something that we humans invented for our own convenience!"

~University of California Museum of Paleontology's Understanding Evolution (http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_41)

Note, that even within the theory myth of evolution, biologist admit that the term "species" is used and defined by humans for mere convenience. Which means, when it's convenient, they (scientist) change the definition and classifications of all life, as it makes sense to them, without any observable, scientific proof.

The definition of "science" is: systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation. You cannot observe or experiment on something that is merely part of someone's imagination.

While there is evidence of microevolution, that is, the observable evidence of minor changes and variations (e.g., color and size of a species), they nonetheless remain within the same kind or species.  So by definition, the theory of evolution is just that, a theory; mere conjecture and nothing more. There has never been any observable evidence that one kind of species has ever evolved into another kind of species (e.g., an ape to a man, a butterfly to a bird, etc.).

I want to clarify that Ray Comfort is not refuting the concept of microevolution in "Evolution vs. God", he is accurately investigating the validity behind the theory of macroevolution, which is basically the theory that we have the same ancestor as fish and over a long period of time (billions of years), we have evolved from fish to human beings.

Interestingly, when Ray asked university students who claimed to believe in evolution, "Do you think evolution is a belief?" Some quickly said, "No", then just as quickly, changed their minds and said, "Yes, I have  strong trust on what the experts and textbooks say." Another student said, "I have faith in experts, yeah. I guess similar to how religious people have faith that God actually exists. I have faith that the experts know what they're talking about." Then Ray tells them what that's called, "blind faith". They laugh and agree.

One of the reasons why I love this movie so much is because I learned many fundamental facts necessary for any thinking human being. For instance, I learned that the coccyx and appendix are not vestigial (useless) body parts.

In an article by Duke University doctors (updated May 2010), they share their discovery of the appendix's important role in protecting the immune system within the human body. It's also been noted by neurologists that the coccyx (which means "tailbone") is a term  that was invented by evolutionist,  and widely accepted as a vestigial until doctors and scientist rejected the notion that this is merely a useless "left over" part from our ape days.

I thoroughly enjoyed what I learned about the Darwinian theory of evolution and that our coccyx and appendixes are not useless body parts, but very necessary to our health and our body's ability to function well.

As usual, my favorite part of the movie is how Ray compassionately, intelligently and respectfully engages people in talking about what matters most to them, and what matters to God, which ultimately, should be, what matters most to them—specifically, Jesus Christ, because without Him, there is no forgiveness of sins; therefore, no eternal life for anyone.

As a whole, I loved "Evolution vs. God" and am grateful for my brother Ray Comfort and the entire Living Waters' staff who fervently and faithfully love and serve our awesome God.

In closing, I asked Ray if he had any Scripture and/or exhortation he'd like me to share with all of you. And he did. Below is what Ray shared from his heart:

"Proverbs 19:23 is my life verse, 'The fear of the LORD leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil.' (NKJV). I'm afraid every time I step on the box to preach. Even with this movie, I was more fearful of talking to Professor Craig Stanford than I have been of most people. But I do it anyway, because there's something more important than my fears; the lives of all who don't know Christ.

"I want to encourage teachers in the public school system to show this movie to their class. Even if it's just the first 20 minutes. Your students need to learn the truth. Besides, most of it is about evolution, so it shouldn't be a problem. I also want to ask everyone who has any influence to download, share the link and purchase the DVD's [when available] and give them to as many people as possible.

"As Christians, we need to come with our double-edged sword (the Word of God) and battle the evil that's all around us."

~Ray Comfort, Founder/CEO
Living Waters Publications


Evolution vs. God can be downloaded for $19:99 at: www.evolutionvsGod.com and DVD's will be available August 7, 2013. Please download and show this educational and critical movie to your children before the world embeds its lies into their hearts and minds. And share this link with as many people as possible. Thank you.

May the Lord bless you for your faithfulness to His Kingdom work during your short time here on earth.

PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM RAY COMFORT: 

We would have preferred to simply make this important resource available freely via YouTube, but producing a movie the caliber of "Evolution vs. God" is an expensive project. So we are asking you to participate in a special partnership funding opportunity by downloading this video for $19.99 now. In doing so you will help us to recoup our costs as well as to underwrite the cost of producing the actual DVDs for this important outreach project.

Then on August 7th, we will release the movie on YouTube and also make it available on DVD for $5 each, plus big discounts for bulk purchase (ten for $20). By downloading it now, you will be helping us, getting to see it four weeks early, and as a token of appreciation, you will also get the resources below:




  • A download (PDF) of a special, 24-page "Evolution vs. God" Companion Guide, with questions for reflection/discussion. Part 1 provides more information about evolution, arming you with additional evidence to refute the statements made by the professors and students on the video. Part 2 will help equip you to share the gospel confidently and biblically. Includes a fascinating "behind the scenes" write-up of how Ray managed to get such unique interviews with evolutionary scientists.




  • A download (PDF) of Ray's new book, Jaws Without Teeth ($6.99 value). More than 200 questions and objections with short, common-sense responses to those who embrace the foolishness of atheism and the unscientific, unobservable blind faith of evolution.
    "Once again, Ray Comfort shows us how to take our faith to the streets. His answers to atheists are direct and bold, and yet love and concern flows from every response. This book will not only help the Christian to be a better witness, but it is also an encouragement and joy to read." Paul Washer
  • ***Please note at this time we do not support downloads directly to Apple devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod) or most tablets. For those devices, you will need to download to a computer first and then copy the files using iTunes or a similar program.

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