We are finishing our special series this morning called, “Answers.” We want to remind you that all of the messages are available in written and audio format at our website, fbchenderson.org. The suggested book for this week’s question is Ken Ham’s book, Answers. Ken Ham is the founder of “Answers in Genesis” and visionary behind the wonderful “Creation Museum,” located in the Cincinnati area.

We will be addressing today’s question about creation and evolution from the opening words of the Gospel of John. To be sure, you will not read the word “evolution” in this passage, nor will you read the words “fossil” or “dinosaur.” In fact, the Gospel of John is primarily concerned with setting forth the theology of Jesus Christ with particular stress upon His deity. The writer refers to Jesus as “the Word,” a name that connotes God’s final and decisive message to humankind; God has become flesh in the Word, the person of Christ.

While these opening verses are not primarily about addressing evolutionary theory, however, they do serve however as a helpful summary of the opening chapters of Genesis and tell us how the earth and everything in it came into existence.

Stand in honor of the reading of the Word.

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 He was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

Pray.

Introduction:

Today’s question is, “What about dinosaurs?” What’s the deal with dinosaurs and the Bible? Where do they fit in? Do they fit in? What about evolution?

Many Christians just don’t know how to respond to the question of dinosaurs. In fact, some people think if you are a Christian you cannot believe in dinosaurs. Others say they dinosaurs existed millions of years before man and so they weren’t on Noah’s Ark. So what’s the deal with the dinosaurs?

As we said earlier, this passage chiefly concerns the deity of Christ, but provides helpful implications in answering our questions about creation and evolution. There are two truths that surface from the text. It teaches us two truths about our Lord. First, we must know:

I. Our Lord is Before All Things (1-2)

The Son of God has always been. There never has been a time when the Son was not. He has always been. He is before all things. Remembering that John refers to our Lord as “the Word,” we read in verses 1-2:

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 He was in the beginning with God.

We are reading here of the pre-existence of Christ. Before we called Him “Jesus Christ,” our Lord was, and continues to be, the Son of God. He has always been. He was not created. He was not made. He was with God the Father in the very beginning, before the creation of the universe. He exists outside of time itself. Before there was time and before there was any matter, any stuff, our Lord is there.

Remember the Trinity: the Bible teaches that God is one and the Bible reveals this unity of God as a Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This One is three. Whatever it is that makes God—God, the Father is all of this and the Son is all of this and the Holy Spirit is all of this; One God in three Persons. So the Son of God, our Lord, is co-equal and co-eternal with the Father.

Our Lord is before all things. Secondly, and more importantly given today’s discussion:

II. Our Lord Created All Things (3)

3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

John says two things here. First, he says that our Lord is Creator: “All things were made through Him.” Our Lord is God’s divine agent of creation: “All things were made through Him.” God creates through the Son, but the Son is God Himself, so He is our creating Lord.

But not only is our Lord the Creator, specifically He created “all things.” John intentionally emphasizes this truth to the point of redundancy. He says, “All things were made through Him,” which technically is all he needs to say, but then he adds, “and without Him nothing was made that was made.” It’s like John is saying, “Let me be crystal clear here: there is absolutely nothing in all the universe that our Lord did not create—nothing!—He created all things.”

Now if we really believe that verse then we simply cannot allow for any kind of evolutionary theory that suggests that matter came into existence any other way. According to the Bible, God created every single atom in existence. In fact, it is interesting to note that the Greek words beginning the Gospel of John are the same words that begin Greek translation of the Old Testament. Genesis 1 says, “In the beginning,” same words in the original. God is the eternal, divine Designer and Creator of all things.

PowerPoint (Author: Mike Riddle, Speaker, Answers in Genesis; Slides edited, original presentation, “Can You Defend What You Believe?” available by clicking this link).

Conclusion/Invitation

God’s Word is understandable. God has provided for us both the written Word and the Living Word. John’s Gospel goes on to say in verse 14: “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Do you know “the Word made flesh?” Do you know Jesus Christ? Have you received Him as your Lord and Savior?

Fossils, dinosaur bones, and the extinction of animal species are all reminders of the reality of death. And death is a reminder of the reality of sin. Far more important than your winning an argument about the age of the earth is your need for forgiveness of sin. Receive Christ today.

Stand for prayer.

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