Thank God for Evolution by Michael Dowd

Author:Michael Dowd
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2016-05-23T14:04:14+00:00

“I Don’t Merely Believe...I Know!”

I don’t merely believe in the fall of Adam and Eve, in Original Sin. I know that the reptilian and mammalian parts of my brain have drives of which my conscious mind is clueless—and that these inherited proclivities, my unchosen nature, evolved to serve my ancestors in life conditions far removed from those that govern my life today. The story of Adam and Eve reminds me of this.

I don’t merely believe that I am saved by grace, through faith, and that someday I’ll go to heaven. I know that every time I have been enslaved then freed, estranged then reconciled, lost then returned home, it was a gift of God that gave me a peace beyond description. The early Christian scriptures remind me of this.

I don’t merely believe in the Resurrection. I know that for billions of years, chaos, death, and destruction have catalyzed new life, new opportunities, and new possibilities. I know, both from my own life and from Earth’s history, that Good Fridays are consistently followed by Easter Sundays. The story of Christ’s death and resurrection reminds me of this.

I don’t merely believe that someday Christ will return and I’ll fly away with him, I know that wherever trust, authenticity, responsibility, and service reign supreme, Christ has already returned. And as long as I remain in deep integrity and grow in these qualities, I experience, right here and now, rapturous joy. The theological promise of the Rapture reminds me of this.

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