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The Blind Men andthe Atheists (1990)TwoblindmenarguedintothenightAboutthegreatquestion:“Istherereallysight?”Saidonetotheother(andquitefervently),“Therecannotbecolorsorelsewecouldsee!Sotakeredandgreenandblueoffthelist.IfIcannotseethem,theymustnotexist.Acrazymantoldmetheskyisbrightblue.Ilistenedintently,butIcaughtnoclueOfanythingouttheretoaltermymind.I’mnotdeafyouknow;Ihearperfectlyfine.Bequietandlisten,andthenyouwillknowThatcolorsaren’treal—Howdaretheysayso!TheytellmethatgrassissomesortofgreenItlooksliketherestoftheworldthatI’veseen!Ittastesalotdifferentthanjellyorcheese.IfIsmellittoolong,itsuremakesmesneeze.Buttosaythatit’sgreen?I’dhavetosaynoIwillnotbelieveituntilIhaveseen.Thereisn’tadifference‘twixtred,blue,orgreen!Andsothemenarguedwithalloftheirmight,AndIcouldn’tshowthemthattheywerenotright.Theycannotseecolorsbecausetheyareblind!SoIcouldn’tgetthetruthintheirminds.Until they are given the great giftofsight,Never,not ever will they “see thelight.”our schools? Efforts must be made on all fronts to informpeople that evolution is only a religion and that taxsupportedinstitutionsshouldnotteachitasfact.LiveforGod!All our efforts to stem the tide of moral decay in our land arefutileunlessGodleadsandsupportsourcause.Themostimportantthing anyone can do to help fix the problem is to obey2Chronicles 7:14 —“If my people, which are called by my name,shallhumblethemselves,andpray,andseekmyface,andturnfromtheir wicked ways; then will Ihear from heaven, and will forgivetheirsin,andwillhealtheirland.”2Pray for Wisdom. Mostimportantly,askGodto giveyouwisdom (James 1:5) and direction about what He wouldhaveyoudoinHisservice.Jesustoldusthatwearetobethe“salt of the earth.” Salt preserves from corruption. One ofour jobs is topreservethis world from corruption; if wedonotpreserve,weareworthless(seeMatthew5:13).Win Souls! God called us to win souls, not causes. Thegreat commission (Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:l5, andActs1:8)commandsustopreach,baptize,andteachpeoplewhat Jesus taught His disciples. While there is nothingwrong with working for a cause (1 Samuel 17:29),Christianshavea strongtendencytomajoronminorsandminor on majors; we need to keep priorities in order. ThebattleragingforthemindsofmenisabattlebetweenGodand the Devil. The people who (knowingly or unknowingly)are working for the Devil are not the real enemy.There is atendency among Christians to not keep the sinseparate from the sinner. However, we can still use theadvicegivenbyAbrahamLincoln:“Thebestwaytogetridof an enemy is to make him your friend.” When dealingwith evolutionists, our job is to love them and to keep asweetspiritwhiletryingtoinfluencethem tobesaved. AswewinpeopletoChrist,theywillbeginto havetheirmindrenewed and will see that God’s Word is true. Our bestoffensiveweaponissoulwinning—convertedevolutionistsmake great creationists! Most of the active creation scientistsareformerevolutionists.IfweobeyChristand“preachthegospeltoeverycreature,”wewillseegreatresults.TospreadtheWord,toedifythebelievers,ortoevangelizethelost,orderorcopyextrasetsofmytapestoloan,giveasgifts,ordonatetolibrariesatschools,churches,oreventhepubliclibrary.Thesetapesareregularlyupdatedtoimprovequalityandtoaddnewresearchandartwork.21Creation Science Evangelism •29 Cummings Road •Pensacola, Florida 32503