Just about
everyone has heard the term, survival of the fittest. "Survival of the
fittest" is a phrase that originated from Darwinian evolutionary
theory as an Atheistic way of describing the mechanism of natural
selection without an omnipotent Creator God. Survival of the fittest, the term
made famous in the fifth edition (published in 1869) of “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or
the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life” by British
naturalist Charles Darwin, which suggested that organisms best adjusted to
their environment are the most successful in surviving and reproducing. Darwin
borrowed the term from English sociologist and philosopher Herbert Spencer, who
first used it in his 1864 book Principles of Biology. I’ve always found it interesting
that the politically incorrect “Preservation
of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life” portion of the title is almost always excluded in
writings. Interesting that this is a charged issued still today. Why?
According to
evolutionary “origin of life” theory, after nothing exploded and produced
matter, life was spontaneously generated from non-life on earth by a series of
accidents and that simple life form found a mate and, with no transitional fossil
records, evolved over millions or billions of years in gradual changes and
survival of the fittest to create every species in the air, seas and on the
land masses of the planet. In reality it comes down to “survival of the
survivor”. Darwinian Evolution is a fairytale theory of never observed and
unverifiable “macro-evolution” producing new species based upon visible “micro-evolution”
of existing species in an attempt to hijack Creation Science, explain away and
reject Creator God, who we, the creator, are accountable to. Micro-biology revealed
irreducible complexity with cells and the information strands within DNA killed
the theory. It’s a matter of faith verses unbelief, nothing more. But the
consequence of Darwinian evolution’s survival of the fittest has far-reaching effects
of human society, like the notion of favored races and every man for himself.
Matthew 22:36-40 “Teacher,
which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to
him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first
and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You
shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all
the Law and the Prophets.”
In a time of a
worldwide pandemic viral outbreak, we could easily start seeing a “survival of
the fittest” mentality erupt and be exposed. When times get tough, do the tough
get going, trust in God and assist each other get through and protect the most
vulnerable, or do they eliminate the competition to protect ourselves and our
way of life in a fallen and material world? Everyone is experiencing “quarantine
fatigue” from shut in and close down orders in order to flatten the curve on
the COVID-19 illness and death impact. The mental, social and economic impact
was catastrophic. Impatience to return to normalcy has resulted in over-aggressive
reopening, accelerated regathering’s and abandonment of physical distancing which
is causing the virus infestation outbreak to spike back up in devastating and
tragic numbers. Sin is the real problem. We are all part of the human race that
God created.
Where is the balanced, safe and godly mindset and approach today? Pray
and trust God with life, trust Jesus Christ with your eternal life, and trust
the Holy Spirit to lead your life in paths of righteousness through our valleys
of the shadow of death in this lost and dying world. Don’t just survive; live. Love
God, love your neighbor as yourself and thrive.
In Christ,
Brian
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