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Mankind Did Not Evolve from a Previous Life Form

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By David E. Thompson

“Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a livingbeing” (Genesis 2:7).

This verse clearly establishes and educates us to the fact that Man did not evolve from some previous life form, because the specific material and process God used is explicitly stated:

Fact #1—God formed man from dust. This indicates that there was no previous life form which evolved into man. This text, plus others, clearly reinforces the reality that man was created from the dust of the earth (Job 34:15; Psalm 90:3; Ecclesiastes 3:20, 12:7).

Chemistry has now confirmed that there is a close connection between the body of man and the soil of the ground. In fact, it is now known that there are at least sixteen elements of soil which are found in the human body: “calcium, carbon, chlorine, fluorine, hydrogen, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous, potassium, silicon, sodium, sulfur. All of these minerals are present in organic forms and compose nearly six percent of the body, the remainder being of water, carbon and gasses” (Systemic Theology Vol. 2,  pp. 145-146).

Fact #2—Man is comprised of something material and something immaterial . A physical body formed from the dust of the ground is not enough to produce life. Many who go to beaches form lifeless castles and sculptures from sand; however, those sculptures, no matter how realistic, lack life. In order for dust to produce life or become a man, God must give the body life. It is specifically and directly stated that God “breathed into his nostrils the breath of life.”

We immediately observe then that this verse makes it clear that man is clearly, in one sense, bipartite; that is he has two basic parts to his composition–that which is material and that which is immaterial. Man has a material body formed from dust and an immaterial life which has come from the breath of God.

It is also important to note that the statement “God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life” is peculiar to man and not to any other creation. The Bible asserts that all life has been created by God (i.e. Colossians 1:16). However, it is stated concerning only man that God “breathed into his nostrils.”

This specifically suggests that Man, according to God’s Word, is distinctly different from any other form of life. This conclusion is further supported by the statement that man was created by God “…in His own image (Genesis 1:27). We initially see from this verse that there is a material and immaterial bipartite make-up to Man.

Fact #3—Man’s bipartite make-up seems to lend itself to three parts (tripartite); one from the material side and two from the immaterial side. The “dust” is a distinct reference to the composition of the body. The “breath of life” is a reference to man having a spirit. The words “became a living being” refer to man having a soul. This one verse does not necessarily prove that man has a body, soul and spirit, but it does lend itself to this conclusion, which when compared with other passages (which we will later examine) suggest this conclusion is accurate.

It is clear from this one verse that EVOLUTION IS NOT TRUE. Man was created directly by God and he did not evolve.

What are the two parts that comprise a human being?

Part #1—There is the material part of a human being. This includes all physical parts of a human, including the flesh, bones, blood and organs.

Part #2—There is the immaterial part of a human being. This includes all non-physical things which comprise a human being, including the thinking process, and the soul and spirit of a human.

There are many passages of Scripture which clearly draw a distinction between the material and the immaterial part of a human: Eccl. 12:7; Matt. 10:28; Luke 8:54-55; 2 Cor. 5:1-8; Phil. 1:22-24; Heb. 12:9. These are just some of the main texts which draw a vast distinction between the material and immaterial. When both parts (material and immaterial) are functioning in harmony, we have life as we know it. There is, however, one thing that can separate the material part of a person from the immaterial part of a person and that one thing is death ! It is obvious that at death the material part of a person is still tangibly here.

It is also obvious at death that some part of the person is no longer present. The material part of the person: organs, bones, blood and flesh are all intact at death, but there is something missing from the body, which is definitely needed for life as we know it. The missing agent, at the moment of death, is the immaterial part of the individual. At the precise moment that the immaterial part of a person is separated from the material part of a person–what exists is the death of a person.

Death, then, is the separation of the immaterial from the material. We will discuss this later, but for now we bring this up to show the two main parts of a person. The material and immaterial part of man has never been debated among theologians. However, the total number of parts that comprise the immaterial part of a human being has been discussed and debated in the world of theology. Primarily, there are two schools of thought on this issue:

Thought #1—Man is a trichotomy – Man is comprised of three parts: body, soul, spirit.

Thought #2—Man is a dichotomy – Man is comprised of two parts: body, soul/spirit. A trichotomist is impressed with the differences between soul and spirit. A dichotomist is impressed with the similarities between the soul and spirit. It may be admitted that there are times when the terms soul and spirit are seemingly used synonymously and interchangeably (i.e. Luke 1:46-47).

However, it will also be admitted that there are times when the terms are used separately (i.e. 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 4:12). The distinctions between the two schools of thinking are not major. The fact that man is material and immaterial is really the key point. There are good theologians on both sides of the issue.

Although the full ramifications of the immaterial part of Man will not be known until we get into eternity, we certainly cannot be wrong in holding to a trichotomy position. This certainly is legitimate, based upon terminology found in Scripture and based upon a literal interpretation. In trying to make sense of each of the three parts–the trichotomist typically agrees to the following

1) The body of a person is physically concerned with this world.

2) The soul of a person is mentally concerned with self.

3) The spirit of a person is spiritually concerned with God . Dr. Chafer quotes C.A. Auberlen in saying the body is a world consciousness, the soul is a self consciousness and the spirit is a God consciousness (Systemic Theology, Vol. 2, p. 185). The critical area of focus in biblical salvation is clearly that of the immaterial part of man. The primary issue at stake in salvation is the salvation of the soul. It is the soul and spirit then which becomes the central issue in salvation and not the body.

This point is easily illustrated by a funeral. Any person who has ever looked into a casket at another believer realizes the body was not the primary issue of salvation, for the body is left behind until some future time of resurrection in which a new glorified body will be raised  (1 Corinthians 15:50-52).

Clearly, at salvation, the real issue at stake is the soul and spirit, and not the body. The apostle Paul makes it very clear that it is impossible for an unregenerate person to understand the spiritual things of God 2 Corinthians 2:14). The unregenerate person will be totally concerned with his own self, his own will, and will have a very distorted spiritual concept of God (Rom. 1:21-23; 3:9-18).

In light of this important information, Hebrews 4:12 becomes extremely important. The only thing that can penetrate a soul and spirit, which is extremely distorted, is the Word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit. At salvation, the Holy Spirit works through the Word of God to convict the immaterial part of a person to an awareness of the fact that he is a sinner, he is not righteous, and he is heading for judgment (John 16:8).

The Spirit of God also enables the immaterial part of a person to become aware of the holiness of God and the pending judgment of God as it relates to Jesus Christ for salvation. At the moment of salvation, God illumines the soul and spirit and positionally purifies both at the moment of salvation (Romans 8:2, 10).

This positional purification begins the process of practical purification (1 Peter 1:22; Ephesians 4:24; Colossians 3:10). It is quite evident that when one believes in Jesus Christ, the body does not change, but something has drastically changed with the spirit and soul. One who has the Spirit of God move in his life has a new heartbeat for God. There may be a moment of spiritual lapse, but if the person continues or persists to be the same, we may assume that there really has not been the saving work of God.

How may we understand the subject of death?

At the moment of death, every immaterial part of a person is instantly separated from the material part of a person. Since death is a subject pertinent to man, it naturally falls under the doctrine of Anthropology. There is one key word in understanding the biblical doctrine of man as it pertains to death and that word is separation . In any form of death, something is separated from something else.

Scripturally speaking, there are three types of death:

Type #1—There is spiritual death. Spiritual death means that every person is born spiritually separated from God because of his sin. Many passages of Scripture make it clear that every human being is spiritually dead and is, in fact, physically born in this condition (Eph. 2:1-5; Rom. 3:10-18). It is precisely this reason why physical birth is not enough to make one right with God and why a person must be “born again.” Although a person is physically alive, he is spiritually dead and thus there is the need to be “born again” (John 3:1-8).

Type #2—There is physical death. As we have previously stated, at physical death the immaterial part of a person is separated from the material part of a person  We see very clearly in 2 Corinthians 5:1-8 that at death, the immaterial part of a person is separated from the material part of a person.

Type #3—There is eternal death. In eternal death, the person is separated from God forever in eternal torment. Several passages speak of eternal condemnation: John 3:18, 36; Rev. 20:11-15; 21:8. As pertaining to the different types of death:

  1. For spiritual death, there is a cure: salvation.
  2. For physical death, there is a cure: resurrection.
  3. For eternal death, there is NO cure for damnation.

One obvious question that must be considered when dealing with the subject of death is the question of “Why?”

Why do people die and why do they have to die? Any form of anthropology that is true to facts must deal with this subject for this is clearly one that is connected to every human being.

The answer to this important question is clearly found in Romans 5:12 (compare Genesis 2:17). It is clear from these passages that death is a penalty for sin. Dr. C.I. Scofield writes: “The first sin wrought the moral ruin of the race.” The demonstration is simple:

Death is universal (vv. 12, 13); all die–little children, moral people, and religious people equally with the depraved. For a universal state there must be a universal cause; that cause is a state of universal sin.” The proof and evidence that every person needs to be saved is that every person will physically die. The reality of the need for salvation is established by the reality of death.

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Pastor David E. Thompson is pastor/teacher at Texas Corners Bible Church in Kalamazoo,  Michigan with a nationally syndicated radio show reaching all across the United States. Pastor Thompson may be classified as a true systematic Bible expositor and communicator of God’s Word.  He carefully  expounds books of the Bible in a way that is contextually, exegetically, grammatically, historically, and theologically accurate to the text and relevant to the time. He is also an very skilled in New Testament Greek.

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    • Man

      chromosome 2. It merged 2 strands. The bonombo has the identical chromosome but then seperated

    • Boo

      Nice article John…helpful to those who still don’t quite understand the process come up to speed.

    • Jeffery Pritchett

      Lol, yeah, a magic man floating in space made us.

      That makes SO MUCH more sense than evolution.

      You still believe in the tooth fairy also?

    • goastdale

      OH NO..THE END OF THE WORLD….sorry you only missed it and the entire gospel of Jesus Christ……Even Islamic theology is waiting for the second coming of Christ but this is also how we know slam dunk that Muhammad was a false teacher…just like most “bible teaching Christians”…….THE SECOND COMING Thou Fool! “I come quickly” so “Hold fast till i come”… NOT …“in another 2000 yrs I might be coming soon any time now, so hold fast”!?! …those that deny the second coming of Christ in that first generation are practicing a damnable heresy in denying the lord that bought them ( 2Peter 2:1-2 ;2Tim 4:8)…….Mat 7:23..”I NEVER KNEW YOU” …..Mat 10:33. But whosoever shall deny me before men……..sound familiar?…. ……. If I said I am coming to your house in this generation when these things happen but no one knows the day or hour what fool would think I might be coming in 2000 years latter!?!? ..2 Tim 4: 4. And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be TURNED UNTO FABLES……. It is a biblical fact according to the bibles own figures that last days are the last 70 years of the number of years between BC596…to AD70 = 666 yrs the period of time outlined once as a MAN and once as a BEAST in Daniel Ch 2 & 7 respectively .as the time the 7 fold (7 seals/trumps vials) curse of the law of Moses was poured out on the physical seed of Israel purified until only a spiritual seed was left…

      Gal 1: 8. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

      The book of Revelation offers us an interesting Theological dilemma. It states Rev 22:16. I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. Revelation also states it is “the true sayings” of Jesus and that it is “the testimony of Christ”. If this is not “the gospel of Jesus Christ” then what is it and should we consider it accursed testimony of an angel? If it is not to be considered accursed, then it cannot be some other gospel message then what was already given previously. However, this is the conundrum, for if this is the gospel message, then why do so few understand it? There is a possibility which few consider but is the overall thesis of this apology. The reason people don’t understand revelation is because they never understood what the gospel message was in the first place! In that case, where does that put those who claim it is not essential for salvation? Do you not find it quite curious that the most “Personally” given NT book By Jesus himself, is the least understood and given the least importance for Salvation in Christendom?….There are numerous preachers and bible exegetes but as Paul said “… I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge” . Most who profess the name of Christ are feeding on doctrines of devils and the ignorant.. There are, without question, many “qualified” teachers and scholars with many years of “dedication” and “solid education”. However, teachers, no matter how well lettered or numbered in degrees; if obtained from others; who are just as equally ignorant in such matters, are just “ blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.”………………

      Revelation the First Gospel of the Kingdom
      978-1-4907-0590-3 (ISBN)

      Those looking for a physical return of Christ and your physical body to “leave the dirt” resurrected (1Cor 15:36-37) you are carnal mined & or living in prov 26:12

      DAY OF THE LORD”/ YEAR OF THE LORD – does NOT last for 24 hours!?!..Also means the day of resurrection & judgment do not last for one hour or one day either! They only begin (NOT END) in a certain hour & on a certain 24 hour day ….”SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS to arise”…..NOT..”come & get (your new resurrected body) it while it is still hot, only 24 hours of solar power left”!?!

      https://www.scribd.com/doc/308485609/Day-of-Lord-Not-24-Hours-I-Come-Quickly

      The second coming took place already and Christ promised that only HIS PEOPLE would see him ….John 14:19. Yet a little while, and THE WORLD SEETH ME NO MORE;….. [2 Cor 5:16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ AFTER THE FLESH, yet NOW HENCEFORTH KNOW WE HIM NO MORE….(here the Context of John 14 is his second coming)…..continued…..but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. 20. AT THAT DAY .. 21. He that hath my commandments, and KEEPETH THEM, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and WILL MANIFEST MYSELF TO HIM……(again taking note “as he is” or 1Jn 3:2)

      22. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, HOW IS IT THAT THOU WILT MANIFEST THYSELF UNTO US AND NOT UNTO THE WORLD? 23. Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, HE WILL KEEP MY WORDS: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.( Rev 3:20) 24. He that loveth me not.. (1Cor 16:22)…. KEEPETH NOT MY SAYINGS: ( REV 9:16-20)

      REVELATION 1:7. Behold, HE COMETH WITH CLOUDS; and EVERY EYE SHALL SEE HIM, …. There is a parallel here with ………….Exodus 24:10. And THEY SAW THE GOD OF ISRAEL : and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. 11. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also THEY SAW GOD, and did eat and drink………..But Christ said….. John 1:18. NO MAN HATH SEEN GOD AT ANY TIME; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. A person can see with their understanding and or see with their eyes…. It can see “seen” for certain that everything that Christ described was seen by the folks of that day in His coming but do they perceive that was him? …So what Christ said is true every eye saw him but the world does not see him….. With the eye they and folks still today can see everything Christ described to have taken place, but they do not “keep” ( believe and understand) his words as such they do not see him nor shall they ever.

      The saints who have physical died faithful in the flesh (every man in his own order) are changed in the blink of an eye & caught up to sit on that Great white throne ( this congregation of the saints is the body of Christ that folks will answer to at the judgment and these saints will judge all men who cannot see Christ along with the rest of the world……Folks think they are waiting to see Jesus but they will NEVER see Jesus himself they will only see the body of Christ condemn them the saints judge the world (Rev 3:21; 1 Cor 6:2 et al) the saints are the body of Christ…that is the only part of Christ they shall see….only the saints shall see God face to face…..most peoples idea of the second coming & day of the Lord and the judgment is completely wrong

      http://www.globethics.net/gtl/5455069 Revelation The First Gospel of The Kingdom

      or

      https://www.scribd.com/doc/305366745/Revelation-the-First-Gospel-of-the-Kingdom

      or

      https://www.academia.edu/23464127/REVELATION_THE_FIRST_GOSPEL_OF_THE_KINGDOM

      978-1-4907-0590-3 (SC ISBN)

    • desertspeaks

      uh huh, you don’t believe in evolution, which can be and has been proven in it’s simplest forms.. but you do believe in a bronze age fairy tale deity for which zero evidence exists.. brilliant!

      • GUNNY

        “…which can be and has been proven in it’s simplest forms…”

        What, like moths changing the color of their wings? Like birds developing a stouter beak for breaking seeds?

        Sorry fella — the moth is still a moth and the bird is still a bird. Species are adaptable. But one species does NOT *evolve* into another species. You lot have the audacity to believe in fairy tales like the evolution of the species without even a single SHRED of evidence, but then you’ll castigate others for believing in revelation from God?

        Disaster awaits you.

        • Man

          Dinosaurs turning into birds.

          • Gus Fung

            Aha Mister Man !

            Gus Fung get you this time! Behold proof of dinosaur into birds!

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeoraptor

            • Man

              you do know that there are other feathered dinosaurs, right?

              But you don’t have to look that far. Bonobo’s and the human chromosome 2. Difference: Ours Chromosome is fused and we are no more like Bonobo’s

            • Mayhem

              Regarding flying Dino’s, Man, consider if you will…

              “The idea of feathered dinosaurs and the theropod origin of birds is being actively promulgated by a cadre of zealous scientists acting in concert with certain editors at Nature and National Geographic who themselves have become outspoken and highly biased proselytizers of the faith. Truth and careful scientific weighing of evidence have been among the first casualties in their program, which is now fast becoming one of the grander scientific hoaxes of our age—the paleontological equivalent of cold fusion.”

              … written by Dr Storrs Olson, evolutionist, curator of birds at the Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian.

          • GUNNY

            It would be something if we constantly had to be on the lookout for 700 pound bird turds falling out of the sky and onto our faces.

            Watch that low-flying brachiosaurus, GUS!!!

            Mind that T-REX, MAN!!! He’s doing his impersonation of an F-117 on a bombing run!!!

            Oh the things atheists ask us to believe, all in the same breath as mocking revelation.

            Hell of a world we live in.

            • Gus Fung

              E mit Brown: “Oh the things atheists ask us to believe”

              dogma gonna dog, Doc . <- full stop

      • Boo

        desertspeaks … Your grade school education is showing. Stop with the idea evolution has the ability to morph one species into another. There is no record anywhere that that has happened.

        But there is a huge historical record of God and his miracles.

        Deprogramming is not easy for anyone … My prayers go with you in hopes someday those shackles are thrown off you.

        • Anonymous

          You do know that all of what you say about this record ( Bible) was never written for some 150 yrs after the so called fact! This information that you rely on was passed down for years to a point that you or anyone else knows that any of it happened. Most of it was copied from other religions that were later chastised for believing in these Gods that no one ever saw.

          • Boo

            Anon…Yes I do know. And you can choose to discard it with yesterdays mail. but … the prophesy’s that were written (all before the fact) were all fulfilled after they were already written and on the record. Truly I say to you … there is no debate about that unless your exposure to an intelligent discourse on this subject is among the ill informed.
            What’s additionally interesting is there are some prophesy’s still on the back-burner waiting to be fulfilled.

          • Mayhem

            That argument used to hold water, Anonymous, until we got sick of all the winning.

            Three things Historians said didn’t exist…

            https://watchjerusalem.co.il/2017/03/23/three-things-historians-said/

            … until they did.

            Oh and i think there’s still US$10,000 on the table to the person who can prove most of the Bible was copied from other religions.

            • GUNNY

              There is.

              But it’s not MOST of the Bible…

              It’s ten thousand USD payable to anyone who can prove that one JOT or TITLE of the Bible was copied, borrowed, plagiarized or stolen from earlier sources.

              And maybe we should up the ante? What with nearly a decade of inflation to compensate for, and all.

    • Boo

      ELB Phd … who are you most amazing of commentators. Truly, your are a jewel of breathtaking information. Please leave a trail of bread crumbs if you ever decide to leave off commenting here. Bless you…

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