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Location:
Institute for Creation Research, Santee, California
Description:
The purpose of this 4-W was to take a look at the creation and marvel at it. So often we miss how incredible it is that God created this world out of nothing. In order to do this students looked at a few different things. First, the Creation museum. The Creation Museum is part of the Institute for Creation Research (ICR). ICR’s mission is to equip believers with evidence of the Bible's accuracy and authority through scientific research, educational programs, and media presentations, all conducted within a thoroughly biblical framework. The Creation Museum comes from a Creationist standpoint. Students also looked at Reasons to Believe’s video on Old Earth vs. Young Earth, giving them another view of how God created. Finally they watched an IMAX movie and saw how the world views creation, all while marveling at part of God’s creation. It is important to learn and understand the different views, but the overall goal is to remember that God created this world out of nothing and we should never cease to be in awe at His creation.
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What Providence students are saying:
- "I really liked the model of Noah's ark. I was able to finally visualize how big it really was. I'm terrible with estimating so to see it with little cars and people by it was very helpful to see the actual size of the boat."
- "It was great to see how science fits into scripture; they don't contradict each other."
- "I learned to have a greater appreciation for God's 'ugly' creatures. There were cockroaches there and I was looking at them thinking 'God made you? Why?' But at the same time He did make them...they are part of His marvelous creation."
- "It's amazing to see, like through the IMAX movie we watched on Dolphins, how people have a sense of the power and majesty of this creation. They have a good mind, they are able to discover and see the orderliness of it, so in some ways they have a knowledge of God and His works. But they don't know His revelation of Himself through scripture. The Bible says that man is without excuse because what can be known about God is made clear through what He has made. So it's almost like they have a window. I think it really puts the burden and responsibility on us to be reaching out to these people who have a certain knowledge of God and share the scriptures with them."
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