Is biblical creation just a blind-faith belief? This idea that what we believe as creationists is utterly contrary to reason and is just taken on “blind faith” (which would be fideism) is an attack we commonly hear from secularists. I’ve even had some Christians tell me Christianity is based on blind faith. But is it true?
Well, I’d say that fideism—blind faith—is a great way to describe the evolutionary faith, the religion of evolution, because the men and women who hold to evolution must close their eyes and ears to the host of evidence from creation that cries out for a Creator.
Romans 1:20 explains, “For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.”
Psalm 8:3–4 further details, “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?”
It’s not creationists ignoring the evidence! We see over and over that science and reason agree with and confirm the truth that we find in God’s Word. Just consider the complexity of DNA, the intricate language system written into every cell of every living thing; the “fearfully and wonderfully” developing unborn baby (human development is incredibly complex!); the precise order of the heavenly bodies; and the intricacies of earth’s ecosystems. It all cries out for a Creator God.
But are we guilty of fideism because we insist on a literal six-day interpretation of Genesis 1? Not at all!
- We appeal to Hebrew grammar, which indicates Genesis is written as history, rather than poetry or myth.
- We appeal to ancient Jewish and Christian scholarship, which unanimously saw it as history.
- We understand that most areas of modern science were pioneered by Christians. Some of the most brilliant people in history were Bible-believing followers of Jesus, and their faith didn’t contradict their academics; rather, it spurred it on.
- And above all, we appeal to the authority of Christ, who read Genesis as history.
Many Christians find it tempting to add millions of years and/or evolution to the Bible, finding an interpretation that seems more sophisticated or “scientific.” But really, it’s nothing short of compromise with the pagan religion of our day—making man the ultimate authority, not God—and it’s a slippery slope that leads to more and more compromise.
There are good reasons—irrefutable reasons—to believe in the biblical God and the truth of his Word. While all Christians must have faith (it’s impossible to please God without it!), we do not have a blind faith. We have a reasonable, defensible faith—objective faith. Atheists have a blind faith that strains credulity.
