| Show DANGEROUS THEOLOGY i 1 Orthodox theology as enunciated by 1 ic the reformers of he six teen Hi een tury I can flU ke no cnmprumtau with iS the modern thcolugy based on he I theory the-ory nf evolution siiya the Uev Dr i Nicholas N KtefTeiiM Their antagonism z antago-nism Is MO fundamental hat t they cannot s can-not IK on friendly ternis Jind tin1 i dangerous dan-gerous character oC modern theology Is not yulllclently reeoKnleil hy the ad herents of the I traditional Christianity I Jr StelYens writes In i the Christian In tlII I gcncer Presbyterian February t 7lhjIt I uI Is I Impossible for u man to be orthodox or-thodox and ait the name i Unit modern In his world und HfevUnv l I know some try to combine he I Biblical cosmogony with the theory of evolution Their 1 view IH a combination of two world nnd lifeviews The llrst part of their I 7 comnogony Is I In harmony with the loc trlno of creation the second IH under i I the sway of Parwlns fascinating c theory They senble Issacher I of I S whom Jiuiib wild that he wus n stronp aps crouching between two burdens1 They are halting between two opinions opin-ions undecided whether Jehovah 1 IH < odor I od-or Ban Such a position Is I untenable I The idea of development which was not Known to our fathers certainly Is a i precious acquisition of more modern I times but the hybrid product of a mixture mix-ture of evolution and creation ev he t creation or protoplasm and the evolution I evolu-tion of every I creature out of it with the later Intervention of Hods creative I pmvr at the point where man appeared upon the cneIs In my I judgment neither BIII < I nor scientific I Thelstlc evolutionists will not be recognized as scientific I among consistent adherents cir I this theory and they < certainly find no place among consistent lnll theologians If you are Inclined to recognize evolution I evo-lution to a certain extent you will Iud out that only an arbitrary act of tho will can save you from a complete surrender 4 sur-render of all the bulwarks of our Christian I Chris-tian religion Involution Is I n principle I There may be ole grains of truth In evolution as far us the present condition I condi-tion of the world Is I concerned but as a I principle It Is pernicious Our principle as fulvlnlsts Is the glory of God revealed re-vealed In the Holy Scriptureu and man ifested jn the universe Can you maintain main-tain this principle If you coquette with modern evolution I is I impossible Evolution exiludcs revelation on account ac-count of its supernatural character Such a theory we ought to hate with a perfect hatred Instead of allowS allow-S ing ourselves to be overawed by Its c great Influence upon our generation relelaton Far be It from UB to Intioducc it into our theology as L constructive principle |
