Imagine this scenario: Alex is confused. He has always believed in God and in creation. But today his biology teacher forcefully claimed that evolution is a fact, that it is based on credible scientific research. Alex doesn’t want to appear foolish. ‘After all,’ he says to himself, ‘if scientists have proved evolution to be true, who am I to question them?’

If you were Alex, would you accept evolution just because the textbooks present it as fact?

People on both sides of the debate are often quick to state what they believe without really knowing why they believe it.

• Some people believe in creation simply because that’s what they’ve been taught at church.

• Some people believe in evolution simply because that’s what they’ve been taught at school.

The Bible says: “Every house is constructed by someone, but the one who constructed all things is God.” (Hebrews 3:4) Is that reasonable to believe?

CLAIM: Everything in the universe came as a result of a random big bang.

CLAIM: Humans evolved from animals.

CLAIM: Evolution is a proven fact.

“If you were walking through the forest and discovered a beautiful house, would you think: ‘How fascinating! The trees must have fallen in just the right way to make this house.’ Of course not! It’s just not reasonable. So why should we believe that everything in the universe just happened to come about?”—Julia.

“Imagine that someone told you that there was an explosion at a printing plant and that the ink spattered onto the walls and ceilings and formed the text of an unabridged dictionary. Would you believe it?”—Gwen.

The Bible encourages you to use your “power of reason.” (Romans 12:1) That means your belief in God should not be based merely on

• EMOTION (I just feel that there must be a higher power)

• THE INFLUENCE OF OTHERS (I live in a religious community)

• PRESSURE (My parents raised me to believe in God—I had no choice)

Instead, you should have sound reasons for your belief.

“When I’m in class listening to the teacher explain how our bodies function, there’s no doubt in my mind that God exists. Each part of the body has its own function, down to the smallest detail, and these functions are often carried out without our awareness. The human body truly is mind-boggling!”—Teresa.

“When I see a skyscraper, a cruise ship, or a car, I ask myself, ‘Who built this?’ It takes intelligent people to build a car, for example, because so many small components have to work just right for the whole thing to function. And if cars have to be designed by someone, then so do we humans.”—Richard.

“The more I studied science, the less credible evolution seemed. . . . To me, it takes more ‘faith’ to believe in evolution than to believe in a Creator.”—Anthony.

Despite decades of research, scientists have yet to come up with an explanation for evolution that they can all agree on. If scientists can’t agree on evolution—and they are supposed to be the experts—are you wrong to question the theory?

Ghee igiemwi na ghee: Alex ma ghi rẹn nọ khian yayi vbọ. Ọ te wa yayi wẹẹ Osanobua rrọọ kevbe wẹẹ irẹn ẹre ọ yi emwi hia. Sokpan vbe ẹrẹna, ọmamwaemwi ọghẹe na wa si agbada vbe unu tae wẹẹ te emwi hia gele didaghohi zẹvbe ne ezanzan ne avbe umẹwaẹn ru rhiẹre maa. Alex ma hoo ne emwa do gha ghee irẹn zẹvbe akpa. Irẹn khare wẹẹ, ‘adeghẹ avbe umẹwaẹn tae nẹ wẹẹ te emwi gele didaghohi, a ghi re imẹ nọ khian wẹẹ ohoghe nọ?’

Adeghẹ uwẹ ọre Alex, uwẹ gha kue yọ wẹẹ te emwi gele didaghohi rhunmwuda wẹẹ u miọẹn tie vbe ebe ra?

Emwa ni muan ẹmwẹ na keghi rherhe ta emwi ne iran yayi vbene iran i na gele rẹn evbọzẹ ne iran na yaeyi.

• Emwa eso yayi wẹẹ te a yi emwi hia rhunmwuda wẹẹ ọni ẹre a ma iran re vbe esọsi.

• Emwa eso yayi wẹẹ te emwi hia didaghohi rhunmwuda wẹẹ ọni ẹre a ma iran re vbe owebe.

E Baibol khare wẹẹ: “A rẹnrẹn ighẹ, owa hia mwẹ ọmwa nọ bọẹ, Osanobua ọre ọmwa ne ọ bọ emwi hia.” (Hibru 3:4) Ọmwa ẹwaẹn gha sẹtin ya ọni yi ra?

EMWI NE EMWA TA: Emwi nọ mu sa vbe ideghedeghe ẹre ọ zẹ ighẹ emwi hia rrọọ.

EMWI NE EMWA TA: Aranmwẹ ẹre emwa nagbọn la rre.

EMWI NE EMWA TA: A gualọ otọre miẹn wẹẹ ẹmwata nọ ighẹ iyayi ọghe emwi hia nọ didaghohi.

“Adeghẹ u na gha khian vbuwe ẹgbo, u na do dekun owa nọ wa mose, uwẹ gha kha wẹẹ: ‘U miẹn vbe owa na mose hẹ! Avbe erhan ni rre emwa ẹre ọ wa dele do khian owa na.’ Hiehie! Akpa ẹre ọ khian sẹtin ta egbe emwi vberriọ. Vbọ ghi siẹ ne ima gha na yayi wẹẹ te emwi hia nọ rre agbọn didaghohi?”—Julia.

“Ba roro ẹre wẹẹ ọmwa tama ruẹ wẹẹ emadogua na ya printi ebe mu sa kevbe ink nọ tue kua vbọ na wa sanmwẹ ye ehe hia, a na do miẹn wẹẹ ink nọ tue kua nii ẹre ọ ghi do khian disiọnarri na ghi tie. Uwẹ gha ya ọni yi ra?”—Gwen.

E Baibol khare wẹẹ, ne u gha loo ‘ẹtin ọghe iziro’ ọghuẹ. (Rom 12:1) Ọni rhiema wẹẹ ọ ma khẹke ne u yayi wẹẹ Osanobua rrọọ rhunmwuda

• EMWI NE U MU RORO (I ghee ẹre wẹẹ ọmwa rrọọ nọ sẹ ima)

• EMWI NE EMWA ỌVBEHE RU (Emwa ni rre ẹvbo ni ye ga Osanobua)

• A MUẸN KPAN YỌ RUẸ EGBE (Te evbibiẹ mwẹ wa kọe yọ mwẹ ekhọe ke egbe ọvbokhan gha dee wẹẹ Osanobua rrọọ—vbia khian ghi ru hẹ?)

Nọghayayerriọ, ọ khẹke ne u gha mwẹ evbọzẹ ne u na ya Osanobua yi.

“Ọmamwaemwi mwẹ gha rhaan otọre vbene egbe ọmwa nagbọn ya winna hẹ, ọ ghi gele ya mwẹ yayi wẹẹ Osanobua rrọọ. Emwi hia ni rre egbe emwa nagbọn keghi mwẹ iyobọ ne iran ye, ke ni kọnkọn ke ni giẹghẹ, vbene ima i na zẹdẹ rẹn emwi nọ sunu vbuwe egbe ima. Egbe ima ne emwa nagbọn keghi re emwi nọ gele yan ọmwa unu uan!”—Teresa.

“I gha bẹghe egedege nọ yo, okọ nọ khian vbuwe ẹzẹ ra imọto, I gha nọ egbe mwẹ wẹẹ, ‘A ru ọna?’ Emwa ni mwẹ ẹwaẹn ẹre ọ khian sẹtin kun imọto rhunmwuda wẹẹ, emwi ughughan ẹre a khian ku kugbe ọ ke do sẹtin gha winna. Adeghẹ ọmwa ẹre ọ kun imọto, ọni rhiema wẹẹ te a vbe yi ima ne emwa nagbọn.”—Richard.

“Vbene I ya ruẹ sayọ vbekpa emwi ne avbe umẹwaẹn gualọ otọre miẹn, erriọ ẹre I ya bẹghe ẹre sayọ wẹẹ imamwaemwi ọghe emwi nọ didaghohi i mwẹ ẹzi. . . . Mẹ ghee ẹre wẹẹ, na yayi ighẹ te emwi hia didaghohi, ẹre ọ lọghọ sẹ na yaeyi wẹẹ te a yi emwi hia.”—Anthony.

Agharhemiẹn wẹẹ, ukpo nibun ẹre umẹwaẹn he ya ru ezanzan, iran i ye mwẹ iyayi ọkpa nọ dekaan emwi nọ didaghohi. Adeghẹ umẹwaẹn hia, na wẹẹ iran ẹre ọ rẹn sẹ, i mwẹ iyayi ọkpa vbe nọ dekaan emwi nọ didaghohi—u ma ru emwi dan, deghẹ u ma miọẹn yi ighẹ ezanzan ne iran ru?