The Ascent of Man

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The “Ascent of Man” from a quadruped to his present state, is a theory of the philosopher, which has neither foundation in fact, nor evidence in ascertained results. The “Fall of Man” from the state of Innocence in which he was originally created, as recorded in Genesis 1:27,27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. (Genesis 1:27) to the degraded and loathsome condition in which God describes him in Romans 1:21-32,21Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. 24Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves: 25Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. (Romans 1:21‑32) is a solemn and awful declaration in the book of God. And the evidences of that Fall are before our eyes every day, in outbursts of enmity from the human heart towards the Creator-God, and in the wail of woe which rises towards a silent heaven from suffering thousands because of “man’s inhumanity to man.” Nor is this all, for the Bible informs us that when a sinner dies in his sin, its power ruling his being, and its full penalty awaiting him in the afterworld, he sinks deeper still into “perdition” (1 Tim. 6:99But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. (1 Timothy 6:9)).
“The Ascent of Man” is a falsehood and a fraud, used by Godless philosophers to flatter their disciples, and by Christless preachers to gull their hearers, making them believe that they are “as gods” —just what Satan’s first lie promised them, when they became his dupes (see Gen. 3:55For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. (Genesis 3:5))—whereas God who sees and knows man fully, declares that he is “foolish, deceived” (Titus 3:33For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. (Titus 3:3)).