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“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them” (Isaiah 8:20).
This is an important verse that we all need to remember, but it is especially important for young people. In school you will learn many things, and it is good to learn things like mathematics, geography, history, etc. But sometimes teachers may teach things that involve moral and spiritual values, and then it is important to remember this verse. On any moral and spiritual subject, the Word of God is the absolute authority. If anyone says something that is contrary to the Bible, this verse tells us that “there is no light in them.” We should immediately reject what they are saying, and believe what the Word of God says.
For example, you may be taught that thousands of years ago, our ancestors were “hunters and gatherers,” and that they lived in caves. Then supposedly they got smarter and learned how to plant crops and build houses. But this is all nonsense. It is an idea that has been brought forward to support the theory of evolution. Adam was clearly the first man, and his wicked son Cain “went out from the presence of the Lord…and builded a city” (Genesis 4:16-17). He knew how to build a city; he did not live in a cave.
Yes, we know that at some points in man’s history, some people did live in caves, but that is because they got away from God, and lost some of their knowledge. But man did not start by living in caves, and then learn how to build houses.
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