Frank L. Marsh

Frank L. Marsh is professor of biology, emeritus, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan.

Articles by Frank L. Marsh

Comprehensiveness of the Flood

March 1940

Before any conclusion is reached, the following chapters, at least, must be studied: Genesis 6 to 9. Particular attention should be given to Genesis 6:5-7, 13, 17; 7:4, 21-23; 8:11. From these verses it appears that the objects of God's wrath…

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Evolution and the Sinfulness of Sin

December 1941

The sinfulness of sin is invariably hidden to a greater or lesser degree from the perception of him who accepts the theory of organic evolution. Even though he considers that a Creator has begun or even directed the course…

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True Christian Science and Evolution

February 1943

The term "evolution," as used in the bio­logical sense, refers to that philosophy which asserts that the beings now living on the earth have descended from different beings which have lived in the past, and which were…

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Scientific Hypothesis of Origins-2

September 1944

In the first installment of this discussion we have ob served that there are but two scientific hypotheses of origins, namely, evolution and special creation. We have observed that if a hypothesis is to be truly scientific, it must…

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The Scientific Hypothesis of Origins

August 1944

It is an interesting fact that in our complex modern world there are but two surviving hy­potheses of origins of man and his associated plants and animals. According tothese hypothe­ses, organisms either have evolved into their pres­ent forms…

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Evolution, Creation, and Science

June 1945

In order to enable our ministers and other evange­listic workers to get the most out of this new reading course book by Dr. Marsh, we have asked the author to give us a constructive analysis and outline of the volume from the viewpoint of…

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Genesis Fable or Genesis Fact?

August 1946

If we read the first of the book of Genesis as we read any factual history, we find a simple, clearly expressed statement that the animals and plants on our earth were formed instantaneously in their innumerable kinds at the beginning of…

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Science and Religious Faith Part II

February 1959

In Theodosius Dobzhanksy's classical book, Genetics and the Origin of Species, second edition, page 8, we read this assertion: "Among the present generation no informed person entertains any doubt…

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Science and Religious Faith—Part I

January 1959

Sincere believers in the Word of God often differ in their interpretation of the creation. But Seventh-day Ad­ventists wherever they are found can be classified as spe­cial creationists, and opposed to the idea of the evolution of any new…

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Have We Inspired Information on the Age of the Earth?

December 1967

THE problem of the age of the chemical substances of our earth is one that pro­foundly concerns theologians indirectly, and one whose solution is of basic impor­tance to the Christian scientist who bat­tles in the front line…

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Is Theistic Evolution Scriptural?

April 1960

AMONG evolutionists today it is not uncommon to find individuals who, although they believe man evolved up­ward from the beasts, claim to accept the Bible as God's inspired Word for man. Be­cause our workers are continu­ally coming in…

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Are the Natural and the Supernatural the Same?

December 1977

 

IF WE picture God as an honest worker, who placed a reasoning man in a reasonable and understandable uni verse, it then becomes a function of science to change gaping wonder into intelligent delight, to convert superstition into…

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Variety—The Spice of Life

February 1981

One of the delightful things about the world of plants and animals is its remarkable variation in form and structure. Not only do many different basic patterns or types exist but there is also some variation within each type. Those who name…

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The Theory of Natural Selection

June 1941

Those who keep in touch with the writ­ings of atheists, agnostics, and the great majority of special creationistic bio­logical scientists, are struck with an anomalous situation. With all their differences of opinion with respect to how organic…

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