Is there a ‘creationist view’ on genetically modified foods?
Some years ago I wrote about the fact that our ministry was often asked for an ‘authoritative opinion’ on a number of ‘hot’ issues concerning which Christians in Australia were split. At the time, this included such things as uranium mining and trade union power. Today, we are more likely to be asked, in similar style, for an opinion on such things as the Greenhouse Effect, or whether we should support or oppose genetically modified (GM) food. Back then, my position was basically that we should be careful before implying that Bible-believing Christians all need to think alike on every issue. It still is. Where an issue is not clearly addressed in the Bible, or may not be directly deduced from a Biblical teaching, it is likely to be what we might call a ‘wisdom issue’. I.e. one on which we should feel free to find out the relevant facts, and make decisions based on the best evidence available to us. Not forgetting, of course, the Biblical instruction and advice to seek wisdom (note: not
