An Interview with Dr. Brian Thomas: Part 1

“Learn not the way of the nations,” Jeremiah 10:1 says, “for the
customs of the people are vanity.” We don’t hear the word vanity
much in common culture today. The word vain, hebel, means empty,
unsatisfactory. Certainly, we have all met people who typify this
adjective, whose appearance may be radiant but whose minds are
vacant. The customs of the people means here their manner, their
statute, their ordinance. The vacant minded not only model their
own mental vacancy and disconnect from logical, critical
thinking; they expect others to bow to their ordinances, their
statutes. 

This is not the intended path of the Christian. Believers are to
walk in the ancient path, the eternal highway. Philippians 3:13
says that we are to walk by the same rule and mind (pay attention
to) the same thing. Galatians 5:25 says that we are to walk in
the spirit. We must pay careful attention today to any “ways of
the nations” that may be trying to encroach on our beliefs or
behaviors. Instead, we must resist the customs and vanities of
this world and keep our eye focused on the prize of the high
calling that propels us onward.


Join Dr. Lisa Dunne for part one of her interview with
paleobiochemist Dr. Brian Thomas as he shares his insights and
wisdom from the field. Learn more about Dr. Thomas at ICR.org or
CVCU.us/faculty.