Testimony of Chris Wilhoit

I would be glad to give my testimony. This will be a little long, but I think you will understand why after you read it.

I grew up in East Tennessee the only child of a farmer and an elementary school teacher. I have been intensely interested in science and technology since I was very young. Mom took notice of this interest and ordered me subscriptions to Scientific American and other science journals. Growing up I went to the elementary school where my mom taught. This was not the school for my area, so I did not know any of the kids nearby. This kept me pretty isolated, so I spent most of my time reading my science journals and thinking. I can remember being 10 or so and gazing at the night sky contemplating an infinite universe. I remember pondering what it meant to be a thinking entity, how if all my senses were shut off, somehow I still existed. Maybe this sounds kooky to some of you, but I am trying to make the point that while most kids were playing or participating in sports, I was contemplating the nature of the universe and the wonder of conscious thought. I remember once after reading about the Big Bang theory how it dawned on me that the Bible said that God spoke the creation into existence. God was declaring His glory to me through the majesty of the heavens (Psalm 19:1).

Unfortunately, things changed drastically for me when I entered high school. My parents had a terrible relationship, and there were problems almost continually. Plus, neither of them had the Lord to turn to for guidance.  Upon entering high school I was an angry youth. I had been picked on in elementary school because I was a teacher’s boy. This, coupled with the fact that my mom and dad were constantly fighting, left me angry and volatile. All of this led to my making up my mind that I was going to be a “tough guy.” I got into a lot of fights, and eventually into drugs. Mom and Dad separated when I graduated high school and have remained separated ever since.

By the time I was 23 I had been on drugs for years, got into many street fights, and was in jail on multiple occasions. My life was a mess, and if there was one thing I was sure of, it was that there was something wrong with me.  At the local factory where I was employed, one of the supervisors was a Baptist minister. He really lived it too. Everyone knew there was something different about that man. At one point he and I had a serious talk about the Lord. Later, on the evening of December 17th, 1989, in my dad's kitchen, I received Jesus Christ as my Saviour. At that point everything changed. Like the Bible says: "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17). There is no doubt in my mind I was born again that night. Like flipping on a light switch I put away my drugs, my street fighting, and my licentious living (Psalm 119:130-133).

After getting saved I began attending Church regularly and got engaged to a wonderful young Christian lady. We later married and started college together, both of us majoring in business. Five years later we both finished our master's degrees and graduated at the top of our classes. In 1996 (my last year at the University of Tennessee) I was given a set of Hovind's creation science tapes by my mother-in-law. Immediately after watching them I knew this was very significant. I can't begin to describe the impact Kent's ministry has made in my life. All those years I spent in my youth marveling over the majesty of the universe was now integrated with my faith in Jesus Christ and His Holy Word. Next to salvation, this was the most profound event in my life. I had been a science enthusiast for 20 years, reading hundreds of science journals, and they had never even mentioned that special creation was an option. It was readily apparent to me that I had been indoctrinated into an evolutionary worldview. In fact, I cannot remember ever reading an article that was even critical of evolutionary science. I cringe when I hear someone say that science is unbiased. The science journals only present an evolutionary viewpoint, and they discuss it as if it were fact. What an empowering feeling it was to discard the shackles of naturalism bound to me since my youth and embrace my creator as the marvelous architect and master builder of this awe inspiring universe.

Recently I put together my own seminar series covering a variety of topics refuting the naturalistic theories of origins and supporting the biblical case for special creation and the flood.  I have presented this series to my church and I have also taught it for credit in our Bible College. My plans are to seek out speaking engagements. Creation science evangelism is a high calling from God, and I will press toward the mark. God has set me on a path, I do not know for sure where it goes, but I plan to walk that path with complete confidence in Him (Psalm 25:1-5).

I know this testimony is quite long, and I apologize for that. But I felt it important for you all to understand the depth of commitment I have for this ministry and why. This document is not meant to exalt me, but rather my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. For without Him I would be nothing.

In Christ,

Chris Wilhoit

 

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