Can You Believe In Evolution & The Bible?
CAN YOU BELIEVE IN EVOLUTION & THE BIBLE?
We believe one of the first questions to be answered is, "Can a person believe in evolution and also the Bible?" Many believe you can, while others contend that you cannot. The easiest way to answer this question is to examine both claims by laying them side by side to see if they agree. Then you can decide if one can believe in both or ... you will have to believe in one or the other.
Materialistic Evolution
Here is a surprising fact. There are many types of evolution and we will examine only the two most common claims. The first is called Materialistic Evolution; that is, that the first existence of any life and its progression emerged without help from God. As related to the universe, many say that our earth is a piece which broke off from the sun, whirled into space, cooled off and settled into orbit. This is one of many speculations of how our earth came into being.
Theistic Evolution The second most common claim is Theistic Evolution; that is, that God created the first protozoan and evolution brought it on up the ladder to where we are today. The latter is held to by the liberal and modernist preacher. He doesn't know enough about the Bible to stand with the Lord one- hundred percent, neither does he know enough about Science to support it one-hundred percent. So ... the easiest way out is to teach a little of both! When I was a boy we called that "fence-straddling"...wanting to please everyone and not stating the truth about anything. The Bible's claim is Creationism, THAT GOD ALONE CREATED MAN IN HIS FULLY DEVELOPED STATE. It also states that he made all living creatures and that each reproduced "after their own kind." God says that He also created everything, including the earth. In Colossians 2:16 we read,
"For by him were all things created, that are in heaven and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones or dominions, or principalities, or powers, all things were created by him and for him." In Genesis 1:1 the Bible says, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
One can easily see the contrast. God says He created everything, while man calls Him a liar and proposes his own theory of evolution. If evolution is true, then the Bible is false. There is no middle road. If the Bible is true, then evolution is a hoax and multitudes are believing a lie.