Bible Basics

Christ and Evolution

In Genesis 1-2, the Bible clearly shows God creating the world in which we live in six consecutive days (twenty-four hours periods of time). Yet many who claim to believe the Bible feel the need to reconcile the theory of evolution with this biblical account and, therefore, profess the “days” of Genesis 1-2 to be figurative, not literal. These theistic evolutionists often say that it doesn’t matter whether these are literal days or not, as long as we acknowledge God as the Creator. But the fact is, it does matter, for reference to the creation of Genesis is affirmed in both the Old and New Testaments in passages such as Psa. 33:9; Jn. 1:1-3; Rom. 1:20; Heb. 11:3, just to name a few. If the historical exactness of Genesis one is called into question, a precedent and tone is set that allows one to “reinterpret” an historical narrative every time it is contrary to that which he deems to be reasonable. This is exactly what modernists have done regarding the resurrection of Christ from the dead. They contend that “science” knows nothing of a literal resurrection from the dead, therefore, Christ’s resurrection was not literal, but figurative and Christ merely continues to “live” in our hearts. But just as assuredly as God created the world in six literal days, Christ was literally raised from the dead. How do I know? The Bible says so.

                                                                                                               -- Clark Dugger

Bible Basics