Bible Basics

Contradictions

As pointed out previously, many who claim to believe the Bible also accept the theory of evolution thinking that the two are in agreement with one another. But are the two compatible? Please consider the following: 1) Genesis affirms that the earth was created on the first day (1:1) with the sun and stars created subsequently on the fourth day (1:14-19) while evolution has the sun and stars existing billions of years before the earth came into existence. 2) Genesis says the first biological forms of life upon the earth were plants  (1:11) while evolution says the first life forms were marine organisms. 3) Genesis says birds were created on the fifth day (1:20-23) and insects and “creeping things” on the sixth day (1:24-31) while evolution says that insects were in existence eons before birds. These “creeping things” would include reptiles, hence, Scripture asserts that birds (1:21) were created before reptiles (1:24). Evolution, of course, asserts that birds evolved from reptiles. 4) Genesis clearly states that all living creatures were created according to individual groups, and thereafter reproduced after their own “kind” (1:11-12, 21, 24-25). Evolution has all living organism being derived from a common primitive source. Is the Bible compatible with the theory of evolution? Absolutely not!

                                                                                                               -- Clark Dugger

Bible Basics