Theistic Evolution
Theistic evolution is the idea that God started or directed evolutionary processes. This view makes God a bumbling, incompetent Creator and the author of death and suffering as it puts them before mankind’s sin. It calls into question the truth of God’s Word and his character as an all-powerful, loving God.
Theistic Evolution and Christians
The essence of theistic evolution is “God started it all and he is still watching over his creation.” Regardless of any good intentions, theistic evolutionists twist Scripture and weaken the fabric of biblical doctrine.
Theistic Evolution Assumptions
In theistic evolution, the Bible is regarded as a collection of documents which partially contains God’s Word. The Bible thus contains no authoritative, binding truths, but must be freshly interpreted and corrected for every era and in every situation.
God in Evolution?
Christians who adopt evolution are inconsistent because they are accepting the foundation of the humanistic worldviews. Essentially, they are telling God that they believe Him when He told us about the Virgin Birth, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Christ, but they do not trust Him when He tells us about how He created the world.
Compromise in Christian Leaders
Some respected Christian leaders, famous for defending the fundamentals of the faith against compromise, were guilty of their own compromise. None of us, including any particular scholar (no matter how respected he is), or even the majority of scholars or Christians, can be the final authority for determining truth. God’s Word must be the authority.
Articles About Theistic Evolution
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Magazine ArticleIs it Possible to be a Christian and an Evolutionist?Sept. 1, 1989, pp. 21–23
One can be a Christian and an evolutionist, but such a position is both scientifically and biblically untenable. The Lord Jesus took a literal view of Genesis.
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Magazine ArticleDid the Creator Use Evolution?March 1, 1989, pp. 38–40
The position of the theistic evolutionist is common, yet it is perhaps the most difficult to justify.
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Book ChapterTwenty Reasons Why Genesis and Evolution Do Not MixJuly 1, 1987 from The Lie: Evolution
Many people believe that they can add evolution to the Bible. They think that by doing this they can explain life coming about as a result of God’s use of evolutionary processes.
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Jacques Monod and Theistic EvolutionMay 1, 1980, pp. 18–19
Jacques Monod was noted for his contributions not only in his field of molecular biology, but also in philosophy.
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Magazine ArticleWhat Should a Christian Think About Evolution?Feb. 1, 1980, pp. 15–16
I have every sympathy with those who find this question difficult to answer. In my teens I believed that creation was true, but during my University years and afterwards I began to compromise.
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Magazine ArticleWere Creative Acts Sudden?April 1, 1979, pp. 24–25
Three different Hebrews words are used in the Genesis account of creation—bara, to create; asah, to make; and yatsar, to form (as a potter). The one used in 2:19 is yatsar.
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