- Devotionals Daily
March 1, 2013
Under the banner of “theistic evolution,” a growing number of Christians maintain that God used evolution as his method for creation. This, in my estimation, is the worst of all possibilities. It is one thing to believe in evolution; it is quite another to blame God for it.
First, the biblical account of creation specifically states that God created living creatures according to their own “kinds” (Genesis 1:24–25). As confirmed by science, the DNA for a fetus is not the DNA for a frog, and the DNA for a frog is not the DNA for a fish. Rather, the DNA of a fetus, frog, or fish is uniquely programmed for reproduction after its own kind. Thus, while Scripture and science allow for microevolution* (transitions – adaptation – within “the kinds”), they do not allow for macroevolution* (amoebas evolving into apes or apes evolving into astronauts).
Furthermore, evolution is the cruelest, most inefficient system for creation imaginable. Perhaps Nobel Prize–winning evolutionist Jacques Monod put it best: “The struggle for life and elimination of the weakest is a horrible process, against which our whole modern ethic revolts.” Indeed, says Monod, “I am surprised that a Christian would defend the idea that this is the process which God more or less set up in order to have evolution.”
Finally, theistic evolution is a contradiction in terms- like flaming snowflakes. God can no more direct an undirected process than he can create a square circle. Yet this is precisely what theistic evolution presupposes.
Evolutionism is fighting for its very life. Rather than prop it up with theories such as theistic evolution, thinking people everywhere must be on the vanguard of demonstrating its demise.
From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. — Acts 17:26-27
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Yes.
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Do you really believe God used evolution as a part of creation? On what do you base this?
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You’ve confused me – are you saying there’s something an omnipotent god can’t do? And you know this, how?
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Wow!!!! Now you’re confusing me… I would have though all my readers understood a comparative statement.. Guessing therefore ‘evolution” by passed you…
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Now YOU’re confusing ME – I have no idea what this means at all: “I would have though all my readers understood a comparative statement..”
Please translate, or do you mean, “I would have thought“?
Oh, I do understand a comparative statement, but that still doesn’t change the fact that you are saying that God has his limits: “he can’t direct an undirected process” —
Is it undirected? Or are you just unable to discern that it is being directed?
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If indeed you understand ‘comparative statements’ then why ask of me to clarify my thought or meaning?
Likewise, your statement ‘ the fact that you are saying that God has his limits:’ is completely inaccurate as it is NOT I who made such claims, but the author himself, Hank Hanegraaff. Of whom I have given full credit and acknowledgment. Any complaints as to the subject or subject matter should be directed to him.
May the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob bless and keep you.
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Just because I understand what comparative statements means, doesn’t mean I understand what you’re trying to say.
Are you saying you don’t agree with him?
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Hahaha
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We need to be clear when we are talking about macro evolution rather than micro evolution. And we need to also address those on the other side of the road who hold to the untenable YEC position.
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I have no belief in evolution what-so-ever. On any level.. whether micro, macro or whatever. I teach creationism from a purely biblical perspective.
I am sorry, after review of your blog I can not put your addy on…… It is not possible to allow anyone to try and use my blog for indoctrination of anything I do not believe to be Biblical.
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How God made the world, people, and how the world works are not really religious questions. Christ did not come to teach science. Nor did the Holy Spirit inspire the authors of Scripture so they would teach science.
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