Did God use evolution to create the different forms of life?
The answer of the Bible
No. The Bible explains that God created both humans and various "species" of plants and animals (Genesis 1:12, 21, 25, 27; Revelation 4:11). * According to the Bible, all mankind is descended from our great-grandparents Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:20; 4:1). The Bible account does not support the theistic evolution, the theory that God used evolution to create the various forms of life. In fact, nothing in the Bible contradicts the scientific observations that different variants occur within a species. *
Did God use evolution?
Is evolution in harmony with the Bible?
What about the adaptability of animals and plants?
Has God used evolution?
Theistic evolution" refers to many different ideas. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, the term refers to the concept that "natural selection is a mechanism by which God directs the natural world.
The following conceptions can also belong to theistic evolution:
All life originated very long ago from a common ancestor.
A life form can develop into a completely different life form. This concept is often called macroevolution.
God is in some way responsible for all these processes.
Is evolution in accordance with the Bible?
Theistic evolution assumes that the Bible account of creation from Genesis is not entirely accurate. (Genesis 1:26, 27; 2:18-24; Matthew 19:4-6) The Bible also explains that before coming to earth, Jesus lived with God in heaven and helped Him to "make all things right". into existence" (John 1:3). Accordingly, the idea that God used evolution to create the various forms of life is not consistent with the Bible.
What about the adaptability of animals and plants?
The Bible does not explain how great the variation within a species can be. Nor does it contradict the fact that the various species of animals and plants created by God can change as they reproduce or adapt to a new environment. Even if some consider these adaptations a form of evolution, they do not create a new species
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