God and Evolution
Are the Bible and Evolution Compatible?
Jesus, the Creator, made it clear that the first marriage between man and woman (Adam and Eve) came at the beginning of creation. If the earth is indeed billions of years old, then the first male and female came nowhere near the beginning of creation. This is a major theological problem.
Evolution and God
Is everything reported in a scientific journal automatically as valid as Scripture? What about when the two come into conflict—such as if an archaeologist alleges that the Bible’s history is inaccurate? The church fathers overwhelmingly believed in a recent creation as the Bible taught.
Could God Have Used Evolution?
Could God have used evolution? Yes (though the death-focused process is contrary to God’s nature), but it’s not about what He could have done; it’s about what He (not we) said He did. Christians are not called to tell God how He must have created.
Articles About God and Evolution
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Book ChapterCouldn’t God Have Used Evolution?July 31, 2015 from The New Answers Book 1
When we consider the possibility that God used evolutionary processes to create over millions of years, we are faced with serious consequences.
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Feedback ArticleFeedback: Deeply Saddened over Old-Earth CompromiseApril 19, 2013 from Feedback
Troy Lacey, AiG–U.S., responds to a reader who is sad about what AiG teaches.
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Book Chapter7.6 Danger No 6: God Becomes a God of the GapsJan. 17, 2013 from Did God Use Evolution?
The Bible states that God is the Prime Cause of all things.
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Pat Robertson Sticks to Revealed Science Over the Word of GodDec. 8, 2012 from News to Know
Pat Robertson’s word on the age of the earth adheres to “revealed science” over the revealed Word of God.
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Evolutionary Teaching Creates Stumbling Block to SaviorOct. 13, 2012 from News to Know
Congressman shares belief that evolutionary teaching creates a stumbling block to understanding our need for our Savior.
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Book ChapterDid God Use Evolution?April 19, 2012 from Did God Use Evolution?
We will show why evolutionistic thought is completely foreign to the Bible.
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Magazine Department ArticleThe Bible and Evolution—Mixed MessagesApril 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine
According to a recent survey by Lifeway Research, most Protestant pastors in the United States realize the Bible and evolution don’t mix.
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How Can We Stand on Scripture in an Evolution-Pushing Culture?July 12, 2011 from Apologetics Web Series
Many Christians think the creation versus evolution controversy isn’t important and that we shouldn’t let it divide the church. They misunderstand the foundational nature of this issue.
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Feedback ArticleHuffing and Puffing at God’s Infallible WordJune 24, 2011 from Feedback
Lately, we’ve received a number of letters about a new posting, “Christian Faith Requires Accepting Evolution.” Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell responds.
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BBC News: “Vatican’s Space Mission”Feb. 26, 2011 from News to Know
What existed before the big bang? And can secular scientists and the Roman Catholic Church team up to answer that question?
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Evolution and GodAug. 18, 2009
In a USA Today opinion piece, two Christian evolutionists send a broadside our way.
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USA Today: “We Believe in Evolution—and God”Aug. 15, 2009 from News to Know
Two Christian evolutionists send a broadside our way with a USA Today opinion piece this week. But do they bring up anything new?
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Feedback ArticleThank God for Evolution?July 25, 2008 from Feedback
Is God’s grace revealed through evolution? Or is evolution antithetical to any sort of grace?
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Should Christians Celebrate Evolution?July 8, 2008
A recent article in Third Way Magazine in the United Kingdom suggests that Christians should celebrate Darwinism. But are they deceiving their readers?
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Magazine Department Article“Thank God for Evolution”July 1, 2008 from Answers Magazine
The phrase “thank God for evolution” and variations are catching on.
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Feedback ArticleAre the Bible and Evolution Compatible?June 13, 2008 from Feedback
By accepting evolution and billions of years, Christains are making Jesus into a liar. Bodie Hodge, AiG–U.S., shows why.
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Magazine Department ArticleAn Evolution of Papal Views?Oct. 1, 2007 from Answers Magazine
While Pope Benedict XVI is not changing Rome’s general view on evolution, he hs raised some questions.
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Feedback ArticleShould Christians Accept Evolution Because a Leading Skeptic Says They Should?Dec. 1, 2006 from Feedback
Many readers have written in to ask us to respond to “Darwin on the Right: Why Christians and conservatives should accept evolution,” by Michael Shermer.
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Response to Brett YoungerAug. 26, 2006
Brett Younger launches into a problematic examination of science and religion and uses the “usual” arguments against young-earth creationism.
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Collins is “Faithful to God, Science?”Aug. 19, 2006
This article is a response to another article about evolutionist Christian Dr. Francis Collins (director of the [US] National Human Genome Research Institute), which is riddled with inaccuracies and misleading statements.
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Feedback ArticleAre We “Children of God’s Divine Evolution”?April 21, 2006
"I am writing in about the articule expressing doubt on a PBS evolution program, about sponges being the first animals..."
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Feedback Article"The Message, not the Literal Meaning, Is What Matters”March 24, 2006 from Feedback
Can a Christian look past the plain meaning of Scripture to what it “really means”?
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Feedback ArticleWhy Wouldn’t God Use Evolution?Dec. 23, 2005 from Feedback
Bodie Hodge responds to a man who claims God could've used evolution the create all things.
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Evolution Evangelists ... Coming to a Church Near You?March 6, 2003
When someone embraces evolution and rejects the historical authenticity of the Fall, he has no basis for believing he has need of a Savior.
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Feedback ArticleFighting Evolution Is a Major DistractionSept. 9, 2002 from Feedback
We publish this letter to give readers an idea of the sort of intellectual “laziness” among our critics.
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“No Contradiction” Between Evolution and Bible—PCUSAJuly 13, 2002
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church has passed a resolution reaffirming its support of evolutionary theory.
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Famous Talk-show Host Comes Out in Support of EvolutionFeb. 26, 2002
Conservative US talk-show host Dr Laura Schlessinger expressed her support for the theory of evolution on two recent broadcasts.
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Beware of Anti-Evolutionism?Sept. 15, 2000
I must warn you about a very alarming trend affecting many areas of Christendom today.
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Technical Research PaperGod’s Rest in Hebrews 4:1–11Nov. 1, 1999, pp. 61–62
Hebrews 4:1–11 has been used by a number of ‘progressive’ creationists as ‘evidence’ that the Bible can be reconciled with the billions of years postulated by evolutionists/uniformitarians.
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Magazine Article'A Child May See the Folly of it'March 1, 1995, pp. 20–22
The idea that God used evolution, and therefore that the book of Genesis needs to be reinterpreted to accommodate so-called millions of years, and to reject the worldwide Flood, is not a modern idea.
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Magazine ArticleGod and Evolution: Do They Mix?Dec. 1, 1994, pp. 24–25
We may not be able to master a lot of complex arguments against theistic evolution, but Jesus’ own treatment of Genesis closes the question.
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Magazine ArticleEvolution—Still an Option?Dec. 1, 1990, pp. 18–21
Evolution has never really been an option for the Christian, though it always has been a strong option for the scientist.
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Magazine ArticleAfter Evolution What?July 1, 1983, pp. 40–41
We often see vigorous attempts in the media and in the church to persuade people to accept evolution. The irony of this is that the attempt appears to be succeeding just as contraty signs emerge.
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