Originally Posted by
alanmolstad
again, I think you might want to review what i have said...
Have I ever said that evolution is "taught" in the Bible?
no?
Then what have I said then?
Only this: That the text of Genesis tells a story that works with and walks hand-in-hand with science and the teachings of evolution.
How does it do that?
The answer is to look at the text and ask yourself, "Where is life from?"
The answer you get is that all life on this earth is from the earth itself. *
We are part of this earth that has come to life.
The final point of origin, the place where we are 'from" is the earth.
This is true for both humans, as well as the great apes.
There is no difference in our starting point , and the starting point of any of the animals.
We all share a common origin point, and common starting point where we all came forth from.
This is true in Genesis, as it is true in Evolution!
The starting point matches....the starting point is held in common between evolution and genesis.
Now when you put this agreement with science, next to the agreement with science we see in how the earth was created and how it is said to happen in Genesis, you find that there is nothing at all to get upset about when teachers of science and evolution come in to the church to teach on our origins...
For all that we see currently taught in science has no disagreement with what the Bible teaches us about that same time in early earth's history...
So if the science behind evolution is not being disagreed with by the Bible, then I dont feel the need to disagree with it too!
Case-closed....
* Gen 1:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth ...
12 And the earth brought forth...
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth...
19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.