Isn't is the struggle of Christianity with evolution have to do with death?

Question

According to the Bible death came through sin and sin came through the disobedience of Adam and Eve. If the earth was in existence millions of years before Adam and Eve and living and dying was already a process, doesn't that conflict with the Bible? How is the Christian to reconcile this?

Answer 1

No -- it has to do with ignorance. The majority of Christians have no problem with evolution.

Answer 2

The Bible is not a science text. A Christian must understand that the Bible is holy scripture who's purpose is to reconcile man to his/her God. While the authors of the Bible were inspired with spiritual understanding, they did not have scientific, historical, ect... knowledge beyond the context of their own time. We can't expect the author of a book to defend themselves against a theory which will not be discovered for thousands of years. Could you imagine calling Da Vinci's genius into question because he didn't support evolution?

Answer 3

first, there is no proof that hte earth is millions of years old- carbon dating has been proven to be fallible.
Second, it is difficult to determine the length of time that occured between creation, (even if you stick with 7 day creation) and the time Adam and Eve were expelled from the garden.
So on that aspect, I will humbly say I don't know.
What I do know, however , is that I have seen not one shred of evidence that can prove or even hint at the possibility of one species evolving into another - it just did not happen, here are some more FACTS regarding evolution that you can ponder :

I cannot make you believe something that you don't want to believe, but I urge you to use discernment, reason and logic when thinking aobut evolution- all the things evolutionists accuse us of not using , but really- do the principles of evolution make sense? If this has taken place over the course of millions of years, little by little, then we are being decieved when we are told we are looking for "the missing link" we are looking for millions of missing links- besides that- there are so many common sense, scientific questions that evolution just cannot answer- no matter how you twist it.
If you are really interested in education and not just disproving something that does not fit your mold- read this article, it is fun reading but very informative and common sense-
Meet Gaspy: the lungfish:

http://www.reflecthisglory.org/study/did...

here are other bits of interesting fact for you to ponder :

Charles Dawson, a British lawyer and amateur geologist announced in 1912 his discovery of pieces of a human skull and an apelike jaw in a gravel pit near the town of Piltdown, England . . . Dawson's announcement stopped the scorn cold. Experts instantly declared Piltdown Man (estimated to be 300,000 to one million years old), the evolutionary find of the century. Darwin's missing link had been identified. Or so it seemed for the next 40 or so years. Then, in the early fifties . . . scientists began to suspect misattribution. In 1953, that suspicion gave way to a full-blown scandal: Piltdown Man was a hoax . . . tests proved that its skull belonged to a 600-year-old woman, and its jaw to a 500-year-old orangutan from the East Indies." Our Times--the Illustrated History of the 20th Century (Turner Publishing, 1995, page 94).

Science Fiction
The Piltdown Man fraud wasn't an isolated incident. The famed "Nebraska Man" was built from one tooth, which was later found to be the tooth of an extinct pig. "Java Man" was found in the early 20th Century, and was nothing more than a piece of skull, a fragment of a thigh bone and three molar teeth. The rest came from the deeply fertile imaginations of plaster of Paris workers. "Heidelberg Man" came from a jawbone, a large chin section and a few teeth. Most scientists reject the jawbone because it's similar to that of modem man. Still, many evolutionists believe that he's 250,000 years old. No doubt they pinpointed his birthday with good old carbon dating. Now there's reliable proof. Not according to Time magazine (June 11, 1990). They published an article in the science section that was subtitled, "Geologists show that carbon dating can be way off." Don't look to "Neanderthal Man" for any evidence of evolution. Recent genetic DNA research indicates the chromosomes do not match those of humans. They do match those of bipedal primates (apes).

What does Science Say?
Here are some wise words from a few respected men of science: "Evolution is a fairy tale for grown-ups. This theory has helped nothing in the progress of science. It is useless." (Professor Louis Bounoure, Director of Research, National Center of Scientific Research). "Evolution is unproved and unprovable." (Sir Arthur Keith--he wrote the foreword to the 100th edition of, Origin of the Species). "Scientists who go about teaching that evolution is a fact of life are great con-men, and the story they are telling may be the greatest hoax ever." (Dr. T. N. Tahmisian, Atomic Energy Commission, USA).

"To suppose that the eye . . . could have been formed by natural selection, seems, I freely confess, absurd in the highest degree." Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species

A great resource for some education that is logical and common sense is called "The Science or Evolution: expand your mind" You can get this DVD from WayoftheMaster.com

The fact is there is nothing here that was not created, planned with a purpose in mind. Is there anything on this earth- not natural that just came together on its own. You can put pieces of 'stuff' in a box and put whatever conditions you choose and without a purpose and planning for that purpose, you won't get anything useful. I have yet to see anyone show matter being created out of nothing, or one species evolving into another or any proof of that happening. this world works in a clockwork type order , there is precision and purpose to everything you see - you cannot have purpose without a plan and you cannot have a plan without a planner- there is nothing that can disprove intelligent design. Period!

Answer 4

Evolution or stagnation?

God? He or She?

Church? Christianity? Jesus? Dying?

What is the Imacculate Conception supposed to mean?

(NOT A VIRGIN BIRTH! - Google Imacculate Conception. What else do you falsely believe? ) Immaculate Deception?

Jesus, the basis of Christianity? .

If Jesus died, he could NOT have been God.

Gods do not die? Do they?

If Jesus 'died' on Friday and 'undied' on Sunday, what else besides Saturday was sacrificed?

Did Jesus give up Saturday for us? Big deal!

If Jesus died for our sins, there should not be any more sins, else why go through with it?.

If Jesus really DIED, he should be dead, dead, dead!

Life after death is like virginity after childbirth.

If the flesh of Jesus died, what was seen walking and talking on Sunday?

If you swallow this stuff, you are not going to like the folks who don't. You want them to swallow it too.

Christians want everyone to convert to their non-thinking in order to be 'saved'.

Believing and not thinking is like choosing a mental illness and becoming truly lost.

Answer 5

Chazerai- what makes you think you can disprove the bible? Who are you to stay Jesus wasn't born of a virgin birth. You obviously do not know enough about Christianity to give an educated response. Jesus dieing is not a good argument for saying he is not God. Trying learning about the "The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit." The Father sent his son- Jesus to die for our sins and he rose from the dead.

Jesus died for our sins to give us a way for salvation. We have "free will" and with free will comes choices and those choices can lead to sins. Think before you say something like "If Jesus died for our sins, there should not be any more sins, else why go through with it?."

"If Jesus really DIED, he should be dead, dead, dead!"- Jesus the Son died and rose again

"If you swallow this stuff, you are not going to like the folks who don't. You want them to swallow it too." - I don't know how you can make a comment like that. I have friends who are atheists, and I don't expect them to "swallow" my beliefs and we get along fine.

"Christians want everyone to convert to their non-thinking in order to be 'saved'."- it is up to the individual to chose, and who are you to call it non-thinking.

"Believing and not thinking is like choosing a mental illness and becoming truly lost. "- maybe you are the one who is not thinking.

Tom: "Ignore it if you think about it theism doesn't make any sense at all. Atheism is right and they know it they are just trying to damage science as mush as possible before theism dies off. Say No To jesus." - Christianity will not die off and Christianity is not trying to damage science, there are Christian scientists.

I respect anyones right to believe what they want- be it Christianity, Islam, Atheism, Buddism- whatever. Why can't the you just respect other peoples beliefs.

Answer 6

no. adam and eve are a metaphor for mankind. it's people who sin; not the earth. the age of the earth before people is irrelevant

Answer 7

Ignore it if you think about it theism doesn't make any sense at all. Atheism is right and they know it they are just trying to damage science as mush as possible before theism dies off. Say No To jesus.

Answer 8

well.................. The Bible itself is a conflict with............. you know the Bible. I mean in the first half God is all vengeful and evil. Then in the second half God suddenly is nice. I dont get it either. The Bible really needed a good editor.

Answer 9

Evolution doesn't exist.