If evolution is true and not creation then what did Jesus need to die for. Evolution says there was sin and death before man. Creation says man brought sin into the world. Death and suffering was caused by man.
2007-06-20 07:57:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Evolution does cancel out God and the need for Him.
2007-06-20 08:03:12 · update #1
Evolution says the world is billions of years old. Creation says the world is around 6000 years old. You can date back to the time of Adam and Eve. So if anything died (including dinasaurs) before Adam sinned the there is death before sin and Jesus did not need to die for us.
2007-06-20 08:07:00 · update #2
I am saying that the bible never changes but science does. The bible has never been wrong.
2007-06-20 08:08:18 · update #3
The bible is a science and history book from God. God starts the bible with: In the beginning God created
2007-06-20 08:11:13 · update #4
God did say how things were created and how long it took in the bible. You either believe the bible or you call God a liar and believe a theory of man. A true Christian will believe the bible which is God's Word.
2007-06-20 08:13:39 · update #5
That is a theory not a fact. Why do you fight a mans theory and not the facts of God? You are tring to make the worlds books fit the bible. The bible is the book that proves the worlds books wrong.
2007-06-20 08:24:04 · update #6
A true Christian will never believe in the THEORY of evolution. Absolutely not, as it goes against the word of God. God says He designed the whole thing and we believe HIm and thats it. Anyone believing in evolution would have no need of Jesus, because if evolution was true, then God would be a liar. Since we know He is not a liar, we believe ONly Him and serve Only Him. Great thought question. How I love it when YOU make others think. WE must try to reason with them, but if they dont get it, we let go and leave them to GOD, and just keep praying.
2007-06-20 08:03:07 · answer #1 · answered by full gospel shirley 6 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Isn't this like saying "Gee, it's great that we have cancer. Otherwise those cancer research scientists would be unemployed!"
I'm not a Christian, but I'm sure some Christians would say Jesus was here to establish "The Kingdom of God".
By the way, evolution doesn't say one thing or another about "sin". That's a religious issue, not a science issue. How about we let religion answer questions about religion and the scientists answer questions about science?
I don't know who taught you this idea that "evolution cancels out God" let alone "the need for him". The only people who claim this are creationists, not scientists. There are plenty of people who both accept evolution and believe in God. If you did even a minimal amount of research on evolution, you'd see why the two don't have to contradict each other.
2007-06-20 08:00:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
We can believe in both. Evolution is not inconsistent with God's plan.
I do not believe that evolution provides all the answers, but I do believe in the evidence that supports some of the theories of evolution. At the same time, I believe that we have a soul, we sin and that we are in need of a Savior. I believe in eternal life. I do not find that it has to be either or.
I believe that God knows way more then I know. He can do things that I can not fully comprehend.
2007-06-20 08:04:25 · answer #3 · answered by Misty 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Man had to start somewhere, and God, in whatever way created man.
Man has a tendency to sin, we could never keep a covenant with God, so God sent his Son, Jesus with a new covenant with ALL people, along with a Church and the Sacraments to keep us in the grace of God.
By the way, where does Evolution say that there was sin before man?
Peace!
2007-06-20 08:02:44 · answer #4 · answered by C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Creationism is not true. The earth is billions of years old, not 6,000 years. Evolution happened. Case closed.
Evolution says nothing about sin. That's a Western religious concept. And all living things die, regardless of the species. Things died millions of years before human beings evolved, too.
Why are some branches of religion opposing science, which has doubled average human lifespans over the past 100 years? Science=longer life and understanding.
2007-06-20 08:04:26 · answer #5 · answered by Dalarus 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You don't have to believe in a literal Adam and Eve to believe that humans are sinful. The whole "fall of man" story can easily be taken as a metaphor for the development of human consciousness and the resulting responsibility to make moral decisions. If the only Christian theology you've been exposed to is the dumbed-down literal stuff you probably have no idea how the more intelligent Christians think of it, but there's absolutely no reason to believe in a literal "original sin" to believe that humans fall short and need a way to be restored to oneness with God. The "blood for sins" part of the story isn't necessarily taken as literal, either. I've run into plenty of Christians who don't believe that there was some kind of literal magic that happened on the death of Jesus, redeeming the sins of humans; rather that Jesus coming to earth in human form and suffering as the rest of us did provided a means for humans to restore a relationship with God despite their flaws.
2016-05-20 23:38:18 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mixing of apples and oranges. God is the creator of all we know on this earth. Exactly how He created is not explained in scripture. Scientists work to find out how He created it. Satan brought sin into the world. Man chose to follow Satan rather than God. We need Jesus to get us out of the sins we chose to follow. Evolution says nothing about sin before man.
2007-06-20 08:11:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You make a good point. Christianity and evolution are mutually exclusive. Many Christians decide to believe in both because they have faith in God but have fallen for the propaganda on evolution and try to find a way for both to be true.
Evolution is false. The evidence they use for it is embarrassingly weak. It would not be in our science books if people didn't want to believe it so bad. People want to find and excuse to not be accountable to a creator God.
2007-06-20 08:07:25 · answer #8 · answered by nspird 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Evolution says there was sin before man? Howso?
It is important to keep science and faith separate, something Americans seem to be terrible at.
Afullgospelshirley: so you're saying a true Christian will never want to search for truth, and call the massive amounts of accumulating evidence false without considering it? Sounds pretty close-minded to me.
2007-06-20 08:03:00 · answer #9 · answered by khard 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Look, I'm not a Christian, but this question could be reversed on us. Evolution does not cancel out the idea of God, or a Creator. It's a natural process, and it says nothing either way towards Religion. Both sides due well to remember that.
2007-06-20 08:02:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋