If evolution was in the Bible, do you think early Jews would have had a harder time accepting it?

Question

OK, some Christians feel the need to take the Bible literally, and accept the story of creation as absolute fact.

However, other Christians take it as just that: a story.

So why would God put such a story in the Bible? Well, think about it. If you lived in the desert, and the only animals were camels, snakes, etc. (I mean, you have never seen an ape), would you really believe it if somebody came up to you and told you that your ancestors were once animals?

I mean, could it be that God put the story of creation in the Bible just to make it easier for people to believe thousands of years ago? Or maybe God just told His message, and it got lost in translation along the way?

After all, does evolution vs. creation really affect anything about the Christian faith? I mean, if we DID evolve from an early ancestor, does that make Jesus' message any less important? Does that change anything substantial about Christianity, or is it just semantics that we are wasting our time arguing over?

Sure, I accept the scientific findings behind evolution. However, does that make me any less of a Christian? Will I be sent to hell, even though (I thought) I was a good person, and treated everyone the way Jesus taught me to, but I did not believe in evolution?

My point is, why do Christians go so out of there way to try and prove false science (Like saying dinosaurs and humans lived together) to prove their point about Creationism? Doing that just belittles the REAL Christian teachings. Why not just let it go, and worry more about Jesus’ teachings, which have far more impact on the world around us.

-sigh- Thanks for proving my point.

Answer 1

First of all, "God" didn't write the bible, the Jews wrote it for the most part, so in that respect I can't see how they can dispute the teachings.
The only thing they're trying to change now, is they no longer wish to be blamed for the death of Christ, and are now trying to blame it on the Romans.
Creation or evolution? this is another matter of what you choose to believe, as there is really not enough proof either way to satisfy the masses.
And in closing I'll repeat, "God" didn't put anything in any bible or book, man did !

Answer 2

Amazing! An evolution believer that accepts that evolution isn't in the Bible.

Archaeology continues to show that ancient man was unusually intelligent, often rivaling modern-day man.

Soft tissue in Dinosaurs is making it hard to accept them dying out more than tens of thousands of years ago. The Bible is littered with accounts of at least 4 different types of dinosaurs.

REAL Christian teachings include the whole Bible. Why should any Christian believe any teaching that puts the Bible in a secondary authority? Think about it.

Answer 3

It undermines the Bible’s teaching on the curse. The Bible is clear that the sin of Adam brought death and suffering into the world. There wasn’t death, disease, and suffering before Adam’s sin in Genesis 3, when God cursed the earth. But, we find fossilized dinosaurs and other animals with cancer, tumors, diseases, defects, and we also find them along with fossilized thorns and thistles. Because there are thorns in the fossil record, it had to be formed after Adam and Eve sinned.

You see, it’s really a battle of two histories of death. Did it come about before Adam and Eve sinned, or after as the Bible tells us? To accept millions of years of death before the creation and fall of man contradicts the Bible’s teaching on death and really the redemptive work of Christ. According to the Bible, death is an enemy and only a temporary part of history.

Dr. Terry Mortenson made a strong statement about this: “It also makes God into a bumbling cruel creator who uses (or can’t prevent) disease, natural disasters, and extinctions to damage His creative work, without any moral justification, but then calls it all ‘very good.’”

Also, Jesus was a young-earth creationist. As you read through the gospels, you will find that Jesus consistently treated the accounts of the Old Testament as straightforward truthful historical records (even the miraculous ones). He continually affirmed the authority of Scripture over man’s ideas and traditions.

There are other places as well, but in Mark 10:6, we have a clear statement that Jesus was a young-earth creationist: “But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female.” Jesus believed Adam and Eve were created right from the beginning of creation, not billions of years after the beginning. My question is, if Jesus Christ was a young-earth creationist, how can His faithful followers have any other view?

Jesus continually corrected the incorrect views of those around Him, but He only affirmed the Genesis account of creation.

And by the way, we believe it's real science. You ought to read a bit more on the evidence we have and why we believe that:
http://www.answersingenesis.org
http://www.trueorigin.org
http://www.apologeticspress.org

Answer 4

I think that the early Jews would have grasped the concept of evolution. They understood the simple biology of reproduction that the seed of a male is used to fetilize the female leading to birth . On an evolutionary level it's very similar, the more simple life forms adapt and change to become higher life forms.

The evolution of man eliminates the possibility of the ancient curse brought on by Adam and Eve and negates the need for a Savior's blood atonement from said curse. When one starts to walk away from superstitious doctrine you can't go halfway, this is the dilemma of some Christians.

Answer 5

How do you know everything about Jesus was also just a story? A metaphor for people who couldn't yet understand more complex things? When one part of the bible is shown to be metaphorical, you should also question if other parts are the same.

Answer 6

This site has a fairly common sense theory of evolution, www.myspace.com/opinionpage

Answer 7

Well you would think that that god would have included a disclaimer so that it didn't look so damn foolish now.