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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Bible Question:
What are the three main "views" on how things began? What is "evolution?" and how does it differ from "creation?" Can you be a Christian and "Believe in Evolution?" Why or why not? |
Bible Answer: 'What is "evolution?" and how does it differ from "creation?"' Most proponents of "common descent" and "speciation through descent with modification" (what most people commonly think of when they think "evolution") usually hold that nothing but brute time and circumstance caused the universe and life on earth. While some may believe in a kind of "guided evolution" by a higher power, it is pretty hard to reconcile the Bible's account with evolutionary models as explanations for creation. A "third view" that diverges in many respects from what is commonly known as "creationism" is known as the "Intelligent Design" movement. You can find articles and explanations of this perspective (which is not theistic evolution, but holds to an "old earth" form of special creation) at these links: http://www.origins.org http://www.discovery org/crsc Hope this answers your question! --Joe! |