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Rewriting the Creation Message Affects the Gospel

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People may think that evolution is a subject for biologists to discuss and creation is for science-denying theologians and religious fanatics, but those are false characterizations. Origins permeates many areas of our lives. Worldviews determine how we process information.

Evolution is materialistic. That is, it is based on the belief that all that exists is matter and there is no God or spirits. It uses gradual, trial-and-error processes over long periods of time. Death is the hero because creatures die so "better" ones can live. The Bible describes the creation of everything in six days — without evolution.

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When professing Christians try to combine creation and evolution through things like Theistic Evolution, they do violence to the gospel message. In addition, they are saying that they do not believe the Bible, that it does not mean what it says! Why should an unbeliever trust the Bible about salvation through faith in Jesus Christ? The first chapters are untrue in his eyes. Inserting evolution into the Bible is rewriting the gospel message as a materialistic worldview, and it impacts the gospel in many serious ways.
The death and resurrection of Jesus, the core of the Gospel, are not self-interpreting events. They depend on their context, the framework in which they are interpreted and understood, for their true meaning.

Consider, for example, if Jesus’ resurrection had occurred in the context of reincarnation, as per some Eastern religions. His coming back to life on this earth would be nothing special, as we would all be doing that in some way or another.

It is in your best interests to read the rest of "A revised creation begets a revised gospel."