Creation vs. Evolution

Take time to look up the Bible verses if you want to really benefit from this study.

Did God use evolution?

No. You cannot believe both creation and evolution. They contradict each other.

The Bible Says Evolution Says
Earth (day 1) before the sun and stars (day 4) Stars and sun before Earth
Earth (Genesis 1v2) covered in water initially Earth a molten blob initially
Oceans first (day 1), then dry land (day 3) Dry land, then the oceans
Life first created on the land (day 3) Life started in the oceans
Plants (day 3) created before the sun (day 4) Plants came long after the sun
Land animals (day 6) created after birds (day 5) Land animals existed before birds
Whales (day 5) before land animals (day 6) Land animals before whales

A Matter of Faith

You choose to believe in either creation or evolution. Please read Hebrews 11v3+6. Note, “without faith it is impossible to please God.” Good works are not enough to please God (Ephesians 2v8+9). True faith has a right view of God. Notice that this involves believing God exists – “he that cometh to God must believe that He is” (Hebrews 11v6). God is Who He declares Himself to be in the Bible cp. Romans 10v17. God created all things out of nothing by His Word. Hebrews 11v3; John 1v3. God alone is to be sought and found Hebrews 11v6 cp. Jeremiah 29v13. Biblical faith does not add the idea of God to evolutionary notions. The Genesis account is factual and provides the proper basis for Christianity, moral standards, as well as giving meaning to life.

The Gap Theory

Some people try to place a gap of millions of years of geologic time, including billions of fossils, between the first 2 verses of Genesis chapter 1. However,

1. This is inconsistent with God creating everything in 6 days, according to scripture. Exodus 20v11. If God made the heavens and the earth and all that is in them in 6 days, where is the time for a gap?

2. This puts death, disease and suffering before the Fall, contrary to scripture. Death is the result of Adam’s sin. Romans 5v12. There could not have been a race of people before Adam as 1 Corinthian 15v45 tells us that Adam was the first man. The fact that animals and man were originally created vegetarian is consistent with God’s description of creation as “very good.” Genesis 1v29-31. How could a fossil record that gives evidence of disease, violence, death, and decay be described as very good?

3. The gap theory undermines the gospel at its foundations. Physical death as well as spiritual death is the result of Adam’s sin. Christ suffered the curse and agony of death when He died in our place on the cross at Calvary so that we could have salvation free. Hebrews 2v9; 1 Peter 3v18. If physical death is not part of the curse for Adam’s sin (Genesis 3), then why did Christ have to suffer physical death for us?

4. The gap theory ignores evidence for a young earth, probably about 6000 years old.


For further information on creation/evolution issues visit:

Answers in Genesis
Creation Ministries International