Far too often, I'll be debating an Evolutionist, and they'll eventually confess to being a Christian. It should be very telling that they actually have to reveal this in the first place. With Creationists, it's a safe bet that they're either Christian or Jewish. Who else is going to argue in defence of the Bible? But if you argue like an atheist, act like an atheist, and believe like an atheist, of course people are going to be surprised when you reveal that you're not an atheist.
But apparently, these people aren't atheists. They're Christians. But despite being Christians, they're quite happy to spit on the word of God. Now, I've held Theistic Evolutionist views in the past, but that's because at that time, I hadn't even picked up a Bible. I didn't know what was in it, I only knew limited amounts of Christian theology. But these people often do know what's in the Bible. They don't have the excuse of being a 16 year old boy who's been spoon fed Darwinian fiction his whole life, but never read a word of Genesis. The guy who inspired this particular article is a scientist! And not shy about bragging about it either.
Which is another thing that makes no sense. Although an education generally makes one more qualified to speak on certain topics, the good word says "But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; (...) that no flesh should glory in His presence." (1 Corinthians 1:27, 29). In other words, yes, a scientist is a good thing to be (and indeed, science is a Christian invention), but it's not something to be wielded as a certificate of inerrancy from God. The ironic thing is that Evolution is not even science. It's called science by those who believe in and profess it, but it's not science.
Science literally means "knowledge". It is about increasing what we know. More specifically, it is about increasing our knowledge of the natural world. In other words, how things work now. But the origins debate is an issue of history. It's about what happened in the unobserved past. You can't scientifically test the past.
But you can believe what God says about the past. Or, in the case of the Evolutionist, you can decide you know better about the past than God, who aside from being omniscient, was actually there when He created the heavens, the Earth, and all that is in them. So, you want to say "I've got no problem with the idea that man is descended from apes", He's going to say "If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?" (John 3:12).
For the Christian, there should be no doubt about Evolution. The Scriptures are the inspired word of God (2 Timothy 3:16-17), God's words are pure (Proverbs 30:5), God's word thoroughly opposes all Evolutionary narratives (e.g. Genesis 1-11), there is simply no logical way to be both a Christian and an Evolutionist. It's a choice you have to make: God's word, or man's.
But again, some Christians do believe in Evolution, sometimes even vehemently arguing in its defence. A lot of the time, this seems to be because they're not really Christians (and in many cases, further conversation reveals that this is indisputably so). Their belief in Evolution is simply a result of their non-belief in the Biblical Christ. But what does God's word say to those who are genuine Christians, but still believe in Evolution? Let's read 1 Corinthians 3:11-15:
"For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire."
The great thing about Christianity is that it's not a works based faith. If you confess with your mouth "Jesus is Lord" and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. You don't need perfect doctrine (which is just as well, because none of us really have it). But God is still paying attention to your works. Christians will still have a judgement day, it just won't end in a lake of fire.
What it will end in is a certain amount of rewards/loss thereof. If you do a Godly work, you're getting a reward for it. UnGodly works, however, are also going to be taken into account. They will result in the loss of a reward. You're still saved, but you lose something you could have had. And if your entire life is ultimately just a string of ungodliness with the added benefit of saving faith, you get the basics. Or, as Jesus says, if you fail to obey Him, and preach the same, you'll be called the least in Heaven (Matthew 5:19). Evolution is one of many unGodly works that will be burned up on judgement day. So ask yourselves this: Given that the best result of Evolution is a lost reward, and the worst result is eternal punishment, is such rebellion against God really worth it?
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