Although the doctrine of creation is not essential, in the sense that one's view on it must be correct for sake of salvation, it is still a very important doctrine. Thus, deviation from it, while it will not result in ultimate condemnation, is nevertheless a heresy (best defined as any doctrine which cannot be reasonably reconciled with Scripture), and is actually quite sinful. Aside from this, there are several natural consequences which follow from having an erroneous view on this issue. Many Theistic Evolutionists, if they do not flat out apostatise, demonstrate this concept by displaying those consequences in the rest of their theology. All of this means it is essential for Christians to discard the abomination that is Theistic Evolution, and return to a more traditional view, keeping in line with not only what the historical Church believed for more than 1500 years (and the Jews for far longer), but more importantly, with what the Bible says so explicitly that the only way to circumvent it is to suggest, without evidence, that Genesis 1-11 is not supposed to be interpreted literally.