When Worlds Collide: Differences Between Creation And Evolution

In Genesis God created the earth in six days and declared rest for the seventh day. On day one, God created light to part it from darkness, calling the light “day” and the darkness “night”. On day two, he created the sky, allowing him to create land and sea on day three. God created the sun, moon, and the stars to give light to the earth and to govern and separate the day and the night" on the fourth diurnal (Fairchild, 2013). These elements would also serve to establish days, season, and years. On the fifth day God created all the organisms on the land, sea, and sky and made sure they would flourish.

The debate over Evolutionary theories and Creationism beliefs has been a major debate throughout our churches, education system, and even our homes. There have been countless scientists, theologians, journalists and Christians that have studied both sides of the spectrum, that argue how the world we live in was created. Many empty statements, with little to no facts, just assertions about this particular question have been stated in many debates all over the world. So on one side we have Creationism belief that essentially argues that God is the “intelligent designer” and on the other side Evolutionary theories that state the world has evolved over the centuries. In the Merriam- Webster dictionary, Creationism is defined as, “a doctrine or theory holding that matter, the various forms of life, and the world were created by God out of nothing and usually in the way described in Genesis “. Merriam- Webster dictionary also defines Evolution as, “a theory that the differences between modern plants and animals are because of changes that happened by a natural process over a very long time; the process by which changes in plants and animals happen over time; a process of slow change and development”. So is it possible to believe both of those definitions?

talking about His creation (Genesis 1). It also says: “And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there

In order to explain creation, the Hebrews follow what the bible says and turn to God. Within this culture it is said that God created the world in seven days. During these seven days, God created the light, sky, land, oceans, plants, sun, moon, stars, birds, fish, sea creatures, land animals, and people. On the seventh day God rested and looked down in amazement at all he had created. Today, people worship God and follow his ten commandments in their lives. Even though there are many new religions that have branched off

The opening chapter of the bible, known as the Genesis, begins with the words “In the beginning God created the havens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). The text tells us that the earth was formless, empty, and dark. The Bible reveals that God made the world and all that is in it out of nothings. He spoke His Word, and everything came into existence. According to Genesis 1, God created the earth in six days. On the first day, God created the light. On the second day, He created the firmament called heaven. On the third day, God created the dry land in the midst of the lower waters. On the fourth day, He created the sun, the moon and the stars. One the fifth say, He created the fish and all the other living creatures in the oceans and the lakes. On the sixth day, God created the land animals and man. He created man in his own image and placed man in charge of the animals. The seventh say, God rested from His work of

This narrative, which describes how God created the universe in six days, can be found in the first few paragraphs of the Bible. It is said that on Day One, God created the heavens and the earth and allowed there to be light upon the earth. God then allowed a separation of waters above from the waters below on day Two; this separated the skies and the seas. On the third day, God formed dry land and allowed the earth to sprout vegetation. God then allowed the heavenly lights to appear on the earth on Day Four. On Day Five, God created animals to inhabit the earth. The sixth and final day of creation of the universe saw God creating other animals such as carnivores and humans to inhabit the earth as well (The literal interpretation of the Genesis One Creation account, 2007).

If you take the bible literally you will know that the earth was created in six literal days. The world was spoken into existence by God’s Word. The bible says in Hebrews 11:3 that through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. As christians we believe through faith that this is the true account of the earth but, evolution teaches the exact opposite. Evolution turns the creation event into a process that spanned billions of years and is still not complete.

Evolutionism is the belief that all living things on Earth have developed from an earlier form. It states that humans have progressively advanced over time through a process called evolution. Creationism on the other hand, states that the world and human beings were created by God.The main problem that arises is when we have determine which of the two theories is correct and we should inclined to. Although evolution seems more credible due to the amount of evidence it has, neither theory presents ideas that are entirely clear and known with certainty. Natural selection is the only known theory that can explain the existence of adaptation in nature. However, this does not mean that natural selection is the driving force throughout evolution,

“By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done” (“BibleGateway”). In the Bible it says that God created the world within six, 24 hour days. However, many people believe in either evolution, or theistic evolution. The question, “How did we get here,” has been asked for centuries. Still people try to prove their side of the story to be correct. Whether that be through the belief in Creation or Evolution. The two main points that are discussed most often are the secular world view and the biblical perspective.

The third day the dry lands, seas, herbs and grasses were created. On the fourth day God created the sun, moon, and stars. The fifth day He created fish and birds. And the last day He created humans and animals, with the seventh day being the day that He rested. In Greek mythology it is told that before the earth and sea and heavens were created there was Chaos- “a confused and shapeless mass, nothing but dead weight, in which, however, slumbered the seeds of things.”(Bulfinch’s Greek and Roman Mythology pg.10) Out of the void eventually sprang Erebus, the place where death dwells and also night. Love then emerged bringing Light, which created Gaea, the Earth. Erebus and Night gave birth to Ether, which is Day. Later on, Night produced Doom, Fate, Sleep, Dreams, Nemesis, and a long list of other evilness. Gaea then produced Uranus, who created the three Cyclops, the three Hecatoncheires and the twelve Titans with her. After this, a god-not named-arranged the earth and created rivers, bays, mountains, valleys, fields, and all the dispositions of the earth. After this, fish appeared in the waters and four-legged beasts on the earth. Although these two accounts are

In the beginning, within Genesis, the story of creation exists. Creation, according to the Bible, occurs over the course of six days. Each day ends with "and God saw that it was good. And there was evening and morning, the ___ day“ (Genesis 1: 10).

Creation and evolution, may be very different theories, but do they have to conflicted each other so much as seen in society? Could they in fact complement each other? The ideas of both evolution and creation, separates science from believe. It is seen as the dividing line, for two sides, science and biblical believers, trying to explain how we how we have come to what we are today. Creationism describes that there is a God, who created the world and the universe. From the bible, they have come to an conclusion that the world was created 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, and was made within 7 days. God created the world and made the animals and created humans, in his image (Genesis). Evolution on the other hand, is conflicted on what creationism says. They believe that living organisms developed from simple one celled organisms into what they are today, through natural selection. The world was made 4.5 billion years ago, letting there be change in kinds (fish to a monkey, etc.), not just as adaptation, but changing with time, becoming smarter into what humans are today. Creationism is more centred to the God based information and His word, the Bible, and evolution is more science based, more time based. This brings conflict towards different groups and societies, all around the world.

Some examples would be that God needed for the creation 6 days, that means universe, earth and humankind would have the same age about 15000 years, but the evolution says that the universe is about 15000000000 years old, the earth about 4500000000 years old and the humankind 3000000 years and that means evolution took a long time to develop. A other example for a difference is us. The creation says that we are created in the image of god and that we have an everlasting life, either in Heaven or in Hell, which are according to the creation both real places. But on the other hand the evolution says that our bodies are the result of a long time of evolution and when we die it is the end of it and there is no eternal soul and no after

If the question was posed as to what is the debate between creationism vs. evolution consist of, the thought that it is ‘“God did it” vs. “Natural processes did it,”’ (Scott, 2004) may arise. Science cannot absolutely prove or disprove Creation or Evolution. Yet scientist and the remainder of society use creationism and evolution to prove our existence. Creationist believe in the Christian account of the origin as recorded in Genesis. Creationism is the belief that statements such as “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (NIV) found in Genesis 1:1 and also “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (NIV) found in John 1:1. Evolution is the belief that everything just changed over

The debate between creation and evolution has been around for a long time. For much of it, it has presented a choice between the two. Some claim that you either believe in God or evolution, not both. Others, that you have to choose young earth creationism simply because theistic evolution is not a viable option. Still more present young earth creationism as a naive understanding of both the Bible and science. However, since each position has evidence in support of it and against it, it is in no way true that any of them present us with an undeniable position of definite accuracy. Furthermore, the idea that there is only a choice between creation and evolution is false. Indeed, there are more positions than even creationism and theistic