what does the bible say?
Scripture makes it abundantly clear that God is responsible for the creation and design of everything which exists. That includes all life on earth. Believers disagree about exactly what aspects of the creation account are literal or poetic. Some of those differences have greater impact than others. BioLogos takes the view of “theistic evolution,” which implies that God’s mechanism for creation included natural forces and changes over time.
BioLogos speaks of two stories of Creation: one where Genesis 1 ends with the first human race and another about the creation of two specific humans later. However, a study of the Hebrew literary style – and the style of Moses in particular – shows that the first chapter is an overview, while the second is a more focused description of the first. Biologos also postulates that Adam and Eve were symbolic, mythological characters who represented an idea. This is concerning, as Paul refers to Adam as a historic individual who brought death to all mankind (Romans 5:12-14). Lastly, BioLogos believes that macro-evolution (one genus to another) is part of God’s creation and that all life has a shared genetic structure. Some Christians think this conflicts with different creatures each reproducing “after its own kind” (Genesis 1:21, 24-25). Additionally, Paul states that all flesh is unique, each species having its own distinct body and structure (1 Corinthians 15:38-39).