“What convinced you that Evolution is the truth?”
(This may be a different take on this subject that many haven’t thought of, even among my brothers & sisters; please bear with me, I don’t want to offend….)
Because of the adaptations we have observed in life forms. But its effects have limitations. And I believe there’s a
Divine purpose behind this ability to adapt / mutate….
Now I’m a staunch supporter of the Bible, and that while there are unlimited ways to misunderstand it, there is really only one specific way to understand it accurately.
Just as 2 + 2 will
always equal 4, and
nothing else. Any other answer, is simply wrong. That is the nature of truth…. you could say it’s narrow. So, too, there’s a specific way to understand those Scriptures.
That being said… the Bible indicates there’d be changes in some living things.
The Bible states that God told Adam, “
every seed-bearing plant /
every green plant” was given to Adam & the animals, to eat.
Then God said, Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
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And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth--everything that has the breath of life in it--I have given every green plant for food. And it was so.
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Now the question:
can we eat every green plant today? I’m sure even
back in the author’s day - the person who wrote this was Moses I believe - even back then,
there were some green plants which were dangerous to eat!
So what should that tell us?
That the Bible indicates that adaptations within living things - evolution, if you will -
would occur!
But adapting in manners
that are harmful to humans, wasn’t
initially Jehovah’s purpose… just as A&E rebelling against His sovereignty, was not part of His purpose, either.
When mutations
did happen, they were originally to be for our benefit.
In Genesis 3, the question / issue of whether man is able to govern himself or not, was raised…. Jehovah, for the most part, has
stayed out of human affairs, till the issue of sovereignty is settled. Even removing His protection from all earthly life.
All life - plants and animals - have developed on their own, without His guidance.
Especially after the Edenic Fall / Rebellion.
The issue of sovereignty is close to being resolved. It’s almost been shown beyond doubt that man is incapable of / unwilling to fix the problems he’s mostly created, so Jehovah will soon step in — “God…will bring to ruin those ruining the Earth.” — Revelation 11:17,18
Earlier in this post, I wrote:
“When mutations
did happen, they were
originally to be for our benefit.”
Why? Because when God created Adam&Eve, they were perfect. (Hence their long lifespans, even after their rebellion.) He wanted humans to
enjoy their lives,
forever…we were
made to live forever.
And seeing new species of animals & plants naturally arise over time under Jehovah’s guidance,
within their families, would be one way He would use to enrich our endless lives…we would
never get bored.
To put it simply… IMO, adaptations
within family taxa — ?”kinds”? — were for our benefit, so we could always enjoy some new variety throughout our unending life, as Earth’s caretakers.
I’ll be glad to answer any
sincere, respectful questions.
Have a good day.
