RE: Theological Consequences of Evolution

From: Jim Eisele (jeisele@starpower.net)
Date: Sun Mar 24 2002 - 14:43:27 EST

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    Adrian Teo comments

    >One variation of OEC is to accept much of modern evolutionary theories but
    >nevertheless, maintain that with regard to humans, an act of special
    >creation was involved, thus breaking the continuity from nonhuman primates
    >to hominids.

    Let's listen to what the scientists have to say. Personally,
    I don't see what difference it makes. Either, God used evolution
    or He used some other process. Let God be God.

    >Of course, where the break actually occurred is uncertain, but
    >it seems necessary to hold this view in order to to account the
    >"specialness" of humans in creation as a moral agent endowed with divine
    >sonship.

    Careful, Adrian. It is not our job to tell God what the
    definition of special is.

    Jim

     



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