1. An offshoot of theistic evolution, which is sometimes promoted by Christians who are sensitive to criticism of evolution, is known as progressive creation. This idea holds that while life was developing through the vast ages imagined by evolutionists, God stepped in at various times along the way. At each point, He created something new which the evolutionary process could not accomplish without His help. Progressive creation implies that Gods forethought in creation was not adequate for the complete evolutionary process at the beginning. It will be seen that the arguments against progressive creation are covered by the arguments against theistic evolution, particularly with reference to death and struggle existing before man.

2. It is, of course, powerfully symbolic (more correctly a type) of the future relationship between Christ and His church. But what does it tell us, symbolically or poetically or whatever, in its own context, about beginnings? Old Testament types (e.g., Moses as a type of Christ) are always real people and events in real history.

It is also important to note that the Jews divided their writings into three groups: history, poetry, and prophecy. Genesis was included in their list of historical writings. Thus, they accepted it as real history.

Resources

RESOURCES

The following list of resources is recommended for researching further into the topics referred to in this book.

All books can be obtained in the United States through Master Books, and Answers in Genesis. Addresses are given in section 19 below.