At one creation-versus-evolution debate, an evolutionist stated that the issue was not whether God created or not. He said that he believed in creation and that he was a Christian. He then went on to vehemently attack the Bible and Christianity. During the question time, someone in the audience asked this person whether he could testify to Jesus Christ being his personal Saviour. The evolutionist debater, caught off guard, was obviously wanting to avoid the question. However, he decided to attempt an answer. He told the audience he did not use the same terminology as others, and that he certainly did not accept the Bible at all and would not have anything to do with fundamental Christianity. Basically, he described fundamental Christianity as the belief that accepted the Bible as true. Yet, many probably had believed that he was a Christian because he publicly stated so. Here was a wolf in sheeps clothing leading sheep astray.

Many shepherds of the sheep in todays world can be found in one of the following groups, in the sliding progression from "toleration" to "capitulation" to "error."

1. Toleration

Many tell us we should tolerate other peoples beliefs about evolution: that we must refrain from speaking against what they say. Or, we are told to consider all alternatives that scientists put before us and not be "dogmatic" about one view. Of course, this is a form of dogmatism itself, claiming that we cannot insist Genesis be taken literally so as to exclude evolutionary philosophy. Many theological colleges dogmatically insist that students consider all views on the interpretation of Genesis (e.g., theistic evolution, progressive creation, Day-Age Theory, Gap Theory, Six-Day Literal Creation), and go on to assert that no one person may say that any view is definitely correct, or incorrect! I am not suggesting that students at such colleges should not be made aware of these other positions. However, the fallacies of these positions should be pointed out in detail.

2. Accommodation

Many are saying that you cannot be sure what Genesis means or says, and perhaps that evolutionists are right after all. Because of the high respect for "academia," and the immense amount of material from a large number of scientists pushing evolution, many Christians just add evolution to the Bible.

3. Cooperation

Here the error of evolution has been tolerated and given standing in the church. This has become a comfortable position because there is great harmony: the people in the church who believe in evolution dont feel threatened, and they can all work together. Such people claim that God created, but if He worked through evolution, it does not really matter.

4. Contamination

With people becoming so intimately involved with the error of evolutionary philosophy, this theory becomes generally accepted and taught through the churches, Sunday schools, Christian schools, and religious educational programs, as well as in the secular school classrooms. Consequently, the issue doesnt bother people any more.

5. Capitulation to Error