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Theistic evolution, by its very label, lets you know what they mean by that. They're trying

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to argue that evolution is true and that evolution is the means by which God created the world.

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Well, what generally ends up happening is that it's very long on evolution and very short

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on God and typically what has happened all too far and all too often is that it is almost

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just like putting the label of theism upon a world view that has little or no room for

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divine action. Now, could God have created by means of evolution? Of course He could.

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He's God. God can do whatever He wants. The question is, is this the way that He's done

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it and is this the way that He's revealed that He has done it? And I would argue that

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both nature and Scripture teaches us that there is a very clear evidence for divine action

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where God has involved Himself in the world in such a way that it is a sign and a wonder.

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In other words, what we would say the Bible and nature itself shows us evidence that God

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has moved in this world in a miraculous way. And so therefore, I do not think that theistic

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evolution is either necessary nor the best explanation for what we see. So I do understand why some

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would embrace theistic evolution. I just don't think it's the wisest course of action.

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