8. How important is it for a Christian to reject the macro-evolutionary theory of origins?

If a Christian is defined as one who believes in, and accepts Jesus as Lord, trusting the reliability of His Word, then could one be a Christian and support a non-literal interpretation of Genesis 1-11? If God cannot, or would not, “speak and it was so” (Psalm 33:9), why would a person believe anything else He is said to have done, or will do? If God’s initial creative process is up for grabs, a literal process both John and Paul corroborate (1 Timothy 2:13; John 1:10, 13), then one could, with consistency, also question a global flood, the virgin birth, and a historical resurrectionJTL12 5.7

In Scripture, the historical events of Creation, a global flood, and imminent return of Jesus are closely linked (2 Peter 3:3-5; Matthew 24:37-39). Under the evolutionary model, all things are progressing; in some evolutionary models, God is already within us—we need only find the god in ourselves. Why would we need to prepare for the advent of One who already resides as us? If life is continually evolving toward something better and more complex, why would God interrupt history with an imminent visible return? Clearly, the Christian who accepts the Word of God must reject the macro-evolutionary theory of origins.JTL12 5.8