Will Keyton"Theistic Evolution"Romans 5:12-21Science and religion are not opposed, but culture presents them as such. Because of this, origin of life studies are often couched solely in materialistic terms, or deceptively combined with theism. The latter is a white-washed, tomb, however. The core issue for any believer when addressing theistic evolution is whether or not scripture is trustworthy or not. If the Biblical account of creation was addressed in one part of the scriptures alone, ambiguity could be allowed. But over and over again, the Genesis account of creation is attested to by authoritative authors throughout scripture, including Jesus. Among others, we see the support of the creation account in Romans 5, Exodus 20, and Matthew 19. One's stance of origins of life is a watershed which will lead one far away from the truth, or nearer to a right perspective on reality.Romans 5:12-21 English Standard Version (ESV)Death in Adam, Life in Christ12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men[a] because all sinned— 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. 16 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. 17 For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.18 Therefore, as one trespass[b] led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness[c] leads to justification and life for all men. 19 For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. 20 Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.