Christians disagree about all kinds of things. On this issue (at the risk of being too simplistic) there are basically two different views.
All Christians firstly would believe that almighty God is the creator. What they disagree on is the 'How' of creation.
Those who take The Bible literally would reject evolution, since it is not found in the Bible and contradicts the Bible.
Those who do not wish, for whatever reason, to take the Bible literally, would incorporate, or seek to incorporate evolution, as God's method of creating the universe and all that is in it to the point of what we observe today.
There are thus two 'camps' on this issue. The 'literalists' would argue that Jesus believed in a literal interpretation of Genesis 1 etc and that God is capable (if He is capable of anything at all) of saying in the bible what He wants to say about the origins issue. They would also argue with some considerable justification, that if one does not believe what God says in Genesis 1 and following, what else does one not believe. The resurrection itself is, to many, another 'unbelievable' event that God has also told us about. The other point which is made by creation scientists on this issue is that science itself does not actually demand an old earth and there are many scientific problems with evolution and the evolutionary ages. They thus see that evolution is tied not just to a false belief about origins but to false science, or at least many who espouse it ignore the serious problems with the data.
Those who support a non-literal interpretation would argue that much incontrovertible science supports the evolutionary argument and so it is necessary to change or reinterpret Genesis to match what science has discovered. They would also argue that this 'infallible' evidence of science makes those who believe the Bible into a laughingstock.
In the end, it would seem that the question boils down to one of authority (even though others may disagree and hold that there is no contradiction at all between what the Bible says and what science says). One camp regards the Bible as the ultimate authority and that science must come into line behind it. The other would argue that scientific understanding must determine how the Bible is viewed.
Answer:
Evolution is not science. Empirical science is
Evolution is not observable, it is not repeatable, nor is it measurable. It contradicts the 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics.
Life only comes from life. That is the only observable, repeatable, and measurable know way of life being created. It has never been observed to come from non-living substances.
Refer to the chart below to more fully see why Christians would disagree with the theory of evolution.
Creation
Evolution
Cause
God was the Cause
For every effect, there is a cause (observable)
There was not cause - 15 billion years ago for no know reason, the universe exploded itself into existence. Time, chance, and natural process created all things.
The creation of the universe is an effect with no cause (not observable).
Origin
The universe was spoken into existence by God's Word.
Matter cannot be created or destroyed by natural processes (observable).
Began with 'singularity', a tiny infinitely hot and dense point
Matter was created by a natural process (not observable).
Energy
We are devolving
Energy goes from a state of usable energy to less usable energy (observable).
We are evolving
Energy goes from a state of less usable energy to more usable energy (not observable).
Space
Earth created first (day 1)
Stars came afterwards (day 4) with the sun and moon.
Stars formed first
Earth formed afterwards
Earths
Covering
Water
Fire
Time Constraints
6 Days - The creation of the World was FINISHED in six day and is no longer taking place (observable).
Infinite Time - 4.6 billion years ago the earth evolved by natural processes. The world is in a continuous process of creation evolution (not observable).
Quality
Very Good
Primitive, Violent
Planning of
Life
By design
Accident
Origin of
Life
God
Life comes from life (observable), no known exceptions.
Forces of Nature
It is possible for life to come from non-life (not observable).
Time needed
for Life
2 Days (Faith based) - all animal/human life was created on day 5 and 6.
Millions of years (Faith based) - They don't know how it happened but given enough time they BELIEVE it will.
Species
Kind begets kind (observable).
Kind begets some other kind (not observable).
Animal Life
Birds first, then
Reptiles
Reptiles first, then
Birds
Human Life
Man was created on day six
Man is made in the image of God.
3.5 billion years ago life evolved
Humans evolved from ape-like creatures.
Beginning
of Death
After Adam sinned, not a process of creation - it is a product of man's sin.
Always been present, part of the creation process - the means by which man evolves into a higher being.
Cause of
Death
Sin, there was no death before Adam sinned (plant life not included), the breath of life was breathed into animals but not plants.
Natural process, existed from the beginning of life
Spiritual
Death
Both physical and spiritual, you will give an account of your life after you die.
Physical only, no accountability after death.
Sediment Layers,
Canyons
Form rapidly (liquefaction). Witnessed during Mt. St. Helen (observable).
Form slowly. No evidence witnessed (not observable).
Fossil Creation
Catastrophic event, rapid burial in water, (observable).
Buried by dust over long periods of time (not observable).
Marine fossils on
Mountains
Global flood, Genesis account
Rapid 40 day/night event
Springs of the deep broken up
All creation perished
All mountains covered by at least 20 ft.
About 200 legends from cultures all over the world.
Local floods, earth sinking into the ocean and rising again.
No written record or legend
Trees through
layers
Fossilized trees spanning many layers indicates rapid burial by water, observable with Mt. St. Helen. Can be created in one week (observable).
Over many years plant life died, sank into the earth, and coal formed (not observable).
Coal, Oil,
Petrified
Wood
Coal, Oil, Petrified Wood, can all be made in a matter of weeks, (observable).
Coal, Oil, Petrified Wood take millions of years to form (not observable).
Biblical Day
Recognize that the Biblical day means 24 hours and accept it as fact
Hebrew Word "Yom", in all cases, means short period of time
defined to be evening and morning
days are distinguished between seasons and years (Genesis 1:14)
God's own Word (Exodus 10:11)
writing style of Genesis is narrative, not poetic
genealogy of human race given
Some, recognize that the Biblical day means 24 hours but reject the account as a myth.
Others, interpret the Biblical definition of day to mean millions of years.
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