Today, we go off topic and present another excellent piece from KOATAP (Knower of All Things Astrophysical). It is sad that the Christian community has become divided on secondary issues. That division grows even deeper and wider when one side accuses the other side of theological heresy.
The essence of legalism is trusting in religious activity rather than trusting in God. It is placing our confidence in a practice rather than in a Person – and, without fail, this will lead us to love the practice more than the Person.
http://www.city-data.com/forum/christianity/181223-what-legalism.html
Read this first. I am an evangelical Christian who believes that God created the heavens and the earth, ex nihilo, and specifically created Adam and Eve to have souls. I do not believe the creation of Adam and Eve occurred by a series of random, naturalistic events. I believe that one can believe in an old earth, young earth, and theistic evolution and still be a Christian. It is sad that I must say this up front but I am trying to preempt any attacks on my core beliefs.
