{"id":2574,"date":"2012-06-01T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/?p=2574"},"modified":"2014-09-23T11:40:19","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T11:40:19","slug":"what-matters-most-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/the-welford\/what-matters-most-now\/","title":{"rendered":"What Matters Most Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yet again the debate of a literal Adam and Eve vs evolution has reared its ugly head. Tomorrow I will be working through this debate with a group of young adults and the wisdom that I will be dispensing, the answer to this age old debate? Well my answer is \u2013 I don\u2019t care.<\/p>\n<p>You heard me. I don\u2019t care. I know some people may be shocked, and tell me that the whole of the Bible depends on Adam and Eve being true. Others may chide me by saying that I am a foolish dreamer for even being open to the possibility of the world starting with just two people. Yet despite this I still don\u2019t care. Why? Because I don\u2019t believe that my eternal destination depends on my conclusion about this issue. I don\u2019t believe that when I stand before God that His opening gambit will be: \u201cAh Mr Welford good to see you, now before we show you around and get you settled, just a few questions. First Adam and Eve real or not?\u201d No my eternal destination depends on Jesus and His advice on what to focus on \u2013 love God, love others. I wonder how loving it is to proclaim our stance correct and make it a prerequisite to faith?<\/p>\n<p>Romans 14:13 \u2018Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling-block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Are our beliefs about evolution more important than people hearing about Jesus? What would you say to someone who wanted to believe in Christ but could accept Adam and Eve as literal?<\/p>\n<p>As for me? 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