Thus, in the areas in which it clearly speaks, the book is authoritative. However, no scientist was there to observe this death and struggle over millions of years. This is obviously a framework of understanding built upon the words of fallible humans who were not there. However, the Bible clearly teaches that death, particularly the physical and spiritual death of man entered the world only after the first man, Adam sinned. It is obvious that if death and bloodshed did exist before Adam sinned, then the whole basis of the meaning of the message of the Cross-has been destroyed.
Death is a part of the curse after sin.
Look up the words of Jesus Christ in the New Testament when He refers to the Book of Genesis and see for yourself that He believed it to be true and reliable, and thus certainly did not believe in evolution. Sadly, many do so apply them, and with tragic results. Theistic evolution is a compromise position that destroys the foundations of the Gospel message and ultimately leads to the destruction of the Christian worldview. It is nothing more than the pagan theory of evolution with God added. No wonder America has fallen so far.