Many people question the importance of the doctrine of a recent abrupt creation.
Perhaps there is a middle ground, they would argue. Perhaps, the Bible allows for the long time frames necessary for evolution to have occurred. Well, let us just see how important this doctrine was to the founder and initial caretakers of our faith. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of Adams offense, who is a type of Him who was to come. But the free gift is not like the transgression.