# I'm a Christian evolutionist, and I say that evolution is consistent with the Bible **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [December 28, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-christian-evolutionist-and-i-say-that-evolution-is-consistent-with-the-bible/478993 "2008-12-28T21:03:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-christian-evolutionist-and-i-say-that-evolution-is-consistent-with-the-bible/478993/101 "2009-01-04T03:17:09Z")
> [@Fish](#): > > The part about the Bible that’s always made me curious is the Commandment: “I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt have no other gods before Me.” > > Is that suggesting that there _are_ other gods to worship? At the time these commandments were accepted as rules of life by the people of Israel, they were surrounded by other nations that were polytheistic and animistic. This would include Egypt, where there were many Gods and the Pharoes were considered divine. This law and others served to give the people of Israel guidance on how to live their lives, define their relationship with God and make them distinct from the other nations that surrounded them. That particular law could be interpreted in a modern context as worshiping money, material goods and status, and putting them before your needs or the needs of others and making them the focus of your decisions. Vlad/Igor ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-christian-evolutionist-and-i-say-that-evolution-is-consistent-with-the-bible/478993/102 "2009-01-04T03:20:55Z")
> [@Fish](#): > > The part about the Bible that’s always made me curious is the Commandment: “I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt have no other gods before Me.” > > Is that suggesting that there _are_ other gods to worship? One symbol : $ 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-christian-evolutionist-and-i-say-that-evolution-is-consistent-with-the-bible/478993.md?page=5)