Funny, I read the Bible as saying the Earth "brought forth" life (Gen 1:11). Sounds just like life emerging from soup.
That said, the process of "natural selection" obviously works within the "kind" (see Genesis again).
Please define "kind," and please cite for me a Bible verse that says one "kind" cannot evolve into another "kind."
post Gen 1:11 in entirety: (and I even added verse 12)
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
The earth did not create life it grew some grass.
What is it about verse 1 thats so tough?
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Please define "kind," and please cite for me a Bible verse that says one "kind" cannot evolve into another "kind." You have a Bible - look it up and read along . . . Genesis 1:24 And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds." And it was so. 25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the cattle according to their kinds, and everything that creeps upon the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Let's try to dissect this:
1) God made the beasts . . . Notice it didn't say Gaia, martians, or soup of any color.
2) If I "bring forth" a cake from the oven, did the oven make the cake or did I? My logic says I did, your's I cannot speak for.
3) according to their kinds . . . according to its kind This didn't say according to its kind, with a bunch of other kinds, and various soup flavors. The word "their" is possesive. Genesis is differentiating between "kinds".
4) Taxonmomists have been trying to structure life into logical divisions for a long time. We do not have an exact definition of the Bible term "kind" but have probably come close with family (with genus and species). However, scientists are continually finding that some of their assumptions aren't quite accurate - including biological classifications and definitions. (read about wholphins)
Summary: God created the earth and everything in it and around it. If you want to believe He left the specifics of life forms up to a lightning bolt hitting a primordial soup with a splash of meteor dust and some Blue Bell ice cream . . . have at it.