Were we once animals?

     Extreme scientists who dispute the 

existence of God often argue that we(humans) 

were once monkeys and as a result of 

evolution, monkeys became human. Let us just 

assume that human beings were once 

animals(monkeys) billions of years ago. Here 

is my question "how did monkeys come about"? 

Better yet, if no one created animals, how did 

they come about"? That is a question whose 

answer I would love to hear(i.e from a 

scientific point of view). However, as a 

believer in God, I would love to answer that 

question from a biblical point of view. The 

english standard version bible clearly says 

"and God said 'let the earth bring forth 

living creatures according to their kinds; 

livestock and creeping things and beasts of 

the earth according to their kinds'. And it 

was so".(Gen 1:24). As you can see for 

yourself, God created all living creatures on 

the earth. 

    That obviously did not stop there. He went 

ahead to create man in his own image. This can 

be proven in (Gen 1:26-27) which says "Then 

God said 'let us make man in our image, after 

our likeness and'…so God created man in his 

own image, in the image of God he created him; 

male and female he created them".     

    Also, if evolution argues that humans were 

once monkeys, here is my question. Why then do 

we still have monkeys today? Think with me for 

a minute. If all humans were once monkeys, 

shouldn't all monkeys be human today?  Guys 

please let us be real. There is a supreme 

being out there who created human beings. His 

name is 'Jehovah Almighty'.