Why I Believe “Young Earth”

  1. The Bible says it is. I believe Genesis 1 and 2 should be taken literally.
One of the best Hebraists in the world, James Barr of Oxford University writes, “So far as I know, there is no professor of Hebrew or Old Testament at any world-class university who does not believe that the writer(s) of Gen. 1–11 intended to convey to their readers the ideas that (a) creation took place in a series of six days which were the same as the days of 24 hours we now experience (b) the figures contained in the Genesis genealogies provided by simple addition a chronology from the beginning of the world up to later stages in the biblical story.”1
  1. The preponderance of Christian orthodoxy has taught a literal translation and young earth throughout history. Suggestion otherwise to any significant degree didn’t happen until the 1800s….
  2. Why reinterpret Gen. 1 and 2? The main reason was to try to make the Bible more compatible with the theory of evolution which was being increasingly voiced by scientists of whom the vast majority start with the assumption there is no God and try to reason from there.
Note: The Theory of Evolution and age of the earth continues to change over the decades as more evolutionists admit the evidence doesn’t support the current theory. The Bible account of creation hasn’t changed.
  1. Progressive evolution teaching that God did not speak the world and cosmos into existence but ‘used’ the process of evolution  diminishes the impact of the authority of scripture and creates confusion in my opinion. The Genesis record is foundational and the enemy is out to destroy it. Psalm 11:3
    • Ps. 33:6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of His mouth all their host.
    • Ps. 33:9 For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
    • John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
    • Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.
    • 2 Peter 3:5 …it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
    • The recorded miracles of Jesus: He speaks and calms the storm, He touches and says be healed, etc. And He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
  2. True scientific evidence fits a creation/young earth model better by far.
Eg. Fossil record and no transitional forms. Carbon 14 dating, circular reasoning in other dating methods, etc. More and more evolution assertions are being debunked by ongoing research.  Institute in Creation Research   Answers in Genesis
  1. During the 70s and 80s ICR scientists challenged evolutionists to debate Creationism vs. Evolution of which there were quite a number ….until no one would debate them anymore.

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