This week we are continuing to highlight some work from our recommended sources on Genesis, specifically on the Genesis creation account. The prominent view in secular academia today is that the Earth is 4.5 billion years old. What does the evidence say? Eric Hovind, from the Creation Today Show, interviews experts on a weekly basis on various topics related to the creation, flood, fall, science and others topics. I have embedded two interviews that will give you an idea of how creation scientists look at the same evidence that secular academics do, and how the Biblical interpretation gives a more reasonable answer to those research questions.
From the “Creation Today Show” introduction:
“How old is planet earth? Does it even matter? Do we trust or doubt the Bible based on the answer? In 1795, James Hutton claimed the earth was much older than people thought. His book “Theory of the Earth”, was used by Charles Lyell in 1830 to justify the layers of the earth representing eons of time instead of a global flood. It was the influence of Lyell’s book that resulted in Charles Darwin publishing “On the Origin of Species” in 1859 which formally introduced the theory of evolution to the scientific community. All along the way, the church has been pushed to compromise Scripture with interpretations of science. So, who’s right? Is the earth young or old? Join Dr. Terry Mortenson and Eric Hovind to discover the true journey of this fascinating debate that has now spanned more than 2 centuries. The implications are ASTOUNDING!”
Watch Eric Hovind’s interview with Dr. Terry Mortenson on this topic:
The second video goes on to address the question of carbon dating that is often used as an argument against a younger age of the earth. This is an important area to understand, including how it is used and interpreted to determine the dating of specific things, but it has its limits and problems as do the other types of dating methods often used for this purpose.
From the “Creation Today Show” interview on this topic:
“Carbon Dating proves the earth is old… right? This one phrase has been repeated so many times that it is now locked into the minds of (what seems like) everyone on the planet! “Carbon Dating proves the earth is old.” Many in the church have decided the Bible got the age of the earth wrong and have reinterpreted Genesis because of this little phrase! Indeed, if Carbon Dating proved an Old Earth, it would be a problem for Young Earth Creationists! So why are we still Young Earth Creationists?”
Watch Eric Hovind’s interview with Dr. Brian Thomas on this topic:
Review and Reflection
Discuss the video presentations with your group, and go over any questions you might have on the topic. Use searchcreation.org to help answer additional questions you might have. This website has thousands of articles referencing many experts in these various fields of science who will help show that the truth is out there when it comes to the facts of God’s creation versus the deception of evolutionary theory for the origin of life.
BIBLE STUDY
For those of you following along with our class presentations and Bible study, we have just finished our survey of Genesis and will be starting a new class in a couple of weeks. To get ahead, begin reading through the book of Exodus and do a little background research before starting by doing #1, 2 and 3 from our Bible Study Survey Format below. We will cover answers to those categories when we start our new class which will also include an apologetics presentation each week.
Survey of the Bible – Format
Old Testament
Category:
Book:
| 1. Author: Who wrote the book and when? (Include anything you can find about the author and when it was written) |
| 2. Audience: Who was it written to? (Include anything you can find about the people, the culture or societal norms, of that time period) |
| 3. Purpose: Why was it written? (Include anything you can find about their circumstances and what was, or had been, going on) |
| 4. Content: What is in each chapter? (Include chapter by chapter titles and a short summary – no more than 3-5 sentences – Keep in mind #5 and #6 and mark a chapter accordingly) |
| 5. Going Deeper: What are the major Covenants found in this book? (Include new ones or ones that relate back to Genesis and mark (C); you can also include any major events here) |
| 6. Finding Jesus: Where is Jesus? (Include any appearances (JA), foreshadows (JF) or prophecies (JP)? |
| 7. Application: How can this book and its teachings apply to us today? (Answers will vary, but can include personal, cultural or timeless teachings for us today) |
| 8. The Shelf: What questions or comments do you have about this book? (Answers will vary, but can include things you didn’t understand or things you want to learn more about) |
(Include resources used, or that can be used for further study as a separate list to share)
Join us next week as we continue our “Case for…” Studies!
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You will not find this material in the public school curriculum even though it is based on solid evidence and grounded in research. It is ironic that following the evidence to where it leads stops at the door of our public schools as they will not let a “Divine footprint” in! Join us as we examine evidence for Christianity and learn how to become a thoughtful defender and ambassador of your faith.
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Teri Dugan
TeriDugan@truthfaithandreason.com
1 Peter 3:15