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What type of account does Genesis represent? |
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Genesis 1-111 represents and accurate, HISTORICAL account. |
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Why are there so many different compromising views of creation? |
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Some Christians don'e known scientific evidence against evolution, don't understand the difference between micro/macro evolution. |
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Comproming views cont'd |
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They may not understant the Bible. They may be sincere, intelligent Christians, but are simply uninformed. |
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Why would Christians accept the belief of "millions of years" |
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Christians and pastors may adopt this view because of that "science says" |
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What does the reading of Scripture describe in creation? |
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A young earth, and six day creation. |
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List different theories of creation. |
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Theistic Evolution, Framework hypothesis, Progressive Creation, Gap Theory, Day-Age Theory, Old Earth Creation |
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What is theistic evolution? |
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A blend of theism with standard evolutionary theory |
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What views does theistic evolution hold? |
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God used evolution to create. God is the initiatory but allows eveything to unfold and run its course |
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What does theistic evolution incorporate? |
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The big bang theory, the chemical origin of life, evolution and common ancestry of all living things, and millions of years. |
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What is the only difference between theistic evolution and atheist evolution? |
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God is involved to some extent in the theistic evolution. |
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What are some contradictions to theistic evolution. |
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It minimizes the role of God, It is inconsistent with God's nature, Order of creation does not line up |
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What is considered to be the biggest problem with theistic evolution? |
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This view places death BEFORE sin, rather than as a punishment. |
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What is the main view of Framework Hypothesis? |
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It rejects Genesis as a true history, but it views it as allegorical, poetic. |
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What are the 4 major arguments favoring framework hypothesis? |
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Two triad structure of Genesis 1, Eternal nature of day 7, Anthropomorphisms, and no rain on earth. |
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List the objections for the Framework Hypothesis |
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Parallelism does not rule out a chonrological progression, there WAS a day 7, Where does literary device end? |
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Other objections for the Framework Hypothesis |
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Plants were watered by mist in the very beginning, Genesis 1 is historical narrative not poetry |
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How did Stevne Boyd argue against Framework Hypothesis? |
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Statistical analysis of verb tenses. Genesis has verb tenses consistent with historical narrative, not poetry |
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What is progressive creation? |
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creation by dis-continuous evolutionary process by God: God intervenes only at certain points to "help" evolution along |
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What is the Gap Theory? |
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Primeval creation existing for billions of years but was laid waste in a Pre-Adamic cataclysm. |
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Where is this "gap" |
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million of years between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2 |
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Arguments FOR the Gap Theory |
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"Without form and void"; The earth became without form and void; "and then" vs "now"; Created vs. Made |
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Objections AGAINST the Gap Theory |
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Inconsistent with God creating everything in 6 days, "Was" is not "Become"; Puts death before the fall; pages 67-71 |
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What is the Day-Age Theory |
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Believes that each day of creation corresponds to a geologic age. |
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What verse do people use to try to promote the Day-Age Theory? |
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"A day is as a thousand years..." |
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What is the problem with this argument for Day-Age Theory? |
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"...and a thousand years are as a day." This verse is intended to reference the eternality of God. |
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What is a major objection to the Day-Age Theory? |
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Plants were made on day 3. (plants can't survive thousands of years of DARK) |
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What is ironic about the issue of "day" in Genesis |
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The word appears 2301 times in the Old Testament, but only Genesis 1 is in dispute regarding the length of the day. |
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What did Martin Luther say regarding the length of creation |
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"But if you cannot understand how this could have been done in six days, then grant the Holy Spirit the honor of being more learned then you are. |
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Who wrote Genesis? |
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God: Genesis 1 to 2
Adama: Genesis 2 to 5
Noah and Sons: Genesis 6 to 11
Abraham and Sons: Genesis 11-50 |
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What was created on Day 1 of Creation? |
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Heavens and earth, light and dark |
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Day 2 of creation |
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Firmament, separated waters above and below |
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Day 3 of creation |
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land and plants |
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Day 4 |
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celestial bodies, sun, moon, and stars |
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Day 5 of creation |
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birds and sea creatures |
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Day 6 of creation |
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Land animals and man and woman |
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Chris was not involved in Creation |
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FALSE. John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:15-16 |
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When was the Fall |
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Very soon after creation, before Adam and Eve conceived children, and no death before the fall |
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What is the sequence in evolution? |
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1. Big Bang, origin of matter
2. Solar system, sun and planets
3. Origin of life in the sea |
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Sequence in evolution cont'd |
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4. Bacteria, unicellular organisms, then fish
5. Plants, then land animals
6. Mammals and birds after reptiles |
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What is perhaps the biggest difference between creation and evolution? |
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Evolution has death as being ever present, whereas creation has death as a punishment for sin. |
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Why is the belief of death being AFTER sin so significant? |
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Physical death allows man to be redeemed. If Adam ate the apple as a sinful being, he would live separated from God |
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