Halfway Houses On The Road To Biblical Creation

Halfway Houses on the Road to Biblical Creation Dr. George Matzko Halfway Houses Gap Theory Day-Age Theory Scientific or Old-Earth Creationism Progressive Creation Framework Hypothesis Intelligent Design Theistic Evolution or Evolutionary Creationism 1. The days of creation were literal. 2. God gives the work week based on his example of creation. Ex. 20:11- For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it. 3. Noah’s flood explains the geologic record, without the need for millions of years. 4. Jesus speaks of Adam and Eve as existing at the beginning of creation. 5. The Bible teaches that death came into the world because of the curse. 6. Radiometric dating methods, that supposedly show that rocks are millions or billions of years old, are not fool-proof measurements. 7. Ultimately, the issue of the age of the earth is an issue of authority. I. The Halfway House of Theistic Evolution II. The Halfway House of the Framework Hypothesis Confusing quotes from noted evangelical scholars: James Montgomery Boice, “We have to admit here that the exegetical basis of the creationists is strong….” but “data from various disciplines point to a very old earth and an even older universe.” Gleason Archer, “From a superficial reading of Genesis 1, the impression would seem to be that the entire creative process took place in six twenty-four-hour days….” but “this seems to run counter to modern scientific research, which indicates the planet earth was created several billion years ago.” however “we find the evidence from science for a great age for the universe and the earth to be nearly overwhelming.” Ray Bohlin and Richard Milne, “Biblically, we find the young earth approach of six consecutive 24-hour days and a catastrophic universal flood to make the most sense….” III. The Halfway House of Progressive Creation God created new forms of life gradually over a period of hundreds of millions of years. Death Before Adam’s Fall? 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: IV. The Halfway House of Intelligent Design The irreducible complexity of the blood clotting mechanism.