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INTRODUCTION
This evening, our focus is on creation
We are not going to look at creation from a scientific point of view:
There are two good resources: Answers in Genesis and Institute of Creation Research.
My belief in creation is not viewed through the lens of science but on what God says.
THREE MAIN VIEWS ON BIBLICAL CREATION
The Gap Theory
The Age/Day theory
Literal theory
Gap Theory
Defined:
refers to God's initial perfect creation.
Everything that God made was beautiful, there was no sin anywhere.
Verse two assumes that a great catastrophe occurred that caused the earth to become in a chaotic and ruined state through the judgment of God.
Those holding the Gap Theory contend that this state of ruin could have possibly lasted millions of years.
Gap theorist view everything from the lens that God would never create anything without form, void and darkness; therefore, verse 2 cannot be connected with verse 1.
Defense:
a.
The Hebrew word “Waw” in is a Conjunction and Disjunctive.
25,000 times conjunctive - And
3,000 disjunctive - But
b. the word “was” could be translated as “became” or “had become.”
c.
There are plenty of other Hebrew constructions that could be used in cryptic
ways to validate the Gap Theory.
Answers to the Gap Theory
a.
There is no mention of creation - According to the Gap Theory, there is no
clear word from God concerning the original creation.
Nothing is known as to
the order of events or its history.
b.
Genesis is not a cryptic account of creation - is written as a
straightforward account of God's creation - not some cryptic record.
If God
had meant to inform us of a gap between the first two verses, He could have
clearly done that.
c.
No earlier creation taught anywhere else in the Bible.
d.
Contrary to scripture
,
e.
e.
No death before sin - The Gap Theory says that millions of animals lived and
died not only before Adam, but also before the fall of Satan.
But how
could there be death in a sinless world?
The Bible says that death was a result
of sin:
f.
In order for the word “was” to be translated “became” there has to be a cause:
g.
Creation is a picture of salvation
The Age/Day Theory
Defined:
The word Hebrew word translated “day” does mean period of time in parts of the Old Testament.
This includes the context of Genesis.
Since science has shown the earth and universe to be billions of years of age, this is the best way to understand the term in .
Defense:
a. Metaphorical
b.
Animal death
c. Seventh Day
b.
Events on the sixth day
Animals
Adam and Eve
c.
The seventh day in could not refer to an actual 24- hour period
There is not evening and morning
d.
The “Day” of Cannot Be 24 Hours Long
Answers the the Age/Day Theory
a.
Not the natural reading - The age/day view has to be read into the text.
It is
not the natural way to read nor the statements in Exodus that God
created the world in six days.
If God wanted to inform us that the creation
occurred long ages ago, there are a number of ways in which He might have
clearly said it.
b.
Evening and morning
c.
Adam could have named the animals on the 6th day
d.
The Hebrew has words to express age
d.
The arguments generally produced by those who ascribe to the word day here
an unlimited duration of time are untenable.
They say that the word day is not
to be taken here in its literal meaning is evident from chapter 2:4, for the
portion of time spoken of in the first chapter of Genesis as six days is spoken
of in the second chapter as one day.
But the word used in the first six days is
the simple noun, whereas in chapter 2:4 it is a compound of the day of with
the preposition in.
which, according to the genius of the Hebrew language,
makes it an adverb, and must be translated, when, at the time of , after.
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