Sorry people, but I haven't done much blogging except for the mad man's rant a couple weeks ago. At my college, there has been much debate over which theory of creation is correct and what impact does that have on one's theology as a whole. My Old Testament professor, along with a majority of students at my college, hold to the young Earth view that the world was created in six literal days. I am in a minority and hold to the view that the world was created in six "epochs" (day age theory) because the word yom doesn't always mean literal day in Genesis 1-2, no young Earth creationists have been able to answer how starlight can scientifically travel to the Earth in one 24 hour period, and that there were no "markers" for days and seasons until day four. My girlfriend Kendall once held to the theistic evolution model, but she has since switched over to the young Earth camp, and there are no theistic evolutionists (that I know of) at my college.
The purpose of this blog will be my personal journey through
Three Views on Creation and Evolution written by Paul Nelson (Young Earth), John Mark Reynolds (YE), Robert C. Newman (Old Earth/OE), and Howard J. Van Till (Theistic Evolution/TE) with responses from other theologians. I will flesh out the points and arguments made by each theologian and add a short response at the end.
Enjoy! Soli Deo Gloria! Comment down below with your view of the origin of the universe.
"Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe- the starry heavens above and the moral law within."- Immanuel Kant
The fact is this:
ReplyDeleteGod created the world. He didn't have to wait for the lights from those stars to get to earth. He must have created them with the light already arriving here. And in Genesis 1-2, the word "day" literally means "day".
Thank you for posting your opinion. I hope this blog helps you learn more about how Christians view science/theology, and the different views of Young Earth, Old Earth, and Theistic Evolution.
ReplyDeleteThe starlight example is an argument against Young Earth (6000 year) Creation, but it doesn't begin to touch on differences in Theistic Evolution and Old Earth Creation. Just a note. Also, I'd like to hear what you have to say concerning Creation/Evolution and your read-through of Three Views of Creation and Evolution.
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