Old earth vs. new earth

[MrSealedEternal]

What a great topic; I'm newish to the boards so I am assuming y'all have beat the Gap Theory (which to me is plausible) to death already. It would suggest the earth is quite old, but that the 6 days of creation or re-creation in Genesis 1 was relatively recent, as in 6,000 years ago. I find it all fascinating.

That ^ is the only one I have ever heard that sounded even remotely plausible to me, but I would have to lose the RE-creation part of it.

Mrs. SE

[WayneB]

We need to get over this, stop debating the two, and insted begin to debate against Darwinian evolutionists about the fact God did create the earth. Even though we disagree on the how, we do agree that He did it.

A wise statement Joel. ...very wise brother.

How and why should we debate something that is not clearly revealed in Scripture?

I remember an old preacher one time said something along the lines... "I don't know much about dinosaurs and I don't know for sure what was before Genesis but this I do know... I TRUST God and figured if he wanted me to know all the mysteries of His creation, He would have told me."

Seems we got enough to absorb, study and meditate over with what God has revealed to us in His Word already without going out and seeking answers to questions that don't have a revealed answer... yet.

Edited January 12, 2006 by Wayne B.

[st. Worm]

Exactly Wayne B.

The message of Genesis 1 is that God created everything ex-nihlo. The exact age of the Earth is not something we have been given. Lots of theories and ideas out there but we only know for sure what God has revealed in His Word.

[Kabowd]

So what are some of the evidences that both sides agree on?

[Guest NewPilgrim]

Sorry, guess I misinterpreted the intent of the OP.

Regards the above post, personally I feel strongly that the verse "creation speaaks of him" is as scientific as it is poetic. Many of the basic principals of creation are triune. Atoms made of three parts, DNA consisting of three parts, three states of matter, three earthly domains (Land, sea, air) and many other examples of creation or parts therein being of a tri-une nature

[WayneB]

Regards the above post, personally I feel strongly that the verse "creation speaaks of him" is as scientific as it is poetic. Many of the basic principals of creation are triune. Atoms made of three parts, DNA consisting of three parts, three states of matter, three earthly domains (Land, sea, air) and many other examples of creation or parts therein being of a tri-une nature

Interesting point. I also believe that we can understand God's Word much clearer IF we look at the physical world around us. For instance, a seed needs to die first before it can sprout to life; or judge another's actions with the same clear vision, care & gentleness that you would use if you removed a speck from their eye; and on and on. Jesus in His teaching used metaphors for a reason, mostly because they give a mental image of His meaning.

...and the number three? PERFECTION

Edited January 12, 2006 by Wayne B.

[Gerioke]

So what are some of the evidences that both sides agree on?

There's a beginning.

[apothanein kerdos]

So what are some of the evidences that both sides agree on?

There's a beginning.

THat actually is the most promising evidence.

[nebula]

DNA consisting of three parts,

Sorry, I lost you on this one. Would you please explain to me what you were thinking of - because I'm thinking of A,T, C, G & U, which is more than three?

Thanks!

[Marnie]

What a great topic; I'm newish to the boards so I am assuming y'all have beat the Gap Theory (which to me is plausible) to death already. It would suggest the earth is quite old, but that the 6 days of creation or re-creation in Genesis 1 was relatively recent, as in 6,000 years ago. I find it all fascinating.

That ^ is the only one I have ever heard that sounded even remotely plausible to me, but I would have to lose the RE-creation part of it.

Mrs. SE

In the Hebrew, it actually says the earth "became void" ect., suggesting it wasn't created that way. I had to do extensive research on this for a client last year, and it was all new to me. However, the more I studied it (am fluent in Hebrew) and the more I read, the more convinced I became that the Gap Theory, which includes the "re-creation" of earth, is not only plausible but highly possible. As I indicated in an earlier post, its all very fascinating to me, possibly because I am a relatively new believer and therefore don't have any preconceived notions based on an endless parade of sermons and church doctrine.