dinosaurs

[apothanein kerdos]

The earth is billions of years ago. (whos to say God didn't create it that long ago. the scriptures don't give us a date or time or even how long everyone in the Bible was alive so why worry about it. God made the earth. if God can't lie why would he try to trick us by making it look scientifically a billion years old and really only be a few thousand. thats just far fetched. No offense)

Katie, Hi

The genealogies in scripture which combine to trace the ancestry from Adam to Jesus, also provide a timeline which we can follow and its from this that we can show that there are approximately 4000 years between the creation of Adam and the birth of Jesus. From there its a simple matter of following the calendar which places us approximately 2006 years AD (yes, it IS approximate) The sum total of which indicating that from Adam to today is a little over 6000 years.

Genesis makes a clear indication of God creating the earth in 6 days, with Adam being made on the 6th day, so we can easily equate the length of the genealogies with the age of the earth.

The answers you require regarding the "old looking" earth are found in the account of the Noic flood (Genesis 7 & 8) and you can find an interesting scientific look at the events at drdino.com as has already been pointed out. The "hovind theory" is quite fascinating and holds up under scientific scrutiny.

Gods not tricking anyone, the earth looks old because it is, it looks torn because it is and it looks duressed because it is. We've just been brainwashed into thinking that only millions/billions of years can achieve it.

btw, did you know that if the earth was 4 billion years old and that an exinction level meteor passed close to the earth every 5000 years (both of which are widely thought by the scientific community) then the possibility of us still being here would be just under 1,000,000 to 1? I don't like them odds much.

Keep in mind that Matthew only begins at Abraham and differs from Luke's geneology.

Regardless....new man does not negate old earth. Furthermore, it is VERY possible that our numbers are off in convertin from Hebrew to English. Regardless, the fact that entire generations are missing between the two geneologies lends weight to us wondering if it is completely accurate.

[Guest NewPilgrim]

Its a good point I guess kerdos. making assumptions where there are gaps could be rather foolish...oh, wait...

[apothanein kerdos]

Its a good point I guess kerdos. making assumptions where there are gaps could be rather foolish...oh, wait...

lol, exactly. Either way we go, old earth or new earth, both will have to make assumptions in the gaps. One theory put forth is that Luke is refering to Mary's line and Matthew is refering to Joseph's line. The only problem with this is that there is nothing within the text to suggest this; it's nothing more than a theory. It would also be outside of Luke's writing style to do this (he is, after all, the first church historian, meaning if he used Mary's lineage he would have noted so). One logical assertation is that the Bible only records those that are prominent in the geneology, who would have been recognized by some of the readers at that time (knowledge that has since been lost).

I will assert, however, that man did not evolve but instead was created directly by God. I just happen to believe this occured more than 6,000 years ago

[Guest NewPilgrim]

All fair comment bro