Do faraway stars prove that the universe is billions of years old? Doesn’t that conflict with the Bible? Has the speed of light always been the fastest thing in the universe? Is it possible that the speed of light is not truly known? Was it always a constant, or could it have been briefly faster than it is now?
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Look at the world around us from a biblical world view as opposed to a secular one or alone with an alternative theology.
The Bible on Binary Sex in Nature
Some Bible objectors argue that the existence of asexuality in nature proves that sex/gender is fluid and the Bible is wrong about sex/gender being binary. Does what animals do have anything to do with what humans do? The Bible says that humans are designed explicitly as male and female (Gen 1:28, Gen 2:24). There are intersex people, but those are outliers caused by mutations. If every person in the next generation were intersex and potentially sterile because of it, we would be facing potential extinction as a species. Therefore, humans are designed to reproduce sexually, and anything that hinders that is unnatural and against the system God set up for us.
Continue readingRace Theory and the Bible
The Bible states that all people are part of one human race, and the nations (ethnic groups) were initially divided by their languages (Genesis 11), rather than being genetically distinct original creations. Therefore, we are all genetically one kind of creature since we are all descendants of Adam. Race theory was created as a justification for colonialism and slavery by Europeans in the 1400s. Our cultural and ethnic differences are social constructs that can be highlighted by but are not exclusively linked to our genetic differences. A child born in one culture can be raised in another culture and adopt that language and culture without significant interference from their genetic background. Dust, dirt, soil, and sand come in various colors, including red, brown, white, yellow, and black. The Bible says that Adam (as well as the animals) was made from dirt (Gen 2:7-20). When a person dies, their body returns to the earth (Gen 3:19). Having different colors is a natural part of the capabilities of the material that we are made of, so God clearly has no problem with diversity, as many species of plants and animals exhibit variations. There is no segregation in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Continue readingTheistic Evolution
Theistic Evolution aims to reconcile the biblical account of creation with secular perspectives on human origins. Unfortunately, reinterpreting the Biblical creation story through Naturalism’s views on human origins undermines the historicity of the book of Genesis, which is required to affirm the purpose of Christ in saving humanity.
Continue readingNothing is Truly Random
Is the universe random, or does God uphold and orchestrate things, as the Bible says He does? Randomness is a term used to describe things that are unpredictable to the human mind. However, the laws of physics are consistent enough that things don’t just happen for no reason.
Continue readingThe Bible on Flat vs Round Earth
The Bible doesn’t specifically side with one or the other, and scriptures are often taken out of context to suggest that the earth is explicitly flat or round. I believe in a round Earth because the flat Earth model has observable, testable scientific problems. I don’t get how day and night cycle like time zones (it’s night in Asia when it’s daytime in the Americas) work on a flat earth. The Moon reflects the Sun’s light. It can’t do that if the whole Earth experiences night and day at the same time, because we wouldn’t be able to see the Moon if the Sun sets beneath the Earth at night. Also, the seasons are opposite in the northern and southern hemispheres because of the tilt of the Earth. Wouldn’t a flat disk cause a consistent global climate? In addition, how do eclipses work in the Flat Earth model? I’m sure a flat-earth believer has some answers to those questions, but I don’t see any flaws in the round-earth model that need to be fixed in the first place.
Continue readingThe Sun Standing Still in Joshua 10
According to Joshua 10:12-14, Joshua was at war and asked God for more daylight by praying that the Sun and Moon would “stand still”. We can interpret this literally as the Sun and Moon standing still, but that wouldn’t be correct from an astronomical perspective. The Sun does move relative to the solar system; however, since the Earth is parented to the Sun via its orbit around the Sun, the Sun is already still relative to the Earth’s movement. The Moon does move relative to the Earth, but it takes a month, not a day. So, God stopping the movement of the Sun and Moon wouldn’t have made a difference in daylight since the day-night cycle is governed by Earth’s self-rotation on its own axis and not the movements of the Sun and Moon. How should we interpret this?
Continue readingCreationism Summary
Creationism is the scientific framework for viewing the universe as being created rather than a random accident. Biblical Creationism is distinguished by its basis in the Bible’s teachings about the creation of the world. There are different flavors of creationism within Christianity.
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