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Category Archives: Adult Bible Classes
Apologetics: Ruminations on Eden, the Flood, Babel & Archaeology, with a Surprise Ending, Part 2
The Biblical Evidence Reconsidered Cain The account of Cain in Genesis 4 has always been a difficult passage, and the difficulty comes from the text, long before Darwin and dinosaurs. For example, (Gen 4:10-17 ESV) 10 And the LORD said, “What … Continue reading
Apologetics: Ruminations on Eden, the Flood, Babel & Archaeology, with a Surprise Ending, Part 1
Introduction For the longest time, I refused to read about ancient humans and pre-humans. I preferred not to know because it made it easier to read Genesis 2 – 9 literally. But additional experiments and observations have only strengthened the … Continue reading
Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 17 (On How to Get a Date)
This is the last post on Genesis 1. From here, we move on to Eden, Cain, the Flood, and Babel — and the pace will pick up quite a bit. However, I could not leave this topic without dealing … Continue reading
Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 16 (Echoes of the Big Bang)
In the Big Bang Theory, the universe begins as chaos, with intense energy but no visible light because other particles get in the way so that light could not be seen. It was dark. But then, the dark and the … Continue reading
Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 15 (Theories)
Many different hypotheses have been suggested for how to reconcile Genesis 1 with the evidence of the earth and the stars. 1. The Creation/Re-creation Theory argues that Genesis 1:1 describes God’s initial creation per science, and that there’s a long time … Continue reading
Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 14 (the Problem with Creation “Science”)
Those who argue for Young Earth Creationism and claim that science supports this view are not actually doing science. If you claim to be a scientist, you put forward theories that explain why the observations that point to an ancient earth … Continue reading
Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 12 (Shelling the Corn)
We need to have an honest, straightforward talk. About evolution. And the age of the earth. And the universe. And a few other things. To this point, I’ve said nothing about evolution. A few readers have felt the need to … Continue reading
Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 11 (The Cosmic Temple and “Day”)
“Day” Let’s return to John Walton’s idea that God made the Creation to be his temple. The scriptures certainly point us in that direction — (Isa 66:1 ESV) Thus says the LORD: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is … Continue reading
Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 10 (“Rest”)
One of the objections to any interpretation of Genesis 1 as other than a literal 6-day creation is God’s use of the 6 days in commanding Sabbath observance — (Exo 31:14-17 ESV) 14 “You shall keep the Sabbath, because it … Continue reading
Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 9 (the Strong Anthropic Principle and Multiverses)
To avoid the force of the finely tuned universe argument, many people have argued that there must be so many universes that, by sheer luck, eventually the dice must roll in a way that life could occur — and even … Continue reading
