CHAPTER 8 ABIBLICAL CREATIONISM BELIEFS 2 different beliefs

CHAPTER 8 ABIBLICAL CREATIONISM

BELIEFS • 2 different beliefs: – Creationism • The belief that the physical universe, including the earth and all living things, was created by God – Evolutionism • The belief that the physical universe and life were not created, but happened by natural processes

WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES ABOUT CREATION • God created by direct acts • God sustains His creation • God reveals His power through His creation • God revealed the sequence of Creation in the Bible • God specially created mankind • Because God created mankind, mankind is responsible to God • God’s creation is degenerating

LITERAL VIEW • Creationists believe the Creation week was made of seven 24 -hour days – Day 1 - Light and Darkness – Day 2 - Space to divide the waters – Day 3 - Land plants – Day 4 - Sun, moon, and stars – Day 5 - Aquatic and flying creatures – Day 6 - Land animals and man

NONLITERAL VIEWS • Gap Theory – God created a complete first creation that lasted a long time – Satan fell, and the first creation was destroyed • Long-day theory – Some Christians think one day in Genesis 1 was longer than 24 hours

NONLITERAL VIEWS • Progressive creationism – Christians who believe that the earth is billion of years old and that God created animals at random times • Theistic Evolution – Mixes creationism and evolution – God used evolution over millions of years to create the world we have today

AGE OF THE EARTH • Creationists think the Earth was created around 6000 years ago (called young-earth scientists) • Evolutionists believe the earth was created around 4. 6 billion years ago (old-earth scientists)

FOSSILS • What is a fossil? – Trace or remnant of an organism that has been preserved by natural means • Most are preserved in certain rocks – Called sedimentary fossils – Some are so detailed, they had to be covered quickly by dirt – One explanation: the Flood

INTERPRETATION OF FOSSILS • Evolutionists’ Interpretation – Earth is old – Fossils take a long time to form – Older rock holds older fossils

INTERPRETATION OF FOSSILS • Creationists’ Interpretation – Majority of fossils were formed by the Flood – Flood water covered the whole earth • Could have covered the animals and plants killed with sediment, creating sedimentary fossils – Not all fossils are in the rock in the order scientists think due to evolution • A flood, with all of them dying around the same time, could explain this

VOCABULARY • Creationism • Evolutionism • Gap Theory • Long-day Theory • Progressive Creationism • Theist Evolution • Fossil

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