![]() ![]() The Sixth “Day” Is Longer Than Twenty-Four Hours There is no indication in the text that its growth was anything but natural it is its origin that was supernatural. To grow from seeds to maturity and produce more seeds is a process that takes much longer than a day, a week, or even a month for most plants. The text says that on the third day “the land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds” (Gen. On the third “day,” God not only created vegetation, but it also grew to maturity. The Third “Day” Is Longer Than Twenty-Four Hours According to the book of Hebrews, God is still in his Sabbath rest from creation (4:3–5) hence, the seventh day has been at least six thousand years long, even on the shortest of all the chronologies of humankind. The Seventh “Day” Is Thousands of Years LongĮveryone agrees that it has been at least thousands of years since the time of creation, yet the Bible declares that God rested on the seventh day after his six days of creation (Gen. In fact, when science is approached without a naturalistic bias, it provides strong evidence for the existence of the biblical God. Ross and the Reasons to Believe staff are providing a much-needed voice showing that science does not have to deny God. ![]() My impression is that he handles Scripture with great respect and in line with standard hermeneutical practice.ĭr. Hugh Ross to be remarkably humble, and in my dealings with him I have been impressed by his gentlemanly response to disparaging comments. He is the author, coauthor, or contributor of 158 books and study guides. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago and holds three advanced degrees-an MA in church history and philosophy of Christian thought, an MDiv (with honors) from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a DMin from Luther Rice Seminary. John Ankerberg is founder and president of the nationally televised The John Ankerberg Show. And yet all have affirmed, in documented sources, that an ancient universeĪnd Earth (including big bang cosmology) pose no threat to Christian orthodoxy, but rather may be considered plausibleĪnd valid interpretations, even literal interpretations, of the biblical text. Of views on the timing of God’s creation. The following individuals-respected authors, Bible scholars, scientists, pastors, linguists, and more-hold to a diversity ![]()
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