Age of the Earth
The Bible and an Old Earth
Inserting vast ages into the Bible’s first chapter sets it at odds with modern secular scientific opinion regarding the order of events. Old-earthers put land mammals before whales contrary to biblical claims. Many such examples show it is impossible to add long periods of time into the biblical account without seriously damaging the doctrine of inerrancy.
Does the Earth Look Old?
Most people, including Christians, still claim dogmatically that the earth looks old. If we look at the earth through the “glasses” of human reasoning—that only snail-paced present geological processes can explain the past—then the earth does indeed look old. However, that autonomous human reasoning blatantly denies what God’s Word clearly tells us.
Noah’s Flood or Millions of Years, It Can’t Be Both
Either the rock record is the evidence of millions of years, or it is largely the evidence of Noah’s Flood. It can’t be both. If we believe the earth is billions of years old and shows no sign of a worldwide Flood, then that belief contradicts the biblical account of Noah. If we accept God’s testimony regarding the Flood, we cannot logically believe in millions of years.
“Scientific” Arguments for an Old Earth
We commonly hear scientific-sounding arguments that the earth and universe are billions of years old. We are told radiometric dating shows that certain rocks formed billions of years ago. We are told that starlight from distant galaxies takes billions of years to arrive on earth. Do these arguments stand up to scrutiny?
Evidences of a Young Earth
The earth is only a few thousand years old. That’s a fact, plainly revealed in God’s Word. So we should expect to find plenty of evidence for its youth. And that’s what we find in the earth’s geology, biology, paleontology, and even astronomy.
Age of the Earth Topics
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Oct. 1, 2025 from Answers Magazine
The design of nature certainly declares something about the Creator. But is it a “sixty-seventh book” of the Bible?
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Feb. 21, 2024 from Answers in Depth
The only reliable way to calibrate dating methods is with the Bible’s history.
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Nov. 26, 2023 from Answers Magazine
Where’s the supposed evidence that the earth is 4.54 billion years old? It’s not on earth at all!
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March 8, 2022 from Answers Magazine
For more than 100 years oil has been the “black gold” that has fueled transport vehicles and powered global economic growth and prosperity. So how does oil form, and what is its origin?
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Nov. 14, 2021 from Answers Magazine
Every year, the moon moves an inch or so farther away from earth. It may not seem like much, but that tiny movement puts a big limit on the moon’s age.
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Aug. 8, 2021 from Answers Magazine
Helium diffuses so rapidly that all the helium should have leaked out of rocks in less than 100,000 years.
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June 18, 2021 from Answers in Depth
Study suggests earth's early atmosphere had enough oxygen for complex life but ignores hidden assumptions, alternative evidence & Scripture regarding creation.
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June 16, 2021 from Answers in Depth
How reliable is the tree ring data, and can it be conclusively proven that some trees (like Bristlecone Pines) only produce a single growth ring per year?
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March 20, 2021 from Ken Ham Blog
William Lane Craig & Phil Vischer attack Ken Ham for believing the Bible about rejecting evolution indicating ongoing compromise in the Evangelical church.
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Dec. 15, 2020 from The New Answers Book 4
Can a person believe in an old earth and an old universe (millions or billions of years in age) and be a Christian? Find out what the Bible says.
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Nov. 14, 2020 from Answers in Depth
This is a summary of the historical development of the modern uniformitarian view of the geological record and the millions-of-years time-scale.
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Oct. 31, 2019 from The New Answers Book 4
The Reformers taught that God revealed in Genesis that He created all things in six ordinary days about six thousand years ago.
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Nov. 19, 2018 from Answers News
Matt Walsh misses the heart of the issue in his rebuttal of Ken Ham and young-earth creation.
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Nov. 10, 2018 from The New Answers Book 3
Most people, including Christians, would still claim dogmatically that the earth looks old. But why does the earth supposedly look old?
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May 22, 2018 from Answers Magazine
Secular scientists claim it’s easy to disprove the Bible’s 6,000-year history: just count the tree rings. Is this dating method reliable?
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May 12, 2018 from Answers Magazine
A 6,000-year-old earth? When you look up the Bible references, the math’s not that hard!
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Oct. 14, 2017 from Essays on Origins: Creation vs. Evolution
Interpretation of the Hebrew word yom in Genesis 1–2 has become one of the most contested issues among professing Christians and Jews.
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Richard Dawkins Says He Despises Young-Earth CreationistsMay 19, 2015
That’s why Richard Dawkins despises young-earth creationists—he recognizes the incredible threat they are to his atheistic religion.
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A Response to a Gospel Coalition Blog on the Age of the EarthApril 22, 2015
In a blog post for The Gospel Coalition, Justin Taylor presented his reasons for doubting that the days of creation in Genesis 1 were literal 24-hour days.
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Technical In-Depth ArticleMore Evidence of Rapid Geomagnetic Reversals Confirms a Young EarthJan. 8, 2015 from Answers in Depth
Explore stunning evidence consistent with the young-earth model for the earth’s geomagnetic polarity reversal during the Flood and its aftermath.
Articles About Age of the Earth
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Oct. 1, 2025 from Answers Magazine
The design of nature certainly declares something about the Creator. But is it a “sixty-seventh book” of the Bible?
-
Feb. 21, 2024 from Answers in Depth
The only reliable way to calibrate dating methods is with the Bible’s history.
-
Nov. 26, 2023 from Answers Magazine
Where’s the supposed evidence that the earth is 4.54 billion years old? It’s not on earth at all!
-
March 8, 2022 from Answers Magazine
For more than 100 years oil has been the “black gold” that has fueled transport vehicles and powered global economic growth and prosperity. So how does oil form, and what is its origin?
-
Nov. 14, 2021 from Answers Magazine
Every year, the moon moves an inch or so farther away from earth. It may not seem like much, but that tiny movement puts a big limit on the moon’s age.
-
Aug. 8, 2021 from Answers Magazine
Helium diffuses so rapidly that all the helium should have leaked out of rocks in less than 100,000 years.
-
June 18, 2021 from Answers in Depth
Study suggests earth's early atmosphere had enough oxygen for complex life but ignores hidden assumptions, alternative evidence & Scripture regarding creation.
-
June 16, 2021 from Answers in Depth
How reliable is the tree ring data, and can it be conclusively proven that some trees (like Bristlecone Pines) only produce a single growth ring per year?
-
March 20, 2021 from Ken Ham Blog
William Lane Craig & Phil Vischer attack Ken Ham for believing the Bible about rejecting evolution indicating ongoing compromise in the Evangelical church.
-
Dec. 15, 2020 from The New Answers Book 4
Can a person believe in an old earth and an old universe (millions or billions of years in age) and be a Christian? Find out what the Bible says.
-
Nov. 14, 2020 from Answers in Depth
This is a summary of the historical development of the modern uniformitarian view of the geological record and the millions-of-years time-scale.
PDF Download -
Oct. 31, 2019 from The New Answers Book 4
The Reformers taught that God revealed in Genesis that He created all things in six ordinary days about six thousand years ago.
-
Nov. 19, 2018 from Answers News
Matt Walsh misses the heart of the issue in his rebuttal of Ken Ham and young-earth creation.
-
Nov. 10, 2018 from The New Answers Book 3
Most people, including Christians, would still claim dogmatically that the earth looks old. But why does the earth supposedly look old?
-
May 22, 2018 from Answers Magazine
Secular scientists claim it’s easy to disprove the Bible’s 6,000-year history: just count the tree rings. Is this dating method reliable?
-
May 12, 2018 from Answers Magazine
A 6,000-year-old earth? When you look up the Bible references, the math’s not that hard!
-
Oct. 14, 2017 from Essays on Origins: Creation vs. Evolution
Interpretation of the Hebrew word yom in Genesis 1–2 has become one of the most contested issues among professing Christians and Jews.
-
Richard Dawkins Says He Despises Young-Earth CreationistsMay 19, 2015
That’s why Richard Dawkins despises young-earth creationists—he recognizes the incredible threat they are to his atheistic religion.
-
A Response to a Gospel Coalition Blog on the Age of the EarthApril 22, 2015
In a blog post for The Gospel Coalition, Justin Taylor presented his reasons for doubting that the days of creation in Genesis 1 were literal 24-hour days.
-
Technical In-Depth ArticleMore Evidence of Rapid Geomagnetic Reversals Confirms a Young EarthJan. 8, 2015 from Answers in Depth
Explore stunning evidence consistent with the young-earth model for the earth’s geomagnetic polarity reversal during the Flood and its aftermath.
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