Old-Earth Creationism

Old-Earth Creationism Topics

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  Gap Theory

  One popular interpretation of Genesis 1 shoehorns a millions-of-years gap between verses 1 and 2. Is this a valid interpretation?

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  Theistic Evolution

  Theistic evolution, the idea that God used evolution to create life, poses great danger to the gospel, the Bible’s authority, and the character of the Creator.

Articles About Old-Earth Creationism

• The Lie: Evolution/Millions of Years

  Satan has craftily used the same lie since the Garden of Eden, “Did God really say . . . ?” How has this lie manifested itself in our modern world?

• Progressive Creationist Gleason Archer

  Gleason Archer is a defender of biblical inerrancy, but he allowed himself to be intimidated by “science.”

• Davis Young: Why He Abandoned the Day-Age Theory

  Dr. Davis Young left the day-age theory due to the eisegetical gymnastics required to harmonize the Genesis order with the order of events of long-age geology.

• Charles Hodge Rejected Natural Sense of Genesis Because of “Science”
• James Montgomery Boice Rejected Literal Creation Days Because of “Science”
• Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

  Critique of Hugh Ross’s Creation Story

  July 24, 2024 from Answers in Depth

  Does Dr. Ross’s view (particularly about the origin the earth, sun, moon, and stars) really stand up to scrutiny with an open Bible?

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  Wayne Grudem’s Seriously Inconsistent Opposition to Theistic Evolution

  

  May 13, 2022 from Answers in Depth

  All old-earth interpretations of Genesis unintentionally assault the character of God, undermine the truth and authority of Scripture, and subvert the gospel.

• Magazine Article

  Funding Darwin in the Church

  

  Jan. 23, 2022 from Answers Magazine

  How the John Templeton Foundation has financed evolutionary compromise in the church through BioLogos, Science for Seminaries, and other anti-biblical efforts.

• Book Chapter

  What’s Wrong with Progressive Creation?

  

  July 20, 2021 from The New Answers Book 2

  Problems with progressive creation, including non-historical reading of Genesis 1, multiple animal creation events, manlike creatures before Adam & others

• In-Depth Article

  Examining Supposed Creation Passages in Ephesians to Revelation

  

  April 10, 2019 from Answers in Depth

  Hugh Ross contends that “creation passages” in Ephesians through Revelation also teach that the age of the universe is on the order of billions of years.

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  Examining Supposed Creation Passages in Matthew to 2 Corinthians

  

  April 5, 2019 from Answers in Depth

  Hugh Ross contends that “creation passages” in Matthew through 2 Corinthians also teach that the age of the universe is on the order of billions of years.

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  Examining Supposed Creation Passages in Jeremiah to Zechariah

  

  March 27, 2019 from Answers in Depth

  Hugh Ross contends that “creation passages” in Jeremiah through Zechariah also teach that the age of the universe is on the order of billions of years.

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  Examining Supposed Creation Passages in Proverbs to Isaiah

  

  March 19, 2019 from Answers in Depth

  Hugh Ross contends that “creation passages” in Proverbs through Isaiah also teach that the age of the universe is on the order of billions of years.

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  Examining Supposed Creation Passages in the Psalms

  

  March 15, 2019 from Answers in Depth

  Hugh Ross contends that “creation passages” in the Psalms also teach that the age of the universe is on the order of billions of years.

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  Examining Supposed Creation Passages in Exodus to Job

  

  March 6, 2019 from Answers in Depth

  Hugh Ross contends that “creation passages” in Exodus through the book of Job also teach that the age of the universe is on the order of billions of years.

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  Examining Supposed Creation Passages in Genesis

  

  Feb. 27, 2019 from Answers in Depth

  Hugh Ross contends that “creation passages” in Genesis teach that the age of the universe is on the order of billions of years.

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  “Deep Time” and the Church’s Compromise: Historical Background

  April 5, 2016 from Coming to Grips with Genesis

  As we trace the history of this idea of millions of years, we will see that it is the product of speculation rooted in anti-biblical philosophical assumptions.

• Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

  Examining Hugh Ross’s Navigating Genesis

  Oct. 8, 2014 from Answers in Depth

  Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell reviews Dr. Hugh Ross’s Navigating Genesis, which, sadly, steers the uninformed into a shipwreck of faith.

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  Navigating Genesis without the Map

  Oct. 4, 2014 from Answers in Depth

  Navigating Genesis is, sadly, a tool for steering the uninformed into a shipwreck of faith, not for removing stumbling blocks as Dr. Ross claims.

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  Creating Confusion in Genesis with Hugh Ross

  Sept. 27, 2014 from Answers in Depth

  Dr. Hugh Ross wrings “reasons to believe” out of God’s Word, not by simply reading what’s there, but by twisting and distorting it.

• The Ultimate Motivation of This Prominent Theologian?

  Feb. 14, 2014

  Like so many other theologically conservative theologians, Dr. Norman Geisler has adopted two different hermeneutical principles by which he interprets Scripture. This inconsistency causes problems.

• Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

  Influential Pastors and Theologians on the Days of Creation and the Age of the Earth

  Aug. 28, 2013 from Answers in Depth

  Many pastors and teachers today unfortunately no longer exhort or instruct their congregations correctly.

• Clergy Letter Project Founder Misrepresents Creationists

  Feb. 9, 2013 from News to Know

  Clergy Letter Project founder inaugurates his “no name-calling” policy by misrepresenting creationists.

• Book Chapter

  6 Progressive Evolution or Completed Creation?

  Nov. 29, 2012 from Did God Use Evolution?

  The entire cosmos with all its countless stars, all basic types of life, as well as man, were created directly by God in one week, as described in Genesis.

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  Problems with Other “Interpretations”

  March 15, 2012 from Old-Earth Creationism on Trial

  Old-earth interpretations each have several problems. These selected examples should be more than enough to make the point.

• Compromised Creation

  March 13, 2012

  Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell, AiG–U.S., examines a special issue of the Christian Research Journal devoted to the origin of life.

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  Defense—Poor Reasoning

  Jan. 12, 2012 from Old-Earth Creationism on Trial

  The previous chapter looked at some of the attempts made by old-earthers to respond to young-earth biblical arguments. This time we will direct our attention to their theological arguments.

• Semi-Technical Book Chapter

  Historical Developments in Geology, Paleontology, and Cosmology

  June 23, 2011 from The Great Turning Point

  The fundamental features of geological study, namely, field work, collection, and theory construction, were not developed until the 16th to 18th centuries.

• What’s Wrong with the Framework Hypothesis?

  June 21, 2011 from Apologetics Web Series

  Many theories have been proposed to harmonize the early chapters of Genesis with the idea of long ages. The Framework Hypothesis is simply the latest in a long line of attempts.

• Feedback Article

  Which Is Worse?

  Feb. 26, 2010 from Feedback

  An old-earth proponent wonders if progressive creationism is better than theistic evolution. But as Tim Chaffey, AiG–U.S., shows, any view that undermines biblical authority is equally corrosive.

• The Creation Zoo

  Sept. 5, 2009 from News to Know

  A zoo near Bristol, England, has been attacked for its promotion of “creationist ideas,” even though a zoo spokesperson called life “the product of both God and evolution.”

• Technical In-Depth Article

  A Critique of the Framework Interpretation of the Creation Account (Part 2 of 2)

  June 13, 2007 from Answers in Depth

  Dr. Robert McCabe continues to unravel the framework interpretation of Genesis.

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• Technical In-Depth Article

  A Critique of the Framework Interpretation of the Creation Account (Part 1 of 2)

  June 6, 2007 from Answers in Depth

  A Critique of the Framework Interpretation of Creation (1 of 2)

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• Feedback Article

  A Dialogue with an OEC

  Dec. 29, 2006 from Feedback

  Dr. DeRemer gave us permission to post an email exchange he had with an anonymous person (“Mr. C”) who, while a Christian, is an old-earth creationist (OEC).

• Special Feature: Hugh Ross Exposé

  Aug. 23, 2002

  I have been asked many times as to my response to the teachings of Dr Hugh Ross—probably the world’s leading Progressive Creationist.

• Book Chapter

  The Evolution Connection

  July 1, 2002 from Why Won’t They Listen?

  Many Christians, including most Christian leaders, don’t understand the connection of evolution to the social ills of our culture and the difficulties in getting people interested in Christianity.

• “Compromise Kills”

  Dec. 15, 2001

  Imagine if a skeptic of Christianity came to your church and looked for a Christian leader to answer some questions about the Christian faith.

• Stop the Brainwashing!

  June 1, 2001 from Answers Update

  This spring I had the wonderful opportunity to speak many times about Genesis and creation in Poland, Moldova, Russia, and Hungary.

• Magazine Article

  Is Evolution ‘Anti-Religion’? It Depends.

  Sept. 1, 2000, pp. 4–5

  So could God have used evolution? It depends. For the true God, the answer is no—for He cannot lie, and He told us plainly what He did.

• Gerald Schroeder and his New Variation on the “Day-Age” Theory: Part 2

  Aug. 2, 2000

  Several months ago, Dr. Gerald Schroeder was a guest on the Zola Levitt TV program.

• Gerald Schroeder and his New Variation on the “Day-Age” Theory: Part 1

  Aug. 1, 2000

  Several months ago, Dr. Gerald Schroeder was a two-time guest on the Zola Levitt TV program.

• Feedback Article

  Led Astray by Evolution, Brought Back by Creation

  May 2, 2000 from Feedback

  “I visit this site everyday, finding the news articles fascinating and informative, and in truth shocking. They stir my soul!”

• What’s Wrong with “Progressive Creation?”

  Aug. 2, 1999

  The “progressive creation” view of Dr Hugh Ross has received wide publicity and endorsement from many christian organizations and leaders.

• Magazine Article

  Biblical Problems for Theistic Evolution and Progressive Creation

  March 1, 1995, pp. 46–48

  Some of the bitterest attacks on creation science come not from declared atheists or even deists1, but from theistic evolutionists and progressive creationists.

• Semi-Technical Magazine Article

  Cosmic Breakthrough!

  Dec. 1, 1994, pp. 37–39

  A revolutionary new model shows that the compromises urged by Hugh Ross and others on the age of the universe are not only scripturally unsound, but scientifically uncalled for.

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  Can Evolution’s Long Ages be Squeezed into Genesis?

  June 1, 1992, pp. 36–37

  Many years ago a biblical scholar named Scofield produced a Bible with notes for Christians. He was probably the most influential of those scholars who tried to reconcile evolution and creation.