In the past, this author has gone on record for exposing the false suppositions of secular science, namely the “Big Bang”, the Nebular Hypothesis, the “Primordial Soup”, and of course, the theory of evolution. But in order to be impartial, the other side of “origins” should also be exposed. How can an untruth, ever expose another lie, to be in error? Both creationism and secular science are incorrect.
Let’s start with the most loquacious, Creation Science, also known as flood geologists. It is their belief that the Earth and the universe are less than 10,000 years old. They also believe that the flood of Noah was world-wide, and is responsible for the nature of the geologic strata (catastrophism), and the fossils they contain. They also support the "inerrancy" of the Bible with “literal interpretation” of Genesis (when it is convenient). As a rule, they must first have a degree (masters or doctorate) in a field of science (such as geology). They have been the most active in the "disagreement" against evolution, but on such a broad scale that to them it includes the "evolution of the universe".
If you talk to them long enough, you will find that they will renege on what they teach. Ask them these three questions:
1) Where did the water come from on “the First Day”?
2) Why is it that the animals were made first in Genesis chapter one, and made after Adam in chapter two?
3) Why is it that the birds were made on the “Fifth Day”in chapter one, and made on the sixth day in chapter two?
Their responses will most likely be that God created the water before the First Day, and that the second chapter puts the sixth day “in more focus”.
In the case of the birds, they will sometimes say that the word “formed” is equivalent to the English past participle “had formed”(earlier). They’re trying to say that God brought the animals to Adam which He formed on the sixth day, and the birds which He “had earlier formed” on the fifth day. Whatever happened to “literal interpretation”? Is it abandoned when they have to make up a weak excuse to explain God’s Word? They do not understand Genesis. Noah’s flood was in 2611 BC, and the 600+ million year fossil record was already in place before Adam & Eve where put in the Garden of Eden.
Next, let us expose the false doctrines of the theistic evolutionists. I describe this group as being "timid creationists". They at least acknowledge the fossil record, but in order to maintain their belief in Genesis (which they don’t understand), and to not deny the apparent evidence of evolution, they believe that God first created, and then “controlled” the growth of species. They also believe that the seven days in Genesis are long periods of time, and not 24 hours each. They apparently believe in a “limited” Divine Being.
First, in Genesis 1:24, it says that God commanded that the earth (dry ground) bring forth animals to roam on the Earth. This was in prehistoric times. In Genesis 2:19, it says that God formed the animals out of the ground after Adam was made. This was in more recent times, about 7100 BC. God made these life forms as fully formed adults. Why do the theistic evolutionists go against scripture, and teach otherwise? Also, Exodus 20:11 says that God made all the Earth and universe in six days. Those six days had the same length of time that Israel marched around the walls of Jericho, which was commanded by God. Therefore, the beliefs of theistic evolution are both false, and unbiblical.
In like manner, the day-age creationists are in error. These are believers in what is called a “geological age system”, or the “day-age theory”. They teach that the geological ages (such as the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, etc.) are what is being represented by what they call the "Seven Days of Creation", rather than seven 24-hr days. Consequently they also, like both the progressive creationists and theistic evolutionists, call God a liar.
The ruin and restorationists believe that God first created a perfect former world (original Earth), but it has since suffered from several extinctions (cataclysms) and restorations, which they believe best explains the actual fossil record. They adhere to Ussher's chronology, having the fall of Adam at 4004 BC, and the flood of Noah (1656 years later) in 2348 BC. The correct dates for the expulsion from Eden is 4267 BC, and the abandonment of the Babel Tower was in 2509 BC, which was 191 years before Abraham was born, in 2318 BC. There is no "gap" (as they define it) between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2, therefore the "gap theorists" are also in error. Ask them to also explain the Fourth Day.
Looking at the “seven days of Moses” (they’re not days of “creation”), it’s obvious that there are at least two difficulties with it. Namely, 1) knowing where the water came from on the first day, and, 2) the creation of the other celestial bodies of the universe on the Fourth Day. Day-age and restoration believers cannot explain both. They use the weak excuse that the Fourth Day was just the “removal of clouds”. Yet that would confirm that the period of time was just 24 hours. Moses did not sit on Mt. Sinai for 1,000 years or more, watching a vision of the clouds drifting away.
Intelligent Design is an inept attempt to prove that there is a Divine Creator. How long does it take to convey that life is so complex, that it had to be designed? Five minutes? Ten minutes? There is nothing else of value that “ID” teaches students. What about the 30-inch dragonflies, six inch cockroaches, and the dimetrodons of the Permian period? When were they created? When and why did they die? None of the aforementioned factions understand the Genesis text, nor what God was showing Moses. If you are wondering if anyone does understand Genesis, it would be those that teach the concept of “Biblical Reality”. It starts off by declaring that “Moses Didn’t Write About Creation!”, and that the book of Genesis reveals (to the world of secular science) Divine knowledge of past geologic and prehistoric events. They also reveal why the "evening" comes before "morning".
Unlike the “myths” of man made religions, the truth of Genesis exposes the false suppositions of science, in the arena of origins, whether it be in the classroom, a court of law, or in any public forum. The Word of God stands true, when correct literal interpretation is used.
Herman Cummings
PO Box 1745
Fortson GA, 31808-1745
Ephraim7@aol.com
(706) 662-2893
