Creation in six days?

Question

I must admit that the six days of the creation presented some difficulty for me. The apparent logic of conclusions from observations and measurements in various fields of science had previously led me to doubt the little I had known of the Word of God, to the extent that I had agreed with attempts to replace it with an alternative concept of time. But God does not say eons or years or months or weeks—He says days, and we generally understand days to be 24-hour periods.

I then realized that had God wanted to say a billion years rather than six days, He could have said it, very simply, in the way He spoke to Abraham: “I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted” (Gen. 13:16). In the same way He could have said, “I took as many years as there are particles of dust on the earth to create the heavens, the earth, the seas, and all that is in them” and it would have sounded very impressive but He said six days. Would He have said this if it were of no concern?

I now believe that God means literally what He says and writes, and that there is no reason to look for symbolism. The word day is used so often and with such a clear implication of being a normal 24-hour period that to interpret it otherwise requires, to my mind, an unbelievable stretch of the imagination. (See also Jer. 33:20.)

It is also clear to me that if one wishes to believe in the theory of evolution, a great deal of Scripture, including Jesus’ own spoken word (Matt.19:4, 25:34; Mark 13:19; John 5:46–47), has to be discounted. So, whom must we believe, God or man? I believe that God gives us the answer when He says, “Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?” (Isa.2:22).

Here's another pH.D. who believes in Creation. Do the Atheists here still say that all scientists believe in evolution?

Dr. Allan is a former senior lecturer in genetics at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. He holds a B.S. in agriculture from the University of Natal, an M.S. in agriculture from the University of Stellenbosch and a Ph.D. in genetics from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He currently serves as an international consultant in the field of dairy cattle breeding.

Answer 1

your question should be in the Mythology & Folklore section....Young earth creationist are more irrational than the Old earth creationist.

Answer 2

And yet, this expert has presented no scientific arguments whatsoever in support of his religious conclusion. In fact, he says that he has to reject science simply because to accept the findings of science would contradict religious teachings. This is hardly a valid attack upon Evolution, merely an example of how someone lets his religious opinions override any scientific reasoning.

Oh, and it's best to avoid arguing against straw men. We don't say that no scientists let their religion overcome science, we only say that a very, very small minority of scientists are Creationists and few of them are from fields covered by evolution.

Answer 3

So.... you're saying you think it's 6 billion years because it's located more towards Scientist's guesses but when it comes to Evolution it's no go?

What's wrong with you?

Answer 4

So his sole, stated reason for not accepting evolution is that he would have to discount scripture.

We already know that is the reason fundamental Christians refuse to accept reality. So what's different about this guy?

Answer 5

Yes ur statement are right but the seven day is the rest day

Answer 6

Created or 'recreated.'