Topics  Genesis and time  Establishing a biblical worldview  The days of creation  The issue of sin, death, and time  Handling objections  Did God use evolution?  Genesis and time  Establishing a biblical worldview  The days of creation  The issue of sin, death, and time  Handling objections  Did God use evolution?

Genesis and Time Genesis 1-11: Over 2,000 years 1/3 of all history CreationCorruptionCatastropheConfusion ChristCross Consummation

DeathDiseasePainSuffering Restoration Perfect Creation

DeathDiseasePainSuffering The First Three Chapters The rest of the Bible

A Biblical Worldview Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Matthew 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Matthew 22:37

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Galatians 2:4 False Teachers And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage),

Jude 4 False Teachers For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Colossians 2:8 False Philosophy Colossians 2:8 False Philosophy

2 Timothy 4:3-4 False Doctrines For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

Genesis is the most attacked book of the Bible

Chapter 3 Genesis 3:1-5 The First Attack DID GOD MEAN THAT?

Educationalorganizations Political leaders Universities Public schools Atheist -camps -media Christianuniversities Christian leaders Newsmedia DID GOD MEAN THAT?

Words Have Meaning Hermeneutics A method of interpreting Scripture The study of the interpretation of written texts

GENESIS 1 ALWAYS Means an ORDINARY DAY “DAY” WITH NUMBER (in singular and plural) 410 times DID GOD MEAN THAT? evening and the morning were the first day. evening and the morning were the second day. evening and the morning were the third day.

GENESIS 1 ALWAYS Means an ORDINARY DAY “EVENING” & “MORNING” TOGETHER WITHOUT “DAY” 38 times DID GOD MEAN THAT? evening and the morning were the first day. evening and the morning were the second day. evening and the morning were the third day.

For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. Exodus 20:11

Genealogies Genesis 5 1. When they were born 2. When the next person in the timeline was born 3. How long they lived 4. When they died

Genealogical Timeline Years After Creation Adam Lamech Noah Terah Abraham Year born after creation Year died after creation Flood ~1650 Creation

About TodayJesus JesusAbraham AbrahamAdam

But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. Mark 10:6

Literal Interpretation Creation 6 Days (Perfect) The Fall (Sin)

Non-Literal InterpretationCreation Millions of Years The Fall (Sin) Adam Eve

Genesis 1:31 “Very Good” And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Perfect No death

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon Yom: “day as defined by evening and morning: Genesis 1:5” Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, 9 th Printing, 1906, Hendrickson Publishers, page 398.

Koehler & Baumgartner Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament Yom “Day of twenty-four hours: Genesis 1:5” Koehler & Baumgartner Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Volume 1, Koninklijke Brill N.V., 2001, page 399.

Handling Objections Christian universities Christian schools Church leaders (pastors) “Christian” organizations

2 Peter 3:8 Figure of speech But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Plant Death “The death of at least plants or plant parts must have occurred before Adam.” Hugh Ross (Ph.D. Astronomy), A Matter of Days, 2004, p. 98.

Gap Theory In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:1 And the earth was without form, and void;... Genesis 1:2 Gap Millions of years

Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; And the earth became without form, and void;

Creation (was or became) “It’s true that the word sometimes means ‘became’, but (a) such a translation is rare and (b) when it means ‘became’ it is normally preceded by a preposition meaning ‘to’.” Charles Taylor (Ph.D. Linguistics, Professor of Theology), The First 100 Words, 1996, p. 6.

Creation (was or became) “Recognized grammarians, lexicographers, and linguists have almost uniformly rejected the translations ‘became,’ or ‘had become.’” Weston Fields (Th.D., Ph.D. Bible, Professor of Classical Languages), Unformed and Unfilled: A Critique of the Gap Theory, 1997, p. 111.

Gap Theory Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth,… To Fill

Gap Theory Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:2 Gap Millions of years What was happening during this large gap of time?

Gap Theory Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:2

Gap Theory Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:2 And (waw) sequence of actions waw-consecutive is used to express a consecutive sequence of actions In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void;

Gap Theory Problems  The gap theory presupposes death before sin.  The gap theory turns God’s “very good” in Genesis 1:31 to include death and destruction.  The gap theory talks of a re-creation which is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible.  The gap theory contradicts the words of Jesus in Mark 10:6.

 The gap theory must relegate the Genesis Flood to a local flood.  The gap theory supports a false interpretation of science.

Genesis 2:4 and “Day” These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.

Genesis and Poetry The framework interpretation of creation argues that God used imagery to serve as a framework for His acts of creation. The scheme of the creation week is meant to be poetic in nature and not real history.

S – V – O or V – S – O Hebrew Sentence Structure In the beginning created God the heaven Verb Subject Object Narrative

The New Testament treats Genesis 1–11 as historical narrative. At least 25 New Testament passages refer directly to the early chapters of Genesis, and they are always treated as real history. Matthew 19:4; Mark 10:6Matthew 19:4; Mark 10:6 Romans 5:12-19Romans 5: Corinthians 15:20-22, Corinthians 15:20-22, Corinthians 11:32 Corinthians 11:3 1 Timothy 2: Timothy 2:13-14 Luke 17:26-29Luke 17:26-29

“My findings in this step were that the probability that Genesis 1:1 – 2:3 is narrative is between and at a 99.5 percent confidence level. I conclude therefore that it is statistically indefensible to argue that this text is poetry.” Steven Boyd (Ph.D., Hebraic and Cognate studies, Professor of OT and Semitic languages), “The Genre of Genesis 1:1 – 2:3: What Means This Text?”, Coming to Grips with Genesis, 2009.

“Chapter 1 [Genesis] was written in the Hebrew language which is consistent in using one structure for narrative and quite a different one for poetry. Hebrew poets, like David in the Psalms, used an SVO structure like English. In general then, if the Hebrew goes VSO it will be narrative, but if it is SVO it will be poetic.” Charles Taylor, (Ph.D. Linguistics, Professor of Theology), “Linguistics, Genesis, and Evolution”, March, 1981

“The sentences in Genesis read like narrative history (i.e., prose), not informational parallelism (poetry).” James J. S. Johnson (J.D., Th.D.), “Genesis Is History, Not Poetry: Exposing Hidden Assumptions about What Hebrew Poetry Is and Is Not”, ICR Impact article.

Day Age Theory Yom (creation days = long ages) Day 1 Millions of years Day 2 Day 3 Millions of years

Day Age Theory  Day with a number  “Evening” and “morning”  Exodus 20:11  Mark 10:6  The idea of an old earth is based on a faulty view of the scientific evidence. There is much scientific evidence to support a young earth.  Day with a number  “Evening” and “morning”  Exodus 20:11  Mark 10:6  The idea of an old earth is based on a faulty view of the scientific evidence. There is much scientific evidence to support a young earth.

Two Accounts of Creation The Claim Genesis 1 and 2 give different accounts. In chapter 1, man and woman are created at the same time after the creation of the animals. In chapter 2, the animals appear to be created after Adam and Eve (Genesis 2:19).

And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them. Genesis 2:19

3 Responses 1. Genesis 2 is not an independent creation account. 2. Genesis 1 and 2 use a style of writing called recapitulation (or recap). 3. The verb “formed” in the sentence can be translated as pluperfect (“had formed”) rather than perfect. 1. Genesis 2 is not an independent creation account. 2. Genesis 1 and 2 use a style of writing called recapitulation (or recap). 3. The verb “formed” in the sentence can be translated as pluperfect (“had formed”) rather than perfect.

Did God Use Evolution? God could have used evolution

If God Used Evolution?  The plain reading of Genesis 1 cannot be understood.  This presumes death before sin.  This presumes the Genesis Flood was local and not worldwide.  Genesis 1:31 would indicate death and suffering were part of God’s “very good”.  The 10 Commandments (Ex 20:11) would be open to interpretation.  The plain reading of Genesis 1 cannot be understood.  This presumes death before sin.  This presumes the Genesis Flood was local and not worldwide.  Genesis 1:31 would indicate death and suffering were part of God’s “very good”.  The 10 Commandments (Ex 20:11) would be open to interpretation.

 In Mark 10:6 Jesus would be wrong.  There is no foundation for the Gospel.  Hermeneutics no longer applies.  Logic no longer applies.  In Mark 10:6 Jesus would be wrong.  There is no foundation for the Gospel.  Hermeneutics no longer applies.  Logic no longer applies. The Law of Non-contradiction

Earth, starsStars, earth Birds, reptilesReptiles, birds WaterMolten mass Logic Sun, land plantsLand plants, sun Man before death Death before man