How old is the world?

December 28, 2004

Question: How old is the world? Is the scientific way correct? In science, the world is around 40 billion years old. How old is the world in the Bible? Answer: Dating in the Bible is a bit difficult because, for the span of time that the Bible covers, a universal calendar was not in use.…

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Could there have been a gap between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2?

November 21, 2004

Question: Are you familiar with the “Gap Theory?” Since the Bible isn’t exhaustive, could something have taken place between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2? Answer: Ever since evolution was espoused in the late 1800s, people have struggled with making the Bible conform to the current popular scientific theories. Of course, it is a never-ending struggle because science derives from…

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Was there a world before Genesis?

September 28, 2004

Question: Was there a world before Genesis? Answer: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). Approximately 4,000 years after this event, Jesus stated, “And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ ” (Matthew 19:4). The…

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Why Believe in the God of the Bible?

May 29, 2004

Billy B. Norris via Gospel Guide, Nov. 1995 One may be a believer in the One God; an atheist, a disbeliever in any god; or a heathen, a believer in many gods. Let’s examine each of these positions: Heathenism In its plural number of gods, heathenism is confusing and divisive. As a young man, Solomon…

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Did dinosaurs really exist?

March 24, 2004

Question: Did dinosaurs really exist? Answer: The term “dinosaur” was ascribed in the 1800s to the fossilized remains of animals that no longer appear to roam the earth. While one term is used, it actually refers to a wide variety of animals. Hence, some difficulty is introduced in trying to determine if the name of…

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Teaching Unpopular Doctrine

July 9, 2003

by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Some questions are difficult to answer, not because the Bible is unclear on a matter, but because there is a strong bias against the correct answer within the culture. Today, we have no difficulty speaking against idolatry. Even non-Christians understand that worshiping an idol is a worthless effort, just as God…

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