Biblical Evidence for an Old Earth
PODCAST: The Bigger Picture On Creation, part #3 of 8
PODCAST: The Bigger Picture On Creation, part #2 of 8
PODCAST: The Bigger Picture On Creation, part #1 of 8
Historic Age Debate: Beginning of Time
Previously, we noted that the church has unanimously taught the doctrine of creation ex nihilo throughout its history (part 1) (part 2) (part 3) (part 4). This was considered fundamental doctrine and … more
Historic Age Debate: Creation Ex Nihilo, Part 4 (of 4)
(Part 1) (Part 2) and (Part 3) of this series have documented the vital theological importance of the doctrine of creation ex nihilo (“creation out of nothing”). Now it is time to … more
Historic Age Debate: Creation Ex Nihilo, Part 3 (of 4)
The most important biblical doctrine related to creation is creation ex nihilo, which means “creation out of nothing.” This theologically fundamental belief was taught in important creedal … more
Historic Age Debate: Creation Ex Nihilo, Part 2 (of 4)
The doctrine of creation ex nihilo (“creation out of nothing”) has been firmly and uniformly taught throughout church history and was declared in important creedal statements (detailed in … more
Historic Age Debate: Creation Ex Nihilo, Part 1 (of 4)
In October 2007, I began a TNRTB series discussing my research into how the church has understood Genesis 1 and the age of the earth throughout its history. The first two articles gave a quick … more
Testing Cosmic Creation Models, Part 2
In my previous contribution to Today’s New Reason To Believe I described how Bayesian statistical analysis by two Polish researchers on the latest measurements defining the history of the … more
Testing Cosmic Creation Models, Part 1
At two different outreach events this past month I met both atheists and young-earth creationists who expressed skepticism concerning the evidence I presented for the biblically predicted big bang … more
Cosmic Creation Model and the First Stars
In attempting to achieve a comprehensive validation of the biblically predicted big bang creation model1the greatest challenge for astronomers has been assembling a detailed history for the formation … more
Most Accurate Distances Shore Up Creation History
Opponents of big bang cosmology, both atheists and young-earth creationists, frequently attempt to push aside very compelling and overwhelming physical evidence in favor of this biblically predicted … more
Galactic Supernova Remnant Disproves Young-Earth Creationist Prediction
Not only can new scientific discoveries put to the test whether or not God exists and performed the role of Creator, they can also discriminate between competing models for creation, including … more
White Dwarfs Deliver Better Creation History
A window that enables astronomers to rigorously test the biblically predicted big bang creation model. 1Thanks to a new set of measurements on burnt out stars—known as white dwarfs—that … more
Geometric Distance to M81 Buttresses the Distance Ladder Foundation for Cosmic Creation
Yet, six Bible authors described this expansion in great detail over two thousand years ago.1For centuries, the Bible stood alone as the only text making such claims about the universe. Consequently, … more
Continental Landmass Growth and the Genesis 1 Chronology
The breakthrough yields yet more evidence for the divine inspiration of the Bible’s words and message. First, let me offer some personal background for this discovery.
I signed my name in the … more
Old-Earth Creationism: A Heretical Belief?
Ken Ham is an ardent young-earth creationist. As president of Answers in Genesis, he generates a steady stream of articles critiquing the old-earth view. Although I disagree with most of his … more
A New Kind of Star Solves an Old Problem
The same is true for astronomers. Only rarely do they discover a new kind of star that is unlike any they have seen before. When they do make such a discovery, however, it typically reveals new … more
Buttressing the Distance Ladder Foundation for Cosmic Creation
Not until Albert Einstein produced his theory of general relativity in 1916 did scientists even consider the possibility that the cosmos continually expands. And yet five ancient writers—Job, … more
Does Old-Earth Creationism Contradict Genesis 1?
Introduction and BackgroundAn article by Dr. Terry Mortenson -- "Evolution vs. Creation: the Order of Events Matters" -- claims long creation days only seem reasonable to those who pay insufficient … more
