A Giraffe By Any Other Name… Confessions of a YEC Part 13

Posted on June 22, 2017 by A Bit Of Orange

Hello, friends! We’re still taking a good long look into why I am a Young Earth Creationist, and we’ve reached the point where we’re looking into the text of Genesis to see what the Bible says. This is an unpopular technique these days. Most people would prefer to talk about the Bible without actually seeing what it says, but I’m a bit of a traditionalist that way. Call me old fashioned, just don’t call me late for dinner! [rim-shot]

We’re looking at objections to a literal six day interpretation of the six days of Genesis chapter one, and today’s objection comes from Genesis chapter two. Continue reading →

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On Planting a Field of Giraffes- Confessions of a YEC Part 12

Posted on June 20, 2017 by A Bit Of Orange

The next objections to taking Genesis chapter one at its word come from events which are supposed to take much longer than a single day, and thus, it is argued, those days cannot be literal days: The third day, and the sixth day. Like the previous objection to day one, there are some unspoken assumptions about limitations God seem to have in the Old Earth Creation (OEC) model.  Continue reading →

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When was the First Sunny Day?- Confessions of a YEC Part 11

Posted on June 17, 2017 by A Bit Of Orange

Most recently I explained the various reasons why the days of Creation in Genesis 1 MUST be interpreted as normal, 24 hour, calendar days. But there are a couple of objections brought up by The Old Earth Creationist (OEC) model which are worth noting, mainly because they are so inadvertently funny.

Like Chickens! They don’t MEAN to be funny, but I don’t care who you are, chickens are FUNNY!

 

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Are we still in the 7th day?- Confessions of a YEC part 10

Posted on June 15, 2017 by A Bit Of Orange

The final argument from scripture which is usually associated with this attempt to lengthen the six creation days comes from the seventh day. First, many will try and argue that Hebrews 4 tells us that the Seventh day is STILL GOING ON, and thus, those Creation says CAN’T be normal days. Once again, why these people feel they can define a Hebrew word in the Old Testament with a Greek passage in the New Testament is beyond me. Not only that, but Hebrews 4 does not say that the Seventh day of Creation is still going on. Go read it. Anyone can see that Genesis 1 and Exodus 20 call the Creation week, six days. But then people will choose to ignore that fact and try to read into Hebrews 4 that the Seventh day is still going on, and thus the Creation days were not normal days?

This is my argument kids. Just say NO to drugs. Continue reading →

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Was it like a DAY day? Or just a day?- Confessions of a YEC part 9

Posted on June 13, 2017 by A Bit Of Orange

In previous confessions I have attempted to explain why I feel the Creation days were actual, 24 hour days. I have shown that the Bible makes clear that Jesus in the New Testament and God the father in the Old Testament both agree with the Genesis 1 narrative- that Creation was a week long around 6,000 years ago. But if you have read anything about this debate from the people who consider me a dirty, unwashed, uneducated, unscientific backwoods hick, you know that they will try and argue that Genesis 1 uses a word for ‘day’ (Yom in the Hebrew) which, just like the English word ‘day’ can mean more than merely a single 24 hour calendar day. And they are correct. It can mean more than that.

This is where the Old Earth Creationist cries “BWAHAHA! (Literally: “Fo’Shizzle!”)
Then you admit that the word translated as DAY in Genesis 1 can mean something OTHER than a normal, 24 hour calendar day!”

And I say, “Yup.” (Literally, “FoSho.’”)

And then they say “Then you admit that the days of Genesis 1 could be LONGER than a single day!”

And I say, “Mmmmm..Nope.”

I don’t know what they say to this, because no one ever seems to carry on past this point. They just wander off and get distracted by other things I suppose. Continue reading →

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A Thousand Years is Like a Day?- Confessions of a YEC part 8:

Posted on June 9, 2017 by A Bit Of Orange

Last time, I took a quick look at what God had to say about Creation week, and He seems to say it’s a six day work week with a day off. I say that because he says “For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day.“ (Exodus 20:11) The fact that the Bible clearly says Creation took a week seems fairly open and shut once you read the Bible. A lot of controversies about the Bible get cleared up fairly quick when you actually READ the Bible. I wonder why more people don’t think to do that?catlendar

This is the point where someone will ask, “But doesn’t the Bible say “With the Lord a day is like a thousand years“?” Oh, these poor kids. I used to be one of these guys, and frankly, we say this kind of stuff without really thinking because someone said it to us and we just went, “Huh. That’s in the Bible. OK then.” But let’s consider it together. Continue reading →

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Odds are Six to One That a Day is a Day- Confessions of a YEC part 7

Posted on June 7, 2017 by A Bit Of Orange

Let’s remeber that when you look into the Bible to see what God has said about the Genesis account of Creation week, he has this to say:

“And God spoke all these words: “I am the Lord your God…”

 “For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.”

Some people will try to claim that there is not intended to be a day by day comparison here, which to me strains credulity. I mean, He actually MAKES the day to day comparison. Six days and one day to six days and one day. He didn’t bless a seventh undefined very long period of time. He blessed the seventh DAY. To me this is pretty hard to mess up.DOG-READING-A-BOOK-facebook Continue reading →

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God told Moses he was a Young Earth Creationist- Confessions of a YEC part 6

Posted on June 5, 2017 by A Bit Of Orange

Once upon a time, I thought science had well proven the ancient ages of the universe and earth, and I personally had followed the popular culture into wedding Genesis 1 with Big Bang cosmology. Turns out it was one of those short lived Hollywood marriages.

Since then I have become a science teacher and a Young Earth Creationist. Also, according to FaceBook, Genesis 1 and the Big bang have split up (Relationship Status: “It’s Complicated”). I suspect the marriage was never legitimate in the first place. Big Bang was merely looking for a green card. I think he needs to move out of the church.

One of the big questions everyone has about the Creation account as given in Genesis 1 is

“How long were those “days” of Creation?”

On the surface this seems like a very silly question. They were a day long. That’s why they were called a DAY. Seriously, go read Genesis 1. It’s really redundant about making this point. “And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day...And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day…And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.“ Over and over with this same language. Why would anyone question the fact that creation week was a week long?

It all started in the 1700’s. Continue reading →

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Looking NOT in Genesis- Confessions of a YEC part 5

Posted on June 2, 2017 by A Bit Of Orange

I know what some of you must be wondering: “Even if you take the Creation WEEK as literal, what makes you think it was only 6,000 years ago?” A perfectly valid question. Of course, we should look to the Bible for our answer. What does the Genesis account say?

Well, in Genesis 1: 7, right after the description of the Creation Week, it says,

“And it was thus that The Lord created the Heavens and the Earth, approximately 6,000 years ago.”

I mean, it’s right there in black and white people. 6,000 years ago. That’s where we get the date for creation as happening 6,000 years ago. Case closed. Continue reading →

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Moses Didn’t Write Genesis- Confessions of a YEC part 4

Posted on May 31, 2017 by A Bit Of Orange

Yes, what you have heard is true! I am a Young Earth Creationist (YEC). And I don’t mean that I am an Earth Creationist under the age of 40. I mean, I believe the earth to be around 6,000 years old. I used to be an Old earth Creationist, trying to duck tape Genesis 1 to the Big Bang, but you would not believe how hard it is to get anything to stick to the Big Bang! It’s like nailing Jell-O to a wall. In a few years, once I pass that middle age, I suppose I shall begin referring to myself as an old young earth creationist (OYEC), but I digress.

One of the best reasons to be a Young Earth Creationist is because God, who made the heavens and the earth, the seas, and all that is in them, is Himself a Young Earth Creationist. I don’t think I am straining logic to suggest that, if anyone would know how long it took to make the heavens and the earth and how long ago it was done, God would know.

But the question is, does God actually tell us?

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