Many Christian denominations including the New Apostolic Church today are adopting a policy of compromise with a naturalistic interpretation of the scientific evidences regarding creation of the Universe. This means that, far from being defenders of the faith, these churches are following the carnal thinking-patterns of the world, following their satanically inspired ideas regarding cosmic origins.
In this section, we will explore the scientific evidences for creation. We will also ponder Scriptural rebuttals of atheists’ most common objections to not only the authority of Scriptures but also the existence of a Divine Creator.
We will examine the following evidences.
- Spiral Galaxies – The shape of galaxies suggest that the universe cannot be billions of years old as old-universe advocates claim.
- Speed of Light – The first piece of evidences that is virtually always citied by old-universe advocates is that fact that light requires billions of years to travel from distant galaxies, yet this claim ignores the evidence that the speed of light has decayed with time. We will examine this fascinating evidence.
- Missing Old Supernova Remnants – We can examine the debris fields of exploded stars to determine how long ago the star exploded, yet we see surprisingly little evidence that stars exploded millions of years ago. Astronomers should have been able to find several thousand supernova remnants that are millions of years old, but they are missing!
- Star Formation – We will examine the impossibility of the formation of stars according to natural processes, as an old-universe would require.
- Recession of the Moon – The moon is slowly moving away from the Earth at such a rate that would have put it in contact with the earth a relatively short time ago, according to old-universe advocates. We will examine how this evidence is troublesome for those who claim that the “days” of creation were very long periods of time.
- The Shrinking Sun – The sun looses its mass at a rate of 0.1% every year, which presents big problems for old-universe advocates.
- Earth’s Fading Magnetic Field – The magnetic field of the Earth shields us from deadly solar radiation and is disappearing fast. The projected disappearance of this protective barrier interestingly coincides with the universal lifespan as suggested by Scriptures of 7,000 years.
- The Magnetic Fields of Other Planets – Learn how a scientist accurately predicted the magnetic fields of each of the other planets in our solar system by presupposing that the earth and the entire universe are only 6,000 years old.
- Existence of Comets – Comets are essentially large snow-balls in space that lose their mass over time as the result of solar radiation. The existence of comets suggests that the solar system is not more that several thousand years old.
- Salinity of the Oceans – If the earth is actually billions of years old as old-universe advocates suggest, then the oceans would be much saltier than they are today. We will examine the evidence.
And what about the so-called predecessors of modern human beings? What about the age of ancient fossils? We will examine the following evidences.
- Carbon-14 Dating is Unreliable – we will examine the evidence that radio-metric dating is based largely upon assumptions that have not been proven true. We will also examine that the concentrations of carbon-14 are increasing in the atmosphere, and given that it would take roughtly 50,000 years for concentrations to reach a "steady state" of unchanging concentrations, this is strong evidence that the earth is less than 50,000 years old!
- Mitochondrial DNA – the cells of every human being on the planet bears witness that we all came from the same mother. Of course, those that affirm the Scriptures know that we all decended from Eve.
- Past Fossil Frauds – we will examine the gaffs Darwinian evolutionists have made in the past regarding their interpretation of various fossils. We will examine Heidelberg Man, Nebraska Man, Piltdown Man, Neanderthal Man, and Cro-Magnon Man and will see how each of these fantastic fossils.
Did the authors of Scriptures actually believe the Earth is flat? Antagonists of Scriptures make such a claim in order to erode faith in the credibility of Scriptures. We will examine the evidence and see that the answer is a resounding no.
By examining the scientific evidences we will see that the belief that the universe is billions of years old is a belief based merely on faith and not on science.
By examining the Scriptures we will see that religious leaders who do not affirm the literal truth of Scriptures will stand charged with calling our Creator a liar.
To whet our appetites for this very important and fascinating topic, have a look at the following videos on the topic.
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