Young earth or old earth: do answers exist
posted Wednesday, July 26, 2006 :: 8:55 AM
Previously: Young earth or old earth?
Our
pastor warned us this past weekend to beware of anyone who says that
they have the answers about the age of the earth question, because if
they say that, they are lying. He said there are unknowns out there,
and no one can have all the answers.
As an illustration to
prove his point, he cited the case of Copernicus and Galileo. The
church was so positive they had the answer that the earth was the
center about which the sun revolved, claiming the authority of
Scripture. And they were wrong.
(I had a pastor (not affiliated with our church) tell me the exact same thing
as proof that we cannot be sure that what the Bible says about eternal
life with Jesus is true. That is the extension of our pastor’s logic
from Sunday. I am noticing a pattern that Galileo is used as absolute
evidence that Christians cannot know absolute truth.)
I have been thinking a lot about this, and as much as I love and respect my pastor, I have to disagree with him here.
The
heart of the issue is the question: Can man know what is true, and how
can man know what is true? This is a philosophy question, not a science
question. Science begins when that question is already answered in the
affirmative (Yes, man can know what is true), therefore it cannot be a
science question.
So do the Scriptures answer that
question? Yes, indeed. Scripture has answered this question by saying,
in essence, God is Truth, and man can know that truth which God has revealed to him.
To be continued ...
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Update: continued in Young earth or old earth: answers do exist
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