I don’t understand that millions of years thing- I never have. I didn’t understand it when Ray talked about it and I’m not sure where I read it from him ( maybe I listened to it ?). As science progresses, there are those who believe that archeology bears out a global flood and a young earth. Carbon dating is not what I hang my hat on. It’s not a very exacting science to say the least. I’m interested in what the others say about your question.
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Hi Octoberose,
There are at least two parts to this question and how we approach it.
Ray had definite ideas and the short video illustrates that to some extent.
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My idea and approach is just this.
We don't know the age of the planet and it really doesn't matter.
If it did Scripture would note it.
The reason for men wanting to know earth's age is to allow for the theory of evolution.
Because that theory requires long periods of time.
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Gen 1:1 In the beginning H7225 God H430 created H1254 (H853) the heaven H8064 and the earth.H776
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To aid clarity this verse above may be better stated;
[ regarding humanity, in a (new) beginning God created...] read that way it doesn't lead to wondering if that was the beginning of all things or just the visible heavens and the earth and other questions that come up.
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Since the angels and other spiritual creations that exist in the heavenlies existed before Adam it seems reasonable to presume that God created the heaven of His throne first, of course in Genesis it may be referring to only the heaven we can perceive.
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Genesis is not a history of the Earth, it is a brief history of mankind and God's plan of salvation, AND even with a Bible in hand people still need a teacher sent by God to even begin to understand.
What matters is that we are able to believe that the first humans God created had their beginning at the time the Bible states so that we may believe the rest of what the Bible teaches.
It's important because the ancestry and authority of Lord Jesus the Christ the descendent of King David rest upon that history. (Matt 1:1-25)