Category Archives: Apologetics

Apologetics: Ruminations on Eden, the Flood, Babel & Archaeology, with a Surprise Ending, Part 4

  The curse of Genesis 3 If the fossil record reveals death, disease, weed, thistles, and even cataclysmic destruction of animal life long before 4004 BC, what did the curse on creation that resulted from sin produce in Genesis 3? … Continue reading

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Apologetics: Ruminations on Eden, the Flood, Babel & Archaeology: An Interview with N. T. Wright

Take the time to read this brief interview with N. T. Wright on some topics we’ve touched on here. It’ll be well worth your time. Wright speaks at a fairly elevated level, so be prepared to be challenged. I’ve just GOT … Continue reading

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Apologetics: Ruminations on Eden, the Flood, Babel & Archaeology, with a Surprise Ending, Part 3

 Death (Rom 5:12-13 ESV) 12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned — 13 for sin indeed was in the world before … Continue reading

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Apologetics: Ruminations on Eden, the Flood, Babel & Archaeology, with a Surprise Ending, Part 2

The Biblical Evidence Reconsidered Cain The account of Cain in Genesis 4 has always been a difficult passage, and the difficulty comes from the text, long before Darwin and dinosaurs. For example, (Gen 4:10-17 ESV) 10 And the LORD said, “What … Continue reading

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Apologetics: Ruminations on Eden, the Flood, Babel & Archaeology, with a Surprise Ending, Part 1

Introduction For the longest time, I refused to read about ancient humans and pre-humans. I preferred not to know because it made it easier to read Genesis 2 – 9 literally. But additional experiments and observations have only strengthened the … Continue reading

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Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 17 (On How to Get a Date)

  This is the last post on Genesis 1. From here, we move on to Eden, Cain, the Flood, and Babel — and the pace will pick up quite a bit. However, I could not leave this topic without dealing … Continue reading

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Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 16 (Echoes of the Big Bang)

In the Big Bang Theory, the universe begins as chaos, with intense energy but no visible light because other particles get in the way so that light could not be seen. It was dark. But then, the dark and the … Continue reading

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Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 15 (Theories)

Many different hypotheses have been suggested for how to reconcile Genesis 1 with the evidence of the earth and the stars. 1. The Creation/Re-creation Theory argues that Genesis 1:1 describes God’s initial creation per science, and that there’s a long time … Continue reading

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Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 14 (the Problem with Creation “Science”)

Those who argue for Young Earth Creationism and claim that science supports this view are not actually doing science. If you claim to be a scientist, you put forward theories that explain why the observations that point to an ancient earth … Continue reading

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Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 12 (Shelling the Corn)

We need to have an honest, straightforward talk. About evolution. And the age of the earth. And the universe. And a few other things. To this point, I’ve said nothing about evolution. A few readers have felt the need to … Continue reading

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