Category Archives: Apologetics

“Day” Let’s return to John Walton’s idea that God made the Creation to be his temple. The scriptures certainly point us in that   direction — (Isa 66:1 ESV) Thus says the LORD: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is … Continue reading →

One of the objections to any interpretation of Genesis 1 as other than a literal 6-day creation is God’s use of the 6 days in commanding Sabbath observance — (Exo 31:14-17 ESV) 14 “You shall keep the Sabbath, because it … Continue reading →

To avoid the force of the finely tuned universe argument, many people have argued that there must be so many universes that, by sheer luck, eventually the dice must roll in a way that life could occur — and even … Continue reading →

This is an argument that began from within the scientific community. The gist of it is that the universe appears to have been designed for life because of the extraordinarily precise nature of certain physical constants. Most of physics is … Continue reading →

Gerald Schroeder, a Jew, has written a series of books on creation and science, offering perspectives from Jewish history often missed by Christians. Moreover, Schroeder holds a doctorate in physics from MIT, making him truly qualified to address cosmological issues.

I admit it. The last post was repeated from 2012 — and it was not all that controversial at the time even though it offers an interpretation of Genesis 1 that is far from the usual approach. It simply interprets … Continue reading →

Lately, I’ve seen several Bible scholars refer to the fact that the Creation is pictured as God’s Temple in Genesis 1 — which is hardly obvious to modern readers. I thought I’d go looking to see what the scholars are referring … Continue reading →

Finally, it’s time to chomp the bit and actually study the Bible’s famous chapter on the creation — Psalm 104 … Oh, you thought we’d be talking about that other famous creation passage. Well, we’ll get to Job 9 later. Actually, … Continue reading →

A lot of really bad teaching fills the Christianity and Science space — on both sides. On the Christian side, most of the bad teaching comes from ignoring the Bible’s teaching about science. For example, the scriptures plainly teach us … Continue reading →

Inerrancy: An Essay Posted on September 11, 2011 by Jay Guin [This is a really long post. I’d normally post this about 1,000 to 1,500 words at a time, and it would take six or so posts spread over two … Continue reading →