One of the most horrifying things I’ve ever witnessed in my life is when a person who has been comfortable in, even prosperous because of the bubble they’ve carefully constructed all their lives, suddenly realize that there is only a thin veneer, separating them from the horrors of hell and that veneer is melting away.
This is the state ideology puts people in who are not basing reality on eternal truth.
The Good News,
Eternal cannot die. Find it at ALL cost. The Kingdom built upon it is real and cannot perish, though it is today thought of as non existent, yet it is at hand.
I’ve pointed out for decades that the Bible is a constant time record filled with timestamps throughout, making the biblical chrono-genealogies in Genesis one of the most important sections. But without fail nearly every bible teacher dismisses these important words of God. Either by skipping them or with a lame “ho hum” joke. Criminal neglect. Check your pastor’s audio tapes, see for yourself. You are being ill equipped for today’s reality
Does the Bible give us an age of the earth?
Over the years, I’ve heard the objection over and over again that the Bible doesn’t give us an age for the earth—that’s what science is for! I usually respond a bit tongue in cheek by saying I’m glad it doesn’t, or it would have been outdated the very next year!
But then I go on to explain that the Bible doesn’t give us an age for the universe—it gives us something better: a birth certificate and a detailed chronological history.
You see, Genesis 1 is clear that God created everything in six, literal 24-hour days. That means the universe was six days old when Adam was created. We then have detailed genealogies in Genesis 5 and 10 that don’t merely provide the names of the fathers from Adam to Abraham but also their ages when they had their sons. This means anyone can easily add up the time that elapsed from Adam to Abraham (about 2,000 years). Since the Bible gives us the details to figure out Abraham lived about 2,000 years before Christ and we know Christ walked on this earth 2,000 years before us, we can determine that there’s been about 6,000 years of history.
So, no, the Bible doesn’t say, “The earth is 6,000 years old.” Earth wasn’t that old when the Bible was written anyway! But it gives us a “birth certificate” we can use to figure out how much time has passed since the beginning.
(And, just as an aside, this birth certificate is why most people in the West believed the earth was just a few thousand years old until relatively modern times!)
@pensandpoison I’m sure it wasn’t because of that it’s probably because you mentioned it in a context that was not appropriate? Just spitball in here I have no idea the context.
If we live in a random chance universe that would be the defining principle of the universe. But we have discovered that we live in an orderly law centric universe, therefore random chance is falsified. Designer created is the only option left. A designer who establishes law and order from created matter
That's just laughable, comrade, Tow the "party line" much without thinking? Sure it predictive, except you won't follow that reasoning line. Random chance is not the line of reasoning used to build anything or do science. We follow exact laws and outcomes. Random chance never predicted anything. We design stuff, we don't through it up in the air and expect a car to appear from the mess. Design is a fundamental attribute of this universe. If its random choice then our universe could not be based upon law, chance would be the fundamental principle of the universe. Hey but what do I know
It can be deep or it can be light, mostly light and not expecting a deep reply. Look for signs they are concerned for you like a direct eye to eye contact with a lingering look, there's an expectation for more, but you can answer light, it wouldn't be rude.
It can also be used to start a conversation and is usually followed up with a more inquisitive question. Like How are you? Are you doing OK? (implied I want to hear more.)