Bill Pratt | March 21, 2009
In this series of posts, we are looking at the meaning of the Hebrew word yom as it is used in the first chapter of Genesis. Does yom refer to a 24-hour day or to a long period of time? Today we will review two final arguments from young earth creationists who assert that the [...]
Bill Pratt | March 20, 2009
It is not to get what we want, but what God wants. It is not to convince God to change his mind, but for him to change our minds. It is not to have our will done in heaven, but for God to have his will done on earth. Prayer is the means by which [...]
Bill Pratt | March 19, 2009
In this series of posts, we are looking at the meaning of the Hebrew word yom as it is used in the first chapter of Genesis. Does yom refer to a 24-hour day or to a long period of time? Today we will review two more arguments that young earth creationists make and the responses [...]
Bill Pratt | March 17, 2009
Nobody. Christians hold that God has always existed and will always exist and is, therefore, uncaused. Only things that begin to exist need a cause, and God never began to exist, so God needs no cause. Nobody and no thing made God. Something or someone had to have always existed, or else everything that exists [...]
Bill Pratt | March 16, 2009
Today we continue looking at arguments for a 24-hour view of the “days” in Genesis and arguments for a longer period of time. Again, we will be using Norm Geisler’s treatment of the issue. A seemingly persuasive argument for the 24-hour view is the comparison in Exodus 20:11 of the six-day work week to the [...]
Bill Pratt | March 15, 2009
After being badgered by my wife and some blog readers, I finally decided on a new theme for the blog. I wanted to stick with a 2-column theme, because I don’t like the look of blogs that are cluttered with a lot of stuff. Other people like a lot of stuff on their blog site, [...]
Bill Pratt | March 15, 2009
I have written on this topic before, but it deserves more ink. Sometimes another person says something so well, that I just need to get out of the way and direct our readers to them. Greg Koukl, of Stand to Reason, does a fantastic job addressing several aspects of this question in a recent publication. [...]
Bill Pratt | March 15, 2009
In the first post in this series, we introduced the topic of “days” in Genesis, but there are more arguments that need to be fleshed out. We will continue using Norman Geisler’s treatment of this subject in his second volume of systematic theology. Young-earth creationists point out that when numbered series are used in the Old [...]
Darrell | March 14, 2009
When Mormons attend the Temple to receive their Endowment they make several covenants. One of the covenants is known as the Law of Consecration. It is stated as follows… “…you do consecrate yourselves, your time, talents and everything with which the Lord has blessed you, or with which he may bless you, to the Church [...]
Bill Pratt | March 13, 2009
The Hebrew word yom is used eleven times in Genesis, chapter 1. When you read Genesis 1 (and you should before proceeding to read this post), it is clear that the author is describing the creation of the heavens and earth by God. As the author describes this process, he uses the word yom to [...]
