a geologist’s view of creation. for it is written: ”i will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the...
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A Geologist’s View of Creation
A Geologist’s View of Creation
For it is written: ”I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I
will frustrate.” 1 Corinthians 1:19 (NIV)
For it is written: ”I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I
will frustrate.” 1 Corinthians 1:19 (NIV)
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every
living creature that moves on the ground.”
Genesis 1:28 (NIV)
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every
living creature that moves on the ground.”
Genesis 1:28 (NIV)
Science: A branch of knowledge or study
dealing with a body of facts (data)
systematically collected and showing the
operation of general laws or in broad terms…
science can be defined as a logical interpretation of data collected from the
material world.
Science: A branch of knowledge or study
dealing with a body of facts (data)
systematically collected and showing the
operation of general laws or in broad terms…
science can be defined as a logical interpretation of data collected from the
material world.
Geology: is the science that studies
the physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed
and the physical changes which has undergone and is
undergoing.
Geology: is the science that studies
the physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed
and the physical changes which has undergone and is
undergoing.
Era Period/Epoch Age
Cenozoic
Pleistocene, Pliocene, Miocene, Oligocene, Eocene, Palaeocene now - 65 Million
MesozoicCretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic 65 - 248 Million
Palaeozoic
Permian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Cambrian 248 - 570 Million
Precambrian
Parent Nuclide
Half-Life (years)
Daughter Nuclide
Materials Dated
Carbon-14 5730 Nitrogen-14 Organic
Uranium-235 704 Million
Lead-207 (and helium)
Zircon, Uraninite
Potassium-40
1251 Million
Argon-40 (and calcium-40)
Muscovite, volcanic rock
Uranium-238 4468 Million
Lead-206 (and helium)
Zircon, Uraninite
Rubidium-87 48,800 Million
Strontium-87 metamorphic rock
Theory of Evolution: The continuous genetic
adaptation of organisms or species to the
environment by the integration agencies of selection, hybridization,
inbreeding and mutation.
Theory of Evolution: The continuous genetic
adaptation of organisms or species to the
environment by the integration agencies of selection, hybridization,
inbreeding and mutation.
1. Do you have to give up ________ to believe in _______?
1. Do you have to give up ________ to believe in _______?
science
science
GodGod
But as I looked at everything I had
worked so hard to accomplish, it was all
so meaningless. It was like chasing the wind.
There was nothing really worthwhile
anywhere. Ecclesiastes 2:11 (NLT)
But as I looked at everything I had
worked so hard to accomplish, it was all
so meaningless. It was like chasing the wind.
There was nothing really worthwhile
anywhere. Ecclesiastes 2:11 (NLT)
For the LORD is God, and he created the heavens and earth and put everything in place. He made
the world to be lived in, not to be a place
of empty chaos. Isaiah 45:18 (NLT)
For the LORD is God, and he created the heavens and earth and put everything in place. He made
the world to be lived in, not to be a place
of empty chaos. Isaiah 45:18 (NLT)
You alone are the LORD. You made the skies and the heavens and all the
stars. You made the earth and the seas and
everything in them. You preserve and give life to everything, and all the
angels of heaven worship you.
Nehemiah 9:6 (NLT)
You alone are the LORD. You made the skies and the heavens and all the
stars. You made the earth and the seas and
everything in them. You preserve and give life to everything, and all the
angels of heaven worship you.
Nehemiah 9:6 (NLT)
2. Science leads us to be ___________.
2. Science leads us to be ___________.self-
centeredself-
centered
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own
understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths.
Don't be impressed with your own wisdom.
Proverbs 3:5-7a (NLT)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own
understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths.
Don't be impressed with your own wisdom.
Proverbs 3:5-7a (NLT)
3. Scientists and Christians both need _______.
3. Scientists and Christians both need _______.faithfaith
What is faith? It is the confident
assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see.
Hebrews 11:1 (NLT)
What is faith? It is the confident
assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see.
Hebrews 11:1 (NLT)
By faith we understand that the entire universe was
formed at God's command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.
Hebrews 11:3 (NLT)
By faith we understand that the entire universe was
formed at God's command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.
Hebrews 11:3 (NLT)
Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed
are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
John 20:29 (NIV)
Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed
are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
John 20:29 (NIV)
