The Biblical Account of The Biblical Account of CreationCreation

Can we believe the Bible Account Can we believe the Bible Account of Creation?of Creation?

Why believe in God?Why believe in God? Alternative Accounts of Creation Alternative Accounts of Creation

(Cosmogony)(Cosmogony) EvolutionEvolution Gap, Day, Seven Days Theories Gap, Day, Seven Days Theories

Can we believe the Can we believe the Creation Account of Creation Account of

Genesis?Genesis?

Knowledge about earth prior to Knowledge about earth prior to discovery by man.discovery by man.

Copernicus, Nicolaus Copernicus, Nicolaus (1473-1543)(1473-1543)

Earth's Water CanopyEarth's Water Canopy•Abrupt change after Abrupt change after floodflood

•Semitropical climateSemitropical climate

•Vegetation at the PolesVegetation at the Poles

•Filtered out RadiationFiltered out Radiation

•Methuselah lived 1000 Methuselah lived 1000 yrsyrs

•Dinosaurs - large Dinosaurs - large reptilesreptiles

•200 ft long reptiles200 ft long reptiles

Remarkable Ancient Remarkable Ancient Egyptian Technology ?Egyptian Technology ?

Helicopter ? Jet Aircraft ?

Satellite Dish & Submarine ?

LightLight

Other godsOther gods

Our GalaxyOur Galaxy

Mass movement Mass movement often occurs often occurs suddenly, as in this suddenly, as in this mud slide in Los mud slide in Los Angeles. Mud Slides Angeles. Mud Slides cause dramatic cause dramatic changes in the land changes in the land and may lead to and may lead to serious damage serious damage

The RoseThe Rose

Louise Pasteur (1822-Louise Pasteur (1822-1895)1895)

EvolutionEvolution