Friday, 1 July 2016

Not All Christians Believe In Noah

According to the BioLogos mission statement:
BioLogos invites the church and the world to see the harmony between science and biblical faith as we present an evolutionary understanding of God’s creation.

On June 29, 2016, they published an article titled:
Flood Geology and the Grand Canyon:
What Does the Evidence Really Say?

The article began with a complaint about the problems caused by those Christians who insist upon a literal interpretation of the book of Genesis: 
Young-earth creationists today apply what they consider a literal understanding of the creation and flood accounts in Genesis to the interpretation of Earth’s geologic past. In doing so, they challenge the entire history of geological science in the modern era.
And it goes on to say: 
In a new book, The Grand Canyon, Monument to an Ancient Earth, eleven authors describe the geology of the canyon rocks and landforms and focus on the claims of flood geologists. The authors are a mix of Christian and non-Christian professional earth scientists who are concerned about the impact of flood geology on public science literacy and, especially for the Christian authors, the negative impact of a gospel message associated with faulty scientific explanations.

I especially like that last bit where the Christian authors worry about the Creationists' negative impact on the gospel message - but what is the gospel message?

Jesus was born to a virgin
He walked on water
Cured blindness with spit
Chased demons out of men into pigs
Angels talked about him
He talked to the Devil
The Devil talked to him
He died on a cross
He was resurrected
And ascended into heaven
With a promise to return
And if you don't believe that you're going to hell


Good luck putting a positive spin on that rubbish.



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