This question arose in response to our answer to the question: ANIMAL DEATH: Dr Lane Craig says animals died before Adam’s sin. Is this correct? Read our original answer here. Answer by Diane Eager It is important to know what Scripture explicitly says, but that does not mean we cannot draw logical conclusions based on […]
Tag: theology
ALLAH: Can a Christian use allah as the word for God?
The original question was: Can a Christian use allah as the word for God, because in many cultures influenced by Arabic, allah is actually the word for god as well as the name of the Muslim god? Answer by John Mackay Let’s start by asking what do we know about the English word God? Genesis […]
ANIMAL DEATH? Dr Lane Craig says animals died before Adam’s sin. Is this correct?
The original question was: At a recent debate in Brisbane, Australia, Dr Lane Craig stated there’s no scriptural evidence that animals started dying only after Adam sinned. Yet the New Testament says that death of people came into the world through Adam’s sin, so when did animal death commence? Was it before the Fall of […]
INFORMATION: You claim the natural universe can’t generate information, but what is information?
The original question was: Creationists claim the natural universe can’t generate information, so you need a creator, but what is information? When a flat rock changes shape due to tumbling down a stream and becomes rounded, surely the new shape is new information? Answer by John Mackay The question just asked demonstrates the truth of […]
GAP THEORY? What is the Gap Theory? Where did it come from, and how do we answer it?
The original question was: I have recently heard several pastors preach the Gap theory. I don’t see how there can be a gap anywhere in Genesis 1. Where did the gap theory came from, and how do we answer it? Are these pastors deceived, ignorant or just ill-informed? Answer by John Mackay What is the […]
THEOLOGY: Why is evolution so popular among theologians when creationists have exposed its errors?
The original question was: How are evolutionists making their theory so popular among theologians and in churches while at the same time creationists have so successfully exposed its major errors? Answer by Garry Chiang As the evidence supporting evolution continues to crumble under the weight of each new scientific discovery, what can atheistic evolutionists do […]
DAYS: The New Testament says “a day is as a thousand years” to God. Why can’t Genesis days be long times?
The original question was: In Peter’s second letter he says “one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” Doesn’t this mean the Genesis days are long periods of time rather than just 24 hour days? Answer by Diane Eager The verse referred to is 2 Peter […]
DAY: Thousands or Millions? Why doesn’t Peter say a day is as a million years to make his point stronger?
The original question was: Why doesn’t 2 Peter 3:8 read; “To the Lord a day is like a million years, and a million years is like a day.”? Surely the meaning would be the same as “one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” Answer by […]
DEATH: Did God really kill animals to clothe Adam and Eve, or did He create new skins for this purpose?
Would it matter what God used?
HOMOPHOBIA? Why do you people hate homosexuals if you claim God is a God of love?
Can God both hate and love?