Answer by Diane Eager and Ed Neeland School chaplains need to know that Biblical creation and evolution are mutually exclusive explanations, so let’s make a clear separation. The evolution model does not need to invoke God (ask any atheist). The Almighty God doesn’t need to use evolution. Combining the two is a desperate and unnecessary […]
Answer By Diane Eager, Craig Hawkins and John Mackay Let’s first check out what the Bible reveals about the real God and see if He is the type of God who “could have used evolution”. In Deuteronomy 32:3-4 Moses, whose name is associated with the Genesis account of Creation, declares: “I will proclaim the name […]
The original question was: Is the Jewish God of the Old Testament, who killed the Canaanites, the same as the Jesus God of the New Testament, as there seem to be so many differences? For example: Harsh Judge vs God of Love, etc. Answer by Simon Turpin God in the Old Testament Many people today […]
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 […]
The original question was: How can you believe in the Old Testament God who would order young girls raped in Numbers 31? Why don’t you at least replace him with the much nicer New Testament Jesus! Answer by John Mackay Let’s just check what Numbers 31 says first selecting from verses1-18 31:1 … the Lord […]
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 […]
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 […]
The original question was: Why would God create a prostate gland that causes so much trouble in older men? Surely evolution is a better explanation than creation. Answer by John Mackay Let’s begin by asking a few simple questions: Firstly, do all men have prostate problems? Secondly, can we explain prostate problems? And lastly, how […]
Answer by John Mackay There are several issues here that must be thought through: 1. How do we know when words are symbolic? For example: a teenager can say “that was wicked!” when they really mean “it was great!” and yet their youthful colleagues will know what is meant. What clues tell us one word […]
The original question was: A Bible Study guide book arranges the six days of creation described in Genesis 1 as two parallel groups of three, with the first three telling us God made the different parts of the creation, and the second three showing us what he made to function within each of the three […]