Agree.
I am most definitely a Christian...but sorry, folks the earth is not 4K years old, and evolution is pretty much how methinks God did things.
If we want to go down the 4K years old thing, why then is not the earth only one nanosecond old...and we’ve had all our memories preinstalled.
One can easily believe in evolution and also believe that God perhaps used the normal randomness allowed in quantum physics to introduce changes in species vectors without violating any of the laws of physics that are so tightly tuned for our existance.
I hope you realize that the earth IS flat AND the sun and the rest of the entire universe revolves around the earth. It’s been that way for all the 4000 years that the earth has been around. Oh and all those civilizations that existed LOOONG before that ... the devil made the evidence of those and they are not real. Now pass me an other joint and don’t try to confuse my faith driven predetermined opinions with facts.
Sorry, incompatible. Gen 1:1 "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth."
They are mutually exclusive. Evolution dictates non-directed mutations. Creation dictates directed distinctions.
Either you believe God or you believe man.
I agree, Christianity can consider science true, there is no need to turn science into an “ism” against all Christians.
... I am a Christian. I tick off everybody as an old earth creationist. :-). I believe in micro evolution and some species tweaking but nothing beyond that. God could have used evolution if He wished but see no evidence that He did so.
Technically, that's a matter of theology, and those normally get discussed in the Religion forum. These threads provide a venue for people to attack each other over religious differences in terms and tactics that aren't generally considered acceptable or allowed there.
You are a Christian yet you believe there was death before the fall of man in the Garden? If you don’t believe the Bible, what is your “Christian” doctrine based on? Do you simply accept those doctrines that seem reasonable to your fallen mind?
I remind one and all:
“For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.” (Romans 4:3)
That fact was stated in at least four other Bible verses (Genesis 15:6, Romans 4:9, Romans 4:22, Galatians 3:6, James 2:23). Based on how often and how clearly the Scriptures makes this point, I can only believe God puts a high premium on taking Him at His word.
I don't know a single Christian that believes the earth is only Four thousand years old.
Sobering thought on “young Earth” theory: 4000 years (or 6000, or 10,000 how you squint at it) is 40 one-hundred year lifespans (or 60, or 100). That’s not long, especially when you’re pushing a half century yourself.