A Debate On Gods Revelation Of God - 1984 Words

â€Å"We must as Gods people stand against the compromise of reinterpreting Genesis to fit in evolution and millions of years, which undermines biblical authority.† Ultimately, what’s at stake in this debate is more than just a magic number of years. This debate’s significance centers on God’s revelation of Himself in Scripture and whether Scripture is relevant today or not. This issue has only become a debate in the last couple hundred years. Before the Enlightenment, people in Western cultures accepted the young earth view because the scriptural account of creation was interpreted literally. Now ideas crashing with other ideas, Hebrew words are being tossed and turned. Moreover with the continued cross-examining of Scripture and with the new discoveries made in science, Christian have begun to question whether or not the earth is young or old? The worst fall-out of the argument has been division in the body of Christ, were many brothers and sisters have held so tightly to their views causing disunity within the church. Many people now feel that they must choose between science and sola scriptura. Actually, the choice is not between science and Scripture. A young earth stance can be both science and Scripture and has more credibility than an old earth because of radioactive testing has proved to be unreliable and history has been in constant support of young earth until the past 200 years. This paper will displaying the two leading positions in the debate, and then support forShow MoreRelatedMain Theological Theme Of Revelation1544 Words   |  7 PagesTheme of the Book of Revelation Based on Revelation 20:1-15 The main theological theme of the Book of Revelation as shown in Rev. 20:1-15 is God’s final judgment and eternal defeat over sin and God’s enemies. 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