Creation Its Implications and What It Means for Us!
In the Beginning Elohim Created the Heavens and the Earth. Genesis 1:1
Progressive Creationism (Day-Age Creation) • Beliefs: – God created multiple species, but over billions of years and species evolved in this time. – The day in Genesis 1 is not a 24 hour period, but a broad length of time. – Organisms become more complex over time. – Big Bang is evidence of God’s
• The word ‘yom in Hebrew can mean both day and era • Proponents: Hugh Ross, Millard Erickson, Bernard Ramm
Progressive Creationism (Day-Age Creation) • History: – Early 19th century geologists were trying to harmonize what they were finding in sceince with the Bible – 1830’s: Geologist/Clergyman Sir Charles Lyell proposed a gradualist theory in which God created each species for its habitat, but would become extinct if that habitat changes