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Q:
Did Jesus allow for a gap?
A
: If you carefully
study the words of Jesus, He made it plain that there can't
be a gap of billions of years between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2.
In
Mark 10:6, Jesus said, “But from the beginning of
creation God made them male and female.” In these very words,
Jesus clearly teaches that Adam and Eve were created in “the
beginning of the creation”—not after billions of years had passed. |
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Also, the expression
“beginning of the creation” rules out any “re-creation” or “second
start” as taught by many gap theorists. |
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main reason that people try to place a gap between the first
two verses of Genesis is to accommodate the supposed billions
of years for the earth's age. When one does this, he is essentially
placing more faith in secular (i.e., without God) understanding
than in God's infallible Word.
Jesus
made it plain that such a compromise cannot be done! And we
should follow His understanding and His words—because, after
all, He is the author of creation and the Word made flesh!
For
more information, see The
gap theory—an idea with holes? |
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