What is your authority?

Christians who invoke millions of years cannot make their arguments from the biblical texts.

by Gary Bates CEO,

Creation Ministries Internationsl–US

Published: 1 August 2013 (GMT+10)

First appeared in a CMI newsletter.

Is the age of the earth an important issue, really?

Pastors often love CMI speakers to take questions as part of our ministry program at their churches. These often flush out the discordant views of some members, surprising the pastors.

Q & A sessions are not always easy for our speakers. We don’t know what’s coming, or whether rabid anticreationists, some with scientific qualifications, are attending, intent on demonstrating the ‘ignorance’ of the visiting creationist. In the hot seat, we now have to be instant ‘experts’ in paleontology, biology, geology, cosmology and even theology. Of course, no one is an expert in all fields, but we do our best to show there are answers!

Sadly, the most hostile audience members are usually Christians agitated by our ‘young-earth’ (biblical) presentation.