Throughout the annals of human history, our forefathers overwhelming accepted the idea that the universe is only thousands of years old. That all began to change about 150 years ago when Charles Darwin released his On the Origin of Species. Since then, multitudes of well-meaning Christians have attempted to defend the Scriptures against the attacks of the scientific community. In doing so, a number of creation theories have emerged within the Christian community. The most popular among them is the day-age theory - the idea that the "days" of the creation account were not 24-hour periods, but that they were much longer, overlapping epochs of time. Such theories have made the acceptance of evolutionary worldviews not only permissible but even expected within many Christian communities. In other words, Christians no longer have to be bound to the archaic notion that the earth is only thousands of years old.
Does the age of the universe really matter? Clearly a multitude of Christians have answered that question with a resounding "no." What do you think? More importantly, how does the Bible answer that question? I challenge you to spend a few minutes reading this article. If, after reading the article, you think the age of the universe doesn't matter, I'd be shocked. As the author clearly demonstrates, there are certain "theological costs" associated with evolutionary old-earth thinking. Feel free to share your thoughts.
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