Batten, Don. creator Sarfati, Jonathan D. 1964- text bibliography qea Brisbane, Australia Creation Ministries International �2006 2006 monographic eng

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31 pages ; 21 cm Many have been misled into thinking that the Genesis account of creation is not actual history, but is just some sort of theological argument (polemic). This small book succinctly shows why those who believe in the inspiration of Scripture have no intellectually honest choice but to take Genesis as straight-forward history, just as Jesus did. It powerfully challenges one of the major problems in the church today that affects the authority of the entire Bible. Read it, and give it to your pastor or particularly anyone contemplating theological training. It could save them from getting derailed by some of the misleading arguments common in theological academia. - Publisher. Jesus understood the Old Testament as history -- Jesus regarded Adam, Eve and Noah as historical people -- Genesis was written as history -- The rest of the Old Testament takes Genesis as history -- The New Testament takes Genesis 1-11 as history -- Genesis history is consistent with God's nature -- Genesis as history explains the origin of death and suffering -- The gospel presupposes the historical events of Genesis -- A consistent Christian worldview depends on Genesis as history -- Denying the history of Genesis disconnects Christianity from the real world -- The early church leaders accepted the timeframe and global flood of Genesis -- The Reformers understood Genesis as history -- Atheism requires naturalism; Christians should not deny Genesis as history to accommodate it -- Abandoning Genesis as history leads to heresy and apostasy -- Why not take Genesis as history? Only the fallible speculations of historical science stand in the way -- What about science? Origins vs. operational science -- Why this matters -- Recommended resources. Don Batten and Jonathan Sarfati. Nbl-02 rel. Includes bibliographical references and index. Evidences, authority, etc Authority Religious aspects BS1235.52 .B38 2006 222.11 9780949906328 0949906328 http://www.creationontheweb.com http://www.creationontheweb.com SGB 080222 20240209052906.0 ocn196563440 eng