If dinosaurs coexisted with man, where are they today only 6,000 years later? It is not plausible to believe that God would create dinosaurs and then they would all die shortly after creation while the rest of His creation survived. According to fossil records, scientists tell us that there were at least 300 different species of dinosaurs. It is crazy for anyone to even suggest that every one of those 300 plus species all died within a couple thousand years of creation and none of them exist today, just 4,373 years after Noah's flood. This fact alone bears solid evidence that dinosaurs existed before mankind did.
I love the 'Demonology' course by Pastor Curtis Hutson. In 1973 the Exorcist movie came out, which rattled a lot of Christians. The Demonology series was Dr. Hutson's reply to the movie in 1974. Dr. Hutson was preaching as pastor of the Forest Hills Baptist Church in Decatur, Georgia at the time. In this intriguing 6-part Demonology series Dr. Hutson goes into detail biblically why he believes that the earth is very old, with which logic I fully concur.
Pastor Max D. Younce (1935-2023) also wrote a helpful book titled, "The Truth About Evolution; Or, Don't Let Satan Make A Monkey Out Of You," in which he does an excellent job explaining an old earth and exposing the young earth fallacy. In particular I love chapter 12 titled, "The Remodeling." Dr. Younce explains how God remodeled the earth during the 6-days of creation, with which biblical logic I also fully concur.
Dr. Younce helped me solidify my belief of an old earth. Common sense tells us that there is no plausible way that dinosaurs could have lived in harmony with humans. One look at a velociraptor or tyrannosaurus convinced me that humans and dinosaurs didn't coexist 5,000 years ago. I recently debated with a foolish local Baptist pastor in Pensacola, who accuses old earth advocates of leaning more on science than the Holy Bible. I told him that legitimate science, as well as the Bible, agree with an old earth view. That pastor is misguided and ignorant.
I love the 'Demonology' course by Pastor Curtis Hutson. In 1973 the Exorcist movie came out, which rattled a lot of Christians. The Demonology series was Dr. Hutson's reply to the movie in 1974. Dr. Hutson was preaching as pastor of the Forest Hills Baptist Church in Decatur, Georgia at the time. In this intriguing 6-part Demonology series Dr. Hutson goes into detail biblically why he believes that the earth is very old, with which logic I fully concur.
Pastor Max D. Younce (1935-2023) also wrote a helpful book titled, "The Truth About Evolution; Or, Don't Let Satan Make A Monkey Out Of You," in which he does an excellent job explaining an old earth and exposing the young earth fallacy. In particular I love chapter 12 titled, "The Remodeling." Dr. Younce explains how God remodeled the earth during the 6-days of creation, with which biblical logic I also fully concur.
Dr. Younce helped me solidify my belief of an old earth. Common sense tells us that there is no plausible way that dinosaurs could have lived in harmony with humans. One look at a velociraptor or tyrannosaurus convinced me that humans and dinosaurs didn't coexist 5,000 years ago. I recently debated with a foolish local Baptist pastor in Pensacola, who accuses old earth advocates of leaning more on science than the Holy Bible. I told him that legitimate science, as well as the Bible, agree with an old earth view. That pastor is misguided and ignorant.
“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” —Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Scientists tell us that dinosaurs lived 60 to 220 million years ago, with which I have no problem biblically. Scientists tell us that the earth is 4.5 billion years old, with which claim again I have no problem biblically. And they say the universe is 13.4 billion years old. I see no reason to doubt this claim. Albeit, I 100% reject all forms of evolution, including Theistic Evolution, which says that God created the world and then it evolved. I rejected that thesis. Nothing in creation ever evolved. I simply believe the truth that the earth itself is very old, likely billions of years.
I believe that the human race is only 6,000 years old. History dates human civilization starting with the Sumerian culture at approximately 3,500 BC. The Bible dates creation at approximately 4,000 BC. The older I get, the more I reject the insane claims of young earth advocates. Henry Morris III is a primary example of a lunatic young earther, who insanely teaches that Noah brought baby dinosaurs aboard the ark, and then God stunted their growth for one year to prevent their growth. Then Henry Morris bizarely says the dinosaurs just died off after the flood. There is no scientific evidence of a young earth.
I respect other's right to disagree with me, but I have learned firsthand that many young earthers are bullies, going as far as to accuse old earthers of corrupting the Gospel and going to Hell. That is evil. Evangelist Kent Hovind is guilty of doing this. Hovind wrongly accuses old earthers of perverting the Gospel, alleging that we teach sin existed before Adam. Well, it did! Eve sinned before Adam, and the serpent sinned before Eve.
Arthur Custance (1910-1985) also wrote a helpful booklet explaining an old earth view titled: "Without Form And Void."
I am a firm believer in an old earth. Even the Bible says in Psalms 102:25, “Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.” The psalmist (Pastor Jack Hyles thinks Daniel penned this psalm) specifically mentions the age of the foundation of the earth itself. "OF OLD" the Bible says, God laid the foundation of the earth.
The Bible says that Adam named all the animals (Genesis 2:19-20). Yet, all of the dinosaurs were named in the 1800's by scientists. That is because there were no dinosaurs in Adam's time. This is one of many evidences of an old earth. I heard Kent Hovind ridiculously claim that in every culture there are fables and folklore of fire breathing dragons, which he cites as proof that dinosaurs lived with humans. That is as lame as it gets! This is the most credible so-called evidence that young earth advocates can muster up? That is shameful.
I agree with Pastor Max Younce that it's not the "Gap Theory," it's the "Gap Principle." It's not a theory, it is what the Bible teaches! There are so many scientific and biblical problems with a young earth view that it baffles me how any professed Christian could continue to adhere to such tomfoolery and poppycock. You'd have to be a darn fool to insanely believe that over 300 different species of dinosaurs just suddenly died within the last 6,000 years, while the rest of God's creation thrived until modern times.
I believe that the human race is only 6,000 years old. History dates human civilization starting with the Sumerian culture at approximately 3,500 BC. The Bible dates creation at approximately 4,000 BC. The older I get, the more I reject the insane claims of young earth advocates. Henry Morris III is a primary example of a lunatic young earther, who insanely teaches that Noah brought baby dinosaurs aboard the ark, and then God stunted their growth for one year to prevent their growth. Then Henry Morris bizarely says the dinosaurs just died off after the flood. There is no scientific evidence of a young earth.
I respect other's right to disagree with me, but I have learned firsthand that many young earthers are bullies, going as far as to accuse old earthers of corrupting the Gospel and going to Hell. That is evil. Evangelist Kent Hovind is guilty of doing this. Hovind wrongly accuses old earthers of perverting the Gospel, alleging that we teach sin existed before Adam. Well, it did! Eve sinned before Adam, and the serpent sinned before Eve.
Arthur Custance (1910-1985) also wrote a helpful booklet explaining an old earth view titled: "Without Form And Void."
I am a firm believer in an old earth. Even the Bible says in Psalms 102:25, “Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.” The psalmist (Pastor Jack Hyles thinks Daniel penned this psalm) specifically mentions the age of the foundation of the earth itself. "OF OLD" the Bible says, God laid the foundation of the earth.
The Bible says that Adam named all the animals (Genesis 2:19-20). Yet, all of the dinosaurs were named in the 1800's by scientists. That is because there were no dinosaurs in Adam's time. This is one of many evidences of an old earth. I heard Kent Hovind ridiculously claim that in every culture there are fables and folklore of fire breathing dragons, which he cites as proof that dinosaurs lived with humans. That is as lame as it gets! This is the most credible so-called evidence that young earth advocates can muster up? That is shameful.
I agree with Pastor Max Younce that it's not the "Gap Theory," it's the "Gap Principle." It's not a theory, it is what the Bible teaches! There are so many scientific and biblical problems with a young earth view that it baffles me how any professed Christian could continue to adhere to such tomfoolery and poppycock. You'd have to be a darn fool to insanely believe that over 300 different species of dinosaurs just suddenly died within the last 6,000 years, while the rest of God's creation thrived until modern times.
Where are the Pterodactyls? Where are the mammoths, the sabretooth tigers, the giant bears and all of the amazing ancient giant animals? Don't you dare tell me that they just dropped dead, or that Noah merely left them behind (which was Dr. John R. Rice's insane answer). Clearly, they were all prehistoric creatures that lived long before mankind inhabited the earth. It couldn't be more obvious to any learned student who rightly divides the inspired Word of God that the earth is very old, and that the young earth religious crowd are completely deceived and wrong, both scientifically and biblically. God gave us brains to think, let's use them.
