Things were Created with the Appearance of Age (TMF:355)

Friday, March 04, 2016
Peace to Live By: Things were Created with the Appearance of Age (TMF:355) - Daniel Litton
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       This also means that things were created with the appearance of age. The universe, the earth, Adam—whatever you consider—was created with this 'appearance' of age. A doctor might look at Adam five minutes after God created him and say, “This is a full grown man. He must have been alive for many years.” But that would in fact be incorrect. This is why scientists are wrong when the look at the age of the universe and the earth. It has the 'appearance' of age, but in fact is about 6,000 years old. God spoke it into existence and it looks old, but it isn’t. Turn with me in your Bibles, or tap in your Bible apps on your digital devices, if you would, to Genesis chapter 1. Our text today will cover verses 1 through 19. Let's go ahead and start at Genesis 1:1. It states: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (ESV). First and foremost, let us note that God was existing before the creation of the world. The Bible does not start with God's existence [beginning].