In a previous blog, we talked about the 6-day creation being written in stone. You will see that the 6-day, Genesis creation provides a basis for all doctrine. In this blog, we will take a couple of points of doctrine that have been puzzling to many, and show how the 6-day creation answers them.

Question 1: Whom did Cain marry? The answer to this is simple when you accept the 6-day creation: he married his sister, niece, or some other offspring of Eve (his mother).

Genesis 4:16  Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Genesis 4:17  Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.

Nowadays it is unacceptable to marry your sister or first cousin. Why? Because of the chance of genetic (DNA) problems. In the beginning, there were no genetic (DNA) problems, because the DNA was still ” very good.”  Currently, humans develop mutations at the rate of approximately 200 per generation. In other words, you have 200 more DNA mutations than your parents.

(Note: Genetic mutations are either harmful or neutral, but never good. These mutations entered the world through sin, and sin destroys, it never improves anything.)

When close relatives marry, these mutations combine and cause birth defects and/or disease. Only recently have genetic (DNA) mutations been understood. It is interesting that the law, as given to Moses, forbade marrying a close relative. Prior to the law, our genes were still good enough to marry close relatives; it is clear that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob married close relatives.  Abraham married his half sister. Isaac and Jacob married their cousins.

Question 2: How do the dinosaurs fit into the Bible?   According to the book of Genesis, all creatures were created in the first six days, including the dinosaurs. The dinosaurs were created on the 5th and/or 6th day. This means they coexisted with Adam and Eve; incidentally, Adam gave them their names. Many Christians have been bombarded by the lie of “Evolution” and have compromised the 6-day creation. This is a pity and someday they will be embarrassed.

It is true that some dinosaurs were 120 feet long and weighed over 100 tons, which causes some to wonder how they could fit in Noah’s Ark. This is not a problem: God is a God of mercy and very intelligent; He wouldn’t give Noah a pair 100 ton dinosaurs to transport and feed for a year; He would provide Noah with juveniles, or even un-hatched eggs. The largest dinosaur egg ever found is smaller than a basketball. A juvenile Tyrannosaurs Rex could easily ride on Noah’s shoulder. When you raise juvenile animals, they bond to you and they lose their fear. So immediately after Noah and the animals left the ark, God solved this problem by giving the fear of mankind to the animals:

Genesis 9:2  And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.

 When you have questions, start with the 6-creation; and, you will see that it is the foundation for all doctrine. Much of my doctrine is based on Genesis 1:31.

Genesis 1:31  And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

When God completed the creation, it was “very good.” He did it for us, so we would have life, to have a home, and a place to belong. There was no death, no genetic mutations, no destruction. However, sin entered the world and we now have many problems, and it would be tempting to say that Genesis 1:31 is no longer true; but, it is true because we know that God planned for imperfection: His creation also included:

A Savior (if needed)

A new heaven and earth (if needed)

So, the creation is “very good,” and we have the promise of returning to the original status of no death and no sin. This world is deteriorating rapidly, but it, and we, will be redeemed. Dear children and friends, our future is very bright.

The Bible is an amazing book: the history, the prophesy, the science, the depth of spiritual matters. Many, like myself, believe it is truly the Word of God. There is one part of the Bible that is particularly important: it is the portion that was written on stone tablets by the finger of God. These tablets were in the possession of the Israelites for hundreds of years and studied and copied over and over. We know exactly what was on them. One of these scriptures was,

“Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work. . . For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. . .” (Exodus 20:9-11)

This is very interesting; it is written in stone that God created the heaven and earth in six days! It has to be six literal days because He says that we should work the same amount of time He worked and rest the same amount of time that He rested.

There are, however, many highly respected scientists that believe the earth and the universe is much older that what the Bible says. They say they have overwhelming evidence to prove an old earth and universe. Therefore, many Christians have compromised their belief to accommodate the opinion of these scientists. Many Christians have accepted the idea that there are gaps in the six day Genesis creation. Some of the gaps could be thousands, millions, or even billions of years. This concept has been accepted by the highest levels of Christian leaders. This is a pity and they will be very embarrassed some day. They have put the word of man above the Word of God.

If you accept that the six day creation has gaps, the whole Bible collapses; it’s the domino effect. First creation, then the flood and Noah, then the ten commandments, then Jesus, then the gospels, then the letters, then the prophets; it all collapses. But, God did create the earth and the universe in six literal days and the Bible is the only source of truth because God was the only one present at the creation.

He could have created it in a day, or an hour, or even a second; but, He created it in six days and rested on the seventh, giving us the concept of a week. God did it to bless us because He knew that we needed a day of rest. He created us that way.

So, what do we do about the “overwhelming,” scientific evidence? I have spent the last year studying the “overwhelming” evidence and have found that it isn’t overwhelming at all. I have also found that there are many respected scientists that have accepted the literal six day creation in the Bible. When you look at rock strata, comets, super novae, erosion, continental shelves, dinosaurs, fossils, DNA, coal mines, oil fields, diamonds, and every thing else, you see the earth and universe are young. The overwhelming evidence is for a young earth and universe. There are scientific advances every day and the old earth theory is on the verge of collapse. The only reason it is still accepted and taught is because the “world” refuses to believe in the alternative: God created. They believe in the old earth not because of the evidence, but because they want to.

In future blogs, I will present evidence of the young earth and universe. However, the prime reason for believing the earth and universe are young is because it is written in stone by the finger of God.