The age of the Earth is a hot button topic for Christians today. Science suggests that the Earth is old, but a large segment of western Christianity has put down big stakes on the claim that the Earth is young. We have to be careful here that this tension doesn’t overshadow the Gospel.
To be fair, it isn’t all western Christianity. It’s American Christianity where the age of the earth has become almost a litmus test in some circles for belief in God. But is it a good litmus test? Does the Bible speak to the age of the universe?
Frank Turek observes that we have to make assumptions when we talk about the age of the universe. (See The Bible and the Age of the Universe) For instance, when we measure the universe by the speed of light, the calculation shows that the universe is 13.8 billion years old. If we assume the speed of light has not changed since the earth was created, then the earth is 13.8 million years.
But, “Is that a good assumption?” asks Turek. What do you think? Does the Bible have answers for these kinds of questions? Read on if you want to know.
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