Watching the National Geographic special on Noah's Ark tonight inspired some thoughts and questions concerning the six day creation. One question that would lead to other questions is: In a perfect world what would you have? What characteristics would you see or not see? Whether they were geological, physical, spiritual, etc.

Lets begin a list of possibilities.

1. No death. animal nor human death.


2. No pain or suffering.


3. No laborious work.


4. No rain, snow, cold weather, nor harsh weather of any kind.


5. No earthquakes, thus, tectonic plate movements.


6. No Volcanoes.

It has been suggested that animals had died but man did not before the fall of man. If there is no death then it would be assumed that death wouldn't affect animals either since through sin death entered into the world (Romans 5:12).

It had not rained (Genesis 2:5), But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground (Genesis 2:6). So, if it hadn't rained, would there be layers of sedimentary rock and dirt? Also, because of sin the earth was cursed.

Genesis 3:17-19 Cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.

So, if thorns and thistles were created as a part of a curse on the earth, what other possible things came from that? Would there have been volcano and earthquake activity that would cause major geological changes or possibly death? When exactly would volcano and tectonic activity begin? If you are a Young Earth Creationist as myself you'd have to believe that this activity would have started within the last 6,000 to 10,000 years, but was it in Adam's time or in Noah's time? Not that in Adam's time or Noah's times makes that much difference, but rather, if there was a time that there wasn't major geological change (ie. rain, snow, ice, volcano, earthquake) prior to Noah's flood. Could someone dig so far into the ground that they could find a portion of undisturbed soil? Undisturbed meaning not in sedimentary layers laid down by flooding and volcano activity. And would it be evidence of creation having undisturbed soil? If there were "millions and billions" of years of evolution, and there would be constant geological change during this time, then its likely that all soil as we know it would be in sedimentary layers and none would be as it originated even in evolutionary terms. However, from a creationist stand point, the earth is cursed during Adam's time and completely covered in flood water in Noah's time.

If indeed God created the heavens and the earth and created them in a perfect stage as we YEC believe He did. Could one find evidence of it? Can we find evidence of pre-flood, pre-volcano or pre-tectonic activity? If we can, then what would that evidence be? What could we look for? would we just look for pure undisturbed earth?

What other things can be added to our List of possibilities? What other thoughts could be added to our Undisturbed Soil idea?

I don't think that is completely accurate. It is said that gravity can have an effect on the speed of light and time. The speed of light, as Einstein once put it, is relative as well as time. If you were traveling on a beam of light at the speed of light, other beams of light would appear to stand still, or travel slow. Also, a clock that is at the top of a tall building would appear to run faster than clocks near ground level. There is one very important thing to remember is that God created light before He created the sun, moon and stars. He also created evening and morning before creating the sun, moon and stars (Genesis 1:3-5). Some Young Earth Creationist like to argue that light was created in transit. I don't think that is true but it is interesting to consider that light was created before these celestial bodies were. What do you think???

I just read this article over at answersincreation.org concerning AIG's article about Steve Irwins untimely death. Answers in Creation is an organization dedicated to daily rebuttals of AIG's stance on Young Earth Creationism. Ken Ham (of AIG) in his article, tells us about how many AIG supporters have tried to witness to Steve Irwin by sending him some of their creation books. Greg Neyman made the incorrect statement "they had no chance of reaching Irwin with the Gospel", and "In the scientific community, young earth creationists are not taken seriously".

Dear Mr. Neyman 1st Corinthians 1:17,18 tells us that the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness. The very preaching of the cross is foolishness to the lost, but we have a great commission to do it anyway. Even if Mr. Irwin never receives Christ as his savior, he at least had the chance to receive Him. The Gospel was at least presented to him. I am certainly grateful that someone took the chance to witness to me.

On day four of the creation record in Genesis, God creates the sun, moon and stars. Some day-age Creationist believe that this is proof of an ancient, or old earth, since there is no way that we could have had a 24 hour day without these celestial bodies. Why not? Is God subject to the actions of the sun, moon and stars? or are they (sun, moon and stars) subject to God's will? Think of a ruler, a foot measurement (12 inches). Is a foot 12 inches because the ruler dictates that it is? or did man come along and say "This length of space is a foot and I'll make this ruler as a tool so that everyone is on the same page"? It's a tool. And in this way so is the sun moon and stars. As the NIV puts it "...and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years". The sun, moon and stars mark days as the ruler would mark 12 inches.

In Genesis 1:3 God created Light and then in verse 5 He called the light Day and the darkness Night, and the evening and morning were the first day. So metaphorically, God created the 12 inches and on the fourth day created the ruler. Even without the sun, moon and stars we still had day and night and evening and morning. Nothing at all here indicates an age of time with the absense of sun, moon and stars, more likely a 24 hour day is indicated.

5: Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
6: But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7: For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
8: And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
9: But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.