hello!

Tony Jester (tony.jester@drcss.com)
Tue, 12 Mar 1996 20:06:48 GMT

Well, first of all, I would like to thank everyone involved
with this forum for allowing me to participate. My interest in
origins is a result of my belief in Jesus Christ as the supreme
ruler of the universe, and my love of the Bible as his Word. My
understanding of Scripture tell me that God created the earth and
everything in it, including two fully formed human beings, in six
literal days, and that this probably occurred less than ten
thousand years ago.

Originally I had wanted to contact Phillip Johnson. I enjoyed
his books tremendously, but I was curious about two points. 1) His
apparent belief that God may have somehow used evolution to get us
to the point where we are today, and 2) his apparent acceptance of
an "old" earth.

My question is, if one is a Christian and believes in the
inerrancy of scripture, how does one defend one's belief in either
or both of these ideas? I am particularly interested in the old
earth arguments used by Christians who have training in geology.

Thank you for any response,

- Tony Jester -

Placerville, CA
tony.jester@drcss.com