series8 posts · 2008

Shooting Down Theistic Evolution

Written in October 2008. Read in order, from the top.

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october 21, 2008
Shooting Down Theistic Evolution
According to Genesis 1:1, the universe was launched in an instant, due to the initiating, intelligent, omnipotent, creative work of Elohim.
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october 22, 2008
Bullet One - Narrative Genre
The bulk of the book of Genesis is in the narrative genre.
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october 23, 2008
Bullet Two - Chronological Sequence
Every verse in Genesis chapter one (except for verse 1) begins with the conjunction "and."
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october 24, 2008
Bullet Three - Immediate Fulfillment
Seven of the eight creative acts in Genesis one include a follow up phrase of immediate fulfillment.
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october 25, 2008
Bullet Four - Defined Days
The hope of theistic evolutionists hinges on the word "day."
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october 26, 2008
Bullet Five - Breeding Boundaries
This shoots as big a hole in theistic evolution as any of the previous bullets.
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october 27, 2008
Bullet Six - Bad Good
At multiple points throughout week one, God declared His work "good."
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october 28, 2008
Night and Day
All six bullets I've mentioned come from observation of the biblical story itself.