What is “Biblical Creationism” (or what is Young Earth Creationism)?

Biblical or “Young Earth Creationism” (YEC) flows from the conviction that Genesis is to be read in a literal --or direct historical fashion --and that God’s primary (or initial creative acts) were both instantaneous and recent, completed in a six day week of natural days. Most Young Earth Creationist hold that the entire cosmos is under 10,000 years of age. (We will look at some novel variations on YE Creationism later on.)

When I was a young Christian engineer, struggling with the dogma of evolution versus biblical revelation, I kept trying to find some means of harmonizing the creation account with the day-age theory (with the day of creation representing the geological ages), then the gap theory (with the ages of geology pigeonholed between Gen 1:1 and Genesis 1:2), or some other theory, but not of these compromise systems seemed to work for either science or scripture.

I had become convinced that the Bible was the Word of God, inspired and inerrant in every word. That being the case, it seemed that such a vital doctrine as creation should be clearly set forth in Scripture, leaving no doubt whatever as to its nature and meaning. I proceeded then to go through the Bible verse by verse, to record and organize every verse dealing with creation and related topics. The conclusion from this study was that not one of the compromise theories was biblical. The Bible taught clearly and explicitly that all things were made by God a six day week of natural days. There was not room for evolution or the long geological ages at all. Furthermore, the flood was worldwide in extent and cataclysmic in effect, destroying al men and land animals except those in Noah’s ark. This also should be clearly evident from the data of science and history if true. This literal “interpretation” is the only one which satisfies all the biblical data, and so it the only one presented in this book and advocated by scientists of the Institute for e Creation Research. (Henry M. Morris – Biblical Creationism 1993, Baker Books)

http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/2007/05/30/how-old-is-earth


Biblical Creationism Notes:


Creation Research Society Statement of Belief:

All members must subscribe to the following statement of belief:

1. The Bible is the written Word of God, and because it is inspired throughout, all its assertions are historically and scientifically true in the original autographs. To the student of nature this means that the account of origins in Genesis is a factual presentation of simple historical truths.

2. All basic types of living things, including man, were made by direct creative acts of God during the Creation Week described in Genesis. Whatever biological changes have occurred since Creation Week have accomplished only changes within the original created kinds.

3. The great flood described in Genesis, commonly referred to as the Noachian Flood, was an historic event worldwide in its extent and effect.

4. We are an organization of Christian men and women of science who accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. The account of the special creation of Adam and Eve as one man and one woman and their subsequent fall into sin is the basis for our belief in the necessity of a Savior for all mankind. Therefore, salvation can come only through accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior.

What do folks think of YEC

http://krishashok.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/kentucky-fried-creation/