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trying to equate the days of creation with the ages of evolutionary geology.

Theistic Evolutionists basically claim that God used the evolutionary process to create the universe over
vast eons of time. They say that the days of creation were really millions of years, over which evolution
resulted in the appearance of all life forms. The mechanism by which theistic evolutionists harmonize
the biblical text with that of scientific evolution is known as the Day-Age theory.

They base their view on the passage of 2 Peter 3:8, which says, "…the one day is with the Lord as a
thousand years and a thousand years as one day."

Much like the Gap Theory, the Day-Age Theory encounters many problems that render it invalid.

1. The narrative record in Genesis 1 is very different from the acceptable order of fossils in the rocks
representing the geological ages.

2. As with the gap theory, the geological ages rely heavily on the fossil record, and the fossils speak of
suffering and death in the world. This places death before original sin and causes contradiction with
Romans 5:12.

3. The Bible makes it clear that the days of creation are literal, not long indefinite ages. If a reader just
asks himself the question, "How would the writer write to convey six literal days for creation?" He would
have to conclude that the writer would write the account just as written. If, however, the writer wished
to convey long periods of time, it would be reasonable to infer that the writer would have been clearer
about the long period and would have written in such a way to bring about that understanding.

4. The context of 2 Peter 3 is a rebuttal of Peter to the scoffers in the last days who will ridicule the
second coming of Christ. Their rationale is uniformitarianism. Jesus promised to come quickly, and He
has not come yet. Therefore, we are not going to come at all. Peter refutes these uniformitarian
assumptions concerning the Flood and the certainty of judgment for these scoffers. Verse 8 is not a
formula for converting man's days to God's days. It is simply a way of saying that God stands above time
and is not limited by it. The verse could have equally said, "Five minutes is with the Lord as ten
thousand years," and still conveyed the same meaning. The word "as" denotes similarity, not equality.
2 Peter 3:8 has nothing whatever to do with the length of the creation week. Genesis 1 needs to be
interpreted in its own context.

Conclusion

When we read Genesis 1, the intent of the writer is to convey six literal days of creation.

Problems with the Day-Age Theory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hPkn2lb8uY

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