Conclusion on Young Earth Creationism and the Gap Theory

 In conclusion, am I still a “young earth creationist”? By man’s definition, yes. I, like pretty much all Gap Theorists, believe that the earth was made in 6 days about 6,000 years ago and there is no such thing as the Big Bang Theory, Nebular Hypothesis, and molecules to man evolution. I believe Answers in Genesis, the Institute for Creation Research, and Creation Ministries International are doing a good job at showing that the Bible does not contradict science. I think that the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter are good places to visit. 

I think the “young earth creationist” gospel presentations are usually weak. They use a lot of unscriptural cliches such as “repeat this prayer”, “ask Jesus into your heart”, “confess Jesus as Lord of your life”, “turn from your sins”, etc. The gospel is believing that Christ died for your sins, was buried, and rose again the third day (Acts 16:31, Eph. 1:12, 1 Cor. 15:1-4). 

However, I believe the “young earth” science material is very good and I spend a lot of time reading their material. Since June I have read The Created Cosmos by Dr. Faulkner (Answers in Genesis), Taking Back Astronomy (Dr. Jason Lisle), Flood by Design (Michael Oard), The Deep Time Deception (Michael Oard), Thousands not Billions (Dr. Don DeYoung), Fossils: Keys to the Present (Dr. Gish, Dr. Parker, Dr. Bliss), A Question of Origins (Shelby MacFarlane), Footprints in the Ash (John Morris and Steve Austin), Fossil Forensics (Jerry Bergman) and I am currently working on Inside Noah’s Ark by Tim Chaffey. I have read many others over the years, that is just the past three months. I have also heard several of these men lecture in person on the subject. 

You can be a Gap Theorist and still be a “young earth creationist”. Some people do not realize that. I and most Gap Theorists that I know personally believe the earth is only a few thousand years old, even with a “gap” between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2 (check out Robert Breaker’s lesson on YouTube if you do not believe me). 

So why do I put YEC in quotes? Because I do not believe it is a scriptural definition since the heavens, earth, the giants, and Satan are all called “old” in the Bible (Genesis 6:4, 2 Pet. 3:5, Rev. 20:2). After all, a few thousand years is a long time! But I understand why in today’s world we must say “young earth creationist” to distinguish ourselves from the secular evolutionists who believe the universe is about 14 billions years old.