what questions does the gap theory not answer?

[Cameron143]

Gap theory addresses the apparent contradiction between the geological age of the earth and the 6,000 years implied by Genesis. I don't believe the earth is billions of years old. The moon is moving away from the earth and would likely be no longer subject to earth's gravity. Erosion would have washed every coastline and all the surface materials off the earth and into the sea. Of course, a flood like Noah's would address that issue. So for me, option 2 is correct. It is not a salvation issue. I have given some evolutionists food for thought by proposing gap theory to them.

Not to mention that the sun grows smaller each year. If the earth were billions of years old, the sun would be 25 to 50% closer than it is now.

 

[Cameron143]

Again, where does scripture say that Adam was created with age?

Believing that He created an already half decayed earth seems more far fetched than Him having created a fresh new earth further back than 6000 years ago. And I’m not trying to satisfy my scientific itches, whatever that means, I just simply don’t deny evidence when I see it. He created science. It is the study of his work and I just happen to be very interested in how He does things. I don’t know, maybe it’s the engineer side of me that likes to learn how things work.

Adam was able to walk and talk with God from the outset. He was able to name animals and keep the garden. He was able to be fruitful and multiply. How many newborns can do that?

 

[lrs68]

God arrives to an earth that is either clearly unformed or the result of disaster. But some how earth is in existence before anything else like Light, the moon and sun and presumably the universe itself.

But just from nowhere the Earth itself is in existence.

At this point we know that the Heaven which God dwells, Space, and the atmosphere of the Earth exists proving that Bereshyt 1:1 is a factual statement from God to Moshe. The Heavens and the Earth exist.

The issue then would be the specific Hebrew words God chooses when explaining Verse 1 to Moshe because it means completion.

Immediately when we read Bereshyt 1:2 the Earth doesn't depict something that is in a completed state. So what happened? How does an Earth that God describes through language meaning completed in the beginning Verse but the very next is described everything but finished?

Several Verses throughout the Tanakh gives us a pretty good idea including one single Verse directly from God manifested in the flesh.." I saw Satan fall like lightening!"

What kind of impact would a Fallen Angel under the Wrath of God be slammed from the Realms of Heaven slamming into the face of the Planet Earth at a quadrillion miles per hour present?

Of course these are just theories even though the Hebrew tells us very much more than what the English has been able to.

 

[Just_A__Follower]

Adam was able to walk and talk with God from the outset. He was able to name animals and keep the garden. He was able to be fruitful and multiply. How many newborns can do that?

Not real sure. I’ve never met a newborn that was just created and not born. Point is scripture never speaks of his size and stature. And no matter his size and stature, he named the animals as a less than 1 day old new creature. I also don’t know anyone that could name thousands of animals in less than a day. He was gardening and walking younger than a year old.

Age is based off the time since creation, just as you and I are the age of our conceptions to now although most use birth to calculate age, but that’s a discussion for a different day.

 

[Just_A__Follower]

Gap theory addresses the apparent contradiction between the geological age of the earth and the 6,000 years implied by Genesis. I don't believe the earth is billions of years old. The moon is moving away from the earth and would likely be no longer subject to earth's gravity. Erosion would have washed every coastline and all the surface materials off the earth and into the sea. Of course, a flood like Noah's would address that issue. So for me, option 2 is correct. It is not a salvation issue. I have given some evolutionists food for thought by proposing gap theory to them.

I’ve wondered about the moon moving away thing. If 4.5billion is correct it would’ve been 71,000 miles closer at one point. But we also don’t know how long it’s been moving at the rate it is, so it could be a new thing. The coastal erosion thing makes me wonder just how large the continents were at one point or how many islands are no longer.

 

[Gideon300]

I’ve wondered about the moon moving away thing. If 4.5billion is correct it would’ve been 71,000 miles closer at one point. But we also don’t know how long it’s been moving at the rate it is, so it could be a new thing. The coastal erosion thing makes me wonder just how large the continents were at one point or how many islands are no longer.

They don't know how the moon was formed. Many scientists believe that the earth was a single land mass at one time, known as Pangea. This fits with the Biblical narrative. Perhaps the continents separated as a result of Noah's flood. We don't know.

 

[Just_A__Follower]

They don't know how the moon was formed. Many scientists believe that the earth was a single land mass at one time, known as Pangea. This fits with the Biblical narrative. Perhaps the continents separated as a result of Noah's flood. We don't know.

I used to lean towards the flood being caused by Pangea separation but my job working on ships has led me away from that theory. I can’t imagine the size of the waves and sea conditions that size of earth quake would create. They would make 30 footers in the North Sea look like ripples. Not sure a modern ship could handle that more less a wooden ship. Maybe if the ark was part submarine. Of course there’s the possibility that God could have calmed the seas around the ark also. I lean more towards the slow separation or separation during God’s reforming of the earth and making the dry land appear.

 

[Gideon300]

I used to lean towards the flood being caused by Pangea separation but my job working on ships has led me away from that theory. I can’t imagine the size of the waves and sea conditions that size of earth quake would create. They would make 30 footers in the North Sea look like ripples. Not sure a modern ship could handle that more less a wooden ship. Maybe if the ark was part submarine. Of course there’s the possibility that God could have calmed the seas around the ark also. I lean more towards the slow separation or separation during God’s reforming of the earth and making the dry land appear.

You could be right. I think the opposite, that Pangea broke up as a consequence of the flood. I'm ex navy, so I know what serious storms can be like. Remember that the ark was huge, comparatively light for its size and only had to last for 13 months. I reckon it would have floated like a cork. It is also true that tsunami waves are not hazardous in deep water. Ships hardly notice them. The Poseidon Adventure got that completely wrong.

The wind would be a bigger problem. There are monster waves that I'm glad I never encountered. I would not be here to talk about it.

Since God is in control, I doubt that the ark was ever in serious danger.

 

[Just_A__Follower]

They don't know how the moon was formed.

The moon’s formation is an easy one for a Christian scientist . But having been a so called atheist before I know the feeling of wanting to find physical evidence in the search for truth. Now I rest on God’s word and still seek physical evidence but only for the excitement of seeing His works, not for the search of truth. Way more relaxing and exciting.

 

[Just_A__Follower]

You could be right. I think the opposite, that Pangea broke up as a consequence of the flood. I'm ex navy, so I know what serious storms can be like. Remember that the ark was huge, comparatively light for its size and only had to last for 13 months. I reckon it would have floated like a cork. It is also true that tsunami waves are not hazardous in deep water. Ships hardly notice them. The Poseidon Adventure got that completely wrong.

The wind would be a bigger problem. There are monster waves that I'm glad I never encountered. I would not be here to talk about it.

Since God is in control, I doubt that the ark was ever in serious danger.

Awesome, ex navy here too.

Tsunami size swells from one direction are usually like going up and down hills. Not a big deal for any size boat really. Multiple earthquakes from all directions means those swells would be colliding with each other creating a whole different scenario. The ark also not having any propulsion to be able to steer into the waves would mean the rolling would be horrible. Then there’s the fact that you would have to walk around and feed animals during that. Makes me seasick just thinking about it . I think God would’ve definitely had to calm the seas around the ark which would’ve been awesome to see, like a Red Sea moment.