How can the universe have a “beginning” when modern science says energy is eternal? PROBLEM: According to the First Law of Thermodynamics, “Energy can neither be created nor destroyed.” If this is so, then the universe must be eternal, since it is made of indestructible energy. However, the Bible i... [ Continue Reading ]
How could there be light before the sun was made? PROBLEM: The sun was not created until the fourth day, yet there was light on the first day (Genesis 1:3). SOLUTION: The sun is not the only source of light in the universe. Further, the sun may have existed from the first day, but only appeared or... [ Continue Reading ]
Why does the Bible use the plural “us” when God refers to Himself? PROBLEM: Orthodox Christian and Jewish scholars maintain that God is one. In fact, the historic confession of the faith of Israel is taken from Deuteronomy 6:4 which says, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One!” However... [ Continue Reading ]
Were Adam and Eve real people or just myths? PROBLEM: Many modern scholars consider the first Chapter s of Genesis to be myth, not history. But the Bible seems to present Adam and Eve as literal people, who had real children from whom the rest of the human race came (cf. Genesis 5:1ff). SOLUTION: T... [ Continue Reading ]