The First 12 Chapters of Genesis—True or False?

It may be the most important true-false test ever taken. Why are there so many attacks upon the Book of Genesis, especially the first 12 chapters? Those who do not wish to be part of the dispute often ask, “What does it matter whether the stories a...

Are there contradictions in the Bible?

Two Creation Accounts Some people like to use the creation accounts in Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 to say that there are contradictions in the Bible. According to Genesis 1, God made the trees on day three, the birds from water on day five, and the anim...

Is God getting old?

This is an interesting question that reflects a common human tendency. People often try to put our human limitations on God. The God of the Bible does not have our limitations. It is difficult to comprehend God as not being affected by time, space, o...

What are unicorns?

The Bible mentions this creature six times in Numbers 23:22, 24:8; Job 39:9-10 and Psalms 29:6; 92:10. Perhaps all the pictures of horses with horns have been so embedded in our minds that we cannot get them out. Scripture mentions the unicorn’s gr...

When were angels created?

The Bible says in Exodus 20:11 that God made everything in six days, heaven and earth and everything in them. The angels had to be made during the first six days, although the Bible doesn’t state when. Several references seem to say that the angels...

When did Satan fall from Heaven?

We believe the Genesis account is to be taken literally just as it was written. It teaches the world was created in six, twenty- four hour days about 6,000 years ago; there was no gap. There was no period of time before the original creation. There w...

How old was Terah when Abram was born—70 or 130?

This is an interesting question. Compare the following verses: Gen. 11:26 “And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.” Gen. 12:4 “So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram ...

Did Plants Die Before Adam Sinned?

Do Plants Have Life? Young earth critics say there was death before Adam sinned because plants died in order for Adam to eat. Before we decide if there was death before sin we need to define what life is. Plants have neither the "breath of life" nor...