In the beginning, I was a YEC or young earth creationist. I believed that God created the heavens and the earth in 6 literal days approximately 6000 years ago. The problem is, that there is some scientific evidence that the earth is far more than 6000 years old. This evidence is not theoretical either. In the past I would just use a “God of Gaps” argument and just say “God created it that way”. (BTW, the evolutionary “God of Gaps” is “millions of years” so this use is not just by creationists.)

It should be noted that the bible is not a science book. The bible is history, law, prophecy and a biography, but no where does it describe the mechanics of creation.

I have begun to think that God is more like a terraformer creator than a “ex nihilo” creator. I find that the idea that God created the heavens and the earth “from nothing” is not really supported by the bible, and this idea is more from man attempting to magnify God rather than describing him accurately. An example of this is the idea that God is “omnipotent” or without limits. We find through careful reading of the bible that God does indeed have actual limits, like changing his mind (God repented in Exodus 32:10-11) and God being unable to lie (Titus 1:2).

In Genesis 1.1-2, it says “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.” God has not created anything yet. It is first announcing what God is doing. Then, it proclaims the condition of the earth, before anything started, as “formless and void”. Starting in verse 3, it then starts describing the steps of creation: Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

In my opinion, this means that the earth is currently ingredients, or parts that God uses for his creation. Like an artist uses a canvas and paints to paint a picture, God uses the formless earth for his creation. In no place does God describe the act of creating rocks, water and air. Instead, God begins the description of how he takes the earth and makes it a place of life. In my opinion, this is why when scientists look at the heavens and the earth, they see an old earth, because the ingredients are old.

Where I think the scientists go wrong is when they think life on earth is old. If you could imagine the process of terraforming a planet in the realm of science fiction, you would realize that due to the inter dependencies of various forms of life, that every form of life would have to be placed on the planet very quickly. This explains the 6 days that God used in my opinion. The carnivorous animals are dependent on the herbivore animals, the herbivores are dependent on the plants, and the plants are dependent on light. This is why God created light first. It is interesting that God then creates the Sun and the moon on the fourth day, not the first day. The sun and the moon need to be put in place to feed the plants that were created on the previous day via the water cycle.

It should be obvious to everyone that the earth is a creation, not something that happened by accident. This is documented in Romans 1:20 “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse”. The machine like action of the water cycle is proof positive of this in my opinion. In addition, you can add the orbit of the moon, the placement of Jupiter, and the protective layers of our atmosphere as further evidence of a well thought out creation. These are the “heavens” that God describes.

In my opinion, this should resolve any controversy we may have over the age of the earth.

The declaration of independence says, “All men are created equal”. At the time, the aristocracy was in power in most parts of the world. This statement was an extreme one at the time. After all, the aristocracy considered themselves superior to the common people. The “common people” also considered themselves inferior to the aristocracy…for a while anyway. After all, what was so superior about the aristocracy anyway? We all look young when we are in our 20’s, but after 20 years of hard labor, nutritionally deficient food, and numerous untreated diseases, the common people didn’t look so good. Aristocrats fared much better, hanging around the castle. So the superiority was an illusion, and common people knew it. The problem was, the power of the aristocracy was so entrenched, there was little the common people could do about it.

The situation changed in early America. The colonists discovered that few aristocrats came with them to America. They began to enjoy aristocrat free lives. No more stupid decisions made by stupid entitled aristocrats. No more changing the news and history to protect stupid aristocrats. So, when the time came to create a new nation, they decided do do it without aristocrats, and they did it, with the statement, “all men are created equal”!

A lot of people think “all men are created equal” was about slavery, that somehow, the abolitionists managed to get that statement put in there to support their anti slavery view. The bible says “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:38). This scripture is the impetus for the abolitionist movement. I am of the opinion that “all men are created equal” was not about slavery, but about the abolition of the aristocracy. The founding fathers were all in agreement about this one, the aristocracy had to go. I am sure there was no argument about that statement, nor was anyone even thinking about slavery.

I have said before in this blog that there are people who think they are better than us common people. They don’t call themselves aristocrats, but they act like aristocrats, including changing the news and history to hide their mistakes. They think they were born to rule. The founding fathers did not want people in America thinking like they were better than everyone else. So the concept of the aristocracy was abolished with the words “all men are created equal”.

Today, this statement has been misinterpreted again. Now people are saying this statement means equality of outcome. These people preaching this think they are born to rule, and are changing western culture to implement their dream of diversity. They are the vanguard of the new order, the dream of world wide socialism. This is the same dream that came from Marxism, and Communism. Their dream of equality of outcome comes from the same dream from Marxism, where everyone is paid the same despite their abilities, or work ethic. Like the aristocracy of the past, they changed the name of their dream to cover up the abject failure of Communism in the small scale. They are changing the news, and changing history to cover up their failures. The complete foolishness of this is hidden from them because of their belief that they are superior, that they were born to rule.

The sad truth is, “all men are created equal” does not mean “all men are created the same”. People can be profoundly different from each other. Some are smart, some are strong, some are coordinated, and some are natural born leaders. This diversity is what makes us strong, to use people’s differences to do different jobs to accomplish the goal. “But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.” (1 Corinthians 12:7 to 10).

This truth is profoundly evident in the private sector. In a business, important and difficult jobs are given to people who prove themselves. It is a meritocracy. In the public sector, this is happening less and less, with the important jobs being given to those who are high on the social scale instead of those who have proven themselves. This is becoming an aristocracy.

The end result is failure. More and more, the government and public institution are failing fundamentally. This is because the meritocracy is disappearing. Case in point, the VA hospital system has been failing our vets. Statistics were faked to cover up care being rationed. As a result, veterans have been actually dying. When politicians discovered the problem, they found out they couldn’t even fire those responsible. Why? Because the meritocracy was removed and an aristocracy was put in its place. Funny thing is, the VA system is a “single payer system” and those on the left are actually proposing this as a solution to our healthcare system in America, despite the abject failure of the system being implemented small scale.

In the end, this is Satan’s plan for the future of the west. Western culture will come crashing down as a result. As it says in the book of Revelation (18:2): “And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird.” Western culture was born from the empire of Babylon, thousands of years ago, as depicted by the statue that Nebuchadnezzar dreamed in the book of Daniel (2:38) “in your hands he has placed all mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds in the sky. Wherever they live, he has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.”