Lesson 2: The Foundation of Time

Lesson 2: The Foundation of Time

In this powerful exploration of Genesis, we confront one of the most critical battles facing our faith today: the conflict between God's Word and human interpretation. This isn't about faith versus science—that's a false dichotomy designed to make us choose between reason and revelation. The real battle is between accepting God's account of creation or accepting humanity's ever-changing theories. We discover that the idea of an ancient earth measured in billions of years is surprisingly recent, emerging only in the 1820s through deliberate attempts to 'free science from Moses.' Church history reveals that for 1,800 years, nearly 98% of church fathers and scholars believed in a young earth and literal six-day creation. When we examine the Hebrew word 'yom' (day) in Genesis, we find that every time it appears with a number or the phrase 'evening and morning'—over 400 instances in the Old Testament—it means a literal 24-hour period without exception. God Himself affirmed this understanding when He spoke audibly at Mount Sinai, declaring that 'in six days the Lord made the heaven and earth.' The theological implications are profound: if we accept millions of years of fossil records before Adam, we're saying death existed before sin, making God the author of death rather than life, and ultimately undermining the very gospel message that Christ came to defeat death. We're challenged to stand firm on Scripture's foundation, recognizing that when foundations crumble, everything built upon them falls.