How old is the Earth?

[ViaCrucis]

How old is Mars?

All the planets in the solar system formed at around the same time from the solar accretion disk, the material remnant after the formation of the sun.

-CryptoLutheran

 

[mark kennedy]

Hi, I've recently become intrigued with this question. There are many who believe that the Earth is only 6,000 years old, as opposed to billions of years old. This is a debated topic, and I can't wrap my head around the fact that the Earth would be 6,000 years old. I've grown up surrounded by the scientific evidence of dinosaurs and ancient history. Not to say that the Bible doesn't propose valid argument on the contrary, but I just find this really hard to believe. What do you think? Is the Earth 6,000 or billions of years old? I've just been thinking about why God would send his only son down to Earth at that time? If the Earth and people have been around for so long, why 2,000 or so years ago? Thanks for any clarification.

How old the earth is, is largely a matter of speculation since the Scriptures are silent on that issue. The first verse says, 'God created the heavens and the earth'. It makes no reference to how long it was from then to the first day of creation. No doctrinal issues are involved with the age of the earth.

The only doctrinal issues is the creation of Adam. Major doctrinal issues are involved with that but the age of the earth is just an interesting puzzle, nothing more.

Grace and peace,
Mark