You realize that your reasoning is illogical, don’t you? Most Christians are “old earth”, but the earth age issue is peripheral (although evolution isn’t). The math of macro-evolution is absolutely hopeless. People cling to Darwin because it is their “creation story”.
BTW, someone who says that you have to have a specific view of the age of the earth to be a Christian is quite literally a heretic.
Flesh beings have NO power to determine who is Christian. Some like to call 'young earths' Bible literalistic, when in fact there is no place in the whole of the WORD that hints or suggests this earth is young. The most modern flesh can do is come fairly close to how long flesh beings plodded upon this earth.
Genesis through the one Moses who penned it, does NOT even describe when and how each and every 'soul/spirit' was created. Only that the Adam was not living until the 'breath of life' which means 'soul' was breathed into the man's nostrils.
Genesis 1:2 says there was a flood long before the first flesh being was formed/created.
Odd. I am a Christian because God, through Christ, has transformed me into a new creature. Has nothing to do with what anybody thinks.
With all the liberal views that you hold in regards to social conservatism, and Christians, you clearly have more reasons for rejecting God than just creation.
That would be a couple of hundred Christians ~ may I recommend to you a larger congregation or two ~ really. Almost NO ONE believes the 6,000 year thing, particularly not Christians.
If you’re rejecting Christ because of someone’s opinion, you’re missing Christ entirely. It’s about Him. Learn about Him and reject or accept Him on His attributes...not someone else’s opinion of what you should or shouldn’t believe about Him.
That’s a bad reason not to be a Christian. You really should find another reason if you’re going to base your eternity on it.
That is gibberish. If you are actually getting this line from some Christians, you need to interact with better-informed Christians. Neo-Luddite know-nothings aren't doing any of us any favors.
One of the main reasons that I am not a Christian is all the Christians who insist that if I reject the concept that the universe is only a few thousand years old, I am rejecting the entire faith.
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“One of the main reasons that I am not a Christian is all the Christians who insist that if I reject the concept that the universe is only a few thousand years old, I am rejecting the entire faith.”
Those who are insisting YEC as a standard for being a Christian are wrong - period. That IS NOT a primary salvation issue at all....
Scott