Is DeRosa claiming that the Bible says that the Earth is only 6,000 years old?
If he is, he is very mistaken because the Bible does NOT say that, nor does it even infer that.
In fact, there is very strong evidence in the Bible that man walked the Earth long before Adam, even though he became extinct and left no progeny.
It's very disappointing when those claiming to be Christians are so very ill-versed in the scriptural Authority that legitimizes their faith.
Really? Could you give the chapter and verse on that one?
And that would be?
Now I'm curious. It would be most helpful if you would provide a chapter/verse reference as a means for those of us less skilled in Biblical research to verify your assertion...
Agreed - too many Christians want to build on erroneus past assumptions rather than use today's knowledge to strengthen the understanding of the Bible, which can still stand up just fine on its own two legs.
"In fact, there is very strong evidence in the Bible that man walked the Earth long before Adam, even though he became extinct and left no progeny."
Could you please expound scripturally on "even though he became extinct and left no progeny,"?
Does anyone know what the age of a freshly created piece of matter dates at, with our modern dating methods? When we can create matter out of nothing, we may be able to comment with authority.
God has already commented on the Theory of Evolution and pre-Adamic man being untrue; so letting go of defending an Old Earth in contradiction to the Word of God, becomes easier.
Mar 10:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. (Red letters indicate words spoken by Jesus Christ).
1Cr 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul;
Adam was not a mythological figure as we can see from the following:
Gen 5:5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
You've obviously never seen a Bible, let alone read one.
In fact, there is very strong evidence in the Bible that man walked the Earth long before Adam, even though he became extinct and left no progeny.
It's very disappointing when those claiming to be Christians are so very ill-versed in the scriptural Authority that legitimizes their faith.
Romans 5:12-21
12. Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned--
13. for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law.
14. Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who was a pattern of the one to come.
15. But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God's grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!
16. Again, the gift of God is not like the result of the one man's sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification.
17. For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.
18. Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men.
19. For just as through the disobedience of the one man, the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
20. The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
21. so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
I think you mean "imply". But many people definitely "infer" it when they read the Bible. It IS possible, of course, that the earth is only 6,000 years old. But if He created it outside the normal physical laws under which we currently live, there would be no way to prove or disprove it.