Agreed - redemption is more important than creation and is what the gospel of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ is all about. Nevertheless, truth is important. The relevance of creation, IMO, are the societal issues of what is taught in schools and bringing a God-consciousness to kids and society which strengthens a healthy society and keeps atheism at bay. It can also be a door opener to one receiving Christ.
That is the priority because, it is the first step toward the realization that we need a savior.
If God was to have given Moses ALL the scientific details about his creation, He would still be writing today.
So what if an atheist says, “if the details are not all there in the bible and since WE don't really know how long a day in the life of God IS than none of the Bible can be true.”
I say a day in creation is Gods day, just as there will be another Gods day tomorrow. (future judgment)
Besides, our God probably could make everything in an afternoon if he had wished to do so. Yes, I do believe that he is that powerful.
The atheist thinks I have proven myself an idiot and I don't care.
When they reject, we move on that is what Jesus said to do.
Unless you want to stay and point to holes in his theory, which is pointless because he does not believe in anything.
It's a one person at a time affair, and I would say that the debate that took place is positive in the one aspect of it being a witnessing opportunity.
Pat Robertson often falls into this trap of witnessing poorly, because he has his own ambition in the way.