The Unintended Disservice of
Young Earth Science
by Andrew Balian
Published 2011: 490 pages
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Christian Attorney Andrew S. Balian, Esq., reveals young earth science as it
is presented and practiced today has unintentionally damaged evangelism by
insisting upon a non-essential point about the age of the Earth. The time is
ripe to abandon the effort, and focus upon points that spread the faith.
Young Earth Science (YES) has promoted the notion that if one cannot agree
on a young earth in a world that has absolutely no doubt that a young earth
is false, then one cannot trust the Bible. This means YES places an
impediment to hearing the valuable facts to prove creation by God. YES also
incorrectly rejected viable alternative readings of Genesis held 2000 years
ago that support an earth older than 6000 years while even agreeing the
creation week was 7 calendar days. This was the view of a gap between 'the
beginning' and day one which view existed in the 400s and predominated by
the late 1800s. It was unwisely rejected, along with other credible and
reasonable alternatives to insisting the Bible teaches a young earth,
insisting thereby that if science is correct, the Bible is false. This has
been a tragic mistake of monumental proportions which surveys prove has led
to an increase in atheists in the USA. Andrew Balian pleas for a wise
prudence of suspending this issue in discussions with non-believers, and
focusing upon the evangelism that matters and can win hearts and minds to
Christ.
Andrew S. Balian is a licensed
practicing attorney. He has been in practice for over 30 years.