Ways To Give

What’s worth fighting about?

Written by Darren Hewer

The Genesis Debate is a book which seeks to examine “three views on the days of creation”. The differing views, each of which is explained and defended by two Christian university professors and/or pastors, are:

- 24 Hour View: The days in Genesis 1 are six sequential days, each one being 24 hours long.

- Day-Age View: The days in Genesis 1 are six sequential ages of time, each one being of unspecified but finite duration.

- Framework View: The days in Genesis 1 are presented as normal days but are intended as a figurative expression of God creating and resting.

The question I’m curious about is not which of these views is right, but instead whether this issue is worth fighting about among Christians? All of these views attempt to take the biblical text seriously, and all affirm that “God created the heavens and the Earth.” (Genesis 1:1) I’m not at all suggesting that the issue is irrelevant, but should we be so fixated on the “how” that we lose sight of the “who” and the “why” behind creation?

Too often Christians find themselves fighting not against the sin and corruption in our fallen world (and in ourselves), but instead against one another. How can we as Christians know which issues are worth fighting about and which issues we can respectfully disagree? And how can we seek to have respectful dialogue among those with whom we disagree?

Related reading: Brigitte Straub’s devotional “The Call to Unity” explores the importance of being united in Christ.

Tags: apologetics, arguments, Bible, creation, darren hewer, debate, Experience, fights, genesis, God, Men, science, truth, Women

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