In these Defending the Faith articles I have occasionally discussed some of the evidence that points to an age of earth measured in the thousands of years rather than billions. Evidence such as the fact that carbon 14 is measurable in every sample of coal (carbon 14 has a very short half life) points to young earth. There have been several publicized recent finds of blood proteins and preserved soft tissue inside dinosaur bones showing that the bones couldn't be more than several thousand years old. The oceans are nowhere near being saturated with salt as they certainly would be if they were even one million years old.

In this article I'll focus on the recent collapse of part of one of Australia's most famous geological formations. On Sunday, July 3rd 2005 a huge, 150 foot high, pillar of sandstone off the coast of Victoria Australia suddenly collapsed. This pillar was among eight other pillars called the "Apostles" which are famous rock formations and are often pictured in promotional photos in tourist brochures. Old earth geologists claim the Apostles started forming up to 20 million years ago. If they were millions of years old what is the probability that we would see one of these pillars of stone fall in our own lifetime? If it were an isolated example it could easily be dismissed.

There are many such examples around the world of geologic formations that were supposedly in place for millions of years that have come crashing down, sometimes with deadly consequences. Australian geologist Tasman Walker Ph. D. relates an example that occurred in western Australia when a rock strata formation collapsed onto a beach and killed nine people during a surfing competition. In 1990, in another example from Australia, an arch called "London Bridge" collapsed and left two people stranded on a rock formation. (From online article: Collapsed Apostle Tells a Story available at answersingenesis.org.)

In the United States we have recently witnessed the collapse of the formation called "Old Man of the Mountain" in New Hampshire. Also the frequent and often deadly mudslides in California are hard to explain from an old earth perspective. The standard old earth view is that the thick layers of gravel and sand on the southern California mountains were laid down as sediment over the course of millions of years. Young earthers point out that considering the rate at which these mountainsides collapse, if they were deposited great ages ago, they would all be down and the area would have stabilized long ago.

Old earth geology gives a distorted view of the stability and longevity of rock formations and this influences building codes and zoning boards. The false assumptions of old earth geologists can be summed up in the view that "if it's been there for a million years it's not gonna come down any time soon." The tragic fact is that geologic formations have been collapsing all too soon.

The Bible, in the book of Genesis, records the flood of Noah and other catastrophes that happened within a short time frame. The Bible, in the book of Revelation, prophesies that in the end-times just before the second coming of Christ there will be earthquakes and other catastrophes occurring in a short time frame. "There was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great" (Revelation 16:18.)   

The Bible is scientifically accurate! Find the evidence at www.icr.org.  

Steps to salvation: Jesus said "Ye must be born again." (John 3:7)

1. Believe that God created you and loves you and sent the Messiah (Messiah is Hebrew for Christ) to redeem you.
2. Believe that Jesus the Messiah came in fulfillment of over 300 Bible prophecies to die for you to take upon Himself the penalty for your sins. (Isaiah 53:5-6, John 6:29, Romans 4:5, First Peter 3:18)
3. Turn from sin and call on the name of Jesus to receive forgiveness. (Romans 10:13)
4. Receive Jesus as Savior and experience the new birth. (John 1:12, Acts 2:38)
5. Follow Him as Lord. (John 14:21)

"Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Romans 10:13)

To receive the salvation that Jesus purchased for us at the terrible cost of His suffering and death on our behalf I invite you to pray this simple prayer:

"Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for sending Jesus, the promised Messiah, to die for my sins. I admit that I am a sinner and I ask for your forgiveness on the basis of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I ask you to fill me with your Holy Spirit to empower me to serve you under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, Amen."

If you prayed that prayer in the humble sincerity of your heart then you have received everlasting life, which includes power to live right in this life and entrance into heaven in the afterlife!

Bill Nugent, Overcomer Ministries of West Harrison, New York, USA

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DEFENDING THE FAITH APOLOGETIC ARTICLES Bill Nugent currently writes a series of articles called "Defending the Faith" which, as the title suggests, defend the Christian faith from the many attacks leveled against it in our postmodern world. The articles deal with such topics as evolution, UFOs, cults, modern/postmodern philosophy, liberal theology and popular culture. At the end of each article is an invitation to receive Christ as Savior and Lord. These articles are sent out over the Internet to several opt-in email lists. People who receive these articles are encouraged to resend them to their own lists and in this way reach their own unsaved relatives and friends with the Gospel. All Defending the Faith articles are © 2009 William P. Nugent, permission is granted to email or republish if credit given. To receive these articles which are sent out once per month fill in your email address below and click the SUBMIT button. *Security: Write the characters in the image above (Case sensitive)