Been studying Ross for over a decade. He is not only a genius but a gift from God. God bless this man for revealing and threading the book of nature and scripture with so much truth and authenticity.
I took an astronomy class with Dr. Ross and he allowed questioning him on any subject without getting nasty because he knew through working through the question his points would show themselves to be true. I met Ken Ham one time and when I questioned him on why we can see supernovas that happened millions of years ago not thousands and he tore into me as some kind of plant to attack him.That wasn't the case at all, a group of friends and I went to hear him speak and we all had different backgrounds and wanted to see how he thought. His nastiness was noticed by everyone that night and when I called him on it later face to face he just blew it off. He can't take a simple question when Dr. Ross took every question every night of my class. It made Mr. Ham look unsure of what he was saying, Eric seems more like that line of thinking to me. God wouldn't plant false evidence for us to be deceived by what we can clearly observe today and in the past.
Rick, Just wanted to chime in and say hi. I enjoyed this discussion with Dr. Ross and appreciated what I thought was a good back and forth dialogue. I do get what you are saying about "God wouldn't plant false evidence..." but if you take that approach, then you would have to agree that it can go both ways. If we adopt an "old earth" perspective, then you now face the problem of all the "young earth" evidence. Why would God allow so many things to exist that make the earth and the universe appear to be young? In the argument, that would also be "deceptive". That's why I believe the argument is flawed.
@@erichovind6236as an astrophotographer I can shoot the universe as God created it and it's clearly older that young earthers views. I know the young earth views are not even needed to cancel out the idea of evolution which is why it came about in the first place. Had evolution never appeared nobody would be pushing a young view. I met one person who actually believed in a young earth before I took Dr. Ross's class and he was allowed to attend without paying so Dr. Ross could explain why he follows the old earth view. We then went to see Ken Ham and after his explosion over my simple question he realized the young viewers seemed to be insulting the old earthers because they couldn't actually make good clear arguments in defence of their ideas. When you said Dr. Ross was being less than honest a number of times I though of Ken Ham that night. If someone say's you are being less than honest they are calling you a liar in my world and why he didn't call you on that I don't understand because I'd have nailed you the first time you tried slandering him. If you actually believed your view you wouldn't need to stoop to that level. Dr. Ross let it slide each time showing his class and confidence in his view. So back to my astro work, you must be saying God lets me image things that are young when clearly they are old which means God made it to look old and that would be dishonest and he can't be can he? You must believe that a supernova was created already exploded since the light takes in some cases millions of years to get here so before you believe God created the universe. There is no false evidence out there at all, maybe it's not understood 100% but God isn't lying to us. Young earth is as far out there as flat earth to me but as Dr. Ross said, our salvation doesn't depend on it. It's really a very silly argument when we have much bigger issues to deal with today when it comes to salvation. I believe your view is flawed but even if I'm right God won't hold it against you of you eventually change you mind.
@@epicrick Indeed I too am thankful that our salvation depends on the truth of the risen Savior. As I stated in the conversation, "The Age of the Earth is not essential to Salvation, but it is essential to the doctrine that we need Salvation." Death before sin is the issue. Using Starlight as the main argument against Young Earth is a problem because quite frankly there is still so much we don't know about light... We do know that Gravity affects time etc... so I am more concerned about the multitude of pieces of evidence that demonstrate the earth and universe are young than the few that show that God created it mature. If you have a chance to listen to the previous conversation I had with Ryan I think we discuss some of the better points.
This is the 2nd discussion I've seen with Hugh Ross & Eric Hovind & in BOTH--Mr. Hovind questions Dr.Ross' honesty & integrity, both indirectly AND directly. I wonder if he is aware that he is doing this? Dr. Ross has never gotten defensive but continues to clearly & patiently explain & gently corrects. Hugh Ross is such a model! ❤
Scripture also never says that Adam spent 5 seconds to name each creature, so Eric is also 'adding' to Gods Word. At least Ross is using logic to suggest that naming thousands of creatures probably takes longer than 24 hours.
Specially since language and meanings weren't established yet, so you can't just name them based on what you see, because even those meanings weren't established yet.
@StalemateNZ You might want to go back and read Genesis 2 verse 19 and 20. 19. And out of the ground, the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every foul of the air, and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name there of. 20. And Adam gave names to all the cattle, and to the foul of the air, and every beast of the field.
@@StalemateNZ Correct, it doesn't, however, in context ch.2 is a summary/explanation of ch.1, which is 6 literal 24hr days. Yes, he should not have said 5 seconds, but what Ross says and teaches also adds to the word of God.
Eric needs a few more decades under his belt before taking on such a gracious and learned scholar and scientist. Eric comes across as condescending and defensive in his arguments to the point of treading water so as not to drown in truth and the somewhat uncommon reasoning of a well studied man such as Dr. Ross. I’m with you Hugh
The focal point should never be a certain style of debate or how one debates or about how one can win an argument, or even the best way to do things. The focal point is the stand alone truth of God’s word. The word of God is the truth. The word of God is the absolute authority. Both sides have a stable of scholars, scientists and literature to support their positions. Both sides claim the authority of God’s word. What stands alone is the plain reading of the truth-the word of God. To this point, Eric did an excellent work defending Sola Scriptura.
Exactly... it seems to me that Eric appeals to intellectual suicide. His "debate" skills are poor because he depends on emotion OVER intelligence. I, personally, feel he is wasting my time every time he talks, and that is indeed a disservice to Christ and Christianity.
If the aim is to bring souls to salvation I'm more drawn to Dr. Ross. As I'm also drawn to what is scientific I have to admit my desire to marry what is Biblical to what is scientific. Dr. Ross does that quite eloquently. I also appreciate his ability to maintain a demeanor throughout his debates. Which is a necessary trait that exudes a certain humility.
Eric is clearly passionate about his position. I have been reading and listening to Hugh Ross for the past few months. Hugh Ross is so logical, clear and informative in his explanations, while simultaneously upholding the inerrancy of God's word, that I have become convinced of his view on an older universe.
So interisting to read this comment and at the same time look two comments back. "At the end of the day, both are Christians and debated in a friendly and respectful manner. Well done."
Agreed, Dr Ross lavished peace offerings and started with focus on what was agreed together, what did he get back? .... lets just say he didn't that sort of response back. Dr Ross waited patiently after Hovind finished then responded but Hovind kept interupting him. Check it out around 35 minutes mark.
@Eric Hovind you, like your father, have a logical issue thinking that saying "bible clearly states" means you are right. Clearly states isnt an argument or factually based. The biggest problem today it seems is so many people like yourself dont actually know the writings in its original text but will state with such confidence that that you are right. Nobody knows how old the earth really is. We cant use arguments like God doesnt need millions of years like your dad claimed Hugh did. Hugh didnt claim God needs this amount of time or that amount of time. He didn't need 6 literally 24 hr days either. He also doesn't need to rest. So sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
This is hilarious because Mr. Hovind is correct about what the Bible says…..which proved the Bible is incorrect. But instead of either one of these two accepting that, they’ve made it work for them….on one hand, science proves the Bible is wrong, so science must be wrong(🧐🥴), and on the other hand science says this, therefore the Bible doesn’t say that, I’ll interpret it this way, because the Bible can’t be wrong. (Also, 🧐🥴)
I agree with Hugh Ross. Nature reveals God. In fact those who never hear the gospel are without excuse before of God because they have the revelation of God in nature.
I very much admire and commend Dr. Ross for his incredible long suffering and patience with Eric. I have never seen such incredible selfishness, impetuousness, eccentricity, misinterpretation, turning the tables around, And a misunderstanding of the clear statements being presented as I have seen demonstrated by Eric here. I wish him the best blessings and peace, however.
I always find it incredible that old Earth people are being charged by YEC with believing in scientists, but when I read YEC articles and books, they are quoting scientists left n right that they are trying to get to support their specific interpretation of the creation account.
With all due respect, the moderator should never have let Eric move forward with his Grand Canyon slides when doctor Ross had no opportunity For almost 2 hours to even bring up one slide. Eric demonstrated incredible selfishness and immaturity and I really hope he takes this opportunity to See how badly he behaved And change course. Umbelievers really are watching ,which is what I am afraid of in these instances.
It’s incredible the patience of Ross vs the countless people he’s debated. With every debate, you can clearly tell who’s at peace with the truth vs the other that needs to insult (ie “one of us is not of the Holy Spirit”). I’m dealing with this right now with a good friend who’s young earth and also insinuates who’s a “real” Christian or not. Some young earth’ers are so passionate but also attempts to play God by claiming this person isn’t a Christian based on their interpretation of certain scriptures.
If Dr Ross is wrong., and I'm more inclined to believe he is, then I don't believe he would even consider conceding, because his life's work appears to be in this issue. It would be a huge blow to his position. I wrote this at the 33:15 mark.
simply because something is your life work does not necessarily mean that you are closed-minded to new evidences to change your perspective... It can happen, but im doubtful that Dr. Ross is was closed-minded as you may presume... he has simply has not been convinced yet... the Bible survives and Truth wins no matter if new evidences come to light.
@@FireFlanker1 I am a bible believer. But I believe his position is wrong. He excepts man's billions of years position whereas I do not. I believe in the literal 6 day creation. Thats my disagreement with him. I believe you assumed Something different. If Im mistaken. This guy has received very biblical arguments for a young earth many many many times and will not budge. So I doubt he will change
@@ChristianTrinity411 "And there was evening, and there was morning-the first day." That sounds like a 24-hr day to me. For Dr. Ross to see millions of years instead of a 24-hr day from this text is quite bizarre.
I find it so so sad that there appears to be such an inability of one side to let the other side finish, even if there are comments made that need defending, notice how the other side patiently waits his turn to then respond to the claims point by point and making corrections after, not during. May be a testament to the age difference and therefor a difference in the way one carries a conversation, but I've noticed this with almost every debate between Dr. Ross and those who oppose him, that they all love to cut him off to defend themselves or their views, while Dr. Ross patiently waits for them to finish. It just makes me wanna listen to him more intently than the opposition, simply because I sense much more wisdom in the way he speaks compared to the fleshly reactions by the others. It makes me question how confident they are on their perspective. It teaches me the importance of really honing those listening and communication skills when it comes to engaging with people because boy, can you lose an audience by such simple outward traits even if maybe your arguments hold merit, you turn off the listener by your mere inability to wait your turn and calmly respond and simply make your arguments, rather than becoming defensive and interrupting all the way through your opponent trying to respond to your own "accusations" that you had just made a minute before. It makes you look arrogant, and difficult to want to listen to.
Just out of curiosity, are interlocutors allowed to interject for clarification of terms, definitions or ideas? Or just sit there writing their questions on a note pad until their turn and respond all at once?
No he wasn't. He brought his points and debated his disagreements with Dr. Ross in a respectful manner. I am not a believer in YEC, but this was a respectful debate.
Man it’s too bad Eric seemed very defensive and condescending. Too be honest, I was in the fence with this issue, but Dr Ross poses a solid argument - and his demeanor makes it easy to listen and receive his knowledge.
Eric needs to grow up and also grow in his extremely simplistic view of God and the Bible. I always believed earth was young because that is what I was spoonfed UNTIL I actually studied Bible for Myself!
A lot of people seem to be confusing eloquence, patience, and likableness with correctness. Brother Hugh’s presence and calmness is commendable, but he is interpreting scripture through science. That is a huge problem. It seems there are a lot of Christians here that are devoted to Hugh’s view because they like him. They also use the argument that Hugh is older and more educated and that somehow makes him more correct. Care to explain how that works?
You also have your own presuppositions, Eric. And Dr. Ross is right, we need to lay down our presuppositions before the Scriptures and see if they are in line with it or against it.
Literally OMG - and this was the easy-going and non-aggressive Young Earther!! They can have whatever lunacy they like, but the real poison is in insisting you must agree with them in order to be a christian. That makes it a sect.
@@byronrhodes1659 you clearly don't follow them. Both Hovinds insult and patronize ANY other view than their own and shout heresy uncontrollable whenever someone has a different perspective. I just finished a debate between Hovind and Dr. Fuz
Wow, Eric not only knows science better than any scientist in any field but he also knows what God really thinks and wants. What would mankind do without him.
Eric shows nothing of Christ to me. Hugh Ross exudes the Spirit. One is repelling, the other is inviting. This topic, though interesting, isn't the main thing. Winning souls to Christ is, and one of these two men is failing, imo.
The heavens declare the Glory of God. Over, and over, and over again, creation is crying out testifying that God is the creator of the universe. Our focus should be on this. Not on matters of things the Bible didn't even intend to teach. The age of the earth should not be contorted into being the point of Genesis 1. The point of Genesis 1 is that GOD created everything, and it was good.
But Genesis is pretty clear on the age of the earth. "And there was evening, and there was morning-the first day."(Gen 1:5). "And there was evening, and there was morning-the second day." (Gen 1:8), and so on... The universe was created in 6 literal days. To read millions of years in these clear texts of Genesis is quite bizarre.
@@ScriptureOnlyIsTruth Millions/Billions of years is easily explained when you look at Genesis written in Hebrew. The original Hebrew words backs up the evidence for the Gap Theory between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2
I want to grow up to be like Dr. Ross' example of gentleness, kindness, patient, respectful as he seems to surrender himself to the Holy Spirit. I have had a bias toward a young earth, but I found Dr. Ross' explanations of Genesis ,while referring to other places scripture in context compelling. The thing that saddened me was that if you don't agree with Mr. Hovind, then he questions whether you are a believer. I find that many Christians do this kind of thing when others don't agree with them on non essential issues in scripture. This is the bigger atrocity.
I am a former young earth creationist. I was on a mission to finally prove that the earth is 6 thousand years old.At this point I am unable to return to a 24 hour day view.With 20 + years engaging this debate I love it .If nature is corrupted or fallen at the fall in the garden, then the young earther has to deny psalm 19. To me it boils down to we’re the laws of physics the same from the beginning of creation .or did they change at the fall .I think scripture and science supports Dr ross .and another thing to think about there was a fall before Adam and Eve ,Satan was in the midst of the Garden in Gods very good creation
I also believe if it wasn’t for science ,the church would still teach geocentrism .And it used the scriptures to back it up. I believe we are in a time now the church is being corrected.And God is raising Godly men to help unpack these discovery’s
@@Terrylb285 I too was a young earth believer and followed ICR 30 years ago, then I read Hugh Ross' Fingerprint of God. I prayed earnestly to know which ministry was right. One of several times in my life I heard God's whisper "ICR preaches dogma; Hugh Ross saves souls." Many have come to Christ through Dr. Ross and reasons.org. I fear ICR & AIG preach to the choir who fear science without seeing God is the Author of both nature and Scripture. Correctly interpreted nature and Scripture have to agree. (PS. I knew of a guy in Mobile Al with your name)
@@erkashbee6504 it’s funny how Ken Ham ,Eric and other young earthers accuse Ross of bringing something outside of the Bible (science) to interpret genesis. When they are guilty of what they accuse Ross of .they bring in there western culture modern day understanding ( which is outside of the Bible and bring that in to interpret genesis.proverbs 3:5/6 lean not on your own understanding
@@Terrylb285 Your comment about Galileo 10 days Ago, I think, hit the nail on the head. When Galileo confirmed that the Earth was not “fixed on its foundation” as Psalm 104 and other verses read, the Church had to interpret this verse differently. As Hugh Ross says, God is the Author of Scripture and Nature, when they are correctly understood, they will agree.
Eric did a great job of exposing the faults of Dr. Ross's claims. He is reading into the Biblical text. It might of been a little raw and rough. But he did a great job. Dr. Ross has a vivid imagination. We do not see that Adam is working on the first day. And yes At last could mean several things. One big thing for me was the brilliant twist on Scientific consensus. Where Dr. Ross says that he would change his view on the Bible based on the changing wind of the anti Christ human scientist.
It is obvious that Dr. Ross is a true follower of Jesus Christ because he handles himself as the Savior has taught us to do. I cannot say I feel the same about Eric. Thank you Dr. Ross for your honesty, sincerity, and logic.
I think that part of the problem with this dialogue is that Ross is presenting his perspective in a dialogue format and Hovind is giving a prepared presentation in a monologue format. I can imagine Hovind presenting these same slides in a youth group format to a high school audience. The key point of division is whether “day ages” are a potential interpretation of Genesis, and whether they are the best interpretation of Genesis, but we ended up going down a slideshow rabbit hole. With respect to Hovind’s claim that YEC’s do not claim that the laws of physics have changed, I can say that my own Christian high school’s Young Earth Creationist textbooks argued explicitly that the “Darwinian/naturalist” assumption that the laws of physics are consistent across time was an unfounded assumption. Hence, the ability for us to see light from other galaxies was explained by either A) arguing that the speed of light has not been constant or B) creation with apparent age. I am sure YEC’s disagree, but it’s perfectly fair to say that many YEC texts question the consistency of the laws of physics themselves.
Once again Dr. Ross is a calm, reasonable debater who is patient enough not to interrupt. I think some stricter & more guided moderation would've helped make the time more valuable here.
His Dad debated Hugh Ross years ago, and it was the exact same thing. There's an assumption if you're not young earth, you MUST be lying or uncommitted.
I keep coming back to this question, “how is an ancient Israelite supposed to understand Genesis 1-3?” Isn’t that how we do hermeneutics, by seeing how the original readers would have taken this account? Seems they would have read it at face value, a day, evening and morning was an ordinary day. Also, if God did actually create in six ordinary days and that was the truth, how would God have communicated that? Would he say it any differently than he said it in our Bible?
It is the English YEC biased commentaries that causes the problem. On Day 1 it states that there was (*) evening and there was morning, right? Hebrew days start at sunset (evening), right? So Day 1 starts at (*) evening and ends at the next evening, right? What happened to the daytime before the first (*) evening? - doh! Is that day -1? Day ZERO? The people of the era understood this. They passed information down through oral traditions. How do you have sunset or sunrise without the Sun? That is an oxymoron! Are you claiming that God was a pseudo Sun or light bulb that pretended to be the Sun? If so, why didn't Moses state that very important fact? Moses documented four initial starting conditions of the Early Earth correctly. Moses documented ten Creation events in the correct chronological sequence. But Moses left out that there was no Sun from the beginning?! Are you calling God's word a lie? Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God Created the Heavens and the Earth." (Bereshit bara Elohim et hashamayim ve'et ha'aretz.) a) Bereshit bara Elohim (Hebrew) - “In the beginning God Created” b) et hashamayim ve'et ha'aretz (Hebrew): (*)"the heavens and the earth". (*) *This is a merism, a figure of speech indicating the two stand NOT for "heavens" and "earth" individually, but "everything" (i.e. the Universe). It is not about the Earth. It is about the Universe. (The word "Universe" did not exist in the Biblical Hebrew Language). The Universe would include the Stars, right? Is our Sun a Star? The Sun was Created in the beginning BEFORE Day 1!! You don't think that the people would have known this? The Hebrew word for Create is "bara". It is only used three times in Genesis 1. a) In the beginning. b) Day 5. c) Day 6. Read it! The word (bara) is stating that God Created something new that never existed before. Don't confuse Create (bara) with made (asah). The Hebrew word for made (asah) in Genesis 1:16 is in the verb form that denotes completed action. Genesis 1:16-18 are parenthetical statements that indicate that the sun, moon, and stars had been made sometime in the past. IN THE BEGINNING! 1) Dr. Ross teaches a literal 6 day Creation. Just not 144 hours! 2) Old Earth world view is not new. It has been around for almost a thousand years! 3) We are still in 7th day, right? It has been thousands of years! So much for your 24 hour days! 4) - Dr. Ross earned his PhD in astronomy from the University of Toronto in 1973. - Dr. Ross conducted 5 years of post doc work at Caltech on Quasars and Galaxies. - Dr. Ross continues to lecture around the world at the University level on both Theology and Science to this day. - Dr. Ross is the Founder of Reasons to Believe (RTB) in 1986. RTB currently has some 180 PhD VISITING SCHOLARS in various cross science disciplines. As well as, Theology, Hebrew, and Greek Biblical texts, etc. - Dr. Ross has been a Pastor for over 40 years that supports the inherency of Scripture - 100%!! - AGAIN, Dr. Ross supports the inherency of Scripture - 100%!! - Dr. Ross does answer questions on his Facebook and Twitter accounts. - Dr. Ross has written 20+ books. He doesn't make a dime off of this. - Dr. Ross won the Texas A&M University Trotter Prize in 2012. - The Trotter Prize is awarded at Texas A&M University and is part of an endowed lecture series. It is awarded "for pioneering contributions to the understanding of the role of information, complexity and inference in illuminating the mechanisms and wonder of nature" and includes The Trotter Lecture which "seeks to reveal connections between science and Religion often viewed in academia as non-overlapping, if not rival, worldviews. 5) The Church wrongly taught that the Sun revolved around the Earth until 1825! Why? Ill-educated science knowledge is why! 6) The wording of the Bible DID NOT change! Yet they stopped teaching that nonsense, why? 7) Are we to wait another 1800 years before this YEC nonsense subsides?
Day is not the same as 24 hours, not in the past and not today. The earth is not about 6,000 years old and the Bible does not teach this. Hebrews 4:9-10: "There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his." This tells us that the 7th day Each believer are to enter into day 7. Also there no "evening and morning" for the 7th day. As day 7 as not ended. Biblical Hebrew has a limited vocabulary, with fewer words compared to other languages, such as English or Spanish. This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context. Day - yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, but the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans thus literally is: Sunrise to sunset Sunset to next sunset Time period of unspecified length. (long time span ). We use the word day the same today: In my grandfather’s day cars did not go very fast. I work the day shift. (Both are not 24 hours) Deuteronomy 33:15 and Habakkuk 3:6 "ancient mountains". Gen 2:4 “in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens” referring to the whole time of the six days, The events of day 6 can not have happened in 24 hours. Creationism does not equal young Earth. There are many Old Earth creationists. Biblical Hebrew has a smaller vocabulary than English. In biblical Hebrew, there is no word for universe. Instead, the Hebrew phrase that is translated “the heavens and the earth” is used to refer to the universe-the entirety of physical reality. The phrase is used thirteen times in the Old Testament, always referring to all matter, energy, space, and time in the universe. We now know that event was 13.787 ±0.020 billion years. This has been checked, proven and measured with many tools and they all agree. It is not just space that came to be 13.787 billion years ago, but time also. The universe is finite and expanding. Just as the Bible stated thousands of years ago.
@@djsarg7451 No YEC is arguing that the word 'day' cannot have multiple meanings, which depend on the context. I am not sure why this keeps being brought up. YECs just argue that in the context of Genesis 1, 24-hour days are the most logical and sound interpretation. You make a very firm statement at the end with regards to the age of the universe. But science changes all the time, and at an increasing pace. A scientific paper published in 2023 argues for an age of the universe at 26.7 billion years. There's also conflicting research around the Hubble constant and the Standard Model of physics. To top it all off, just a relatively few years ago, scientists believed the universe had no beginning at all, and they were extremely confident of it. Until they weren't. I am not against science by any means, in fact this is just how science works. We learn new things and posit new theories and change our understanding of how things came to be and how they work. But I would hesitate to take current scientific theories as gospel fact. That is reserved for the bible alone (though my interpretation of it can be flawed, as I am flawed).
“De tal palo, tal astilla.” “Like father like son.” I see a young Ken Hovind arguing here. His dad used condescending comment on his slides, so is Eric. By the way, where’s the passage in the Word of God where it says that God created an old looking young earth? Also a student has to be quite careful in the use of logical fallacies, because common sense establishes that professors expect sources of authority on every research assigned. And in linguistics, one must endeavor to find those who are authorities in the language. Notable Christian who hold an old earth position or are open to such a viewpoint: John Ankerberg Gleason Archer John Battle Michael Behe John Lennox Dr. James Montgomery Boice William Jennings Bryan Walter Bradley Jack Collins Chuck Colson Paul Copan William Lane Craig Norman Geisler Robert Godfrey Guillermo Gonzales Hank Hannegraff Jack Hayford Fred Heeren Charles Hodge Walter Kaiser Greg Koukl C. S. Lewis Paul Little Patricia Mondore J. P. Moreland Robert Newman Greg Neyman Mark Noll Nancy Pearcey Perry Phillips William Phillips Mike Poole Bernard Ramm Jay Richards Hugh Ross Fritz Schaefer Francis Schaeffer C. I. Scofield Chuck Smith Jr. David Snoke Lee Strobel Ken Taylor B. B. Warfield, among others.
@@averagepcenjoyer4827 no, this is a logical fallacy. That would have made Copernicus and Galileo wrong. It makes anyone with a new scientific theory wrong.
Hugh Ross is always so generous toward his opposition to the point that even though Eric Hovind was using the fallacious tactic of character assassination (abusive ad homs), Hugh Ross stayed in a very Christ like mindset. Eric Hovind needs to learn to stay on topic. The topic was not Hugh Ross. I have zero respect for that type. Eric Hovind is not qualified to be a teacher or an apologist.
@@erichovind6236 Hi, Eric. You falsely accused Hugh Ross of being an atheist and an evolutionist, neither of which were ever true. You tried to paint him as one who was influenced by naturalism, which he then attempted to mix with Christianity and so distort Scripture. If that isn't character assassination, I don't know what is. You should focus on the topic instead of on the person against whom you are debating. I trust that you understand that abusive ad homs are a fallacy and speaking against your opponent instead of against his arguments is illogical. Perhaps next time you will focus on his arguments and attempt to refute them while presenting your own arguments, instead of trying to tarnish his reputation. Note well that he never once said anything at all about you and of course he said he enjoyed the conversation because that's just who he is. He doesn't hit back. He stays focused on the topic. Learn from him.
@@regenerated4life I think you might have misunderstood what was being communicated. Saying that someone is using a naturalistic approach is not calling them an atheist or an evolutionists. I am not the one painting Dr. Ross as being influenced by naturalism, he has made it very clear that he was indeed influenced by naturalistic thiking from the time he was 7. My arguments against Dr. Ross are not Ad Hom. My issues are, 1. He is presenting things that are NOT written in Scripture as if they are in Scripture. 2. He presents the Creation as the same now as it was before the fall when it is now cursed. 3. He has death before sin. 4. He can't have a perfect future because he doesn't have a perfect beginning. The list goes on. I don't question his salvation. I don't question his commitment. I question his putting modern science in front of Scripture. When Hugh said that he would change his interpretation of Scripture if the scientists changed their mind on the age of the earth. That is what made it clear that he puts some aspects of modern science (which are still being debated) above Scripture. We are supposed to interpret Scripture with Scripture. Just some of my thoughts.
@@erichovind6236 Go back and listen to yourself beginning at minute mark 31 since you seem to have forgotten the words that came out of your own mouth. You said that Hugh Ross said he was an atheist and came from a naturalistic perspective. Where is the evidence of that? Hugh Ross categorically denied that a number of times since you said that against him a number of times. Where has Hugh Ross claimed to have come from a naturalistic perspective? He denies it! You continued to say it no matter how many times he denied it. 1. False. 2. False. 3. How does one digest food? 4. Does not follow. What is the gospel?
Thank you so much for getting Dr Ross to admit that if " The Experts" ever acknowledge they are wrong, then he would change his mind re the interpretation of Scripture. Without doubt The Ultimate Authority of Scripture is at stake here: You were so gracious and yet so authoritive. God Bless You. He certainly has Blessed me through you. I never would have thought Dr Ross would have admitted this. Praise God Eric. You`ve no idea how much your commitment to The Defence Of Scripture has "lifted" me. Thank You Again. I`m looking forward to other aspects of your ministry.
Dr. Ross was the one that said things in a way that made me realize God exists... I was an evolutionist atheist, and now I'm save by the Grace of God, in the power of my Lord Jesus Christ who died in the cross for our sins and ressurected 3 days later according to the scripture. Dr. Hugh Ross has an unique soul and it is clearly seen that he lives in this world but is not ~of the world. I trully can't take no side on this matter at this very moment, but I am sure that Dr. Ross is a saved man, one that anyone should listen with deep respect.
I am really struggling to find where Eric was disrespectful, which is being claimed in the comments by many, Hugh Ross even stated he was having a respectful conversation. Clearly, the global evidence for a global flood is all around the planet..... Lots and lots of eisegesis from Dr Ross...
Hovind is way out of his element that is for certain. I don’t know of his educational background but he certainly is not anywhere close to Dr. Ross’s level so yes, he comes across as an argumentative teenager but at least he is not nasty and vindictive like his father!
When I first read Genesis at age 17 I also assumed that "day" meant a period of time with a distinct beginning and end. I did not assume it would be 24 hours because the sun had not been created until day 4. I also left it loose to trust that God created in an orderly, systematic way that revealed his glory. 45 years later, I still have similar beliefs. The more I have studied science, the more I see the glory of God and worship Him in humility.
Sun was made day 1 Biblical Hebrew has a smaller vocabulary than English. In biblical Hebrew, there is no word for universe. Instead, the Hebrew phrase that is translated “the heavens and the earth” is used to refer to the universe-the entirety of physical reality. The phrase is used thirteen times in the Old Testament, always referring to all matter, energy, space, and time in the universe. We now know that event was 13.787 ±0.020 billion years. This has been checked, proven and measured with many tools and they all agree. It is not just space that came to be 13.787 billion years ago, but time also. The universe is finite and expanding. Just as the Bible stated thousands of years ago. Need correct frame of reference. Also Genesis is not the oldest book of the Bible, Job is, so to understand Genesis, must read Job first. 1) Biblical Hebrew has a smaller vocabulary than English. In biblical Hebrew, there is no word for universe. Instead, the Hebrew phrase that is translated “the heavens and the earth” is used to refer to the universe-the entirety of physical reality. The phrase is used thirteen times in the Old Testament, always referring to all matter, energy, space, and time in the universe. 2) The Genesis says "let there be light", the word create is NOT in the text. Job tells us what is "let there be light". Job 38:9 when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness. The cloud make it dark, Genesis 1:2 tells you the frame of reference above the waters on Earth. So the two tell use the cloud went from dark to lighter. The clear sky does not come till " moon to mark the seasons" now with have blue sky. When now know it was a rise in oxygen level that turned the sky clear. You have some frame of reference wrong. Also, Genesis is not the oldest book of the Bible, Job is, so to understand Genesis, must read Job first. 1) Biblical Hebrew has a smaller vocabulary than English. In biblical Hebrew, there is no word for universe. Instead, the Hebrew phrase that is translated “the heavens and the earth” is used to refer to the universe-the entirety of physical reality. The phrase is used thirteen times in the Old Testament, always referring to all matter, energy, space, and time in the universe. 2) Genesis says "let there be light", the word create is NOT in the text. Job tells us what "let there be light" is. Job 38:9 "when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness". The clouds made it dark. Genesis 1:2 tells you the frame of reference above the waters on Earth. So the two tell us the cloud went from dark to lighter. The clear sky does not come till " moon to mark the seasons" now with have blue sky. . The Bible written thousands of years ago as NOT been rewritten like scientific books (the universe had no beginning error).
Just came across this…. Eric’s arguments and points are trivial, and sounds like he has never spent time in a college lab or physics class. It’s frustrating that my YEC brothers and sisters use these arguments, but again not a salvation issue. Hugh Ross is a class act the whole time, and makes clear and concise points.
I disagree. I think Dr. Ross is superimposing his fallible Science knowledge onto Scriptures. It's dangerous which could result in misreading God's infallible revelation.
@@DarthMWAL "And there was evening, and there was morning - the first day." That sounds like a 24-hr day to me, not an indeterminate length of time. If you think that's millions of years, you are reading something that's not in the text of Scripture.
@@DarthMWALAre you a Believer? If so, you need to check how you’re talking to other siblings in Christ. We can debate but we are not to resort to condescending comments or insults.
Great debate👍 The reason why the Seventh day has no closure,isn’t because God is still resting,it’s because the seventh day represents the eternal rest that the believer has in Christ-Matthew 11:28.Col 2:16-17.The seventh day was a full rotation of the earth just like the other six days-Gen 1:5,Ex 20:11. There is no 67th book of Scripture.Nature is subject to the fall of man;the Scripture is inerrant,it is the Word of God📖✝️
Eric Hovind keeps saying that is a wrong interpretation or that is not what the Scriptures say but did not ever give us exactly what is the right interpretation nor what the Scriptures say on those verses that Hugh Ross quoted. And he was trying to look kind but acted with great hostility against Hugh Ross. Same way his father acted when Hugh debated his old man before. Boy the apple did not really fall away far from its tree.
I was brought up to believe 6 literal days but Hugh Ross had made a very compelling case, and the science backs him up. Most young earth Christians who debate Ross really get nasty, but Mr. Hovind kept his cool for the most part.
I lost more and more respect for Eric as this discussion continued. All he could do was attack Dr. Hugh Ross rather than come up with a logical and coherent argument. Brutal.
The ironic thing about the account of Adam's creation is this; Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image . . . So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; then, the LORD God . . .brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them. The irony is this; Adam is in this project working with his Creator, whose image and likeness he bears, who, if the sense in English is correct, appears before Adam each time an animal is to be named; when all is said and done, the whole business is summarized wit the statement; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. How many times had he been presented with the person of the one whose image and likeness he bore, who had provided for and was capable of providing for his every need; yet it would seem that that One was not sufficient for him. WHAT A GRACIOUS GOD WE HAVE.
2Ch 21:19 pairs the word YOM with the number 2, and it is translated as "Years" not "Days", showing that both Mr. Hovind's, and Ken Ham's argument about Yom is *_always_* a literal 24 hour day when paired with a number, simply is not true.
Dr Ross has a scientific doctorate and Eric Hovind doesn't. Dr Ross argues from a biblical and scientific perspective while Eric Hovind only refers to the bible. Eric Hovind's lack for scientific knowledge reduces his credibility in my opinion. At the end of the day, both are Christians and debated in a friendly and respectful manner. Well done.
42:18 I dont think Adam basically saying "at long last" means its a long period of time. If minute rice took you 20 minutes to cook you'd think something was wrong and it took a very long time. But is 20 minutes a long period of time? Adam felt alone without a companion because he was not meant to be alone. God said it was not good for him to be alone. If he was not meant to be without a companion and he looked around naming the Animals all day and seeing them with their partners going "gee, how come i havent found MY partner yet? Im running out of options out here to Lord, none are like me." Having felt alone it would be an enourmous delight and joy to finally find a suitable partner in the vast lineup of creatures he had searched through. "At long last" is fitting even in the context of a single day of near total isolation. Listen, ill give you a more relatable example. Ever try putting in a USB drive forward, backwards and forward again and it still doesnt seem to fit? By the 4th or 5th try it works you go "finally!" (Or "at long last") Relative to what the time SHOULD have been, the few extra seconds felt as though they stretch on because things were not as they should have been. Often times i will say "FINALLY!" Or "it's about time!" Out of frustration for how long something is taking compared to my expectation of how long it should have taken, or how long i wanted the process to take.
Truth matters, and I so much appreciate this conversation and these two wonderful gentlemen who are willing to engage on this topic. I hate how it divides Christianity, and I agree with Dr. Ross that it is a barrier for many people, they think the young earth argument is so absurd that they can’t get past it to the important good news of Jesus Christ. Ultimately, in this debate I think it comes down to different literal interpretations of the Bible. Regardless, I do believe it is essential to proclaim the inerrant word of God in scripture, but I also understand the difficulty of dealing with ancient texts in foreign languages, trying to make sense of the meaning in our modern language. So I appreciate what Dr. Ross says about the other revelations from God through nature, when taken hand-in-hand with scripture, can alleviate some of the confusion, it can fill the gaps in our knowledge and understanding. This doesn’t mean we hold science above scripture at all, just that we can look to what God has revealed to us through nature to better understand how to interpret scripture. And when nature points strongly in one direction, and what it reveals does not contradict scripture, one should use one’s God-given powers of reason to form a conclusion.
Why does it say "evening and morning _ day. It's not even 24 hrs. Does Eric have a response? When I became a Christian at age 17 I'm now 58, I read Genesis chap 1 and 2 and I found it odd in how Adam and Eve were presented. In fact it didn't make since. Chapter 2 presented itself as a longer time frame than chapter 1. Because I didn't find an answer I had to let it go. It's a good thing that the only person who challenged me was my dad of which he was an atheist. He's now deceased. After listening to Dr. Ross I can now give a reason for what I believe and why. Thank you Dr. Ross for your teaching.
Eric Hovind seemed a bit flustered. His facial expressions and tone. Think he was more focused on how he'd argue back, rather than actually listening to Hugh. Unfortunate
This is painful but instructive to listen to. Part of the problem is Eric's apparent confusion of General Revelation and Special Revelation. The Inerrancy council is dealing with Scripture, not general revelation issues. Both General Revelation and Special Revelation are INFALLIBLE because they both are revelations from God. As sinful creatures, our interpretations can be wrong, but the testimony of creation and scripture cannot. Yes, Romans 8 says that the creation was subjected to futility (vs 20) and it is in bondage to corruption (decay/entropy)... but that doesn't mean that the creation deceives us. Why? Because we are told in Psalms that the Heavens declare the glory of God and else where that the creation testifies to the glory of God. And earlier in Romans 1, Paul tells us that the creation testifies to God's invisible attributes such as His eternal power and divine nature such that it leaves man without excuse (vs 20). So HOWEVER one chooses to interpret Romans 8, creation cannot visually or scientifically deceive us because God is not a deceiver - He does not lie and and in fact holds us accountable to the testimony of nature. Finally, Hugh makes a good point... God knowing that man would fall, God subjected the universe to futility and bondage of corruption when He created the universe and yes, "it was good". God didn't say it was "perfect", but that it was good because it would fulfill His purposes for His plan of redemption. That is why God placed Adam in the Garden of Eden... the whole world was not the Garden of Eden. It was a special place that catered to Adam and Eve and where God would fellowship with them - it was a specific geographical spot. Remember that upon sinning, Adam and Eve were cast out of the garden into the world outside the garden - where they would be exposed more than ever to the futility and "bondage of corruption" of nature... my two cents.
Dr. Ross, how about a debate with Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson and Michio Kaku, Dr. Lisle, Dr. William Craig, and a few others in multiple disciplines? That could turn into a debate well worth the popcorn.
It wont give much, they all agree on the science. Ross only difference is his involvement of the supernatural, which can not be demonstrated, so there is not much to discuss.
@@bryanp570 I've seen Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson debate people with lower education status than him, which is equivalent to an adult taking candy from a child. It's too bad he's not willing to go toe to toe with someone who is in the same scientific weight category as he is when it comes to astrophysics.
@@qurkatimilaz3787 the heavens declare the glory of God. When I see a car, an airplane, a piece of art or an architecture I don't need anyone to tell me that the object originated from an intelligent being. A disorganized yard indicates that someone may or may not live there, however an organized yard definitely indicates that someone is taking care of the property. I don't need to see the artist, engineer, architect or groundskeeper to know they exist, and no one would question my mental status if I make a proclamation of belief in the engineer, architect, or grounds keeper. At some point people need to trust their intuition and intelligence and not always demand physical proof for a being that is capable of being in multiple dimensions and being in different locations simultaneously. One day science may catch up and be able to detect God, but until then, we must use common sense.
The question of Adam saying “At last…” is in Genesis 2:23 and when I looked at about 25 of the different English translations it appears half of them have him making that statement. For instance in the NKJV all it has Adam saying is “This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh;” So did he say “At last” or “”This is now” ? That Makes a big difference !
This discussion shows what happens when people don’t have basic understanding of science and how to understand information,That is far too often the case among us christians.
Eric Hovind like his dad kept on interrupting Dr. Ross. This is one of those debates that you really have to ask the Holy Spirit to lengthen your patience for YEC. Their attitude is appalling whenever they engage in debates just like Ken Ham and his old man. With the exemption of Dr. Lisle whose demeanor I really like.
Thank you Dr. Ross. It's mind boggling to me how anyone can look at all of the amazing science and technology God has given to us to see His wonderous creation more deeply yet hang on to a 6 day creation. Most YECs would never apply that mindset to their every day life. I feel bad for Eric. He is all over the place.
Hang on? The Bible clearly defines day as evening and morning. Yes, it can have different meanings but that doesn’t mean you question the original meaning and context. The reason we can see three different meanings of day in genesis 1/2 is because they asre there and clearly used that way. We can all read and see and understand the the different meanings right away, but to then say that therefore we can now redefine the meaning of evening and morning makes no sense whatsoever. By that logic we can redefine the other two uses of day in genesis to mean one second and 1,000 years. We would never do that, it makes no sense. I choose God’s word as truth everyday and so do the Christians I know, it is a mindset I can live with.
There are many other scientists who utterly disagree with Dr Ross's interpretation of data and you fail to realise you have chosen to accept this interpretation. God created everything in 6 days, you have chosen the word of man over God.
@@cecilspurlockjr.9421 Stop sucking on the teat of consensus and actually research how much assumption is plugged into the data's results, once assumption is a part of an equation it is not science.
Wow, I listened to this for an hour and gave up. Eric you destroyed yourself. Now having read the comments below, I see no one would seem to disagree. My heart grieves at the thought of this as your testament.
This is an interesting topic. And I have to say that I am impressed by Hugh Ross, even if I so far believe in a young creation. The important thing to state is, as mentioned in the video, that this is not a salvation issue. I very much appreciate that this discussion could be performed in such a friendly and respectful manner. Which was not really the case when Hugh Ross debated with Eric's father, who questioned Hugh's christian faith. From 19:23 Hugh Ross says something well worth to consider, about the new future creation: "In my theology God creates a universe as a tool in His hand to eradicate evil and suffering once and for all" That's my theology as well and I find it's what the bible says. God will eradicate all sin, suffering and evil. This means there will be no eternal burning hell for the wicked. The wages of sin is truly death, not eternal life in torment. All those who rejected Christ will perish and be no more. Because God will not immortalise the sin and evil, but eradicate it! As the bible teaches.
@@marincusman9303 I don't think everlasting torment is a right translation. God gave us the choice between life and death. If you are dead you cannot be tormented, because consciousness requires that you are alive. There are two referations to the lake of fire in the bible: Gehenna and Sodom and Gomorra. Both of them are examples of the final destruction and not immortality. Worth to comment is also Adam and Eve. Nowhere they were warned for eternal torment. Moses did not mention it either. The very idea of eternal life in torment is remarkably abscent in the entire OT. But there are a lot of descriptions of the fate of the wicked: they are described to be destroyed, burned up, be no more. And so on. The idea of the immortal soul derives from greek mythology and not the bible. Immortality is only promised for the saved and never for the lost.
@@patricj951 what about John 5:29, being “resurrected to judgement.” How can you be resurrected and not conscious, or judged without being conscious? Judged how? By just staying dead? The worm does not die, the fire is not quenched? Eternal fire mentioned in many places? You said everlasting torment isn’t a correct translation. Do you have an argument for a correct one? What about any of these other passages?
@@marincusman9303 Both saints and sinners will be resurrected from death at the last day. The saved will be absolved because of Jesus' complete work and sacrifice, while the wicked will be judged. In gehenna, which was a garbage dump, there were constantly fires. And partly some dead bodies got outside the fire. That does not mean the worm were immortal. And the worms were eating of dead bodies, not alive. An unquenchable fire is a fire that cannot be put out of order before it has completed its work: to destroy and annihilate. About the expression "eternal fire": it is written that Sodom and Gomorra were burned with eternal fire! Still we know that these cities don't burn today but has gone out several thousands years ago. Here we can understand that the term eternal fire means a fire with eternal consequences, not that the fire will continue to burn for endless times. In the same way "eternal salvation" and "eternal judgment" and so on don't mean we are either constantly saved forever or judged forever.
OK, I was not going to comment on this as I am no expert. However, I can't help myself. To Eric, I would humbly suggest that you change your style for starters. The world is supposed to know we are Christ-followers by our love for one another. You can say you love Dr. Ross all day, as you did in this video. However, you are not actually being loving in your style, which undercuts your amorous statements. Do you literally do time-out hands with your wife while saying "Time out! Time out!"? Are you that condescending to her? If so, you guys should seriously get some marriage counseling. Your condescending style of literally time-outing and incessant interrupting of Dr. Ross was embarrassing to me as a Christian. I don't want anyone who is thinking about whether or not to follow Christ think that your style in any way emulates the Master. Jesus said about Himself that he is meek and humble in heart. Not trying to be rude here myself, but you came off as both rude and proud. Not saying that you are, but that is how you came off. Dial it back, brother. Learn how to listen without interrupting. We are not in a race. You don't have to hurry to make your point. Patience is one of the fruits of the Spirit, which Dr. Ross displayed the entire debate! He never once flinched, nor rudely interrupted you. He didn't act flabbergasted and wave his hands around like a person unhinged when he did not agree with you. Secondly, I am not an astrophysicist. Maybe I should call myself and astroturfphysicist. In other words, I have a keen eye for what is fake or fallacy. Eric, you constantly, and I mean constantly interrupted Dr. Ross to show him your slides from the Grand Canyon. I'm glad you enjoyed your vacation, but you used the Grand Canyon as your main visual evidence of young earth while simultaneously stating emphatically that nature is corrupted and that we cannot use nature as evidence of anything because it is corrupted! What?! In other words, when Dr. Ross wants to point out something in nature that shows the earth as older, you shout, "Stop! Nature is corrupted! You can't use that evidence!" Yet when you finally show your single Grand Canyon slide, you think you are going to lay down your trump card. You teach that we can trust nature in that very slide! Your contradictions are immense. You either can or cannot trust nature. I would encourage you to trust the book of nature on everything as God is not contradictory as you are. He does not say one thing in His Word and then do something different in nature. So let's get on to my third point. When Jesus was being tempted by the enemy, Satan told him to throw himself down off the temple and that the angels would catch him. Now, if we look at this more deeply, Satan is quoting scripture in a very straightforward (or what I would call young earth-minded) way. It does, in fact, on the surface look like Jesus could do just that and count on that promise. Even Satan believes the Bible. However, Jesus not only knew what the scripture actually meant, He also knew how and when to use it. He knew He was not to interpret that scripture as a literal command to Himself at that time. In other words, Jesus and Satan both believed the scriptures. Satan seemed to believe in inerrancy, but Jesus was not concerned with inerrancy, he was concerned with the TOTALITY of scripture, much like Dr. Ross, who pulls from various books of the Bible to understand creation. So Jesus defeated Satan by quoting a different, more appropriate scripture back to him. I feel that if you were there for the showdown and were blindfolded, not being able to see who was talking, Jesus or Satan, you would have chosen Satan's side and said, "See it's right there in the scripture! The most natural reading is to throw yourself down!" Listen, I don't fault you. Even Jesus's own followers did not at first recognize him on the road to Emmaus. Jesus had to explain to them from MULTIPLE Biblical texts who He was and what He must suffer. Even then they did not get it. It was not until the relational aspect came into play, the breaking of the Bread, that they recognized Him. Jesus said the Father loves revealing Himself to such as children. He loves showing himself to humble people and He loves hiding Himself and His truths from the proud. It does not surprise me at all that Dr. Ross "got it" before he had the evidence of what had been revealed to him. God does that all the time. Jesus reveals Himself to those who obey Him, regardless of age. The Father revealed to a fisherman that Jesus was the Messiah. No man nor Hebrew scholar taught him that. The Father revealed the highest truth to Peter. So, who are you to incessantly question and attempt to invalidate and call into suspicion Dr. Ross's testimony regarding these insights he received when he was 17? Again, I found your condescending manner and rudeness intolerable on this point. But then again, maybe you have not experienced the types of revelation Peter did or that Dr. Ross did. I don't blame you. I just say please try a different approach. It seemed you were really going for "cool points" by showing pics of your family (even though they look lovely and congrats to your daughter) and your motorcycle, etc.. When you have someone in the room, as it were, of high level intellect and as humble in manner, and who has served the Lord in ministry with a global impact for decades, please do not take one second away from meaningful conversation to show me your MOTORCYCLE! Respect those who have gone before you, who are much smarter than you or I will ever be, and who have worked much harder for the kingdom than we probably ever will. I believe we are to treat each other as we want to be treated and I would sure hate for you to see Jesus one day only to have him give you time-out hands.
Just think Rosina ,Eric Hovind is actually a big improvement on how a lot of young earthers treat Hugh Ross,in debates.Even when I was a young earther.I watched Eric’s father debate Hugh Ross on the John ankerberg show.if you get a chance you can watch it on you tube.
@@Terrylb285 thanks. I watched it. Like father like son. And his dad and mentor in all this served a 10 year prison sentence for disobeying the laws of the land?! I had no idea. How then is he a reliable source on the laws of the universe? If you don’t understand basic tax laws how can you understand the mysteries of the universe? th-cam.com/video/v_hxG2qZg58/w-d-xo.html
@@rosinafischer4230 most young earth creationist will come around eventually,just like the early church when they believed that the sun revolved around the earth and they used scripture to back it up
@@Lambdamale. That was my turning point from holding to a 24 hour day position. I watched the debate in anticipation that Kent would concrete my position. Now I am unable to even entertain a 24 hour day position based on scripture and science.
51:52 The Hebrew most certainly has a preposition in Exodus 20:11! Maybe I am misunderstanding Dr. Ross, but I am looking right at it. Dr. Ross appears mistaken. If you don't know how to read the original languages, perhaps refrain from commenting on them.
"The natural man not understanding the things of God," is about perspective. In order to think like God, one needs to change their perspective by understanding God's purpose and covenants.
Yes, read it yourself. Truly just read it yourself. What did the first verse say? And then the second verse. What does that suggest to you? Without Hugh Ross, can you be dogmatic about young earth? That can only be if someone teaches you and not when you read it yourself
Checks and balance. There are people who are confident that both science and bible are in walkstep. This means that You have to look at both Science and the Bible to check your human bias. If interpreted correctly, both will align.
My question that i feel everyone should ask people like Hugh Ross is"if the flood of Noah was not a worldwide flood,did God break his promise many times when he said he would never send another world wide flood if it was just local?"
2 Peter 2:5 states the world of the ungodly was destroyed. That does not mean the globe. World does not have to mean Globe. Did all the Kings of the "world / Earth' go to see Solomon as was stated in 1 Kings 4:34? - No. Did all the people of the "world / countries / Earth" go to Egypt during the famine in Genesis 41:57? - No . A “Global” flood can’t happen. Day 3 of Creation Genesis 1:9. God separated the land masses from the seas. God's word is consistent. Psalms 104:9. “SEA” boundaries were established by God and will NEVER cover the Earth again. FIVE TRANSLATIONS: 1) KJV - You have set a boundary that they (the seas) may not pass over, That they (the seas) may not return to cover the earth. 2) NASB - You set a boundary so that they (the seas) will not pass over, So that they (the seas) will not return to cover the earth. 3) ESV - You set a boundary that they (the seas) may not pass, so that they (the seas) might not again cover the earth. 4) NIV - You set a boundary they (the seas) cannot cross; never again will they (the seas) cover the earth. 5) NLT - Then you set a firm boundary for the seas, so they (the seas) would never again cover the earth. *(the seas) added for emphasis. No global flood.
@MutsPub You referenced KJV - You have set a boundary that they (the seas) may not pass over, That they (the seas) may not return to cover the earth. Return to cover the earth? Quoting this passage seems to contradict the fact that is was not a global flood. It does not state that it covered PART of the earth. And the word return implies that it will not happen a again, meaning not cover the EARTH again. The 2 Peter 2:5 argument is also not very consistant, but only your interpretation of it. Apply that argument with JOHN 12:31-32 31 “Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. 32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself. Based on this scripture the whole world is ungodly as the ruler is satan. The same is in 1 JOHN 5:19 "We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one". Point I am trying to make is that we have to rely on your opinion of a scripture to followe your argument and that can't be applied consistantly, thus not with truth, to the rest of scriptures. The best scripture to proof a global flood is found in Genesis 6:7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made THEM.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord - The only exception is Noah (and ofcourse his family and the selected animals as we later learn), the rest of humasn were ungodly, thus all humans, animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens are included. No exception further pointed out. So why only a local flood? Were there no animals or birds in the rest of the world? Why would Noah then have to build an arc, why not just move Noah to the place where there are no "ungodlyness" and then cause a flood on the rest? Why did he have to go through 100 YEARS of building an arc? None of this makes sense without a global flood. This is confirmed with Genesis 7:19-23. Regarding the waters, “They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered. The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than twenty feet. Every living thing that moved on the earth perished-birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind. Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; men and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds of the air were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.” The same for the 6 day creation. Long periods of time just does not make sense and can't be applied consistantly and being nice, smiling and speaking softly should not convince you of this. Refer to “evening” then “morning.” Each description of the seven days of creation uses this format, clearly indicating a day that began at sunset. It was not plural and even if you interpret it as darkness, it still stays singular. Any other interpretation will only give rise to more unanswered questions rather than logical consistancy.
1:24:40 would Dr Ross change his position if the scientific community suddenly agree with the young earth position? "It definitely would" ... What? ... That is the problem.
...so just another comment (I can't help it),.. naming the animals. Eric says he Adam could name 3,000 in 4 hours if you name one every 4 seconds. Just a few questions. How did he know what he was naming? Did the animals run by him and he just came up with names and also had perfect recall on the names and what the animals looked like? How did this information get passed to others? There were no pictures of the animals so Adam would either have to go find them or describe them to someone that also had perfect recall. If the names were not passed to the nest generation (of offspring resulting from sex with other family members) then what was the point of naming the animals? How about the mammals in the sea or the fish?
The Hebrew word for "day" is yom (יום). In the Hebrew Bible, yom is used to refer to the period between sunrise and sunset. The Hebrew names of the days of the week are numerical: Sunday: Yom rishon Monday: Yom shani Tuesday: Yom shlishi Wednesday: Yom reveci Thursday: Yom khamshi Friday: Yom shishi Saturday: cErev shabbat The seventh day of the Jewish week is Shabbat (שַׁבָּת). Shabbat is a day of rest and abstention from work as commanded by God
Ross is such a gentleman. The “plain and simple” reading of the text is such a trope anymore. I wish Hovind would’ve brought an argument other than this.
@@infiniteepoch8 Right, so no personal attacks.... Thanks for clarifying. I assume Matthew thinks the same way. Dr. Ross and I enjoyed the conversation and hoped that you would as well.
@@erichovind6236 😂 you reply 3 weeks late and gave only one day grace for a reply back? Honestly that "Right... So no personal attacks... Just clarifying" sounds like a child's temper
As a new Christian, I so appreciate Dr Ross's insight and delivery.
He is an excellent communicator
Been studying Ross for over a decade. He is not only a genius but a gift from God. God bless this man for revealing and threading the book of nature and scripture with so much truth and authenticity.
I took an astronomy class with Dr. Ross and he allowed questioning him on any subject without getting nasty because he knew through working through the question his points would show themselves to be true. I met Ken Ham one time and when I questioned him on why we can see supernovas that happened millions of years ago not thousands and he tore into me as some kind of plant to attack him.That wasn't the case at all, a group of friends and I went to hear him speak and we all had different backgrounds and wanted to see how he thought. His nastiness was noticed by everyone that night and when I called him on it later face to face he just blew it off. He can't take a simple question when Dr. Ross took every question every night of my class. It made Mr. Ham look unsure of what he was saying, Eric seems more like that line of thinking to me. God wouldn't plant false evidence for us to be deceived by what we can clearly observe today and in the past.
agree.
Rick, Just wanted to chime in and say hi. I enjoyed this discussion with Dr. Ross and appreciated what I thought was a good back and forth dialogue. I do get what you are saying about "God wouldn't plant false evidence..." but if you take that approach, then you would have to agree that it can go both ways. If we adopt an "old earth" perspective, then you now face the problem of all the "young earth" evidence. Why would God allow so many things to exist that make the earth and the universe appear to be young? In the argument, that would also be "deceptive". That's why I believe the argument is flawed.
@@erichovind6236as an astrophotographer I can shoot the universe as God created it and it's clearly older that young earthers views. I know the young earth views are not even needed to cancel out the idea of evolution which is why it came about in the first place. Had evolution never appeared nobody would be pushing a young view. I met one person who actually believed in a young earth before I took Dr. Ross's class and he was allowed to attend without paying so Dr. Ross could explain why he follows the old earth view. We then went to see Ken Ham and after his explosion over my simple question he realized the young viewers seemed to be insulting the old earthers because they couldn't actually make good clear arguments in defence of their ideas. When you said Dr. Ross was being less than honest a number of times I though of Ken Ham that night. If someone say's you are being less than honest they are calling you a liar in my world and why he didn't call you on that I don't understand because I'd have nailed you the first time you tried slandering him. If you actually believed your view you wouldn't need to stoop to that level. Dr. Ross let it slide each time showing his class and confidence in his view. So back to my astro work, you must be saying God lets me image things that are young when clearly they are old which means God made it to look old and that would be dishonest and he can't be can he? You must believe that a supernova was created already exploded since the light takes in some cases millions of years to get here so before you believe God created the universe. There is no false evidence out there at all, maybe it's not understood 100% but God isn't lying to us. Young earth is as far out there as flat earth to me but as Dr. Ross said, our salvation doesn't depend on it. It's really a very silly argument when we have much bigger issues to deal with today when it comes to salvation. I believe your view is flawed but even if I'm right God won't hold it against you of you eventually change you mind.
@@epicrick Indeed I too am thankful that our salvation depends on the truth of the risen Savior. As I stated in the conversation, "The Age of the Earth is not essential to Salvation, but it is essential to the doctrine that we need Salvation." Death before sin is the issue. Using Starlight as the main argument against Young Earth is a problem because quite frankly there is still so much we don't know about light... We do know that Gravity affects time etc... so I am more concerned about the multitude of pieces of evidence that demonstrate the earth and universe are young than the few that show that God created it mature. If you have a chance to listen to the previous conversation I had with Ryan I think we discuss some of the better points.
Agreed
This is the 2nd discussion I've seen with Hugh Ross & Eric Hovind & in BOTH--Mr. Hovind questions Dr.Ross' honesty & integrity, both indirectly AND directly. I wonder if he is aware that he is doing this? Dr. Ross has never gotten defensive but continues to clearly & patiently explain & gently corrects. Hugh Ross is such a model! ❤
Scripture also never says that Adam spent 5 seconds to name each creature, so Eric is also 'adding' to Gods Word. At least Ross is using logic to suggest that naming thousands of creatures probably takes longer than 24 hours.
Specially since language and meanings weren't established yet, so you can't just name them based on what you see, because even those meanings weren't established yet.
@StalemateNZ You might want to go back and read Genesis 2 verse 19 and 20.
19. And out of the ground, the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every foul of the air, and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name there of. 20. And Adam gave names to all the cattle, and to the foul of the air, and every beast of the field.
@@silentwarrior75 what até you trying to say?
@@silentwarrior75 I don't see where it says that Adam did that in one day though?
@@StalemateNZ Correct, it doesn't, however, in context ch.2 is a summary/explanation of ch.1, which is 6 literal 24hr days. Yes, he should not have said 5 seconds, but what Ross says and teaches also adds to the word of God.
Eric needs a few more decades under his belt before taking on such a gracious and learned scholar and scientist. Eric comes across as condescending and defensive in his arguments to the point of treading water so as not to drown in truth and the somewhat uncommon reasoning of a well studied man such as Dr. Ross. I’m with you Hugh
The focal point should never be a certain style of debate or how one debates or about how one can win an argument, or even the best way to do things. The focal point is the stand alone truth of God’s word. The word of God is the truth. The word of God is the absolute authority. Both sides have a stable of scholars, scientists and literature to support their positions. Both sides claim the authority of God’s word. What stands alone is the plain reading of the truth-the word of God. To this point, Eric did an excellent work defending Sola Scriptura.
Exactly... it seems to me that Eric appeals to intellectual suicide. His "debate" skills are poor because he depends on emotion OVER intelligence. I, personally, feel he is wasting my time every time he talks, and that is indeed a disservice to Christ and Christianity.
The wonderful clarity of Religion 🙄
16x2? 34 😅
@@KelbyRileydo you believe that the sun revolves around the earth? That’s what the bible literally says.
If the aim is to bring souls to salvation I'm more drawn to Dr. Ross. As I'm also drawn to what is scientific I have to admit my desire to marry what is Biblical to what is scientific. Dr. Ross does that quite eloquently. I also appreciate his ability to maintain a demeanor throughout his debates. Which is a necessary trait that exudes a certain humility.
Eric is clearly passionate about his position. I have been reading and listening to Hugh Ross for the past few months. Hugh Ross is so logical, clear and informative in his explanations, while simultaneously upholding the inerrancy of God's word, that I have become convinced of his view on an older universe.
Hugh Ross is trying to bring his Neo-gnoticism into apologetics to confuse and deceive, just like Hitler. Hitler did precisely the same thing.
Hugh invents things out of thin air and jams them into the text. It’s amazing how people miss this.
@@JonathanGrandt like?
Eric, you have a lot to learn about having a respectful debate.
Eric have a lot of learn about science as well
So interisting to read this comment and at the same time look two comments back.
"At the end of the day, both are Christians and debated in a friendly and respectful manner. Well done."
Agreed, Dr Ross lavished peace offerings and started with focus on what was agreed together, what did he get back? .... lets just say he didn't that sort of response back. Dr Ross waited patiently after Hovind finished then responded but Hovind kept interupting him. Check it out around 35 minutes mark.
@Eric Hovind you, like your father, have a logical issue thinking that saying "bible clearly states" means you are right. Clearly states isnt an argument or factually based. The biggest problem today it seems is so many people like yourself dont actually know the writings in its original text but will state with such confidence that that you are right. Nobody knows how old the earth really is. We cant use arguments like God doesnt need millions of years like your dad claimed Hugh did. Hugh didnt claim God needs this amount of time or that amount of time. He didn't need 6 literally 24 hr days either. He also doesn't need to rest. So sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
This is hilarious because Mr. Hovind is correct about what the Bible says…..which proved the Bible is incorrect. But instead of either one of these two accepting that, they’ve made it work for them….on one hand, science proves the Bible is wrong, so science must be wrong(🧐🥴), and on the other hand science says this, therefore the Bible doesn’t say that, I’ll interpret it this way, because the Bible can’t be wrong. (Also, 🧐🥴)
I'm constantly blown away by the patience and calmness of Hugh Ross. Man I look up to this guy
His foundation is not scripture it's not on what God has said that's a problem
@@justinwilson3694Kindly illustrate with an example.
@@christianapologetics5783 he said he would change based on not scripture but what some sinful scientist has said.
Calmness and patience don't equal correctness or scriptural consistency my friend.
His spirit is commendable for sure. The problem is, science is his ultimate authority.
I agree with Hugh Ross. Nature reveals God. In fact those who never hear the gospel are without excuse before of God because they have the revelation of God in nature.
Hovind wasn't having a debate he was giving a lecture.
He kept ignoring everything and just giving a unrelated PowerPoint presentation 😂
I noticed he does this a lot, almost like a pattern.
Hovind was waaaaaayyyy out his depth
Such a graceful and intelligent argument thank you Dr Ross you are such a great teacher
He is a gracious and well spoken man
I very much admire and commend Dr. Ross for his incredible long suffering and patience with Eric. I have never seen such incredible selfishness, impetuousness, eccentricity, misinterpretation, turning the tables around, And a misunderstanding of the clear statements being presented as I have seen demonstrated by Eric here. I wish him the best blessings and peace, however.
I always find it incredible that old Earth people are being charged by YEC with believing in scientists, but when I read YEC articles and books, they are quoting scientists left n right that they are trying to get to support their specific interpretation of the creation account.
With all due respect, the moderator should never have let Eric move forward with his Grand Canyon slides when doctor Ross had no opportunity For almost 2 hours to even bring up one slide. Eric demonstrated incredible selfishness and immaturity and I really hope he takes this opportunity to See how badly he behaved And change course. Umbelievers really are watching ,which is what I am afraid of in these instances.
It’s incredible the patience of Ross vs the countless people he’s debated. With every debate, you can clearly tell who’s at peace with the truth vs the other that needs to insult (ie “one of us is not of the Holy Spirit”). I’m dealing with this right now with a good friend who’s young earth and also insinuates who’s a “real” Christian or not. Some young earth’ers are so passionate but also attempts to play God by claiming this person isn’t a Christian based on their interpretation of certain scriptures.
My stars this is painful! Once again Hugh Ross reigns supreme.
Ross is so patient.
In his background Dr Ross gives impressive qualifications whereas Eric shows photos of hi family
What debate were you listening too.😂😂
Notice who always interrupts and the one that listens
If Dr Ross is wrong., and I'm more inclined to believe he is, then I don't believe he would even consider conceding, because his life's work appears to be in this issue. It would be a huge blow to his position. I wrote this at the 33:15 mark.
simply because something is your life work does not necessarily mean that you are closed-minded to new evidences to change your perspective... It can happen, but im doubtful that Dr. Ross is was closed-minded as you may presume... he has simply has not been convinced yet... the Bible survives and Truth wins no matter if new evidences come to light.
@@FireFlanker1 I am a bible believer. But I believe his position is wrong. He excepts man's billions of years position whereas I do not. I believe in the literal 6 day creation. Thats my disagreement with him. I believe you assumed Something different. If Im mistaken. This guy has received very biblical arguments for a young earth many many many times and will not budge. So I doubt he will change
Dr. Ross is such a blessing to the church!
He may be but I think he's wrong in his understanding of Genesis.
@@ScriptureOnlyIsTruth What is the correct understanding?
@@ChristianTrinity411 "And there was evening, and there was morning-the first day." That sounds like a 24-hr day to me. For Dr. Ross to see millions of years instead of a 24-hr day from this text is quite bizarre.
@@ScriptureOnlyIsTruth Sounds poetic to me.
@@ChristianTrinity411 For me, it sounds more like a historical narrative, rather than a poem
I find it so so sad that there appears to be such an inability of one side to let the other side finish, even if there are comments made that need defending, notice how the other side patiently waits his turn to then respond to the claims point by point and making corrections after, not during. May be a testament to the age difference and therefor a difference in the way one carries a conversation, but I've noticed this with almost every debate between Dr. Ross and those who oppose him, that they all love to cut him off to defend themselves or their views, while Dr. Ross patiently waits for them to finish. It just makes me wanna listen to him more intently than the opposition, simply because I sense much more wisdom in the way he speaks compared to the fleshly reactions by the others. It makes me question how confident they are on their perspective. It teaches me the importance of really honing those listening and communication skills when it comes to engaging with people because boy, can you lose an audience by such simple outward traits even if maybe your arguments hold merit, you turn off the listener by your mere inability to wait your turn and calmly respond and simply make your arguments, rather than becoming defensive and interrupting all the way through your opponent trying to respond to your own "accusations" that you had just made a minute before. It makes you look arrogant, and difficult to want to listen to.
Just out of curiosity, are interlocutors allowed to interject for clarification of terms, definitions or ideas? Or just sit there writing their questions on a note pad until their turn and respond all at once?
Dr. Ross is so knowledgeable and graceful...... what a gift from the Lord.
Sadly, he let his old earth world view dictate his interpretation of Scriptures.
If this conversation were the only thing to decide on…. Ross wins, the earth is old
Tedious. Hovind is beyond patronizing. I'm so glad Ross didn't respond in kind.
Yeah ... I find that a lot of YECs use humor and slideshow pictures as a way to draw attention from the weakness of their argument.
The YEC's overall have a very aggressive, bitter, ignorant, and disrespectful reactions to Dr. ROSS from the years I've watched
No he wasn't. He brought his points and debated his disagreements with Dr. Ross in a respectful manner. I am not a believer in YEC, but this was a respectful debate.
Brilliant display of patience, no doubt.
Hugh has always been a very kind and patient man in the interactions I've seen.
Man it’s too bad Eric seemed very defensive and condescending. Too be honest, I was in the fence with this issue, but Dr Ross poses a solid argument - and his demeanor makes it easy to listen and receive his knowledge.
Excellent work, Dr. Ross. Thank you for showing the fullness of God’s creative power.
Thanks for watching Patrick!
I think Dr. Ross is wrong in his interpretation of Genesis
Eric needs to grow up and also grow in his extremely simplistic view of God and the Bible. I always believed earth was young because that is what I was spoonfed UNTIL I actually studied Bible for Myself!
A lot of people seem to be confusing eloquence, patience, and likableness with correctness. Brother Hugh’s presence and calmness is commendable, but he is interpreting scripture through science. That is a huge problem. It seems there are a lot of Christians here that are devoted to Hugh’s view because they like him. They also use the argument that Hugh is older and more educated and that somehow makes him more correct. Care to explain how that works?
You also have your own presuppositions, Eric. And Dr. Ross is right, we need to lay down our presuppositions before the Scriptures and see if they are in line with it or against it.
Literally OMG - and this was the easy-going and non-aggressive Young Earther!! They can have whatever lunacy they like, but the real poison is in insisting you must agree with them in order to be a christian. That makes it a sect.
Hovind never said you have to believe young earth or you are not a Christian.
@@byronrhodes1659 you clearly don't follow them. Both Hovinds insult and patronize ANY other view than their own and shout heresy uncontrollable whenever someone has a different perspective. I just finished a debate between Hovind and Dr. Fuz
Wow, Eric not only knows science better than any scientist in any field but he also knows what God really thinks and wants. What would mankind do without him.
😂
Gets it from his dad... literally!! 🤣
@@alexanderingraham8255 Even the jokes
Eric shows nothing of Christ to me. Hugh Ross exudes the Spirit. One is repelling, the other is inviting. This topic, though interesting, isn't the main thing. Winning souls to Christ is, and one of these two men is failing, imo.
The heavens declare the Glory of God. Over, and over, and over again, creation is crying out testifying that God is the creator of the universe. Our focus should be on this. Not on matters of things the Bible didn't even intend to teach. The age of the earth should not be contorted into being the point of Genesis 1. The point of Genesis 1 is that GOD created everything, and it was good.
But Genesis is pretty clear on the age of the earth. "And there was evening, and there was morning-the first day."(Gen 1:5). "And there was evening, and there was morning-the second day." (Gen 1:8), and so on... The universe was created in 6 literal days. To read millions of years in these clear texts of Genesis is quite bizarre.
@@ScriptureOnlyIsTruth Millions/Billions of years is easily explained when you look at Genesis written in Hebrew. The original Hebrew words backs up the evidence for the Gap Theory between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2
Thanks!
I want to grow up to be like Dr. Ross' example of gentleness, kindness, patient, respectful as he seems to surrender himself to the Holy Spirit. I have had a bias toward a young earth, but I found Dr. Ross' explanations of Genesis ,while referring to other places scripture in context compelling. The thing that saddened me was that if you don't agree with Mr. Hovind, then he questions whether you are a believer. I find that many Christians do this kind of thing when others don't agree with them on non essential issues in scripture. This is the bigger atrocity.
I am a former young earth creationist. I was on a mission to finally prove that the earth is 6 thousand years old.At this point I am unable to return to a 24 hour day view.With 20 + years engaging this debate I love it .If nature is corrupted or fallen at the fall in the garden, then the young earther has to deny psalm 19. To me it boils down to we’re the laws of physics the same from the beginning of creation .or did they change at the fall .I think scripture and science supports Dr ross .and another thing to think about there was a fall before Adam and Eve ,Satan was in the midst of the Garden in Gods very good creation
I also believe if it wasn’t for science ,the church would still teach geocentrism .And it used the scriptures to back it up. I believe we are in a time now the church is being corrected.And God is raising Godly men to help unpack these discovery’s
@@Terrylb285 I too was a young earth believer and followed ICR 30 years ago, then I read Hugh Ross' Fingerprint of God. I prayed earnestly to know which ministry was right. One of several times in my life I heard God's whisper "ICR preaches dogma; Hugh Ross saves souls." Many have come to Christ through Dr. Ross and reasons.org. I fear ICR & AIG preach to the choir who fear science without seeing God is the Author of both nature and Scripture. Correctly interpreted nature and Scripture have to agree. (PS. I knew of a guy in Mobile Al with your name)
@@erkashbee6504 it’s funny how Ken Ham ,Eric and other young earthers accuse Ross of bringing something outside of the Bible (science) to interpret genesis. When they are guilty of what they accuse Ross of .they bring in there western culture modern day understanding ( which is outside of the Bible and bring that in to interpret genesis.proverbs 3:5/6 lean not on your own understanding
@@Terrylb285 Your comment about Galileo 10 days Ago, I think, hit the nail on the head. When Galileo confirmed that the Earth was not “fixed on its foundation” as Psalm 104 and other verses read, the Church had to interpret this verse differently. As Hugh Ross says, God is the Author of Scripture and Nature, when they are correctly understood, they will agree.
@@erkashbee6504 th-cam.com/video/fvvP-RC9RJo/w-d-xo.html start at the 42 minute mark and 20 seconds I think you will enjoy all the responses
Eric did a great job of exposing the faults of Dr. Ross's claims. He is reading into the Biblical text. It might of been a little raw and rough. But he did a great job. Dr. Ross has a vivid imagination. We do not see that Adam is working on the first day. And yes At last could mean several things.
One big thing for me was the brilliant twist on Scientific consensus. Where Dr. Ross says that he would change his view on the Bible based on the changing wind of the anti Christ human scientist.
It is obvious that Dr. Ross is a true follower of Jesus Christ because he handles himself as the Savior has taught us to do. I cannot say I feel the same about Eric. Thank you Dr. Ross for your honesty, sincerity, and logic.
Are you saying that you don’t know if Eric is a Christian based on this debate?
I don't agree with Eric, but don't question his faith.
I know exactly what you mean. It IS obvious. It’s beautiful.
I think that part of the problem with this dialogue is that Ross is presenting his perspective in a dialogue format and Hovind is giving a prepared presentation in a monologue format. I can imagine Hovind presenting these same slides in a youth group format to a high school audience. The key point of division is whether “day ages” are a potential interpretation of Genesis, and whether they are the best interpretation of Genesis, but we ended up going down a slideshow rabbit hole.
With respect to Hovind’s claim that YEC’s do not claim that the laws of physics have changed, I can say that my own Christian high school’s Young Earth Creationist textbooks argued explicitly that the “Darwinian/naturalist” assumption that the laws of physics are consistent across time was an unfounded assumption. Hence, the ability for us to see light from other galaxies was explained by either A) arguing that the speed of light has not been constant or B) creation with apparent age. I am sure YEC’s disagree, but it’s perfectly fair to say that many YEC texts question the consistency of the laws of physics themselves.
There was a bit of miscommunication on the format so it wasn’t quite as organized as we’d hoped.
It's been proven that light speed isn't constantly the same .
Once again Dr. Ross is a calm, reasonable debater who is patient enough not to interrupt. I think some stricter & more guided moderation would've helped make the time more valuable here.
Eric's position is based upon questioning Mr. Ross's respect for God....that's inappropriate.
I noticed the same thing. 🙏
His Dad debated Hugh Ross years ago, and it was the exact same thing. There's an assumption if you're not young earth, you MUST be lying or uncommitted.
Dr Ross has outstanding integrity, both biblical and ofcourse scientific. I'm glad I've discovered his work.
Recpect, thank you for the conversation
I keep coming back to this question, “how is an ancient Israelite supposed to understand Genesis 1-3?” Isn’t that how we do hermeneutics, by seeing how the original readers would have taken this account? Seems they would have read it at face value, a day, evening and morning was an ordinary day. Also, if God did actually create in six ordinary days and that was the truth, how would God have communicated that? Would he say it any differently than he said it in our Bible?
It is the English YEC biased commentaries that causes the problem.
On Day 1 it states that there was (*) evening and there was morning, right?
Hebrew days start at sunset (evening), right?
So Day 1 starts at (*) evening and ends at the next evening, right?
What happened to the daytime before the first (*) evening? - doh!
Is that day -1?
Day ZERO?
The people of the era understood this.
They passed information down through oral traditions.
How do you have sunset or sunrise without the Sun?
That is an oxymoron!
Are you claiming that God was a pseudo Sun or light bulb that pretended to be the Sun?
If so, why didn't Moses state that very important fact?
Moses documented four initial starting conditions of the Early Earth correctly.
Moses documented ten Creation events in the correct chronological sequence.
But Moses left out that there was no Sun from the beginning?!
Are you calling God's word a lie?
Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God Created the Heavens and the Earth." (Bereshit bara Elohim et hashamayim ve'et ha'aretz.)
a) Bereshit bara Elohim (Hebrew) - “In the beginning God Created”
b) et hashamayim ve'et ha'aretz (Hebrew): (*)"the heavens and the earth".
(*) *This is a merism, a figure of speech indicating the two stand NOT for "heavens" and "earth" individually, but "everything" (i.e. the Universe).
It is not about the Earth.
It is about the Universe.
(The word "Universe" did not exist in the Biblical Hebrew Language).
The Universe would include the Stars, right? Is our Sun a Star?
The Sun was Created in the beginning BEFORE Day 1!!
You don't think that the people would have known this?
The Hebrew word for Create is "bara". It is only used three times in Genesis 1.
a) In the beginning.
b) Day 5.
c) Day 6.
Read it!
The word (bara) is stating that God Created something new that never existed before. Don't confuse Create (bara) with made (asah). The Hebrew word for made (asah) in Genesis 1:16 is in the verb form that denotes completed action. Genesis 1:16-18 are parenthetical statements that indicate that the sun, moon, and stars had been made sometime in the past.
IN THE BEGINNING!
1) Dr. Ross teaches a literal 6 day Creation. Just not 144 hours!
2) Old Earth world view is not new. It has been around for almost a thousand years!
3) We are still in 7th day, right?
It has been thousands of years!
So much for your 24 hour days!
4) - Dr. Ross earned his PhD in astronomy from the University of Toronto in 1973.
- Dr. Ross conducted 5 years of post doc work at Caltech on Quasars and Galaxies.
- Dr. Ross continues to lecture around the world at the University level on both Theology and Science to this day.
- Dr. Ross is the Founder of Reasons to Believe (RTB) in 1986.
RTB currently has some 180 PhD VISITING SCHOLARS in various cross science disciplines.
As well as, Theology, Hebrew, and Greek Biblical texts, etc.
- Dr. Ross has been a Pastor for over 40 years that supports the inherency of Scripture - 100%!!
- AGAIN, Dr. Ross supports the inherency of Scripture - 100%!!
- Dr. Ross does answer questions on his Facebook and Twitter accounts.
- Dr. Ross has written 20+ books.
He doesn't make a dime off of this.
- Dr. Ross won the Texas A&M University Trotter Prize in 2012.
- The Trotter Prize is awarded at Texas A&M University and is part of an endowed lecture series. It is awarded "for pioneering contributions to the understanding of the role of information, complexity and inference in illuminating the mechanisms and wonder of nature" and includes The Trotter Lecture which "seeks to reveal connections between science and Religion often viewed in academia as non-overlapping, if not rival, worldviews.
5) The Church wrongly taught that the Sun revolved around the Earth until 1825!
Why?
Ill-educated science knowledge is why!
6) The wording of the Bible DID NOT change!
Yet they stopped teaching that nonsense, why?
7) Are we to wait another 1800 years before this YEC nonsense subsides?
Day is not the same as 24 hours, not in the past and not today.
The earth is not about 6,000 years old and the Bible does not teach this. Hebrews 4:9-10: "There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his." This tells us that the 7th day Each believer are to enter into day 7. Also there no "evening and morning" for the 7th day. As day 7 as not ended. Biblical Hebrew has a limited vocabulary, with fewer words compared to other languages, such as English or Spanish. This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context. Day - yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, but the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans thus literally is:
Sunrise to sunset
Sunset to next sunset
Time period of unspecified length. (long time span ).
We use the word day the same today: In my grandfather’s day cars did not go very fast. I work the day shift. (Both are not 24 hours)
Deuteronomy 33:15 and Habakkuk 3:6 "ancient mountains".
Gen 2:4 “in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens” referring to the whole time of the six days,
The events of day 6 can not have happened in 24 hours.
Creationism does not equal young Earth. There are many Old Earth creationists.
Biblical Hebrew has a smaller vocabulary than English. In biblical Hebrew, there is no word for universe. Instead, the Hebrew phrase that is translated “the heavens and the earth” is used to refer to the universe-the entirety of physical reality. The phrase is used thirteen times in the Old Testament, always referring to all matter, energy, space, and time in the universe. We now know that event was 13.787 ±0.020 billion years. This has been checked, proven and measured with many tools and they all agree. It is not just space that came to be 13.787 billion years ago, but time also. The universe is finite and expanding. Just as the Bible stated thousands of years ago.
@@djsarg7451 No YEC is arguing that the word 'day' cannot have multiple meanings, which depend on the context. I am not sure why this keeps being brought up. YECs just argue that in the context of Genesis 1, 24-hour days are the most logical and sound interpretation.
You make a very firm statement at the end with regards to the age of the universe. But science changes all the time, and at an increasing pace.
A scientific paper published in 2023 argues for an age of the universe at 26.7 billion years. There's also conflicting research around the Hubble constant and the Standard Model of physics. To top it all off, just a relatively few years ago, scientists believed the universe had no beginning at all, and they were extremely confident of it. Until they weren't.
I am not against science by any means, in fact this is just how science works. We learn new things and posit new theories and change our understanding of how things came to be and how they work. But I would hesitate to take current scientific theories as gospel fact. That is reserved for the bible alone (though my interpretation of it can be flawed, as I am flawed).
Good job as usual Dr. Ross!
Thanks for watching!
Bad job Dr Ross
@@justinwilson3694 on what basis?
@@eddybella9073 God's Word
Eric and his father might have the same view point which i disagree on, but eric is so much more levelheaded and calmer than his dad
“De tal palo, tal astilla.” “Like father like son.” I see a young Ken Hovind arguing here. His dad used condescending comment on his slides, so is Eric. By the way, where’s the passage in the Word of God where it says that God created an old looking young earth? Also a student has to be quite careful in the use of logical fallacies, because common sense establishes that professors expect sources of authority on every research assigned. And in linguistics, one must endeavor to find those who are authorities in the language.
Notable Christian who hold an old earth position
or are open to such a viewpoint:
John Ankerberg
Gleason Archer
John Battle
Michael Behe
John Lennox
Dr. James Montgomery Boice
William Jennings Bryan
Walter Bradley
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Chuck Colson
Paul Copan
William Lane Craig
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Robert Godfrey
Guillermo Gonzales
Hank Hannegraff
Jack Hayford
Fred Heeren
Charles Hodge
Walter Kaiser
Greg Koukl
C. S. Lewis
Paul Little
Patricia Mondore
J. P. Moreland
Robert Newman
Greg Neyman
Mark Noll
Nancy Pearcey
Perry Phillips
William Phillips
Mike Poole
Bernard Ramm
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Lee Strobel
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Wow a lot of people have the old earth view…it must be true!
@@byronrhodes1659 most of the time yes
@@averagepcenjoyer4827 no, this is a logical fallacy. That would have made Copernicus and Galileo wrong. It makes anyone with a new scientific theory wrong.
@@byronrhodes1659 hehe, well it seems to be an unending argument. God will reveal the correct interpretation. 😊
Hugh Ross is always so generous toward his opposition to the point that even though Eric Hovind was using the fallacious tactic of character assassination (abusive ad homs), Hugh Ross stayed in a very Christ like mindset. Eric Hovind needs to learn to stay on topic. The topic was not Hugh Ross. I have zero respect for that type. Eric Hovind is not qualified to be a teacher or an apologist.
Misty, I have to ask for some examples of this "character assassination" you are speaking of. I enjoyed the conversation and Hugh said he did as well.
@@erichovind6236 Hi, Eric. You falsely accused Hugh Ross of being an atheist and an evolutionist, neither of which were ever true. You tried to paint him as one who was influenced by naturalism, which he then attempted to mix with Christianity and so distort Scripture. If that isn't character assassination, I don't know what is. You should focus on the topic instead of on the person against whom you are debating. I trust that you understand that abusive ad homs are a fallacy and speaking against your opponent instead of against his arguments is illogical. Perhaps next time you will focus on his arguments and attempt to refute them while presenting your own arguments, instead of trying to tarnish his reputation. Note well that he never once said anything at all about you and of course he said he enjoyed the conversation because that's just who he is. He doesn't hit back. He stays focused on the topic. Learn from him.
@@regenerated4life I think you might have misunderstood what was being communicated. Saying that someone is using a naturalistic approach is not calling them an atheist or an evolutionists. I am not the one painting Dr. Ross as being influenced by naturalism, he has made it very clear that he was indeed influenced by naturalistic thiking from the time he was 7.
My arguments against Dr. Ross are not Ad Hom. My issues are,
1. He is presenting things that are NOT written in Scripture as if they are in Scripture.
2. He presents the Creation as the same now as it was before the fall when it is now cursed.
3. He has death before sin.
4. He can't have a perfect future because he doesn't have a perfect beginning.
The list goes on.
I don't question his salvation. I don't question his commitment. I question his putting modern science in front of Scripture.
When Hugh said that he would change his interpretation of Scripture if the scientists changed their mind on the age of the earth. That is what made it clear that he puts some aspects of modern science (which are still being debated) above Scripture. We are supposed to interpret Scripture with Scripture.
Just some of my thoughts.
@@erichovind6236 Go back and listen to yourself beginning at minute mark 31 since you seem to have forgotten the words that came out of your own mouth. You said that Hugh Ross said he was an atheist and came from a naturalistic perspective. Where is the evidence of that? Hugh Ross categorically denied that a number of times since you said that against him a number of times. Where has Hugh Ross claimed to have come from a naturalistic perspective? He denies it! You continued to say it no matter how many times he denied it.
1. False.
2. False.
3. How does one digest food?
4. Does not follow.
What is the gospel?
Thank you so much for getting Dr Ross to admit that if " The Experts" ever acknowledge they are wrong, then he would change his mind re the interpretation of Scripture.
Without doubt The Ultimate Authority of Scripture is at stake here: You were so gracious and yet so authoritive. God Bless You. He certainly has Blessed me through you. I never would have thought Dr Ross would have admitted this. Praise God Eric. You`ve no idea how much your commitment to The Defence Of Scripture has "lifted" me. Thank You Again. I`m looking forward to other aspects of your ministry.
I can't believe Hovind is even trying to debate Hugh Ross. And is Hovind trying to say if you aren't a young earth creationist you aren't a Christian?
yes, yes he is... he exclaimed as much during his debate with InspiringPhilosophy over the same issue, though IP has a different interpretation
Dr. Ross was the one that said things in a way that made me realize God exists... I was an evolutionist atheist, and now I'm save by the Grace of God, in the power of my Lord Jesus Christ who died in the cross for our sins and ressurected 3 days later according to the scripture.
Dr. Hugh Ross has an unique soul and it is clearly seen that he lives in this world but is not ~of the world.
I trully can't take no side on this matter at this very moment, but I am sure that Dr. Ross is a saved man, one that anyone should listen with deep respect.
Listen to Doctor Ross all the time. Love him.
I am really struggling to find where Eric was disrespectful, which is being claimed in the comments by many, Hugh Ross even stated he was having a respectful conversation.
Clearly, the global evidence for a global flood is all around the planet.....
Lots and lots of eisegesis from Dr Ross...
Except it's not, there is global evidence that there has not been a global flood for billions of years.
Having a discussion with Eric Hovind is like having a discussion with an 8th grader.
Who says you can’t? A better comparison, if you wanna call someone immature, would be to say it’s like debating a 5 year old.
Hovind is way out of his element that is for certain. I don’t know of his educational background but he certainly is not anywhere close to Dr. Ross’s level so yes, he comes across as an argumentative teenager but at least he is not nasty and vindictive like his father!
When I first read Genesis at age 17 I also assumed that "day" meant a period of time with a distinct beginning and end. I did not assume it would be 24 hours because the sun had not been created until day 4. I also left it loose to trust that God created in an orderly, systematic way that revealed his glory. 45 years later, I still have similar beliefs. The more I have studied science, the more I see the glory of God and worship Him in humility.
Sun was made day 1
Biblical Hebrew has a smaller vocabulary than English. In biblical Hebrew, there is no word for universe. Instead, the Hebrew phrase that is translated “the heavens and the earth” is used to refer to the universe-the entirety of physical reality. The phrase is used thirteen times in the Old Testament, always referring to all matter, energy, space, and time in the universe. We now know that event was 13.787 ±0.020 billion years. This has been checked, proven and measured with many tools and they all agree. It is not just space that came to be 13.787 billion years ago, but time also. The universe is finite and expanding. Just as the Bible stated thousands of years ago.
Need correct frame of reference. Also Genesis is not the oldest book of the Bible, Job is, so to understand Genesis, must read Job first. 1) Biblical Hebrew has a smaller vocabulary than English. In biblical Hebrew, there is no word for universe. Instead, the Hebrew phrase that is translated “the heavens and the earth” is used to refer to the universe-the entirety of physical reality. The phrase is used thirteen times in the Old Testament, always referring to all matter, energy, space, and time in the universe. 2) The Genesis says "let there be light", the word create is NOT in the text. Job tells us what is "let there be light". Job 38:9 when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness. The cloud make it dark, Genesis 1:2 tells you the frame of reference above the waters on Earth. So the two tell use the cloud went from dark to lighter. The clear sky does not come till " moon to mark the seasons" now with have blue sky. When now know it was a rise in oxygen level that turned the sky clear.
You have some frame of reference wrong. Also, Genesis is not the oldest book of the Bible, Job is, so to understand Genesis, must read Job first. 1) Biblical Hebrew has a smaller vocabulary than English. In biblical Hebrew, there is no word for universe. Instead, the Hebrew phrase that is translated “the heavens and the earth” is used to refer to the universe-the entirety of physical reality. The phrase is used thirteen times in the Old Testament, always referring to all matter, energy, space, and time in the universe. 2) Genesis says "let there be light", the word create is NOT in the text. Job tells us what "let there be light" is. Job 38:9 "when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness". The clouds made it dark. Genesis 1:2 tells you the frame of reference above the waters on Earth. So the two tell us the cloud went from dark to lighter. The clear sky does not come till " moon to mark the seasons" now with have blue sky. . The Bible written thousands of years ago as NOT been rewritten like scientific books (the universe had no beginning error).
Just came across this…. Eric’s arguments and points are trivial, and sounds like he has never spent time in a college lab or physics class. It’s frustrating that my YEC brothers and sisters use these arguments, but again not a salvation issue. Hugh Ross is a class act the whole time, and makes clear and concise points.
Thanks for watching Racquel!
I disagree. I think Dr. Ross is superimposing his fallible Science knowledge onto Scriptures. It's dangerous which could result in misreading God's infallible revelation.
@@ScriptureOnlyIsTruth spoken like a Ham....."If you don't agree with me you are a Galatians 1 Christan Rapist..." It's so tiring. Wow.
@@DarthMWAL "And there was evening, and there was morning - the first day." That sounds like a 24-hr day to me, not an indeterminate length of time. If you think that's millions of years, you are reading something that's not in the text of Scripture.
@@DarthMWALAre you a Believer? If so, you need to check how you’re talking to other siblings in Christ. We can debate but we are not to resort to condescending comments or insults.
Great debate👍 The reason why the Seventh day has no closure,isn’t because God is still resting,it’s because the seventh day represents the eternal rest that the believer has in Christ-Matthew 11:28.Col 2:16-17.The seventh day was a full rotation of the earth just like the other six days-Gen 1:5,Ex 20:11.
There is no 67th book of Scripture.Nature is subject to the fall of man;the Scripture is inerrant,it is the Word of God📖✝️
Eric Hovind keeps saying that is a wrong interpretation or that is not what the Scriptures say but did not ever give us exactly what is the right interpretation nor what the Scriptures say on those verses that Hugh Ross quoted.
And he was trying to look kind but acted with great hostility against Hugh Ross. Same way his father acted when Hugh debated his old man before.
Boy the apple did not really fall away far from its tree.
I've got no love for Eric, but Kent is still way worse imo.
I was brought up to believe 6 literal days but Hugh Ross had made a very compelling case, and the science backs him up. Most young earth Christians who debate Ross really get nasty, but Mr. Hovind kept his cool for the most part.
Yeah Hovind was displaying feminine energy, very passive aggressive.
for the most part...
I lost more and more respect for Eric as this discussion continued. All he could do was attack Dr. Hugh Ross rather than come up with a logical and coherent argument. Brutal.
2:01:38 all do respect to Mr Ross But God did all the hard work, and made simple for us to understand without adding to the creation or the scripture
Dr. Ross's argument: "i talked to scholars about this"
The ironic thing about the account of Adam's creation is this; Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image . . . So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; then, the LORD God . . .brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them. The irony is this; Adam is in this project working with his Creator, whose image and likeness he bears, who, if the sense in English is correct, appears before Adam each time an animal is to be named; when all is said and done, the whole business is summarized wit the statement; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
How many times had he been presented with the person of the one whose image and likeness he bore, who had provided for and was capable of providing for his every need; yet it would seem that that One was not sufficient for him.
WHAT A GRACIOUS GOD WE HAVE.
2Ch 21:19 pairs the word YOM with the number 2, and it is translated as "Years" not "Days", showing that both Mr. Hovind's, and Ken Ham's argument about Yom is *_always_* a literal 24 hour day when paired with a number, simply is not true.
Hugh Ross ALL DAY !!! This man is a blessing
AMEN!!! 🙏
Dr Ross has a scientific doctorate and Eric Hovind doesn't. Dr Ross argues from a biblical and scientific perspective while Eric Hovind only refers to the bible. Eric Hovind's lack for scientific knowledge reduces his credibility in my opinion. At the end of the day, both are Christians and debated in a friendly and respectful manner. Well done.
Thanks for watching Bob!
42:18
I dont think Adam basically saying "at long last" means its a long period of time.
If minute rice took you 20 minutes to cook you'd think something was wrong and it took a very long time. But is 20 minutes a long period of time?
Adam felt alone without a companion because he was not meant to be alone. God said it was not good for him to be alone. If he was not meant to be without a companion and he looked around naming the Animals all day and seeing them with their partners going "gee, how come i havent found MY partner yet? Im running out of options out here to Lord, none are like me."
Having felt alone it would be an enourmous delight and joy to finally find a suitable partner in the vast lineup of creatures he had searched through. "At long last" is fitting even in the context of a single day of near total isolation.
Listen, ill give you a more relatable example.
Ever try putting in a USB drive forward, backwards and forward again and it still doesnt seem to fit? By the 4th or 5th try it works you go "finally!" (Or "at long last")
Relative to what the time SHOULD have been, the few extra seconds felt as though they stretch on because things were not as they should have been.
Often times i will say "FINALLY!" Or "it's about time!" Out of frustration for how long something is taking compared to my expectation of how long it should have taken, or how long i wanted the process to take.
What a great explanation
Truth matters, and I so much appreciate this conversation and these two wonderful gentlemen who are willing to engage on this topic. I hate how it divides Christianity, and I agree with Dr. Ross that it is a barrier for many people, they think the young earth argument is so absurd that they can’t get past it to the important good news of Jesus Christ. Ultimately, in this debate I think it comes down to different literal interpretations of the Bible. Regardless, I do believe it is essential to proclaim the inerrant word of God in scripture, but I also understand the difficulty of dealing with ancient texts in foreign languages, trying to make sense of the meaning in our modern language. So I appreciate what Dr. Ross says about the other revelations from God through nature, when taken hand-in-hand with scripture, can alleviate some of the confusion, it can fill the gaps in our knowledge and understanding. This doesn’t mean we hold science above scripture at all, just that we can look to what God has revealed to us through nature to better understand how to interpret scripture. And when nature points strongly in one direction, and what it reveals does not contradict scripture, one should use one’s God-given powers of reason to form a conclusion.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Non Christians definitely watch how we treat eachother. I appreciate how Dr. Ross states this truth
It's hard not to be rude about Eric Hovind, but his arguments are simply embarrasing.
Why does it say "evening and morning _ day. It's not even 24 hrs. Does Eric have a response? When I became a Christian at age 17 I'm now 58, I read Genesis chap 1 and 2 and I found it odd in how Adam and Eve were presented. In fact it didn't make since. Chapter 2 presented itself as a longer time frame than chapter 1. Because I didn't find an answer I had to let it go. It's a good thing that the only person who challenged me was my dad of which he was an atheist. He's now deceased. After listening to Dr. Ross I can now give a reason for what I believe and why. Thank you Dr. Ross for your teaching.
Eric Hovind seemed a bit flustered. His facial expressions and tone. Think he was more focused on how he'd argue back, rather than actually listening to Hugh. Unfortunate
This is painful but instructive to listen to. Part of the problem is Eric's apparent confusion of General Revelation and Special Revelation. The Inerrancy council is dealing with Scripture, not general revelation issues. Both General Revelation and Special Revelation are INFALLIBLE because they both are revelations from God. As sinful creatures, our interpretations can be wrong, but the testimony of creation and scripture cannot. Yes, Romans 8 says that the creation was subjected to futility (vs 20) and it is in bondage to corruption (decay/entropy)... but that doesn't mean that the creation deceives us. Why? Because we are told in Psalms that the Heavens declare the glory of God and else where that the creation testifies to the glory of God. And earlier in Romans 1, Paul tells us that the creation testifies to God's invisible attributes such as His eternal power and divine nature such that it leaves man without excuse (vs 20). So HOWEVER one chooses to interpret Romans 8, creation cannot visually or scientifically deceive us because God is not a deceiver - He does not lie and and in fact holds us accountable to the testimony of nature. Finally, Hugh makes a good point... God knowing that man would fall, God subjected the universe to futility and bondage of corruption when He created the universe and yes, "it was good". God didn't say it was "perfect", but that it was good because it would fulfill His purposes for His plan of redemption. That is why God placed Adam in the Garden of Eden... the whole world was not the Garden of Eden. It was a special place that catered to Adam and Eve and where God would fellowship with them - it was a specific geographical spot. Remember that upon sinning, Adam and Eve were cast out of the garden into the world outside the garden - where they would be exposed more than ever to the futility and "bondage of corruption" of nature... my two cents.
Dr. Ross, how about a debate with Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson and Michio Kaku, Dr. Lisle, Dr. William Craig, and a few others in multiple disciplines? That could turn into a debate well worth the popcorn.
That would be amazing. Neil, however, has stated that he will not debate such topics.
It wont give much, they all agree on the science.
Ross only difference is his involvement of the supernatural, which can not be demonstrated, so there is not much to discuss.
He has had a few with Lisle. A good one was with Dr. Wieland.
@@bryanp570 I've seen Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson debate people with lower education status than him, which is equivalent to an adult taking candy from a child. It's too bad he's not willing to go toe to toe with someone who is in the same scientific weight category as he is when it comes to astrophysics.
@@qurkatimilaz3787 the heavens declare the glory of God. When I see a car, an airplane, a piece of art or an architecture I don't need anyone to tell me that the object originated from an intelligent being. A disorganized yard indicates that someone may or may not live there, however an organized yard definitely indicates that someone is taking care of the property. I don't need to see the artist, engineer, architect or groundskeeper to know they exist, and no one would question my mental status if I make a proclamation of belief in the engineer, architect, or grounds keeper. At some point people need to trust their intuition and intelligence and not always demand physical proof for a being that is capable of being in multiple dimensions and being in different locations simultaneously. One day science may catch up and be able to detect God, but until then, we must use common sense.
The question of Adam saying “At last…” is in Genesis 2:23 and when I looked at about 25 of the different English translations it appears half of them have him making that statement. For instance in the NKJV all it has Adam saying is “This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh;”
So did he say “At last” or “”This is now” ? That Makes a big difference !
🤔🤔 good question
My JW friend believes Adam may have been alone with God for 50 years before Eve was created
This discussion shows what happens when people don’t have basic understanding of science and how to understand information,That is far too often the case among us christians.
Ross is a legend.
Eric Hovind like his dad kept on interrupting Dr. Ross.
This is one of those debates that you really have to ask the Holy Spirit to lengthen your patience for YEC.
Their attitude is appalling whenever they engage in debates just like Ken Ham and his old man. With the exemption of Dr. Lisle whose demeanor I really like.
Agree
Yeah what a rude red haired Bucktooth Beaver he is
Doubling down. Why is Eric the only one with big slides? Eric clearly lost this debate. It’s not even close
Unfortunately there was a miscommunication about the format so it ended up not being as organized as we’d hoped.
Thank you Dr. Ross. It's mind boggling to me how anyone can look at all of the amazing science and technology God has given to us to see His wonderous creation more deeply yet hang on to a 6 day creation. Most YECs would never apply that mindset to their every day life. I feel bad for Eric. He is all over the place.
Hang on? The Bible clearly defines day as evening and morning. Yes, it can have different meanings but that doesn’t mean you question the original meaning and context. The reason we can see three different meanings of day in genesis 1/2 is because they asre there and clearly used that way. We can all read and see and understand the the different meanings right away, but to then say that therefore we can now redefine the meaning of evening and morning makes no sense whatsoever. By that logic we can redefine the other two uses of day in genesis to mean one second and 1,000 years. We would never do that, it makes no sense. I choose God’s word as truth everyday and so do the Christians I know, it is a mindset I can live with.
There are many other scientists who utterly disagree with Dr Ross's interpretation of data and you fail to realise you have chosen to accept this interpretation. God created everything in 6 days, you have chosen the word of man over God.
You're talking out of bias because this young earth creationist proves that you're lying by his behavior alone.
@@cecilspurlockjr.9421 Stop sucking on the teat of consensus and actually research how much assumption is plugged into the data's results, once assumption is a part of an equation it is not science.
@@spamm0145 Gee, I never thought of doing research. Jackass .
Wow, I listened to this for an hour and gave up. Eric you destroyed yourself. Now having read the comments below, I see
no one would seem to disagree. My heart grieves at the thought of this as your testament.
This is an interesting topic. And I have to say that I am impressed by Hugh Ross, even if I so far believe in a young creation.
The important thing to state is, as mentioned in the video, that this is not a salvation issue. I very much appreciate that this discussion could be performed in such a friendly and respectful manner. Which was not really the case when Hugh Ross debated with Eric's father, who questioned Hugh's christian faith.
From 19:23 Hugh Ross says something well worth to consider, about the new future creation:
"In my theology God creates a universe as a tool in His hand to eradicate evil and suffering once and for all"
That's my theology as well and I find it's what the bible says. God will eradicate all sin, suffering and evil.
This means there will be no eternal burning hell for the wicked. The wages of sin is truly death, not eternal life in torment. All those who rejected Christ will perish and be no more. Because God will not immortalise the sin and evil, but eradicate it! As the bible teaches.
Conditional immortality 👆🏻👆🏻 I represented this view on the Undying Light podcast a couple years back
Then why does Jesus say “everlasting torment”? Not trying to shoot shots, genuinely asking.
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I don't think everlasting torment is a right translation. God gave us the choice between life and death. If you are dead you cannot be tormented, because consciousness requires that you are alive.
There are two referations to the lake of fire in the bible: Gehenna and Sodom and Gomorra. Both of them are examples of the final destruction and not immortality.
Worth to comment is also Adam and Eve.
Nowhere they were warned for eternal torment. Moses did not mention it either.
The very idea of eternal life in torment is remarkably abscent in the entire OT. But there are a lot of descriptions of the fate of the wicked: they are described to be destroyed, burned up, be no more.
And so on. The idea of the immortal soul derives from greek mythology and not the bible. Immortality is only promised for the saved and never for the lost.
@@patricj951 what about John 5:29, being “resurrected to judgement.” How can you be resurrected and not conscious, or judged without being conscious? Judged how? By just staying dead?
The worm does not die, the fire is not quenched?
Eternal fire mentioned in many places?
You said everlasting torment isn’t a correct translation. Do you have an argument for a correct one? What about any of these other passages?
@@marincusman9303
Both saints and sinners will be resurrected from death at the last day. The saved will be absolved because of Jesus' complete work and sacrifice, while the wicked will be judged.
In gehenna, which was a garbage dump, there were constantly fires. And partly some dead bodies got outside the fire. That does not mean the worm were immortal. And the worms were eating of dead bodies, not alive.
An unquenchable fire is a fire that cannot be put out of order before it has completed its work: to destroy and annihilate.
About the expression "eternal fire": it is written that Sodom and Gomorra were burned with eternal fire! Still we know that these cities don't burn today but has gone out several thousands years ago.
Here we can understand that the term eternal fire means a fire with eternal consequences, not that the fire will continue to burn for endless times.
In the same way "eternal salvation" and "eternal judgment" and so on don't mean we are either constantly saved forever or judged forever.
Great conversation....God bless Hugh and Eric
Thank you for watching!
OK, I was not going to comment on this as I am no expert. However, I can't help myself. To Eric, I would humbly suggest that you change your style for starters. The world is supposed to know we are Christ-followers by our love for one another. You can say you love Dr. Ross all day, as you did in this video. However, you are not actually being loving in your style, which undercuts your amorous statements. Do you literally do time-out hands with your wife while saying "Time out! Time out!"? Are you that condescending to her? If so, you guys should seriously get some marriage counseling. Your condescending style of literally time-outing and incessant interrupting of Dr. Ross was embarrassing to me as a Christian. I don't want anyone who is thinking about whether or not to follow Christ think that your style in any way emulates the Master. Jesus said about Himself that he is meek and humble in heart. Not trying to be rude here myself, but you came off as both rude and proud. Not saying that you are, but that is how you came off. Dial it back, brother. Learn how to listen without interrupting. We are not in a race. You don't have to hurry to make your point. Patience is one of the fruits of the Spirit, which Dr. Ross displayed the entire debate! He never once flinched, nor rudely interrupted you. He didn't act flabbergasted and wave his hands around like a person unhinged when he did not agree with you.
Secondly, I am not an astrophysicist. Maybe I should call myself and astroturfphysicist. In other words, I have a keen eye for what is fake or fallacy. Eric, you constantly, and I mean constantly interrupted Dr. Ross to show him your slides from the Grand Canyon. I'm glad you enjoyed your vacation, but you used the Grand Canyon as your main visual evidence of young earth while simultaneously stating emphatically that nature is corrupted and that we cannot use nature as evidence of anything because it is corrupted! What?! In other words, when Dr. Ross wants to point out something in nature that shows the earth as older, you shout, "Stop! Nature is corrupted! You can't use that evidence!" Yet when you finally show your single Grand Canyon slide, you think you are going to lay down your trump card. You teach that we can trust nature in that very slide! Your contradictions are immense. You either can or cannot trust nature. I would encourage you to trust the book of nature on everything as God is not contradictory as you are. He does not say one thing in His Word and then do something different in nature.
So let's get on to my third point. When Jesus was being tempted by the enemy, Satan told him to throw himself down off the temple and that the angels would catch him. Now, if we look at this more deeply, Satan is quoting scripture in a very straightforward (or what I would call young earth-minded) way. It does, in fact, on the surface look like Jesus could do just that and count on that promise. Even Satan believes the Bible. However, Jesus not only knew what the scripture actually meant, He also knew how and when to use it. He knew He was not to interpret that scripture as a literal command to Himself at that time. In other words, Jesus and Satan both believed the scriptures. Satan seemed to believe in inerrancy, but Jesus was not concerned with inerrancy, he was concerned with the TOTALITY of scripture, much like Dr. Ross, who pulls from various books of the Bible to understand creation. So Jesus defeated Satan by quoting a different, more appropriate scripture back to him. I feel that if you were there for the showdown and were blindfolded, not being able to see who was talking, Jesus or Satan, you would have chosen Satan's side and said, "See it's right there in the scripture! The most natural reading is to throw yourself down!" Listen, I don't fault you. Even Jesus's own followers did not at first recognize him on the road to Emmaus. Jesus had to explain to them from MULTIPLE Biblical texts who He was and what He must suffer. Even then they did not get it. It was not until the relational aspect came into play, the breaking of the Bread, that they recognized Him. Jesus said the Father loves revealing Himself to such as children. He loves showing himself to humble people and He loves hiding Himself and His truths from the proud. It does not surprise me at all that Dr. Ross "got it" before he had the evidence of what had been revealed to him. God does that all the time. Jesus reveals Himself to those who obey Him, regardless of age. The Father revealed to a fisherman that Jesus was the Messiah. No man nor Hebrew scholar taught him that. The Father revealed the highest truth to Peter. So, who are you to incessantly question and attempt to invalidate and call into suspicion Dr. Ross's testimony regarding these insights he received when he was 17? Again, I found your condescending manner and rudeness intolerable on this point. But then again, maybe you have not experienced the types of revelation Peter did or that Dr. Ross did. I don't blame you. I just say please try a different approach. It seemed you were really going for "cool points" by showing pics of your family (even though they look lovely and congrats to your daughter) and your motorcycle, etc.. When you have someone in the room, as it were, of high level intellect and as humble in manner, and who has served the Lord in ministry with a global impact for decades, please do not take one second away from meaningful conversation to show me your MOTORCYCLE! Respect those who have gone before you, who are much smarter than you or I will ever be, and who have worked much harder for the kingdom than we probably ever will. I believe we are to treat each other as we want to be treated and I would sure hate for you to see Jesus one day only to have him give you time-out hands.
Just think Rosina ,Eric Hovind is actually a big improvement on how a lot of young earthers treat Hugh Ross,in debates.Even when I was a young earther.I watched Eric’s father debate Hugh Ross on the John ankerberg show.if you get a chance you can watch it on you tube.
@@Terrylb285 thanks. I watched it. Like father like son. And his dad and mentor in all this served a 10 year prison sentence for disobeying the laws of the land?! I had no idea. How then is he a reliable source on the laws of the universe? If you don’t understand basic tax laws how can you understand the mysteries of the universe?
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@@rosinafischer4230 most young earth creationist will come around eventually,just like the early church when they believed that the sun revolved around the earth and they used scripture to back it up
@@Terrylb285It's a reactionary position largely. Kent behaved the same when he debated Hugh several years ago.
@@Lambdamale. That was my turning point from holding to a 24 hour day position. I watched the debate in anticipation that Kent would concrete my position. Now I am unable to even entertain a 24 hour day position based on scripture and science.
51:52 The Hebrew most certainly has a preposition in Exodus 20:11! Maybe I am misunderstanding Dr. Ross, but I am looking right at it. Dr. Ross appears mistaken. If you don't know how to read the original languages, perhaps refrain from commenting on them.
"The natural man not understanding the things of God," is about perspective. In order to think like God, one needs to change their perspective by understanding God's purpose and covenants.
Dr Ross just humblely brought it in this.Even if Ross is wrong, he showed more humbleness and intelligence in this.
I believe the evidence when the Bible is read in its ancient context points towards old earth God bless.
Yes, read it yourself. Truly just read it yourself. What did the first verse say? And then the second verse. What does that suggest to you? Without Hugh Ross, can you be dogmatic about young earth? That can only be if someone teaches you and not when you read it yourself
@@johnathanpacheco613we bring our American western worldview understanding to interpret genesis. We automatically think day always means 24 hours .
Checks and balance. There are people who are confident that both science and bible are in walkstep. This means that You have to look at both Science and the Bible to check your human bias. If interpreted correctly, both will align.
Well-said!
Agreed well said.
I appreciate Hugh Ross.
My question that i feel everyone should ask people like Hugh Ross is"if the flood of Noah was not a worldwide flood,did God break his promise many times when he said he would never send another world wide flood if it was just local?"
2 Peter 2:5 states the world of the ungodly was destroyed. That does not mean the globe. World does not have to mean Globe.
Did all the Kings of the "world / Earth' go to see Solomon as was stated in 1 Kings 4:34? - No.
Did all the people of the "world / countries / Earth" go to Egypt during the famine in Genesis 41:57? - No
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A “Global” flood can’t happen.
Day 3 of Creation Genesis 1:9. God separated the land masses from the seas.
God's word is consistent.
Psalms 104:9. “SEA” boundaries were established by God and will NEVER cover the Earth again. FIVE TRANSLATIONS:
1) KJV - You have set a boundary that they (the seas) may not pass over, That they (the seas) may not return to cover the earth.
2) NASB - You set a boundary so that they (the seas) will not pass over, So that they (the seas) will not return to cover the earth.
3) ESV - You set a boundary that they (the seas) may not pass, so that they (the seas) might not again cover the earth.
4) NIV - You set a boundary they (the seas) cannot cross; never again will they (the seas) cover the earth.
5) NLT - Then you set a firm boundary for the seas, so they (the seas) would never again cover the earth.
*(the seas) added for emphasis.
No global flood.
@MutsPub You referenced KJV - You have set a boundary that they (the seas) may not pass over, That they (the seas) may not return to cover the earth. Return to cover the earth? Quoting this passage seems to contradict the fact that is was not a global flood. It does not state that it covered PART of the earth. And the word return implies that it will not happen a again, meaning not cover the EARTH again. The 2 Peter 2:5 argument is also not very consistant, but only your interpretation of it. Apply that argument with JOHN 12:31-32 31 “Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. 32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself. Based on this scripture the whole world is ungodly as the ruler is satan. The same is in 1 JOHN 5:19 "We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one". Point I am trying to make is that we have to rely on your opinion of a scripture to followe your argument and that can't be applied consistantly, thus not with truth, to the rest of scriptures. The best scripture to proof a global flood is found in Genesis 6:7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made THEM.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord - The only exception is Noah (and ofcourse his family and the selected animals as we later learn), the rest of humasn were ungodly, thus all humans, animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens are included. No exception further pointed out. So why only a local flood? Were there no animals or birds in the rest of the world? Why would Noah then have to build an arc, why not just move Noah to the place where there are no "ungodlyness" and then cause a flood on the rest? Why did he have to go through 100 YEARS of building an arc? None of this makes sense without a global flood. This is confirmed with Genesis 7:19-23. Regarding the waters, “They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered. The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than twenty feet. Every living thing that moved on the earth perished-birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind. Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; men and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds of the air were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.” The same for the 6 day creation. Long periods of time just does not make sense and can't be applied consistantly and being nice, smiling and speaking softly should not convince you of this. Refer to “evening” then “morning.” Each description of the seven days of creation uses this format, clearly indicating a day that began at sunset. It was not plural and even if you interpret it as darkness, it still stays singular. Any other interpretation will only give rise to more unanswered questions rather than logical consistancy.
It may be that creation is important to salvation but that does not mean that time lenght of creation has anything to do with it.
Highest compliments to Ryan Allen for his style. Too many others interrupt due to seeing themselves as overly important!
Thanks Eddy!!
1:24:40 would Dr Ross change his position if the scientific community suddenly agree with the young earth position? "It definitely would" ... What? ... That is the problem.
...so just another comment (I can't help it),.. naming the animals. Eric says he Adam could name 3,000 in 4 hours if you name one every 4 seconds. Just a few questions. How did he know what he was naming? Did the animals run by him and he just came up with names and also had perfect recall on the names and what the animals looked like? How did this information get passed to others? There were no pictures of the animals so Adam would either have to go find them or describe them to someone that also had perfect recall. If the names were not passed to the nest generation (of offspring resulting from sex with other family members) then what was the point of naming the animals? How about the mammals in the sea or the fish?
🤔🤔interesting thought
The Hebrew word for "day" is yom (יום). In the Hebrew Bible, yom is used to refer to the period between sunrise and sunset. The Hebrew names of the days of the week are numerical:
Sunday: Yom rishon
Monday: Yom shani
Tuesday: Yom shlishi
Wednesday: Yom reveci
Thursday: Yom khamshi
Friday: Yom shishi
Saturday: cErev shabbat
The seventh day of the Jewish week is Shabbat (שַׁבָּת). Shabbat is a day of rest and abstention from work as commanded by God
Ross is such a gentleman. The “plain and simple” reading of the text is such a trope anymore. I wish Hovind would’ve brought an argument other than this.
What is Eric's education?
It’s Dr Ross vs Mr Hovind
I find these veiled personal attacks by Eric towards Dr Ross to be quite irksome
Perhaps an example would help me learn.
@@infiniteepoch8 Right, so no personal attacks.... Thanks for clarifying. I assume Matthew thinks the same way. Dr. Ross and I enjoyed the conversation and hoped that you would as well.
@@erichovind6236 😂 you reply 3 weeks late and gave only one day grace for a reply back?
Honestly that "Right... So no personal attacks... Just clarifying" sounds like a child's temper
He had an agenda. And a framework. And some slides. And so much noise and passion. Might be better suited for kids in school or some charismatics.
I only have to sail past the White Cliffs of Dover to see for myself that Eric, his father's clone, is talking nonsense.
🤣this is literally Kent hovind 2.0
Both of you are not exemplifying the kindness Dr. Ross showed to Mr. Hovind.
1:04:07 where did apostle said that disagreements are good for the church? Thanks!