There is a pretty universal consensus in the physical sciences (physics, chemistry, geology, and astronomy) that the earth is 4.5 billion years old. How can we rectify this with scripture? Is the creation story meant to be taken literally? What does the bible have to say?
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Scripture Verses
Genesis 1:14
"And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years."
Luke 3:23-38
Genealogy connecting Jesus to Adam.
2 Peter 3:8
"With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day."
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