Recently, our fourteen year old grandson Bryce had a school assignment in which he chose to contrast the Big Bang Theory with the teaching of the Bible concerning the origin of things. Unknown to his parents or grandparents, he got on the internet and found an article by Wayne Jackson on the subject. Bryce had no idea that Wayne Jackson is a member of the church of Christ, a gospel preacher, an astute student of the scriptures, as well as of contemporary culture and of threats to biblical faith. This week I am presenting Bryce's view of the origin of things. I have left it entirely in his words, only supplying a bit of punctuation, a word here and there to clarify the thought, and quotation marks where appropriate.
The Big Bang Theory vs. God’s Word
There are two points of view when it comes to how the Earth and Solar System were created. The first is what most scientists believe, which is known as the Big Bang Theory. The second one is what most churches go by, which is that God is the creator of the Earth which is found in (Genesis chapters 1 and 2) where God created the world in six days, resting on the seventh. The Big Bang Theory states that some 20 billion years ago all matter of the universe was packed into a microscopic cosmic “egg.” Astonishingly, scientists now think everything in the universe grew from a region billions of times smaller than a single proton. In a book written by Dr. Robert Jastrow he says “all matter in the Universe was compressed into an infinitely dense of hot mass.” The flaws in the Big Bang is that the Bible says that God created the world in seven days which was seen by Adam from the Garden of Eden and the Big Bang Theory was not seen by a single person. Even though the Bible has proof, scientists still say that the days of creation were not a full week but long periods of time. The Big Bang Theory supposes that the universe started with a chaotic explosion which then proceeded toward order. The Bible teaches the exact opposite. Godcreated the universe as a beautiful and orderly masterpiece, but it has been degenerating toward disorder in the intervening millennia. The Bible says that the human family came into existence the same week as the universe (Genesis 1; Exodus 20:11). Man has thus existed from the beginning of the creation (Isaiah 40:21; Mark 10:6; Luke 11:50; Romans 1:20). With that said, the Big Bang Theoryand God’s Word are the two ways that scientists think the world was created.
Opinion By: Bryce Fulford. My opinion is that Godcreated the world in seven days and that the Big Bang Theory is not true. I am going to prove my point with some Bible verses. The first one comes from (Genesis 1: 1-31 ) 1- "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." My next verse comes from (Exodus 20:11 ) 11- "For [in] six days the LORD made the heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it." In (Isaiah 40: 21-22 ) 21- "Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood [from] the foundations of the earth? / 22- It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in." In (Mark 10:6) 6– "But from the beginning of creation, Godmade them male and female." My next verse comes from (Romans 1:20 ) 20- "For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse." My next few verses are to further prove that God is ruler of the earth. In (Hebrews 11:3) 3- "By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of the things which are visible." My next verse goes along with the verse we just read which is (Romans 10:17) 17- "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word ofGod." I can look at the beauty of nature and know that an accidental explosion did not create this fantastic world. So in my opinion, the world was formed and created by God the creator of the world.
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I think Bryce did a great job of summarizing what the Bible teaches about the origin of the universe and mankind. His teacher must have thought so too, for he gave Bryce 100 on his paper. I am extremely proud of Bryce and of his faith in God and the Bible as the divinely inspired word of God. He does not attend a private school, but a large (over 1400 students) public middle school.
Hugh Fulford 
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