Does Belief in a Worldwide Flood Matter?

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Does Belief in a Worldwide Flood Matter?

Over the last decade or so there seems to have been a shift in overall interest in origins-related issues. While millions of years and goo-to-zoo-to-you evolutionary biology was used as a primary excuse for rejecting Christianity, current discussions with secularists generally revolve around abortion, LGBT issues, and slavery. The news segments, public debates, and regular conversations about origins are now seldom seen. Those opposed to the Bible and its teachings would rather use the current cultural capital in their attempt to discredit it.

The Argument Moves Indoors

However, this does not at all mean that discussions of Adam and Eve, the Flood, and the Tower of Babel aren’t relevant. The literal accuracy of these topics is not only crucial to understanding the biblical narrative as a whole but also serves to influence the confidence Christians have in the Scriptures. Unfortunately, conversations around these important events have become, in many churches, rare.

The consequence of the lack of biblical literacy around origins-related issues is that when a challenge is made to the biblical paradigm, many Christians will flounder and become unsure about exactly what the Bible really says. A prime example comes in the question of whether the Flood described in Genesis 6-9 was a global, worldwide event, or merely a local disaster.

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