geocreationism.com

Thus far, I have been spending this year in a study on righteousness.  My reason for doing so on Evolutionary Creationist website is that a lot of answers to my Ultimate Questions for God seemed wrapped up that, and so I wanted to make sure that truly understood it, the best that I could.  And so I’m going through the verses on righteousness.  Well, in studying the “righteousness” verse of Jeremiah 33, I came upon the following passage, which to me speaks directly to creation, and indirectly to the age of our earth [emphasis added]:
 19 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: 20 “This is what the LORD says: ‘If you can break my covenant …

An article by Dr. Terry Mortenson, which is found at http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v2/n3/jesus-and-the-age-of-earth, argues that Jesus believed in a young earth. I have not read the article yet in much detail.  So, what you read below will be my thoughts and blow-by-blow analysis as I go through it.  Mortenson states his purpose:
It will be argued that Jesus clearly was a young-earth creationist and that if we call Him Lord we should follow Him rather than the contemporary scientific majority, which primarily consists of unbelievers.
 The writer argues for Jesus’ belief in the scriptures.  I agree with him.
All these above-mentioned statements reflect some aspect of Jesus’ attitude toward or belief about the Scriptures. But far more frequently Jesus reveals his conviction about the authority …

One of the cornerstones of Young Earth Theology is that Genesis 1 is written in simple language that anyone can understand.  This argument comes in several different forms:
“Genesis 1 is written so simply, that even a child can understand.”

“God made sure Moses wrote Genesis 1 so that the Children of Israel would understand it.”

“God wants us to come to Him ourselves (without a moderator), and so He made Genesis 1 easy to understand.”
…therefore, the world was created in 24-hour days, because its simple language makes that fact clear.  Well, the fact is that it only seems clear because it’s what the church by and large already believes.  If the church believed the world was old, and were well-versed in the geological evidence for the Genesis 1 …

My beloved Christian brethren, with whom I agree on most every aspect of the bible (the gospel, original sin, the rapture, Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, God’s love, etc.), largely hold one view that I cannot… that the earth is young.  I do not believe in a young earth because I believe the earth itself contains ample evidence that it is old, and the universe contains ample evidence that it is even older.

Scientific arguments with those who believe the earth is young tend not to yield much fruit.  One reason is because the unavoidable human frailty that is manifested throughout the scientific discovery process is taken as proof that scientific discovery itself is no less frail.  However, discounting scientific discovery on such grounds …

In “Did Jesus Stick to the Creation script?“, I pointed out where Jesus responded to God’s creative pronouncements, and where science suggests other creative actions in between.  I sort of let the question of Jesus’ involvement in the unrecorded creative actions hang.

What makes this an interesting question is that the creation account suggests Jesus did nothing between the evening and morning, but science suggests He did… or God did, in some respect.  Really, there is no requirement that Jesus be the one who performed these intermediate creative actions.  After all, Jesus was there with the Father, not instead of the Father.  Therefore, it is most likely that the Father was responsible.

Though a skeptic will undoubtedly find this entire argument …

A primary assumption of Geocreationism is that God the Father made the pronouncements recorded in Genesis 1, and Jesus responded by removing the insurmountable hindrance otherwise preventing the Father’s will.

For example, on Day 1, God told Jesus to “let there be light”.  So, Jesus did, by removing the causes of what was a dark and rainy sky.  On Day 2, God told Jesus to “Let there be a firmament.” So, Jesus did, by stopping the turbulent rain that occupied all the space between the clouds and the seas.  On Day 3, God told Jesus to “Let the waters be gathered into one place,” to “let dry land appear,” and to “let the earth bring forth grass” and seeded plants.  So, Jesus did, …

Genesis 1:2 - “Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.” (Soncino Press)

When the earth was covered with water, waiting for God to transform it into world abounding with life, God’s spirit hovered overhead.  We have scientifically established this point in history to have occurred about 3.9 billion years ago (Ga), and theologically established that God’s physical earthly presence always takes form as Jesus.  Jesus, speaking through Solomon in Proverbs, even testified to His own presence.

Though we know that Jesus was present, Genesis 1:2 states that it was the spirit of God that was hovering over the waters.  If …

The Geocreationist position is that Jesus is God’s proxy on earth.  If true, then interpreting the Creation Account becomes a lot easier.  After all, if Jesus was physically here to see it, then it lets us interpret the creation account from a more informed perspective.  However, even this isn’t enough, because while the perspective might be Jesus’, the writing came from Moses.  We need some basis for interpreting Moses’ writing, not just the events that it records.  Fortunately, scripture provides us with that basis.  We will start with a well-known event in the New Testament, and then tie it to the Old (Emphasis added):
Now after six days, Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up on a high …

Understanding Jesus’ submission to God the Father can help us understand the Creation account better, by giving us insight into how He and the Father work together.  In fact, Jesus Himself provides some of this insight in His Sermon on Mount (emphasis added):
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”(Matthew 5:16)
Love your enemies, “…that you may be sons of your Father in heaven…”  and “…perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.  Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them.  Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven.”

When you pray, start your prayers as such: …

In the beginning, before the first creative pronouncement, there was God; and as we have seen, this means more than geology or tradition suggest.  In the single wonderful word Elohim, is described Jesus, playing a distinct creative role with the Father, a distinctly submissive role.  It was through Jesus that the Father created everything.  Given God’s sovereignty and omnipotence, this may not appear strictly necessary to us.  However, it demonstrates the relationship that defined Jesus’ earthly ministry, and is continuing today, even unto eternity.  Jesus described this relationship himself when He told the following parable:
A certain man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it, and did …