Was Christ a Creationist? (One-Page Summary)
by Richard Peachey What view of origins was held by Jesus Christ? Here is the key Scripture text: “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason
Was Christ a Creationist? (Sermon)
A sermon by Richard Peachey, preached in several Lower Mainland (British Columbia) locations. Bible quotations are from the New International Version. New Testament reading: Matthew 19:1-12 Old Testament reading: Genesis 1:26-31; 2:15-25 I’d like us to think together about those passages of Scripture that were read, from Matthew chapter 19,
Criticizing The Creator — And Calling It “Science”!
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of December 2014 by Richard Peachey “An intelligent, omnipotent God wouldn’t have done it that way — so evolution must be the explanation.“ When evolutionists make statements like that, they fall into a trap (actually, several traps). Such arguments are
Does “Creation Science” Equal “Belief in the Bible as the Word of God”?
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of June 2014 by Richard Peachey A Vancouver area theologian wrote to my wife after she had commented (in her blog) on something he wrote. He began his response with this statement: I hope that you will not make the
How to Argue Against the Obvious Meaning of “Day” in Genesis 1
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of June 2013 by Richard Peachey “I have no intention of explaining how the correspondence which I now offer to the public fell into my hands.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Genesis 2:4 and the Meaning of “Day” in Genesis 1
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of March 2008 by Richard Peachey In Genesis 1 the word “day” (Hebrew yôm) quite clearly refers to either a normal-length day (24 hours) or the light portion thereof. But in Genesis 2:4 the expression “in the day that” refers
Is Genesis Poetry? (response to a high school student)
by Richard Peachey Hi, S——. I apologize for taking this long to get back to you. I’ve had a fairly demanding week in a particular teaching assignment. But I mentioned that I would address the issue of whether Genesis is poetry, so I’d like to do that now. What I
On Being Labeled “Extreme”
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of June 2010 by Richard Peachey Regent College theologian John Stackhouse certainly caught my attention with his recent statement in the BC Christian News (June 2010, page 14): “No one needs to be alarmed about Catholic bishops, or the Evangelical
Sir John William Dawson: A Great Canadian Creationist
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of September 1999 by Richard Peachey November 19, 1999, will mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Canada’s greatest creationist scholar: Sir John William Dawson (1820-1899). Dawson was an internationally known scientist and educator who served as principal of
As a Creationist . . . I Agree with Evolutionists!
Featured as a back-of-page article in the CSABC Quarterly Letter of June 2005 by Richard Peachey I agree with Mark Ridley (zoologist at Oxford University) that fossils should not be used as evidence for evolution! “In the chapters on the fossil record in the Origin of Species Darwin showed that