How did dinosaurs get here?
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How did dinosaurs get here?
Dinosaurs were a successful group of animals that emerged between 240 million and 230 million years ago and came to rule the world until about 66 million years ago, when a giant asteroid slammed into Earth.
What is the main purpose of God’s creation of heavens and earth?
God did not just create heaven and earth, but he created them for us. This is the most important point to teach our children. We are placed inside creation in order to sense it and to receive it as a gift from our almighty father’s hand. Our role in all of this is to thank, praise, serve and obey him.
Did God create the Earth with Dinosaurs?
Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” The gap theory is the view that God created a fully functional earth with all animals, including the dinosaurs and other creatures we know only from the fossil record.
What does the Bible say about the disappearance of the dinosaurs?
The Bible does not comment on the disappearance of the dinosaurs. However, it does state that all things were created “because of [God’s] will,” so God clearly had a purpose for making dinosaurs. ( Revelation 4:11) When that purpose was fulfilled, God allowed the dinosaurs to become extinct.
What does Genesis tell us about the creation of the Earth?
Genesis 1:1 tells us that God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:2 informs us that, when He first created the earth, it was formless, empty, and dark; it was unfinished and uninhabited. The rest of Genesis 1 relates how God completed the formless, empty, and dark earth by filling it with life, beauty, and goodness.
Did God create a useless and shapeless Earth?
The idea that God created a useless and shapeless earth is an uncomfortable position for some conservative theologians, and this leads them to the gap theory, or an old-earth perspective. According to conservative proponents of the gap theory, Genesis 1:1 describes the original creation of God—perfect in every way.