A lot of sloppy thinking about Christianity exists. Many believe Jesus died to save humanity, and anyone who wants to be saved should follow Jesus. That idea is simple, direct, and true. But, why does anyone believe it? Did everyone witness Jesus’ sacrifice and His resurrection? People believe it because it’s in the Bible. Yet, the Bible has much more in it. For example, it has a chronology in it. That chronology firmly establishes Jesus’ human life, sacrifice, and resurrection as an historical fact. That chronology also establishes the generations of humanity from the creation to Jesus as historical facts. Many Christians firmly believe these Biblical events are true. However, some of these same people believe the universe is over 14 billion years old and the Earth is over 4 billion years old. People believe these large numbers because radiometric dating of rocks declares these numbers to be true. Therein exists the sloppiness. The generational chronology in the Bible and the radiometric chronology cannot both be true. Yet, many profess to believe both. So, how can this sloppiness be resolved? Read All Things Continue to get the full story. Do you trust radiometric dating techniques or the Bible?

Some people refuse to discuss the timing of Jesus’ return because the Bible states that no one knows the day or the hour. However, the Bible is full of such discussions. To successfully ignore all such discussions, a person would need to avoid many parts of the Bible. Obviously, God does not want His people to ignore the Bible. In fact, Biblical study reveals that God wants His people to know the general timing but not the day or hour. The Bible illustrates this timing as a pregnant woman. She knows she is having a baby, just as God’s people know Jesus will return. She knows she will give birth in nine months, just as Gods’ people know the 6,000 year prophecy. She knows the general time for the birth, just as God’s people know the general timing of Jesus’ return. However, she does not know the day or the hour, just as God’s people do not know the day or the hour. In other words, not knowing the day or the hour does not mean total ignorance.