Reconciliation of the appearance of light on day 1 with the presumed creation of the sun on day 4 is a natural challenge to readers of Genesis 1. The resolution of this apparent problem centers on interpreting the text by 1) establishing the starting conditions and 2) noting the verb forms used.
Spiritual Warfare: Avoid the Goading of the Enemy
This episode is a continuation of a spiritual warfare series based on 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 in which believers are admonished to only fight God-inspired battles using divine/spiritual power. The broadcast highlights the numerous ways in which the devil sidetracks believers into fighting unwinnable battles that are based on fleshly categories like "winning arguments, ego contests, the rat-race of popularity, seeking the approval of others, etc. The devil often establishes the narrative that Christians foolishly embrace. Spiritual Christians should constantly be vigilant about the underlying spiritual goals of Christ which is winning souls for Christ and/or inspiring believers to commit to Him more. Spiritual warfare is often less about "winning" verbal contests than portraying the respectful, magnetic character of Christ that woos people to love Him. Additionally, successful spiritual warfare is often less about the evil out there, than dealing with our own sympathies with demonic agendas and devices.
Science confirms the Biblical account of day 3
Science in the last 70 years has confirmed Genesis regarding day 3. With the advent of plate tectonics, it is generally agreed that the primordial earth was a water world. This changed halfway into the earth's history with the built-up of continental crust, followed by the emergence of plants. Science has essentially confirmed the Genesis account of natural history.
Science without “scientism points to the divine
Old-earth creationism vs. young-earth creationism is a secondary issue that need not divide Bible-believing Christians. "Science" prior to 1850 was open to the supernatural involvement of God: scientists' investigations were meant to "think God's thoughts after Him." Modern science is largely dominated by naturalism which creates a false dichotomy between science and faith.
Are the days of Genesis 1 24 hour days?
One of the major disputes between science and Genesis 1 potentially centers on the interpretation of the Hebrew word "yom" or day. There are 4 literal meanings of the word "yom," one of which is an indefinite finite period of time. This possible meaning would resolve the apparent chronological dispute between Gen 1 and science.
The miraculous appearance of light and life
The emergence of light and especially microscopic life is nothing short of miraculous. Though Genesis 1 is silent on the latter, light and the emergence of microscopic life occur almost simultaneously, in geological time. Is it possible that the Bible describes this connection when it says the "Spirit of God was hovering over the waters?"
“Let there by light..”
Reconciliation of the appearance of light on day 1 with the so-called "creation" of the sun on day 4
Science confirms intelligent design
Many naturalist scientists have begrudgingly accepted that the universe has a beginning, conceding that "an agent outside of space and time" caused our universe. Many also acknowledge the "anthropic principle," that the universe is intelligently designed. Romans 1:19-20 and Psalm 19, of course, attest to these facts.
Gen 1 and the “anthropic principle”
Big bang cosmology has forced naturalistic scientists to dead with the "problem" of a beginning. Many are now also reckoning with the "anthropic principle," that the universe is intelligently designed. According to Fred Hoyle "a super-intellect has monkied" with physics and biology.
Genesis 1:1 and naturalism
Acceptance or rejection of Genesis 1:1 largely determines the lens through which people see God as potentially involved in the universe. A priori commitment to naturalism became evident in many scientists' resistance to the philosophical implications of the Big Bang, which threatened the naturalistic presumptions held by many scientists.