Biblical creationists oppose the material from Dr. Hugh Ross, and with good reason. When debating or otherwise critiquing the position of an opponent, one must accurately represent the other side's views. This is especially true of Christians lest we dishonor the Lord.
Ross rejects biblical creation science and affirms an old earth, and is a proponent of the absurd local flood. This alone defies not only logic, but science as well. It also denies Scripture, essentially calling Peter, Jesus, and others liars. He also believes in a pre-Adam race of men which is...truly bizarre.
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For a new book, Ross did not do his homework and clearly does not understand what he is writing about. He waves off the credentials and research of biblical creation scientists as if none of that existed. Indeed, his straw man work requires him to build a fake scenario, then build additional absurdities upon that. Creation science ministries take Ross at his word when he says he is a Christian, but with not only his weird views but his blatant misrepresentations of Bible-believing creationists and even of Scripture itself, well, this child thinks those ministries are being too generous to him.
Hugh Ross’ latest book, Noah’s Flood Revisited: New Depths of Insight from Science and Scripture, is both dismissive of young earth creation (YEC) research and full of fabricated tales. Nonetheless, he begins his book by sounding fairly reasonable for the most part. In the first three chapters, he reminds readers of the literal and historical account of Noah in Genesis: it was a real event and not merely poetry, allegory, or myth. Next, he explains the “universal nature” of the Flood and how it affected all humanity. He supports this by reviewing and comparing many global flood legends to the account in the Bible. He even explains why the Hebrew version, although not the oldest, can still be the most accurate.
However, Ross does two things in the rest of the book that quickly show he still supports a local flood. First, he simply dismisses all of the geological research that supports a global Flood (he actually begins to do this in chapter one). Second, he fabricates fiction to try to justify his local flood story. This brief review will not be able to discuss all the issues in Ross’ book, but it will cover some of the most egregious.
To read the rest, visit "Dismissals and Fiction: A Review of Hugh Ross’ Book Noah’s Flood Revisited."