Objection #5: What is the gap theory? What is ruin and restoration creationism?
Unlike young earth creationism, the ruin and restoration theory holds that the earth and the universe are old, but unlike the old earth creationists they believe that the Genesis creation did occur in 6 literal days. They believe that previous creations have existed, and were destroyed by God’s judgment before the Genesis 1 creation. They believe that Genesis 1:1 describes that earlier creation, then Genesis 1:2 should be translated “the earth became formless and empty” while the movment of the Spirit of God in Genesis 1:2 is the beginning of this new creation.
