

Some people believe that God created the earth in six 24-hour periods less than 10,000 years ago, while others believe that “days” could mean an era or other longer period of time. How God created the universe and the age of the universe is not essential to orthodoxy.” Roy Taylor, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church in America, agreed, “The non-negotiable is that God created the universe ex nihilo. How God chose to create is important, but it is secondary.” “But they vehemently agree that God is the creator of the earth. “Evangelicals hold varying perspectives of how God created the earth - from a literal seven-day interpretation of Genesis to God-guided evolution,” said Leith Anderson, president of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE).

Ninety percent of evangelical leaders say it is acceptable for evangelicals to have different views regarding the origin of the earth so long as they maintain that God is the creator, according to the September Evangelical Leaders Survey.
