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It struck me powerfully as I replied to a comment on a recent post featuring an infographic about the age of the Earth<\/a>, that there is indeed a resemblance that appears between a deity and his or her worshipers, as one might and indeed should expect.<\/p>\n

In the case of young-earth creationists, the resemblance is deception and dishonesty.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ Think about it. Young-earth creationists claim to worship and serve a God who placed evidence in creation all of which agrees in pointing to a very ancient universe and a still really old planet Earth, and who rewards those who are willing to disbelieve the evidence the Creator placed in creation because they believe that, in a separately-published series of literary works, he revealed to them that he was kidding.<\/p>\n

Is it any surprise, then, that the young-earth creationists who claim to serve such a God are themselves guilty of deceit, dishonesty, misrepresentation, and everything else that falls under the broad category of lies<\/em>?<\/p>\n

By contrast, Jesus is recorded as having said \u201cBe perfect\u2026as your heavenly Father is perfect\u201d (Matthew 5:48<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Choose ye this day whom you will serve. The God of young-earth creationists is clearly not the God of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

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