"When Luther looked at the text of Genesis concerning creation, he marvelled at Moses’ use of
simple words and was troubled by the way many commentators and writers had confused the clear scriptural account of creation. He warned those of his day that, ‘Among the Hebrews, the Latins or the Greeks, there is no guide whom we can follow with any safety in this area’. I Luther was referring to such men as Lucretius (1st century B.C.) who in his writings on, ‘the Nature of the Universe’ attacked concepts central to the biblical story of creation as ‘sheer nonsense’.
Luther often cited the creation account as an example of the clarity of Scripture. He accepted the Mosaic authorship of Genesis and that Genesis is the very word of God without qualification. It was his conclusion that the world had not been in existence for more than ‘6,000 years’4, but he stated the philosophers (the evolutionary writers) would never accept that since they work on the basis of human reason which ‘is blind, deaf, senseless, godless and sacrilegious in its dealing with all God’s words and works . ." AIG
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
Luther often cited the creation account as an example of the clarity of Scripture. He accepted the Mosaic authorship of Genesis and that Genesis is the very word of God without qualification. It was his conclusion that the world had not been in existence for more than ‘6,000 years’4, but he stated the philosophers (the evolutionary writers) would never accept that since they work on the basis of human reason which ‘is blind, deaf, senseless, godless and sacrilegious in its dealing with all God’s words and works . ." AIG
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:1