I personally believe that Young Earth Creation does not at the same time hold to the first day mentioned in Genesis, including Genesis 1:1-2. There may have been a time difference between Genesis 1:1-2 and Genesis 1:3; however, there is no evidence stating the same. This should not, however, be a discordant issue for Christian believers since those who claim the first verse is in a different time period are still faithful to the Scriptures. This allows for what Driscoll and Breshears mistakenly call “historical creationism.” It is Young Earth Creationism that is linked to a long line of scholarly interpretations that span centuries and have dominated the field. It seems rather unfair for Driscoll to characterize his vision as “historic” when nothing could be further from the truth. The Young Earth vision is by far the most accurate vision for reading Moses' account of Genesis 1-3. I believe that God created ex nihilo, or “out of nothing,” as the basic definition of the biblical word “create” (Hebrew “bar'a”) suggests. “Bar'a” always has God as the subject of the verb and the object being created did not exist before God's creative action. This means that the universe has God as a preliminary cause and therefore the universe has its purpose and his design. This particular vision defines the standard of our ethics. This also influences our views and meaning of life (euthanasia and abortion), our views on sexuality (homosexuality and pornography), our fundamental definition of marriage, our values, morals and ethics, our views on justice and, in general, our trust in the word of God. Driscoll's article helped me understand that there are some views that may be acceptable in Christianity, but not all of which the author is willing to accept. Personally…middle of the paper…many reject the accuracy of the Scriptures. Bottom line, if you can believe Genesis 1:1, then the rest of the Scriptures are easy. All the miracles and signs or even the resurrection do not come close to the significant power and miracle of all creation formed only by the word of God out of nothing. Works Cited Lewis, J.P. "The Days of Creation: A Historical Investigation of Interpretation." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 32 (December 1989), 433–455. Francis Brown, Samuel Rolles Driver and Charles Augustus Briggs, Enhanced Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, and electronics. (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, 2000), 135.Thomas E. McComiskey, “278 בָּרָא” In Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, ed. R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, Jr. and Bruce K. Waltke, and electronics. (Chicago: Moody Press, 1999), 127.