This site answers Hugh Ross from a young-earth creationist perspective. Begin with the biblical disagreement: what does the passage say in context, how does Ross read it, and why does this site prefer another reading?
Three questions to begin with
The responses distinguish what the text says from the interpretation and any scientific model. Begin with these three questions, then follow the related responses where a narrower issue needs attention.
- Was the Flood global? Read Genesis 6–9 alongside Ross’s distinction between judgment of all humanity and worldwide geographical coverage.
- What do the genealogies tell us? Consider the age formulas in Genesis 5 and 11, how they differ from a bare list of names, and the significance of textual differences.
- What changed at the Fall? Compare the creation and curse passages with Romans 5 and 8. Separate what each passage states from a broader argument about animal death and suffering.
How to weigh a response
Keep the biblical wording, its interpretation and the supporting scientific argument distinct. A verse can fit a proposal without teaching that proposal. A problem in an old-earth argument does not establish every YEC interpretation or physical model. Ross’s qualifications and points of agreement matter to the comparison.
Open the cited passage and source where possible. Note which edition or portion the response discusses and any stated limits on the available material.
Continue through all responses, books or the Scripture index. The About page explains responsibility and the site’s theological standpoint; How to read the responses explains how to weigh source evidence and interpretation.
Sources and their limits
The responses discuss sections of the 2025 RTB Press first edition of Noah’s Flood Revisited and the 2017 third-edition EPUB of Beyond the Cosmos. EPUB section locators are used where printed pagination has not been established. Individual responses state narrower limits: the extracted Flood book text omitted Table 17.1’s cells, and the Poznik discussion is confined to the obtained abstract.