Yes.
I grew up going to church my whole life, but the Gospel didn't make sense to me until 4 years ago, as a sophomore at K-State.
I will do my best to answer any questions/concerns you have.
How old is the earth? Why did the bible not get that part right?
First off I don't believe that the Bible got anything wrong, and I do agree with Chicat that you can't fully understand God.
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! Romans 11:33
I don't think a human finite mind can fully comprehend an eternal being. Thankfully God gave us the Bible to help us get to know Him.
Within the Christian community, there are also different views of creation:
1. Old universe, old earth, old life: This view is commonly held by theistic evolutionists, or those who claim Christian beliefs regarding Jesus Christ but do not accept Genesis as a straightforward account of the beginning of all things. This model accepts ancient ages based on man's knowledge of science, and the laws science is aware of today. This is the compromise position, basically, between creation and evolution. When there is seeming opposition between the Bible and current science, science wins and the Bible is considered either incorrectly translated or incorrectly understood. Although God is acknowledged in this model, He is generally relegated to the position of "clockmaker" in an almost deistic fashion; He set up the universe and life and established the laws by which it has run ever since.
2. Old universe, old earth, recent life: This position is held by those who subscribe to what is often referred to as the "Gap Theory" of Genesis, wherein it is believed that the universe and the earth are quite old, but that, at one point or another and for one reason or another, the early earth was either destroyed and re-created or simply held in abeyance until the creation of recent life. This is the official, or semi-official, doctrine of some churches.
3. Old universe, young earth, recent life: This position, not as commonly held, considers the universe to be old; but earth itself, and subsequently life, to be young. This is also the position of some parts of Christianity.
4. Young universe, young earth, recent life: This is the classic Christian model which is so widely disputed by those of the evolution camp. In this model the entire universe, including of course the earth and all life, is less than 10,000 years old. This is in keeping with the most straightforward reading of the Genesis account in combination with the lists of generations in Genesis 5, 10, and 11.
Disclaimer: All information I give you I will provide links for you so you can investigate yourself. For this question go here.
http://carm.org/creationismAs for myself, I don't know where I fall on this particular issue. I'm still a relatively young Christian and I believe it is much more beneficial to focus on Jesus and learn about who he is and what he did.
