Is Earth Round or flat? Why it matters, and why it doesn't

Just in the last few decades, the number of those who believe that Earth is flat has skyrocketed. This purpose of this page is to examine this issue and to provide resources for further study.

From the outset, we wish to emphasize that whether or not Earth is round or flat is not an issue of salvation. In that sense, the question doesn't really matter, at least, not to our salvation in Jesus.

On the other hand, the proliferation of voices claiming Earth is flat is resulting in a backlash against any views that are not mainstream science, including the Bible teaching of creation. When Bible-believing Christians promote a flat Earth, it appears to add legitimacy to the accusation that Bible believers are "anti-science."

Of course, faithfulness to the Word of God requires that we teach Bible truth no matter if it is popular or not. The Bible teaching of creation—though very unpopular in some circles and not even clearly understood by many genuine Christians—has clear connections to the biblical teaching of salvation, and so it must be taught with boldness, but also with meekness and skill. Presenting the truth will arouse opposition, just as it did in Jesus' day. But we need to be very careful not to arrouse opposition by our carelessness and fail to reach a person to the gospel who may have otherwise accepted it had we kept our priorities in order. Jesus died for everyone, including scientists, and if we needlessly incite opposition to the truth in Jesus because we have bundled it up with something superfluous or with a biblical misunderstanding, we may needlessly turn the steps of a person away from the Saviour.

We urge Christians who teach a flat Earth to consider that you have a much greater mission, which is to point people to Jesus. We believe in a round Earth, and we believe that this is consistent with the teaching of the Bible. We will address this matter in more detail later from both Scripture and scientific evidence. But we do not believe that this is a salvational issue. Promoting a flat-earth as a Bible-believing Christan will needlessly turn many off to Bible truth. Saving souls takes great tact, skill, wisdom, and most of all, much time in prayer!

We encourage you also to check out the links below for further study.

God bless!

For Further Study

Disclosure note: This page was first posted on June 25, 2024, and is subect to edits and updates in the interest of refining and adding to its content.