There are many translations of the Bible, with Christian churches interpreting it differently. The original writers of the Bible, for example, used the Hebrew verb "bara," which English speakers translate as "create." However, the term "to create out of nothing" does not exist in the Hebrew language.
The term "bara" means "to expand, fatten, or fill up." The original writers of the Bible said that God "filled up" the universe. Christians say He created it out of nothing. They must, therefore, have a different God than the ancient Hebrews, for to them, no such God has ever existed.
Moreover, in no translation of the Bible does it say that God created water. Rather, it says there was darkness upon the face of the deep, which he later divided with the firmament. It says the earth was without form and void, but not that it was nonexistent.
God did NOT create the world out of nothing. This is a false belief of many. If this is wrong, how much of traditional Christian belief is wrong?
2007-07-10
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