A serious question for those of you who know and love the BIBLE?

Question

A serious question, please don't think I am being stupid or facetious. This is a sttory from the Bible that concerns Noah and the Ark. I am a Christian and I really believe in God and the Bible and I want to believe everything in the Bible is true BUT I can't get my head around the fact that it says that Noah collected two of all the animals in the World? penguins? polar Bears? Sloths? so many lovely animals we are told God creaed but they all lived so far away that how did they get to the Holy Land so that they could be put on the Ark. i asked my pastor this and he said that it was a matter of faith and that I had to believe it was true because it was writen. But I can't just believe it cos I know that things like Polar bears and Penguins could nevr have got to the Holy Land. please help me I keep thinking I am wicked and bad, Ihave tried to pray to believe but cant. PLEASE someone give me the answers I need.

Answer 1

Your a Christian, and don't believe the WHOLE Bible? hmmm. interesting.

strange how 2 of every animals could have you so bumfuzzled and stop you from beliving, when animals on the Ark has ZERO concern of your salvation.
I would more understand, how Jesus Himself descended from the Grave, to be more of a issue than animals on a Ark. Afterall, being a Christian, you had no problem beliving in Jesus' miracles. Right?

You keep wondering and guessing about the animals. Afterall, Jesus did say: "Go forth unto all nations and preach about 2 of every kind of animals on the Ark". Right? He did say this?

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Answer 2

Just to make matters worse...

If you read Genesis closely you will see the God told Noah to take only terrestrial animals in to the ark - in other words, those which lived above the surface of the water. No fish or other aquatic organisms.

Now, you might think that makes sense because when the waters rose the fish would be okay anyway. After all, fish don't drown, right?

Wrong.

Some fish live in freshwater and will die if they are put in sea water. Some live in seawater and will die if they are put in freshwater. So, when the waters rose how come one or the other type of fish didn't die out? The sea water would have mixed with the freshwater.

In time, when the waters receded though, there were once again freshwater fish in freshwaters and marine fish in sea water.

Then there is the question about how coldwater fish and tropical fish both managed to survive in the same mix...

Answer 3

Greetings,
The animals were gathered and directed by God so that after 100 years of building the Ark everything was ready for Him so that He could destroy mans wicked ways. Scince God works in ways foreign to our way of thought then there should be no doubt that God would be able to gather His created creatures when and where He desired them to be or to go. Afterall God is omnipotent and omnipresent so there is nothing that is impossible for Him to accomplish scince He is the author of creation

As far as the Pastor that you have He needs to get a grip on what He is teaching or not teaching and lead his flock in the correct way of the lord. It sounds like you should find a different pastor scince you have advanced beyond his capabilities.

a work in progress

Answer 4

First of all, there were far fewer types of animals back then than there are today. It would have only required two from each species to be on board of each land-dwelling animal (as aquatic species wouldn't have needed to be there). Also, if you believe in God and that God asked Noah to do this, it stands to reason that God would've sent the animals to Noah's location so he could collect them without having to travel the globe.

Scientific theories about Pangea, if true, would allow for migration of animals from one area of the earth to the other without the geographical contraints we have today. The enormous amounts of water dumped by the flood and resulting earthquakes and shifting of the earth's crust accounts for most of the land mass shifting from Pangea to our current continents.

And to those who will undoubtedly post that the flood never happened, there are flood stories from nearly every single group of people, all with striking similarities to the Bible's flood account. It also explains how fossils of sea creatures are sometimes found in mountains.

Answer 5

First of all, what you should do is read the story for yourself and never mind your pastor, when he responds like that. Believe me, Im a follower of Christ too and I can say that !
Did you know that everything you hear in church and anywhere else should always be compared to the Bible, especially when it involves God. So that requires you to get involved and, that you get to know the stories in the Bible and always before you read, it always a good idea to pray and ask God to show you the things that he wants you to see. Did you know that the apostle Paul said no one taught him the things of God, but that he took all his questions directly to God, so we can do this too !

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Actually, God told Noah to gather a male and female of each "unclean" animal; 7 each of the "clean" animals; and 7 each of the birds of the air (Gen. 7:2-3).

But look at the actual wording of the command God tells Noah at Gen. 7:2: He says Noah "shalt take to thee" (King James Version) the animals. God doesn't say "Noah, thou shalt go forth, find and gather the animals from the face of the earth;" He says "Noah, TAKE the animals." When you TAKE something, doesn't that imply someone has GIVEN it to you?

I think Scripture clarifies here that God gathered the animals and gave them to Noah, who simply loaded them into the Ark. Mystery solved!

I hope this helps. Peace and love in Jesus.

Answer 8

ROFLMAO
Do you know all dogs can be traced back to 2 dogs?
All cattle come from an extinct bovine.

Did you know the the closest older relative of the elephant is but 2 feet long nose to tail?

Don't be fooled, their is evolution, (not even on the scale they want you to believe)
a mammal over time can produce different relatives. So.

Now the flood may have only been local.
There is good evidence that it was only local!

Answer 9

A) it was Iraq, not the Holy Land, but that doesn't change your question.
B) G-d gathered them for him.

Answer 10

the word that is transLated "earth" couLd just as easiLy be transLated to mean "country," "land," and "territory," not to mention the fact that there isn't enough water on earth to cover every mountain.