that is genesis the first book of the bible.
2006-11-11 10:49:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is all correct.
2006-11-11 10:53:18 · answer #1 · answered by newcovenant0 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are three main theories about creation, according to Christian beliefs. The first being a literal 7 day creation. One is the view that a thousands years is as a day, or the day is as a thousand years theory, that God created earth over thousands of years, not the literal 7 days. The other is the old earth/new earth theory, because Genesis One seems to have a "gap", and sounds a little like it's repeating itself. This theory states that the earth was created, along with birds, animals, fish, dinosours, etc., then there was a long gap before man was created. Or that creation was destroyed & that God re-created it with man. None of these theories contradict Genesis One. Natural selection seems to be something that most people, Christian and non-Christian alike, can believe in, as we have so many extinct species, and we can see the natural (or un-natural, however you want to put it) evolution, through breeding practices, in farming, dogs, plants, etc. Can a Christian believe he evolved from an ape? I don't think so, as that is not at all what is stated in Genesis. I don't believe you can be selective in what you believe in the Bible. It's either all true, or it's all false. Evolution is still a THEORY, and being taught as fact in almost every school across this nation, and yet has not been proven true. How can it be? You'd need thousands of years to study a species, according to Evolution, and man has yet to live that long! I believe that the true answer is "we just don't know". Only God knows, and He chose to reveal truth to us in the Bible. I choose to believe that. If you don't, that's your choice. For the person who stated that the story is 2000 years old....that's only dating back to the time of Jesus. The Bible is thousands more years old than that. Genesis dating back at LEAST as far as Moses. I am a Christian, and I am not ignorant. I do not blindly follow my faith, because it is based on fact. There is a ton of proof out there for Creationism, however, you have to want to know, not just blindly follow what the media and your liberal public schools are spouting off.
2016-05-22 05:58:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is all quite literal. The problem is translating, and interpreting it correctly. It also helps to compare it with modern scientific findings. First of all, we can be certain beyond all doubt that the "days" of creation, are not present 24 hour earth days. The order of things created seems logical enough. What I believe to be one of the most blatant misinterpretations of the Bible centers around the translation of the Hebrew word Elohim. It is the plural form of the word, but is translated into singular form (God) in English. So the creation account should really read "the gods", instead of God. For this reason alone, I sincerely believe that the Bible is telling us of extraterrestrial beings who terraformed earth, and did much genetic engineering experimentation here, up to, and including the human species. Personally, I don't doubt anything in the Bible. The problem is interpreting what it says correctly.
2006-11-11 11:18:22 · answer #3 · answered by oceansoflight777 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering it wasn't until the 1800's that anything in Genesis was denied to be literal, and the fact that the New Testament makes reference to the things in Genesis, the only reason that you would see events in Genesis as not literal would be that you have a presupposition against the supernatural.
2006-11-11 10:53:23 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would accept the Book of Genesis as a book you can take quite literally. Things like the book of Revelation are highly figurative as they are meant to be. Try making sense of all that!!!
2006-11-11 11:12:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing in Genesis is literal. These are all stories that were made up by primitive man in an attempt to explain his environment.
2006-11-11 10:55:14 · answer #6 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is ALL allegorical and mythological.
There is not a single factual event in the entire book of Genesis.
There is not a shred of objective independent evidence that supports anything in the book of Genesis.
(and FYI, the same goes for Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers.......................Revelations)
2006-11-11 10:53:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first few chapters describing creation and the flood are all literal. They describe real events in the form of an historical narrative. As for what's correct, everything in the Bible is correct. If it weren't, it wouldn't be God's Word.
2006-11-11 10:53:59 · answer #8 · answered by STEPHEN J 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
EVERYTHING is correct in Genesis
2006-11-11 10:53:36 · answer #9 · answered by j.marie 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Guess. It would be as accurate. Or you can just go with whatever your Minister/Priest tells you is the truth which isn't exactly brilliant.
2006-11-11 11:01:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bring the stories to life.Live the stories,and you will know.Some are literal and some are symbolic.
2006-11-11 10:55:21 · answer #11 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋