Theistic evolution; progressive creation/evolution; The Gap Theory
Is it necessary to believe in the literal 6 days of creation as recorded throughout the OT and the NT?
In response I refer you to the following resources; look them all up then report ack what you find: Unlocking the Mysteries of Creation -video series and book; Six Days of Creation; The New Answers Book -pages 31-38
2006-12-30 20:00:48 · 7 answers · asked by utuseclocal483 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Account of creation in Genesis is supported in Exodus 20:8-11; Mtt. 19: 4,5 -by Jesus Himself; Rom. 5:12 & 8:18-22; 1 Cor. 15: 20-28 etc.
Even Thomas Huxley agrees that such beliefs are "hopelessly untenable".
The New Answers Book by Ken Ham goes into great detail from pages 31 to 63 about these errent theories.
2006-12-30 20:29:27 · update #1
tohu and bohu? see also Isaiah 34:11; Jerimiah 4:23. You bet this is important.I'll tell more about whys later.
2006-12-30 20:34:43 · update #2
Miriam M: Look again at the verse you misquote as found in 2 Peter and read it in the entire context from Chapter 3 verse 1 to the end. 1st it says "a day with the Lord is as a thousand years". That's because God lives outside of time and thus all time is meaningless to Him. It doesn't say a day is a thousand years for us. 2nd, this Scripture is talking about the coming judgement, not creation. A text without a context is a pretext
2006-12-30 20:44:54 · update #3
"Barah and Asah are often used interchangeably: Gen 1: 26-27; 2:4; Ex. 34:10; Is. 41:20; 43:7; Ex 20:11; 31:17; Neh. 9:6
2006-12-30 21:03:53 · update #4
Jason L: Every time this exact same word is used in OT it means a literal 24 hour day, why try to make it different now? Genesis 1 and Exodus 20 make it crystal clear that a literal day, as determined by the rotation of Earth on its axis, is definitely meant. Any other attempted interpretation makes no sense at all, especially when compared to the other verses of Scripture where this same word is used.
2006-12-30 21:10:30 · update #5
Clifford C: Why do you think the doctrine of a literal 6 day creation and the doctrine of the Genesis Flood are the most attacked and ridiculed Biblical doctrines? Because the foundation of the Bible is Genesis, especially the accounts of creation and the great flood
2006-12-30 21:14:03 · update #6
DAYS DAYS DAYS SPELL IT WITH ME D A Y S NOT MILLIONS OR YEARS DAYS
2006-12-30 20:09:19 · answer #1 · answered by THE WAR WRENCH 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why ask the question? Is your faith, or that of anyone's, dependent on the answer? Does grace or the promised salvation of the elect hinge on how long creation took? Is the veracity of the Word somehow strengthened or weakened by research into how long creation took?
Trust me on this: God doesn't care whether you or anyone else accepts the literal representation of time in the various English translations of the Bible. The Hebrews, whose ancestors wrote the Book in their native tongue, argue that the six days are not literal. The "tohu and the bohu" can be translated in many ways.
So much of our discourse as believers arises from poor translation, beginning with the King James version and the language we barely recognize today that it was put into. Yet, while we puzzle and argue over these tiny details, we overlook the big picture.
Who cares how long it took? All that matters is whether He did it or He didn't. That is all your faith needs to know.
May the peace of the Lord be always with you!
2006-12-31 04:21:11 · answer #2 · answered by zealot144 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Hebrew word used for "days" here can also mean periods of time. A literal six day creation is not necessary. However, theistic evolution's credo, "the weak must die and the strong survive is completely contrary to what Jesus taught.
2006-12-31 04:09:07 · answer #3 · answered by Captain America 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am not exactly sure what you are asking but as far as the 6 days of creation goes --- a day does not necessarily have to mean 24 hours. We use the term day to define a period of time:
-- 24 hours
-- Period of daylight (which changes during the course
of a year)
-- Workday (can be different for different people)
-- "In my Grandfather's day" (A period of time not set to
any particular length)
The 6 days of creation were periods of time God used to define for certain aspects of creation --- probably each "day" could have lasted millions or billions of years.
2006-12-31 04:13:45 · answer #4 · answered by OatesATM 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
show do u know anything u see is real? emotions are real but cannot be touched or seen have you ever seen a dinosaur? have you ever seen a caveman? i know for a fact u havent! have i seen god? have i seen jesus? no but ive felt him and its all amatter of faith. if you believe in dinosaurs, fairy's, the big bang non of it really makes sense and you cant prove any of it because you were never there so you can think i have silly ideas, but your fairy tail storys of big giant monsters roaming around around the earth could really just be fairy tails. but you never know wether its fact or fiction its all in our heads. i believe in god but i dont completely believe everything in the bible says because it has been greatly changed over the years as all the other theories people believe in so for this so called "Christian" all i have to say is i might be full of Sh*t but so could u!
2006-12-31 04:20:19 · answer #5 · answered by DODGER GIRL 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do not take the 6 days creation literally as a day is as 1000 years to God time has no meaning to him. science and evaluation to not diminish God they just show how great he is.
2006-12-31 04:05:15 · answer #6 · answered by Mim 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
whats wrong with that
2006-12-31 04:03:34 · answer #7 · answered by Propet Muhammed 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋