of how the Earth was formed and humans came into existence. If you are a Christian do you believe it as literal events that had occurred? If not, how do you interpret it?
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2007-02-23 10:12:45 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Any that are based in truth.
2007-02-23 10:20:06 · answer #1 · answered by Rob D 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, literal to the extent that it is simplified. Not literal in the fact that each creative day being a day in our life, 24 hours. The creative'day' stands for a period of time. In the case of the earth it was millions of years. As far as the Bible giving us the exact time since Adam and Eve were created, that is literal, and that time line is of the utmost importance to those of us who know that the Bible is the inspired word of God. We can only speculate how God actually did the work of forming man from the physical elements, but we exist in physical form, so it did happen. The whole story of Adam and Eve and Satan and what happened in the Garden of Eden is true and it is vital that we understand it, because that is were God's sovereignty and righteous rule was first brought into question, and also the question of whether or not man can live independent from our Creator. We can see what a mess we have made of things! I seriously think that we need God's help if we are ever to make it as the human race...we have been burning the candle at both ends and that fire has been burning just about as long as it can before nothing is left, so we truly need to pray for God's Kingdom to come quickly! Matthew 6:10
2007-02-23 10:30:25 · answer #2 · answered by wannaknow 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Taken in its TRUE context it DOES NOT TEACH the 4004 B.C. creation that Mr. Ussher came up with so long ago. Others have USED HIS TECHNIQUES and arrived at DIFFERENT dates.
The Bible does not give a date for the creation and any such use of scripture is, by definition, a twisting or misuse of it. It can be clearly asserted that the Bible was not written with the intent that anyone be able to snip passages together because they THINK that they are discussing the same incident at different points and thus determine the total time between two events.
Some holes in Ussher's theory:
1. Yom, the Hebrew word translated as "day" in the creation story CAN MEAN extended periods of time.
2. Nothing is said in scripture about how long the Garden of Eden existed or how long man lived and how many generations were born there... They were commanded to "Have children and increase your numbers. Fill the earth and bring it under your control." - Gen 1:28
3. The terms related as father and son from the Hebrew genealogies which Ussher used are more correctly ancestor and descendant. They may have skipped MANY generations.
2007-02-23 10:17:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I believe the Bible is completely true and Genesis is a complete account of how the earth was formed. However, the part I disagree with is man's interpretation of how old the earth is. They base it upon the ages of the people going backwards through the Bible, back to when Adam and Eve left the garden. I think this is wrong and it isn't Biblical either. There is no telling how long Adam and Eve were in the garden, it could have been millions of years.
2007-02-23 10:21:00 · answer #4 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
there's a capture - a false impression - set by potential of Creationists and a lot of times fallen into by potential of atheists that the Bible and the theory of evolution are at a similar time unique. They (the Creationists) do tend to be Biblical literalists and demand that evolution is inaccurate through fact the Bible says so, which gadgets up this conflict between the two techniques which need no longer exist. it kind of sounds like they are doing it to get human beings to think of "properly, if i will in simple terms have faith one in all them, and that i comprehend the Bible is actual and that i comprehend approximately Jesus, then evolution must be fake". for this reason gaining followers (and funds, whilst you're feeling cynical). And its expressed by potential of a few atheists, too, who in simple terms come at it from the different perspective - "evolution is obviously actual, subsequently Christianity must be fake, through fact the literal interpretation of the Bible does not enable for it". regardless of who states it, its nevertheless a faux dichotomy. Biblical literalism and the theory of evolution (certainly, incredibly a lot of what the medical approach tells us relating to the international) incredibly do no longer seem to mixture, of direction, yet there is this entire different field of examining the memories in the Bible which cause them to make extra sense from an empirical point of view, one that i'm happy to work out you have accompanied. i'm no longer completely specific I had an answer on your question - and that i'm turning out to be a member of in as an atheist so in line with hazard I shouldn't even attempt it. evaluate this extra a remark on it, then, a communication as far as this manner of shock can flow on Yahoo! solutions.
2016-10-16 08:38:07 · answer #5 · answered by troesch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a lutheran and we believe it is a litteral event.
many argue that the hebrew word "yom" can also mean a period of time longer than a 24. The only problem is the words morning and evening clearly show it was a day.
2007-02-23 10:27:03 · answer #6 · answered by charlesthesportsfan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mat 19:4 In reply Jesus said: “Did YOU not read that he who created them from [the] beginning made them male and female
Mark 10:6 However, from [the] beginning of creation ‘He made them male and female.
John 17:17 Jesus prayed, Sanctify them by means of the truth; your word is truth.
Jesus never denied the Gen account and Jesus said Jehovah's Word is truth. And remember the Bible says God can not lie.
2007-02-23 10:38:04 · answer #7 · answered by Jason W 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ELCA Lutherans don't teach it as a literal account, although some believe that. How can it be seven 24 hour periods when the sun wasn't created until the fourth day?
2007-02-23 10:17:42 · answer #8 · answered by angel_light 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Okay - first of all, a day in God's timeline isn't nessesarily a 24 hour period...that was established by mankind 'afterwards'.
Secondly, I do believe in it literally.
I can't speak for a denomination though. Just me.
2007-02-23 10:20:52 · answer #9 · answered by redglory 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Anyone the one that teaches the truth, like the Assemblies of God does. If they don't they should stop lying to people and teach them properly, or get out of the ministry!!!!!
2007-02-23 10:27:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That wou;d be the Phil Collinites/
The Gabrieliests prefer a more gnostic appraoch towards God, and believe dogma is human translation.
2007-02-23 10:16:18 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋