Why were dinosuars not mentioned in the Bible? How did dinosuars even come to be did God create them and not tell us? If everybody came from Adam and Eve does that mean we are all the result of imbreeding? If God created people in his image than why does it seem like a lot of people think God is a white man when he could be any color or any sex? Back when Jesus was alive it was ok to say you talked to God but now if you say that people think you're crazy? God and Mary never had sex so doesthat mean Jesus was a clone of God?
I believe in God but some of the Bible seems made up.
2007-12-12 03:52:50 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think you are a sincere person.No doubt I am much older than you[68] and I have studied the Bible for at least 60 years.I still have many questions.All of us descended from Noah's family,8 people who were they only ones who survived the great flood.Untill the time of Moses brothers could marry sisters.God has no material body and therefor colour does not apply.He is Spirit and everywhere present in all His totality.Jesus was virgin born.God became man in Jesus. Forget about sex or cloing.We can not understand it..I am pretty sure Jesus looked very much like any other man..I talk to God every day in prayer.If I was to tell you that God and I had conversations I would be a liar and crazy indeed.
2007-12-12 05:16:19 · answer #1 · answered by Don Verto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is only a general history of creation, the fall of man, his redemption and now the santification of man into eternity. It's EMPHASIS is about God and His relationship with man. The dinosuars are in the same category as all the other animals. Mary was impregnated by God the Father through the Holy Spirit of love. Clone is probably not a bad way to express it if we see Jesus as the visible image of an invisible God.
2007-12-12 12:11:16 · answer #2 · answered by gismoII 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's normal and good to question the Bible, and to seek answers like these. Here's my take on your many questions:
The Bible doesn't mention dinosaurs. Neither does it mention the snail darter, Mars, or global ice caps. A lack of mention in the Bible doesn't mean the Bible denies the existence of those things.
If everyone came from Adam and Eve, then yes, that would mean we're the result of inbreeding. Inbreeding is a problem genetically because genetic mutation can cause disorders, deformities, and the like. But if God created Adam and Eve to be perfect, it logically follows that they'd be perfect genetically, also; there'd be no risk of mutation.
It's worth noting that science has determined that there is an ancestral woman that is common to all of us, which they've come to call "Mitochondrial Eve." While this theory doesn't confirm the Biblical account of Adam and Eve, there are some interesting parallels.
The Bible tells us that God is a spirit, existing before the creation of physcial time and space; His "image" must certainly NOT be physical, then. If we're created in God's image, it must be that we're created in His spiritual image, not his physical one.
Jesus, to be the savior he claimed to be, must have been fully human and fully God. Fully human, because He had to endure the difficulties and temptations of being human just like we do. Fully God, because no mere mortal would be an adequate sacrafice for all of mankind's sin.
No, God and Mary didn't have sex. The Bible says "The angel answered and said to her [Mary], "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God." (Luke 1:35)
Keep seeking!
2007-12-12 12:18:19 · answer #3 · answered by The Former Dr. Bob 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
1. The Bible doesn't need to mention every single thing that exists. Why would it? Job mentions creatures that could be dinosaurs though if you are looking for it.
2. Yes - we are all the result of inbreeding. I need to point out that the law against inbreeding wasn't given until later. I also need to point out that the gene pool wasn't fragmented yet, so mutations weren't a problem.
3. God is not a man so color is irrelevant . (Numbers 23:19)
4. I talk to God all the time.
5. No - Jesus is not a clone. Jesus is God. (1 Timothy 3:16)
6. I can't force you to believe.
2007-12-12 12:15:53 · answer #4 · answered by MikeM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The creation story tells of God creating creatures great and small. I've heard many theories about our creation. I've heard some say that while Adam and Eve were 1st they may not have been the only. But, I choose to believe what's clearly spelled out in the Bible and I would have to say that it would be more like self replication. Eve was created from Adam so they weren't brother and sister they were simply 2 created beings. Scripture clearly tells us that we are not to create an image of God. I think people don't realize that hey are guilty of idolatry when they create an image of God that suits their imagination. The immaculate conception was just that Immaculate and to attempt to put it in terms we use doesn't do it justice. Jesus wasn't a clone he was simply the result of the will of God.
In all of these questions you asked one thing holds true, it's easy to dismiss or even misunderstand the Bible if we try to put God's works in the context of human ability. It's excellent that you are thinking deeply about the Word of God and not allowing your questions to go unasked. The best way to get answers about scripture...pray and ask. god will lead you to your best answer every time.
2007-12-12 12:07:22 · answer #5 · answered by Virtuous1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you think of people like a painting and God as the painter, would it make sense to you if the painting turned to the painter and said, "what is beyond the edge of my canvas?" The painter could try to explain, but the painting would never understand, because the painting could never experience what is beyond the edge of its canvas.
Isaiah 55: 8 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord.
If you want answers to all your other questions I suggest this course of action:
Try to make a commitment to read just one chapter of the Bible a day. Ask God to help you understand what the Bible is trying to tell you. Start with the first book of the New Testament, then when you are finished with that. Read Proverbs, then Psalms, then the rest of the old testament. Don't worry it if you miss days, just keep your place marked and try for one chapter a day. Also, if possible try to find an easy to read translation like NIV or the Message bible. King James is what most people have around the house, and the old English used, makes it difficult to understand.
This really helped me to put to rest many of my questions several years ago.
2007-12-12 12:28:34 · answer #6 · answered by Toni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dinosuars- read Bel and the dragon
inbreading- read Genesis iv: 1-12, 19, 21
Image of God- god has no physical form, not finger or toes, Male and Females spirits were created in the image of God
Talk to God- sure we do it all the time, but we have to slow down and listen carefully to hear his answers...(burning bushes are out of vogue)
Jesus a Clone- well he is one in being with the father, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit...so yes in that context, I guess he is....
2007-12-12 12:18:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dinosaurs are mentioned in the bible. Read Revelation 12, Genesis 1, and Job 40.
Revelation 12, tells us that the story of Adam was a lie, there is no Adam, there is only Eve, and all her children were born of God, through the Holy Spirit.
Genesis 1, tells us that the image God created was called man, God than made man, male and female. God created man, male and female this was the 2nd age (19,6 million years ago) for God said I made them with you. In the beginning before God seperated Himself ( the light) from the red dragon (darkness) all them that He created were dinosaurs in the 1st Age, 196 million years ago, Eve provided bodies for the image called man.
1,96 million years ago LORD God, made Eve with His hands, everything that was made was made by LORD God in a garden called Eden (the 3rd age), God created with His Word, (1st and 2nd ages) LORD God made with His hands (3rd age) Eve and the children of Eve were born not male and female (dinosaurs) but woman and man, human as where those made in the 2nd age.
Adam was born of the 2nd age, in the time of Job, in the land of Nod. Adam's image was born of the dragon and the image was called tares. Adam never knew (had children with Eve) Adam's wife was called Lilah, and his son was call Cain. Cain killed Abel, the Christ, the first born of the third Eve. As Eve was "born again" 4 times, so was the Christ.
The Christ is LORD God in the flesh, Jesus was the 4th time the Christ dwelt upon the earth, but as Jesus He has never left us, because our image was made by the Word, and the Word is on the earth, and shall never pass away.
Yes Moses and the prophets were liars, thieves and robbers, but we (our spirits) would not believe their words, or the words that their god wrote on stone.
For our creator wrote His true commandments in our hearts and minds, when He created us, so when the false christ came and tried to deceive us by writing false commandments on stone, we would not believe. We would always question this false god and never stop seeking the truth.
Read the following, John 1:17, John 4:20-24, John 6:32, John 10:8, Luke 24:25, Luke 4:6 and 4:9, John 3:14, Revelation 13:10-17, 1kings 10:14 and Revelation 13:18.
Now do you understand why Jesus told the woman in John 4:20-24 The hour is coming when you shall not worship the Father in this mountain nor in Jerusalem, because the mountain and the temple are the place and throne of Satan, as shown in Luke 4:6 and 4:9.
2007-12-12 13:02:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible was written to TEACH. Not everything that God has done is in the Bible. That would be a HUGE multi volume set...So, what do we need to learn that dinosaurs TEACH us?
Adam and Eve were perfectly made...inbreeding was a big deal because there were no genetic problems.
God being white...I think it is mostly because white (the color) is equated with purity. And it was held over. Personally I think that God has light skin...but that is just me.
Why are you worried about what other people think? Also, if you are worried about it...don't talk to God in public.
God and Mary didn't have sex...you are correct. There are other ways for conception other than sex. Just because those of the time didn't understand that...God has always understood it.
A lot of people think that parts of the Bible are made up...it makes it ok to ignore the parts they don't like.
2007-12-12 12:02:33 · answer #9 · answered by LDS~Tenshi~ 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
As a Christian who is not a creationist, I suggest you see the bible as a wonderful love story - his love for his creation.
The first eleven chapters of the book of Genesis is a prologue to that story. Read it that way and perhaps be bold enough to use a modern translation.
The two creation stories in the bible tell how everything in the world belongs to God and how it is good. The story of Adam and Eve tells how men and women mess it up by ignoring God.
2007-12-12 12:03:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋