Earth created in 6 days?

I'm curious what others think on this one especially since I'm new to this site:
Did God create the earth in 6 - 24 hr. periods, or over a much longer period of time. Was the term "days" just a term used to break up the periods of when things were created e.g. light and dark seperated, water, etc.
What are your thoughts?

From what I read in Genesis, the 24 hour clock did not start until God made the Sun, Moon, and stars.
Up until then we find a "day" is the completion of a cause and effect.
Let there be Light, cause and morning, and Light was, effect and evening of the "day".
So no "time" can be associated with those first "days". Time was in effect, but there is no way to determine just how long they were.
And in the overall picture of Genesis chapter one, the seven days are completed. And this has not happened yet in our "time" frame. Adam was split into Adam and Eve on the sixth "day", but our saga is not over yet. Satan has yet to be thrown into the lake if fire, New Jeruselem has yet to descend. So most likely we are still in that same "day" six or just getting into "day" seven. After nearly six thousand years of our "time".

I find no supportable evidence to suggest the "days" of creation have anything to do with a 24 hour period.

And I also find no problem if God really did do it in distinct 24 hour periods either. When the creation began it was already finished in the Mind of God. God was just adding the final ingredient, Light, to the mix to solidify His Thought. It could have happened in "day" periods of 24 microseconds for all we really know. God is outside of time. It is all the same instant to God Almighty.

Please read 2Peter 3:8 and you will find your answer.

Patrick

I intend to ask Christ this and many other questions when I die.

You bring up many good points. I was curious about what others on here believed. I agree that God is out of time and we can't know the specifics. I believe the Earth is older than many claim. There was some guy that came to our church claiming that God created the earth in 6 literal days just because he can. All along I was thinking how could the dinosaurs have lived, died and fossilised within that amount of time. He even claimed that carbon dating is false. I don't think he did all his homework even though he had good things to say despite the young earth stuff.

And how does 2 Peter 3:8 answer this question? Peter is saying the a day to us is not one of Gods days.
one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

So are you saying it was 24 hour periods ot that it is not or that we do not know?
Looks to me like the term "day" can mean many durations.

One day with the Lord is as a thousand years of time as we know it. I think Peter was very clear on this.

If you also read this chapter, he makes it very clear that this earth is much older then a few thousand years.

I think this is one of those issues where Christianity doesn't really necessarily have an answer. Some people have beliefs about this based on various interpretations of the Bible, but it's not a question that affects salvation either way. Believe whatever you want; it's not on the test.

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I realize it's not a vital thing to know for salvation, but it's interesting as much as science is interesting and science certainly is a part of God's creation.

I think that God did make the earth in 7 days.

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