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26th March 2008, 01:41 PM
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Reps: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (power: 9,223,372,036,856,908) | | Originally Posted by Nathan Poe  You answered a question -- And MrGoodBytes agrees with the answer you gave.
Q: "What is the message of the creation stories?"
Your A: [The message is] "God did it."
As a matter of fact, AV, I agree with your answer as well -- at least in part. I believe the Biblical creation stories have many messages to communicate, and chief among them is that God (the Hebrew God, not the Babylonian, Egyptian, Assyrian, or any others) created the world.
Okay --- my fault --- I see now the question was plural - ("stories"). This makes me skeptical, but I'll stick with my answer that "God did it."
The Creation story - (singular) - was a one-time act that God did one time. Anything beyond what occurred in Genesis 1 came after the Creation, when the amount of mass/energy of the universe reached its current level.
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26th March 2008, 02:38 PM
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Reps: 9,850,322,343,169,634 (power: 9,850,322,343,177) | | Originally Posted by juvenissun You should only have ONE (female) wife.
Naw, if you intend to read that passage literally you need to do it all the way and not pussyfoot around. A real man's literal interpretation is that a man should only marry a woman created from his rib, you heretic! 
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26th March 2008, 03:39 PM
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Reps: 44,404,246,110,554,912 (power: 44,404,246,110,568) | | Originally Posted by KhlulHloo Well then Ive got a great story for you about parental disapointment, the rebellion of children, and how parents get upset at the disobedience of their children. Perhaps you should read it
It's called Genesis 3
Rebellion children are everywhere, all the time. Parents could fight it with a Biblical understanding on the role of parents.
Psalm 127:3 Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.
You got your joy from children too. They belong to God, not to you. So, there is nothing to be sad about if children left. |
27th March 2008, 05:43 AM
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Reps: 19,871,091,067,954,968 (power: 19,871,091,067,959) | | Originally Posted by juvenissun I don't think the Bible said anything about disappointed parents. In fact, if my children did not go away, I will be upset.
Well then Ive got a great story for you about parental disapointment, the rebellion of children, and how parents get upset at the disobedience of their children. Perhaps you should read it
It's called Genesis 3
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27th March 2008, 07:50 AM
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Reps: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (power: 9,223,372,036,856,908) | | Originally Posted by lemmings Humans are not considered equal in the Biblical Creation story. Eve (women) is considered the corruptor of Man and there is a good deal of racism where many have used the Curse of Ham to justify racism against Blacks.
Not only is this just plain wrong on so many levels, it doesn't even have a thing to do with the Creation.
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27th March 2008, 08:58 AM
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Reps: 9,850,322,343,169,634 (power: 9,850,322,343,177) | | Originally Posted by lemmings Humans are not considered equal in the Biblical Creation story. Eve (women) is considered the corruptor of Man and there is a good deal of racism where many have used the Curse of Ham to justify racism against Blacks. Originally Posted by AV1611VET Not only is this just plain wrong on so many levels, it doesn't even have a thing to do with the Creation.
AV, it seems that your ignorance of theology and science is rivaled by your ignorance of church history. I am impressed at your trifecta!
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Reps: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (power: 9,223,372,036,856,908) | | Originally Posted by juvenissun You should only have ONE (female) wife. Originally Posted by TheManeki Naw, if you intend to read that passage literally you need to do it all the way and not pussyfoot around. A real man's literal interpretation is that a man should only marry a woman created from his rib, you heretic!
Welcome to the forums, Juvenissun --- :\
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Reps: 44,404,246,110,554,912 (power: 44,404,246,110,568) | | Originally Posted by TheManeki AV, it seems that your ignorance of theology and science is rivaled by your ignorance of church history. I am impressed at your trifecta!
A church is good in theology. But is not necessary good in science. So, church could be wrong in science. One does not lose salvation because of errors in science. |
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Reps: 44,404,246,110,554,912 (power: 44,404,246,110,568) | | Originally Posted by KhlulHloo Well then Ive got a great story for you about parental disapointment, the rebellion of children, and how parents get upset at the disobedience of their children. Perhaps you should read it
It's called Genesis 3
Rebellion children are everywhere, all the time. Parents could fight it with a Biblical understanding on the role of parents.
Psalm 127:3 Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.
You got your joy from children too. They belong to God, not to you. So, there is nothing to be sad about if children left. |
27th March 2008, 11:25 AM
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Reps: 295,212,687,427,838,720 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by AV1611VET Okay --- my fault --- I see now the question was plural - ("stories"). This makes me skeptical, but I'll stick with my answer that "God did it."
The Creation story - (singular) - was a one-time act that God did one time. Anything beyond what occurred in Genesis 1 came after the Creation, when the amount of mass/energy of the universe reached its current level.
most Biblical scholars agree that the Bible contains two creation stories -- Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 were written centuries apart. If you wish to conflate them, that's your business. | | |
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