God Says Genesis Is Metaphor: An Exercise In Examing Our Beliefs
I am creating this thread as a means to allow all of us to explore our beliefs within the context of a strictly metaphorical account of Creation in Genesis. Think of it as an exercise in the suspention of belief (as opposed to SOD)
The premise is that God, through whatever means would personally satisfy you, has revealed that the Genesis account of Creation is in fact a metaphorical account, and that He had absolutely no intend of it ever being taken as fact, scientific or otherwise. You accept this revelation as Truth.
Based on that premise, answer the following questions:
1. How does this revelation effect your faith?
2. How does this revelation effect your view of the Bible? How does it effect the way you read the Bible?
3. How does this revelation effect the way that you view the natural world?
4. I'm open to responses to other questions. These are the three I've got on my mind at this moment.
Conditions:
1. This thread is open to everyone (how would I stop you anyhow?) I would love to hear from the non-Tes especially, but as some TEs hold to special creation, I welcome their input just as much.
2. If you do not understand the premise, then don't post. If you need clarification, then PM me and I'll do my best to answer any questions you might have. What I want to avoid is a ton of posts that say, "But Genesis is not metaphor, it is God's Word!" We've got other threads to cover that territory.
3. If you refuse to accept the premise on the basis of your faith, and you think that responding to this thread would somehow violate your faith, then by all means do not post. The point isn't to challenge anyone's faith.
4. Have fun.
I am creating this thread as a means to allow all of us to explore our beliefs within the context of a strictly metaphorical account of Creation in Genesis. Think of it as an exercise in the suspention of belief (as opposed to SOD)
The premise is that God, through whatever means would personally satisfy you, has revealed that the Genesis account of Creation is in fact a metaphorical account, and that He had absolutely no intend of it ever being taken as fact, scientific or otherwise. You accept this revelation as Truth.
Based on that premise, answer the following questions:
1. How does this revelation effect your faith?
2. How does this revelation effect your view of the Bible? How does it effect the way you read the Bible?
3. How does this revelation effect the way that you view the natural world?
4. I'm open to responses to other questions. These are the three I've got on my mind at this moment.
Conditions:
1. This thread is open to everyone (how would I stop you anyhow?) I would love to hear from the non-Tes especially, but as some TEs hold to special creation, I welcome their input just as much.
2. If you do not understand the premise, then don't post. If you need clarification, then PM me and I'll do my best to answer any questions you might have. What I want to avoid is a ton of posts that say, "But Genesis is not metaphor, it is God's Word!" We've got other threads to cover that territory.
3. If you refuse to accept the premise on the basis of your faith, and you think that responding to this thread would somehow violate your faith, then by all means do not post. The point isn't to challenge anyone's faith.
4. Have fun.