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true, buy you know what i'm saying. for instance, he gave the 12 power to heal. we can not do this. so how do we know what does/does not apply to us?

Quick question on the gospels. When Jesus makes the numerous promises to the disciples, is he speaking to them only? All of the statements concerning prayer and faith...are these directed at them exclusively? You know, faith of a mustard seed; moving mountains; believe you have received what...

So, they were either ape, or fully human? What about neanderthal, and the like? They are not human, like you and I. I also don't think they are ape. What are they? And they were created on day 5? So we've got man created one day later, walking around, seeing these very similar looking...

Sorry, I don't know the proper terminology, but how do the "not so much human, but not so much ape" creatures fit in with the 6-day literal creation? Not trying to debate...I'm genuinely interested in answers. I want to believe in a literal interpretation of the creation account, but where do...

So what are they, Mark? All apes, except for the last one? Separate creations by God that look similar to us, but aren't? Apes that use tools? Apes that are not found with human remains? What is your take on all of this? Not sure why you responded in an attacking manner? I read your...

Mark, Are you suggesting that these hominids walked the Earth at the same time as Adam, created on the same day as him? This just doesn't seem to fit a YEC framework. So here I am forced to reconcile what science has given us with Genesis. They obviously don't sync up. This must mean...

Remus, Thanks so far for the informative replies. So, what do you make of the Smithsonian's pages? Essentially, do you believe the dates are wrong and they should all indicate about 6,000 years old? If so, then why do most of the skulls look very different from our own? From a YEC view...

OK, regardless of whether these skulls are in the right order or not, they still exist and are found at a greater depth than human fossils. They are bipedal creatures. They are human-like, but not human. Is the non-evolutionist point of view that these are simply separate creations just like...

Check out http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/hominids.html I don't know...some look pretty complete to me. I don't want to believe in Theistic Evolution, as I simply don't see why God would choose to evolve us. But how do we go about giving a logical explanation?

How can the hominids be explained when holding to a literal, 6-day creation? I'm not attacking...I am genuinely seeking others' input and explanations.

So, CT, I take it that you believe in a literal, 6-day creation, and that the universe is a few thousand years old?

See post #23. If I don't have a good enough answer, I think my belief in God will suffer. I will repeat...if the Bible is true, accurate, without error, etc., then why are there the discrepancies I briefly listed in post #23?

So, when you say "as a believer," what are you believing in? How do you overlook the apparent error in the story of creation and not have that affect your faith? This is what I'm trying to accomplish. I want to subscribe to a plausible explanation for why the creation account was written the...

Thanks, Sabra, I will look into that site. I have never visited it before because I was under the impression that it was similar to that Dr. Dino wacko I've heard about.

6 literal days of creation...not all animals/man lived on Earth at the same time...the universe isn't 6 or 7 thousand years old. I don't know these things as fact, but the overwhelming scientific evidence shows the earth to be over 4 billion years old and that we weren't the first in our...

Ok, so let me take the majority's view here and paraphrase: Scripture is God's Word, written by men, but with the requisite knowlege/sprit indwelling within them to ensure it is without error. So, that said, back to the question the roots around in me constantly...why does the creation account...

So you take the Bible as literal?

A reply by Joykins to another question of mine caused me to ask this one...what does it mean when we say the authors of the Bible were inspired? On the one hand, folks who find faults/contradictions with the Bible will often say that because the Bible was written by men, we would expect these...

Thanks, Joykins. This is the sort of thing I need to read. I could feel a chunk of burden lifted off of me after reading this. Your answers seem very plausible to me.

See, I would be in line with your second paragraph. But, unlike you, accepting the theory of evolution discredits my faith. I just can't fathom why God would choose to create us in that way.