True science is in the present, not the past. Who can say what really happend thousands, and especially millions of years ago? I tell ya, science is always changing, something new is always being discovered, old theories are being thrown out the window. If you don't have all of the evidence, you can't make a 100% conclusion, especially when it comes to science of the past. Really, if you don't know everything there is to know, then you cannot conclude anything.... who knows what effect an element millions of light years away has on reality (just to boggel your mind, are you really real?? matrix kinda stuff).
What I believe however, is that God knows all things, and thus I can rely on Him, He has all the answers that I don't understand. And I believe this through faith and personal experience.
There is much strong evidence both for and against evolution. I personally believe in creation in 6 days, as it makes the most sense to me, fits in perfectly with God's promises and leaves me standing strong in the faith, no questioning the truth of God's Word, but believing every promise and praising His name in awe of Him! My personal opinion is that evolution is the biggest, fattest lie ever to filtrate darkened minds (put that in just to stir up the hornest nest!).
Genesis is an amazing book and is the foundation for the entire bible and God's revelation to man. Understanding our origin in Genesis gives us a complete picture of God's salvation story. I spent a long time reading through Henry Morris' book, The Genesis Record (over 650 pages verse by verse commentary), soaking up every page of this marvelous book. I highly recommend it for every Christian who desires to understand Genesis in a scientific and logical way - it really makes sense and answers so many questions! I cherish Genesis now and my eyes have been opened to wonderful truths that make me stand in awe of our God.
To say Genesis is mythological or allegorical is to undermine the entire bible. No other book in the Bible is quoted and referred to as frequently as Genesis is in other books of the Bible: Adam is mentioned by name in the books of Deuteronomy, Job, and 1 Chronicles; Noah is mentioned in 1 Chronicles, Isaiah and Ezekiel. Abraham is mentioned by name in fifteen books in the old testament and 11 in the new testament. The new testament is more dependent on Genesis than the Old - at least 165 passages are either directly quoted or clearly refererred to. Many are alluded to more than once, so there are at least 200 quotations or allusions. There exists over 100 quotations or direct references to Genesis 1-11(the creation) in the new testament. at least in 6 occasions, Jesus Himself referred to something or someone in one of these chapters (1-11). The writers in the New Testament and Jesus Christ Himself, not once even hinted that the events of Genesis as mere myths or allegories, they accepted Genesis as literal history.
If the first Adam was only an allegory, then by all logic, so was the second Adam. If man did not fall into sin from his state of created innocency, there is no reason for him to need a saviour. If all things can be accounted for by natural processes of evolution, there is no reason to look forward to a future supernatureal consummation of all things.
If Genesis is not true, then neither are the testimonies of those prophets and apostles who believed it was true. Jesus Christ Himself becomes a false witness.
The gap theory doesn't make sense - "God created the heavens and the earth and they evolved through many countless ages. Then satan sinned and God judged by bringing a cataclysm that left the earth dark and covered in water...then God said let there be light..." and the story continues. To believe that evolution occured before the sin of satan and man is to say that suffering, disease and often violent and widespread death (fossils) existed before sin entered the world... and that God Himself was responsible for this choas. The theory is a false sense of security, allowing one to accept both creation and evolution.
And the day-age theory? Again, the above applies, "day" interpretted as ages of evolution = death & suffering. Other arguments: 1. The order of creative events narrated in Genesis 1 is very different from the accepted order of fossils in the rocks representing geological ages. 2. If the days equal ages, surely it could have been written much more clearly "and the evening and the morning were the first day"...um, no mention of ages there, any dimwit reading it would conclude it was an actual day. The writer not only defined the term "day," but emphasized that it was terminated by a literal evening and morning and that it was like every other day in the normal sequence of days. Would you write it like that if you wanted to portray long ages? All logic says the writer want you to make no mistake - they were acutal days! 3. The hebrew term "yom" for day has never meant "period". It normally means either a day (24hrs) or the day-light hours. It may occasionally be used as a definite period without beginning or ending, but only when the context clearly indicates that the literal meaning is not intended. 4. Each "day" had boundaries, a set formula, always written as "And the evening and the morning were the second day" - whenever written like this in the Old Testament, literal days are always intended.
Anyhow, there are many more strong arguments such as the above that defend the Genesis as a historical book that actually happened. As you can see, it's my passion, because the book of Genesis has taught me a great deal and has strengthened my faith in many ways. My faith will not be shaken!!
And just a quicker prompter for deep thinking by those who are searching:
Question what lies beyond the edge of the universe.
Can it end, and there be nothing, just nothing stretching forever? Is nothing still something eg. air, darkness, gas? Does that infact make it something and thus nothing is impossible? Is matter eternal, do the galaxies just keep going on and on, or maybe in a big infinite circle, around and around...but what's outside the circle? Is there an intellegent being that outside of the universe stretches on forever and has ultimate control over all things, a mystery in itself? Is it a multi-faceted universe, like a diamond, with many answers, beyond human understanding? Is it a question that you choose to ignore so you can live your life without having to depress yourself with thoughts like "why am I doing this, what purpose does it have in the universe, when I'm dead will anyone remember me in the centuries to come?" Cross that bridge when you get to it....or attempt to find out while you're alive?
Comes down to 4 answers:
1. Eternal nothingness
2. Eternal matter
3. Eternal Intelligent being
4. Something else that we cannot comprehend
Had enough of me?? Now I will get down offamy soap box!
*pop*
What I believe however, is that God knows all things, and thus I can rely on Him, He has all the answers that I don't understand. And I believe this through faith and personal experience.
There is much strong evidence both for and against evolution. I personally believe in creation in 6 days, as it makes the most sense to me, fits in perfectly with God's promises and leaves me standing strong in the faith, no questioning the truth of God's Word, but believing every promise and praising His name in awe of Him! My personal opinion is that evolution is the biggest, fattest lie ever to filtrate darkened minds (put that in just to stir up the hornest nest!).
Genesis is an amazing book and is the foundation for the entire bible and God's revelation to man. Understanding our origin in Genesis gives us a complete picture of God's salvation story. I spent a long time reading through Henry Morris' book, The Genesis Record (over 650 pages verse by verse commentary), soaking up every page of this marvelous book. I highly recommend it for every Christian who desires to understand Genesis in a scientific and logical way - it really makes sense and answers so many questions! I cherish Genesis now and my eyes have been opened to wonderful truths that make me stand in awe of our God.
To say Genesis is mythological or allegorical is to undermine the entire bible. No other book in the Bible is quoted and referred to as frequently as Genesis is in other books of the Bible: Adam is mentioned by name in the books of Deuteronomy, Job, and 1 Chronicles; Noah is mentioned in 1 Chronicles, Isaiah and Ezekiel. Abraham is mentioned by name in fifteen books in the old testament and 11 in the new testament. The new testament is more dependent on Genesis than the Old - at least 165 passages are either directly quoted or clearly refererred to. Many are alluded to more than once, so there are at least 200 quotations or allusions. There exists over 100 quotations or direct references to Genesis 1-11(the creation) in the new testament. at least in 6 occasions, Jesus Himself referred to something or someone in one of these chapters (1-11). The writers in the New Testament and Jesus Christ Himself, not once even hinted that the events of Genesis as mere myths or allegories, they accepted Genesis as literal history.
If the first Adam was only an allegory, then by all logic, so was the second Adam. If man did not fall into sin from his state of created innocency, there is no reason for him to need a saviour. If all things can be accounted for by natural processes of evolution, there is no reason to look forward to a future supernatureal consummation of all things.
If Genesis is not true, then neither are the testimonies of those prophets and apostles who believed it was true. Jesus Christ Himself becomes a false witness.
The gap theory doesn't make sense - "God created the heavens and the earth and they evolved through many countless ages. Then satan sinned and God judged by bringing a cataclysm that left the earth dark and covered in water...then God said let there be light..." and the story continues. To believe that evolution occured before the sin of satan and man is to say that suffering, disease and often violent and widespread death (fossils) existed before sin entered the world... and that God Himself was responsible for this choas. The theory is a false sense of security, allowing one to accept both creation and evolution.
And the day-age theory? Again, the above applies, "day" interpretted as ages of evolution = death & suffering. Other arguments: 1. The order of creative events narrated in Genesis 1 is very different from the accepted order of fossils in the rocks representing geological ages. 2. If the days equal ages, surely it could have been written much more clearly "and the evening and the morning were the first day"...um, no mention of ages there, any dimwit reading it would conclude it was an actual day. The writer not only defined the term "day," but emphasized that it was terminated by a literal evening and morning and that it was like every other day in the normal sequence of days. Would you write it like that if you wanted to portray long ages? All logic says the writer want you to make no mistake - they were acutal days! 3. The hebrew term "yom" for day has never meant "period". It normally means either a day (24hrs) or the day-light hours. It may occasionally be used as a definite period without beginning or ending, but only when the context clearly indicates that the literal meaning is not intended. 4. Each "day" had boundaries, a set formula, always written as "And the evening and the morning were the second day" - whenever written like this in the Old Testament, literal days are always intended.
Anyhow, there are many more strong arguments such as the above that defend the Genesis as a historical book that actually happened. As you can see, it's my passion, because the book of Genesis has taught me a great deal and has strengthened my faith in many ways. My faith will not be shaken!!
And just a quicker prompter for deep thinking by those who are searching:
Question what lies beyond the edge of the universe.
Can it end, and there be nothing, just nothing stretching forever? Is nothing still something eg. air, darkness, gas? Does that infact make it something and thus nothing is impossible? Is matter eternal, do the galaxies just keep going on and on, or maybe in a big infinite circle, around and around...but what's outside the circle? Is there an intellegent being that outside of the universe stretches on forever and has ultimate control over all things, a mystery in itself? Is it a multi-faceted universe, like a diamond, with many answers, beyond human understanding? Is it a question that you choose to ignore so you can live your life without having to depress yourself with thoughts like "why am I doing this, what purpose does it have in the universe, when I'm dead will anyone remember me in the centuries to come?" Cross that bridge when you get to it....or attempt to find out while you're alive?
Comes down to 4 answers:
1. Eternal nothingness
2. Eternal matter
3. Eternal Intelligent being
4. Something else that we cannot comprehend
Had enough of me?? Now I will get down offamy soap box!
*pop*
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