tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29921791.post962572703035240331..comments2023-07-15T18:01:41.834+08:00Comments on This is what Sed said: Calling All Theoblogians #11Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193896306650823769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29921791.post-80969263752397003952011-12-28T08:20:28.224+08:002011-12-28T08:20:28.224+08:00I like to consider myself a young earth creationis...I like to consider myself a young earth creationist. I believe Genesis is meant to be a literal representation of what happened. That is, everything was created in 6 24-hour days just over 6000 years ago. There is no Biblical reason to suggest any different. To believe evolution (single cells to humans) is truly to undermine the Bible's teachings.<br /><br />Regarding "day" referring to a longer period of time, consider this: Genesis says that plants were made on day three while the sun was made on day four. If these days really were millions of years, how are plants suppose to survive all of this time without the sun? Whereas if plants were made on a Wednesday then not having sun until Thursday, for example, is not a big stretch.<br /><br />There is loads of evidence out there to disprove any evolution claims and further reinforce what Genesis, and the rest of the Bible, tells us actually happened.<br /><br />It's glad to see others out there still questioning evolution at the least. Keep searching for the truth! God Bless.Tim Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073073047532986011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29921791.post-59394006455296220702011-12-15T20:44:39.335+08:002011-12-15T20:44:39.335+08:00I recommend Science of God; see my comments at
ht...I recommend Science of God; see my comments at<br /><br />http://kratistostheophilos.blogspot.com/search?q=six+daysRichard Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688687758729594565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29921791.post-88461991973454166802011-12-15T19:44:36.872+08:002011-12-15T19:44:36.872+08:00I don't argue over anything that can be an int...I don't argue over anything that can be an interpretation of the Bible, and let's face it--there's a lot of it.<br /><br />I think the idea of faith and having to trust God daily brings me to the fact that the details indeed do not matter because we will never know the real truth while we live on this earth.<br /><br />It's good to learn and take in information, but there will never be a definitive answer to any questions about the Bible.betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29921791.post-16813777506417648822011-12-14T22:30:07.912+08:002011-12-14T22:30:07.912+08:00Hey Middo,
Good to hear from you. Hope you're ...Hey Middo,<br />Good to hear from you. Hope you're having fun in Albs. :)<br /><br />Thanks for your comment and recommendations. what you said was very helpful. Looks like I will need to investigate the word 'yom' a bit more. The thing about it meaning a 24 hour day was what Sarfati said, so it's interesting that others believe otherwise. I'm wondering if it's going to be a bit like when I investigated the Trinity and found people arguing for the Trinity used the same verses to support their argument as those who argued against it.<br /><br />I will check out Rob Bell's video too and see if it's online.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193896306650823769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29921791.post-53159425171125698542011-12-14T20:44:20.778+08:002011-12-14T20:44:20.778+08:00Hey Sarah,
I would have recommended 'The Esse...Hey Sarah,<br /><br />I would have recommended 'The Essence of Darwinism' if you hadn't already read it to get a basic, simplified overview of so called 'Darwinism'.<br /><br />I've been heavily influenced by science over the years and so have to be careful when coming to the bible that I don't read it through the lens of science. I will be honest though and say it means I have to work hard to do this.<br /><br />Because of this I have looked into it a fair bit. I'm still not entirely convinced either way but here is my 2 cents worth.<br /><br />Really all I want to respond to is the comment 'Sarfati argues that the Hebrew word yom is what is used for the word day in Genesis. This means an ordinary day (sunrise to sunset).' <br /><br />I would check out this article - http://www.answersincreation.org/word_study_yom.htm, which is a word study on the hebrew word 'Yom'. I think it makes it very clear that you cannot say 'Yom' must be a 24 hour period because it is used multiple times in the Old Testament where it clearly looks to mean something else.<br />*Disclaimer - This article is clearly arguing for the use of the word Yom meaning billions of years*<br /><br />Secondly, and this isn't really a strong argument but it is one many old earth creationists hold. On the one hand it seems to be a 24 hour period. But then you ask the question, how do we mark the 'days'? We mark them by day and night. <br /><br />Something I would recommend watching is Rob Bell's 'Everything is Spiritual'. Even with his most recent foray into Hell I trust his teaching on other area's. Everything is spiritual is a fantastic, biblical exposition of the creation story showing the depths the author went to in writing it, but also how science can (and does) seem to relate to it. It isn't really looking at evolution, but it does discuss science and creation in an interesting way :)<br /><br />Have fun with the journey!Middohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13649128374624550376noreply@blogger.com