The Bible: Chapter 1

by Aaron
(Australia)

11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 ¶And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
(Genesis 1: 11-17)

This is a very basic argument and I do not wish to illicit a viral response from you or any of your editors. I am calmly and sensibly using the VERY first chapter of the Bible to Prove that Creation was a literal, 6-day Creation.
Now I am going to assume that you ascribe to some sort of age-theory when viewing the first chapter of Genesis. The Bible says in verse 11 (the THIRD day) that he made all plants: grass, herbs, trees, etc. And then in verse 15 he makes the sun and the moon and all stars (the FOURTH day) Now my argument is that if that space of time between those "seedings" as might be supposed, is millions and millions of years, how would those plants have survived without SUNLIGHT. It is a verifiable scientific process that REQUIRES sunlight for the growth and survival of all green life.

Now I realize that you will probably twist my straightforward argument as well as systematically undermine my process of argument as well as the WORD OF GOD that you so eloquently support, I realize this and yet I still present this as a hope that defends my God and the Bible from "railing accusations."

If you will honestly read the 1st chapter of Genesis and take it literally there is absolutely no way in Heaven that it can be viewed as to support evolution

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The Bible: Chapter 1

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Jan 15, 2011

Genesis 1 Literal
by: Paul Pavao

I don't subscribe to an age theory. I just don't think Genesis 1 is literally accurate. I think Moses was giving the creation story as the Hebrews knew it, and that it is, by ancient standards, accurate enough for its purposes.

I don't believe God inspires scientific knowledge in prophets. That's why 1 Sam. 2:8 says the earth is set on pillars. The physics of the earth are not in mind in 1 Sam. 2:8. Instead, it's about God being in control of everything.

The problem with your argument is that it applies to your position as well as an evolution position. Are you arguing that plants can grow and survive one day without the sun, but not for an age? If science is under discussion, then it is no more possible for the plants to grow and produce fruit in one day without the sun any more than it's possible for that to happen in an age.

A literal Genesis just doesn't work. The sun, moon, and stars, according to Genesis 1, are in a solid structure called the firmament. There's water on top of it. No one--well, almost no one, since someone emailed me the other day saying he believes there was a dome over the earth from the creation until a couple centuries after the flood --believes what Genesis 1 says about the firmament.

Even if the firmament is a great expanse, which would be contrary to what the word means, and even if it is a reference to all of the universe with its billions of galaxies, where's this water that's "above" it. That's a lot of water if it surrounds the universe!

No, Genesis 1 is just "wrong" by modern American standards, but perfectly accurate by ancient Hebrew standards. Genesis 1 means to tell us that God created the earth; that's all.

It's inspired in the sense that there are things written there for inspired people, those who have the Spirit of God, to learn to advance their spiritual walk. It is not inspired in the sense of science. God doesn't bother inspiring the scientific, mathematical, and geographical knowledge of prophets because it's all irrelevant.

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