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To: newgeezer
It's really quite simple. God cannot lie.

So how was it that Noah got all those animals into the Ark? And how was it that all those dry land plants survived that Noah didn't bring with him?

If you're going to have some hyper-litteral interpretation of the early parts of Genesis, then you're going to have to explain some things.

On the other hand, if you can say that these were merely parables, like the ones that Jesus told, then Evolution fits into Genesis just fine.

337 posted on 11/29/2004 10:19:46 AM PST by narby
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To: narby
So how was it that Noah got all those animals into the Ark?

All I know is what the Bible says about it. I seem to recall seeing where others have ventured to explain it. Perhaps they did a good job of doing so. I trust you'll check it out if it interests you.

If you're going to have some hyper-litteral interpretation of the early parts of Genesis, then you're going to have to explain some things.

I don't have to explain anything. Lacking any curiosity about the "how," I haven't bothered to delve into it. I'm content to be satisfied that it's true. Thankfully, I've left behind those days of my youth when I considered myself the final arbiter in what is true or good.

On the other hand, if you can say that these were merely parables, like the ones that Jesus told, then Evolution fits into Genesis just fine.

The obvious difference is, Jesus (God the Son) told us when He was speaking in parables. I hope I never dismiss as parable anything in the Bible simply because I can't explain it.

400 posted on 11/29/2004 11:13:37 AM PST by newgeezer (for further reading on this subject, see Romans 1)
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