That is a nice philosophical position, but the Bible is either true or not. It says six days, not six indeterminate periods of time. The fossil record does not support the order or chronology of Genesis.
That is a nice philosophical position, but the Bible is either true or not. It says six days, not six indeterminate periods of time. The fossil record does not support the order or chronology of Genesis.
The general flow seems to match evolution theory, where does it differ?
Genesis was written in Hebrew and the word for "day" is "yowm" which means "time period".
Besides, the bible is written in parables...Jesus speaking:
Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all [these] things are done in parables:
When you read Revelation and you see phrases like "one hour with the beast", do you really think it's speaking of one literal hour?
The Bible was written for humans.
Do you reallllllly think we could understand at the level of Truth where God operates?
When your 8 year old wants to know where babies come from, how much Truth do you tell? No more than they need to know at that time, and that not in graphic terms.
The Bible walks a similar path. Enough Truth so we have a rudimentary understanding of the basics, not so much that we are overwhelmed or terrified by it.
And hopefully, like your eight year old, we’ll figure out the finer points at our own pace and as we need them.
**the Bible is either true or not. It says six days, not six indeterminate periods of time.**
God created a ‘turn-key’ earth for Adam. The amount of time needed is minimal when one also has the ability to turn H2O into H2O, carbs, and alchohol; instantly multiply MREs (loaves & fishes), raise people that have been dead for days, etc. Oh, and of course, the supernatural experience of receiving the Holy Ghost, speaking with other tongues as the Spirit giveth the utterance. (”..thou HEAREST the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is EVERY one that is born of the Spirit”)
The wine looked like wine, tasted like wine, yet skipped the long process to become wine. Likewise, the loaves and fishes. Instantly reverse the decaying process? “Lord, by now he stinketh”.
I would much rather be a Christian wrong about creation (though I don’t believe that I am), than an atheist wrong for rejecting the Creator.
The choice is obviously yours. IF you are wrong, and your soul awakes to judgement, then what? Curious minds would like to know.