“I’d like to understand.”
As would I! But since you asked, I will share with you my beliefs. Ok, if I am honest with you and God, I struggle with the “young earth” creation account in Genesis. If I am truthful, it does seem to contradict what science tells us. Science also tells me that parthenogenesis is exceedingly rare in higher life forms, unheard of in humans. (Although it happens in turkeys and chickens, and has been manipulated to occur in some mammals.) And yet, I am compelled to believe that Jesus Christ was born of Mary, a virgin. Why? I believe the answer lies in faith. Faith is a mystery - I have so many questions that remain unanswered, like the account in Genesis. And what of the bodily Resurrection of Christ, my beloved Savior? Does science not tell us this is quite impossible? And yet I believe.
My wife is much more educated than I, and yet she is a “young earth” creationist. It was through her absolute faith in Almighty God, and her unshakable belief in the Holy Bible that I reached the conclusion I should just accept the Genesis account as accurate. Not that I understand or don’t have questions - just acceptance, in other words faith.
As a Christian, God doesn’t promise us an easy road. In fact, we are told to expect the opposite. But, if we hold on to the faith, Christ is most assuredly preparing a wonderful place for us. And that friend, is truly the Good News that we should spread!
I hope I didn’t offend you, I just thought I would share with you where I am. God Bless You in your Journey in Faith—JM
1. ...God created the heavens and the earth...
...and the earth was without form and void...
-WHY would God create a world without form and void? Search the book and we find the verses explaining Lucifers fall to earth.
This is not speculation, it is Biblical fact. Was God incompetant when he created the earth? No. It got that way somehow.
2. “This is how I look at it. I believe that God created evolution, and steered every single step along the way.
God is much bigger and more all-encompassing than a static God who can only handle one moment of creation. What a poor God that would be! God can steer every flap of every butterfly’s wings. He can steer evolution.”
-Again, you CANNOT have evolution as a means of Biblical creation for the reason that the book says that DEATH ENTERED THE WORLD THROUGH ADAM’S SIN.
How does evolution work? Things die. Over MANY many many generations as they ‘change’.
One CANNOT intelligently believe that God used ‘evolution’ to create us. That would make him a liar. My God is not a liar. Or a doofuss.
>>My wife is much more educated than I, and yet she is a “young earth” creationist. It was through her absolute faith in Almighty God, and her unshakable belief in the Holy Bible that I reached the conclusion I should just accept the Genesis account as accurate. Not that I understand or don’t have questions - just acceptance, in other words faith.
As a Christian, God doesn’t promise us an easy road. In fact, we are told to expect the opposite. But, if we hold on to the faith, Christ is most assuredly preparing a wonderful place for us. And that friend, is truly the Good News that we should spread!
I hope I didn’t offend you, I just thought I would share with you where I am. God Bless You in your Journey in Faith—JM<<<
Far from offending, I appreciated you taking the time to respond.