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To: UsnDadof8

"The Bible describes the days of creation as "morning and evening". That strongly points to literal days. Evolution is contrary to the Bible and it's silly to pretend that it's not..."

The accounts in Genesis are an allegory that contains theological Truth. The point is that God created the Heavens and the Earth, not that He did it this way or He did it that way.

"But if you did something one way then described it a totally different way, you would be either a fool or a liar. Which one do you think God is?"

False dichotomy. There are many things about God that we cannot understand, so when God speaks to us about them, He uses approximations and allegories.


349 posted on 08/31/2004 5:30:29 PM PDT by dsc
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To: dsc; D Edmund Joaquin; UsnDadof8
So when God speaks to us about them, he uses approximations and allegories.

Really? Who told you that? Specifically.

350 posted on 08/31/2004 6:39:56 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg (Hey, RNC! Get Bob Dylan to sing "Saving Grace" at the Convention!)
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To: dsc
The accounts in Genesis are an allegory that contains theological Truth

One of the basic rules of sound biblical interpretation is that unless something is obviously figurative, or is stated as figurative, it should be taken literally. What textual evidence in Genesis 1-2 points you to an allegory ?

372 posted on 09/01/2004 11:40:27 AM PDT by UsnDadof8 (Virgnian by birth, Texan by choice)
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