[Cronos]

if you will notice, I asked you a question first, way back in post 83 don't you believe like us in the young-earth and literal 7 days? --> do you or don't you? Yes or no?

[CynicalBear]

>>if you will notice, I asked you a question first, way back in post 83 don't you believe like us in the young-earth and literal 7 days? --> do you or don't you? Yes or no?<< Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Your question can’t be answered as you phrased it unless you answer the question of whether you believe His first act was to create a mess to then have to begin putting it in order.

If you believe that verses 1 through 3 were all in the same 24 hour day. Then you must conclude that He first created a mess. If that is what you believe then I would have to disagree with you in that verse 1 is not included in the first day and would then answer no to your question. If you say that verse 1 is not included in the first day then I would answer yes to your question.

God created a world that was destroyed prior to verse 2 and the world as we now know it was reorganized in seven days with the addition of newly created forms of life and will again be reorganized at some future point.

Now, answer my question. Was God’s first act to create something that was a mess?