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To: bibletruth
I would agree Exodus 20:9 seems to support a six literal day view. However, I can't see how settles the matter firmly. The week ending in the Sabbath commemorates what God did, but it does not neccesarily follow that any given particular detail in a commeration be a literal recreation of the origional event.

For myself, I am less clear on the meaning of the six days. For example they were worded oddly...each was from Evening until Morning, rather than from Evening till Evening. There are several details of the creation narratives in Gensis that do not seem literal to me, such as 3:23

14 posted on 07/05/2011 3:51:10 AM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: AndyTheBear

More playing with dates...and I keep getting results that show no clear trend, and roughly equal ice levels. The sample you showed seemed to be one of the worst you could have picked per your point ironically.


16 posted on 07/05/2011 4:22:35 AM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: AndyTheBear

I don’t concern myself with evolution, creation, young Earth, old Earth, intelligent design, etc., because I can’t prove any of them. I trust the Bible, but I know many, many Bible-believing Christians who get entirely different meanings from Genesis. I have my own opinion, of course, but frankly, it just doesn’t matter.

Christians would do well to avoid dissent with their brothers and sisters over meanings that are not related to salvation (not saying you’re dissenting—just making a point). I see no reason to contend with my fellow believers over minor matters.

There are certain fundamental beliefs to Christianity that we must stand firm on. Stuff like Christ is the Son of God is non-negotiable. Trying to decide whether God created the Earth in 7 literal days is not essential to one’s standing as a Christian. Suffice it to say we’ll all learn the truth someday. We can fellowship just fine without knowing the answer right now.


18 posted on 07/05/2011 4:34:26 AM PDT by CitizenUSA (Coming soon...DADT for Christians!)
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