[TChris]

In the case of the Genesis account, when you combine it with the context of "and there was evening and morning," which is typical Hebrew literature denoting a specific period of time, the clearest meaning of the words is a normal, regular day, not an indefinite period of time.

The "morning and evening" day is defined by the rotation of the earth. Does Genesis declare that the earth has always rotated at its current rate? Nope.

The length of the "days" of the creation is doctrinally irrelevant. It's hard for an idea to be a heresy when it simply doesn't matter one way or the other.

The definition of faith is not denying the truth once it is known, but believing the truth before it is known.

[Porkandbeeny]

The definition of faith is not denying the truth once it is known, but believing the truth before it is known.

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." (Hebrews 11:1)

I find your definition of faith far more confusing than the clear meaning of Scripture. Furthermore, your argument about the rotation of the earth is ridiculous. It only makes sense if you assume that creation took longer than six normal days, but you're supporting the idea that creation took longer than six normal days by citing the possibility that the earth rotated slower. It's a circular argument. (If A, then B, therefore A)

[Just mythoughts]

Ah you might be correct if the Scripture was silent upon the length of a 'day'.

IIPeter 3 the whole chapter is instruction about what "day" means in time and 'age' where Peter says there are three different heaven/earth ages. That first 'age' wherein there was no man in the flesh.

Peter says that a "day" with the Lord is as a thousand years to us..... and we are not told when the 'beginning' begin, just there was a beginning AND something happened to cause this earth to become void and without form.