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To: mnehrling; P-Marlowe; Alamo-Girl; betty boop; blue-duncan

Consider the following.

1. God created by establishing the law of evolution. (Theistic evolution)

2. God has revealed himself to his people through the Holy Bible. (Surely the Lord God will do nothing unless He reveals it to His servants the prophets.)

3. God clearly discusses origins of life and of species in the Bible.

4. Therefore, God has placed clear indicators of His law of evolution in the Holy Bible.

Unfortunately, #4 is not true. It is not there. Even though the subject is discussed, there is no revelation of the Law of Evolution in the Holy Bible.

It makes me suspicious of theistic evolution.


270 posted on 12/04/2007 7:35:44 PM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain! True Supporters of Our Troops Support the Necessity of their Sacrifice!)
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To: xzins
Thank you so very much for sharing your insights, dear brother in Christ!
276 posted on 12/04/2007 10:42:03 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: xzins
there is no revelation of the Law of Evolution in the Holy Bible.

Actually, there are several places if one knows where to look. In the creation account, most verses in the original language say how 'God set a system in place and the earth brought forth'. In the original language it doesn't say God spoke and poof it happened. A literal translation is closer to a decree or a law was put in to place and those actions unfolded.

Although the Bible wasn't written as a scientific text, if you look at the order of creation, it fits what scientists basically agree as a logical evolutionary progression, coincidence?
Also, the word Day- 'Yom' YM has multiple meanings throughout its use in the Bible, not only does it refer to a 12 or 24 hour day, but it also is used for the word 'age', an indeterminate amount of time, such as The day (yom) of the Lord or in the day (yom) of xx king. The common practice of literally translating that (Genesis 1) into one human defined 24 hour day, is a fairly modern occurrence (last 500 years primely when James Ussher calculated the age back in the 1500s- most of modern Young-Earth Creationism is based on his work.)

I don't believe in a God that created the universe to trick us. The more knowledge expands, the more about Creation is revealed, not the opposite.

278 posted on 12/05/2007 6:22:52 AM PST by mnehring
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To: xzins
Consider the following. 1. God created by establishing the law of evolution. (Theistic evolution) 2. God has revealed himself to his people through the Holy Bible. (Surely the Lord God will do nothing unless He reveals it to His servants the prophets.) 3. God clearly discusses origins of life and of species in the Bible. 4. Therefore, God has placed clear indicators of His law of evolution in the Holy Bible. Unfortunately, #4 is not true. It is not there. Even though the subject is discussed, there is no revelation of the Law of Evolution in the Holy Bible. It makes me suspicious of theistic evolution.

The Bible talks about the sun rising and setting, but never mentions that the earth revolves around the sun. It talks about God creating the land and sea, but never mentions plate techtonics. It speaks of matter, without discussing atomic theory. It talks about people getting sick, but never mentions the germ theory of disease.

Do you think maybe the Bible had a purpose other than a science book?

309 posted on 12/05/2007 10:21:49 AM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: xzins
4. Therefore, God has placed clear indicators of His law of evolution in the Holy Bible.

Unfortunately, #4 is not true. It is not there. Even though the subject is discussed, there is no revelation of the Law of Evolution in the Holy Bible.

God placed even less evidence of a recent creation in the natural record. Indeed, the evidence points quite the other way.

326 posted on 12/06/2007 1:15:17 PM PST by ahayes ("Impenetrability! That's what I say!")
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