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To: allmendream

I believe that God’s word never pushed the issue because it was immaterial in his overall plan for Man’s salvation. Believe in evolution if you must, or Creationism if you must … neither has much to do with ones salvation in the long run. God’s word doesn’t say that the only way to heaven is through Jesus and a belief in creationism (or evolution), just a belief in Jesus as God. (By the way, I’m a young earth creationist). ;-)


35 posted on 11/19/2009 4:39:52 PM PST by doc1019 (Obama, not so much.)
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To: doc1019
God speaks in parables. That is how he instructs, for a parable has variable meaning and almost unlimited applicability. There need not have actually been one ‘good Samaritan’ who did those things for Jesus to instruct us with the parable of the good Samaritan.

Just as with the description of the ‘Molten Sea’. God could have said that the thing was 10 cubits across exactly, 30 cubits exactly, and exactly round all about. But that would be incorrect. Instead he just said it was 10 cubits across, round all about and 30 cubits across. Those that try to derive Pi from such will be left disappointed. I think there is much to be seen in that fact alone. God could not have said more directly “THIS IS NOT A MATH BOOK”, and yet people want to depend upon it for their models of Geology, Biology, and Geocentricity.

But glad to hear a voice of reason on the YEC side. Salvation is never said in the Bible to be dependent upon your beliefs about how the physical world came to be.

43 posted on 11/19/2009 4:47:42 PM PST by allmendream (Wealth is EARNED not distributed, so how could it be RE-distributed?)
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To: doc1019

Didn’t push the issue!? Immaterial to His plan!? I’m sure there’s a word for what you just did.

How many times is 7 day creation mentioned in the Bible?


143 posted on 11/20/2009 8:48:35 AM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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