Stu wrote: ↑Thu Apr 15, 2021 3:41 am
DBowling wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 8:34 am
Stu wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 8:01 am
DBowling wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:28 amI strongly believe that Special Revelation (ie Scripture) and Natural Revelation (Science and History)
when accurately understood will never come into conflict, since the same God is the source of both.
Science is man made, mistakes can and are made all the time.
Which is why I bolded
when accurately understood
I stand by the truth of my full statement.
Special Revelation (ie Scripture) and Natural Revelation (Science and History)
when accurately understood will never come into conflict, since the same God is the source of both.
The theory of evolution is science, is God the source of it?
Many times on this forum I have provided scientific evidence that clearly demonstrates that "random mutation" (which we can observe and measure by science today) is an inadequate process for generating the code that we see in the DNA of life today and for generating the changes that we see in the fossil record.
So I think Natural Revelation (ie Science) is the enemy (not the friend) of Evolutionary theory that presumes the adequacy of random mutation and natural selection ALONE.
At one point according to cosmology we weren't the centre of the universe and held no special place in the universe. The Christian crowd accepted that and made the Bible fit that. Well now they are questioning that. Your "science" is in constant flux we don't know squat about the universe, it's one big frikken guess.
But the shape of the earth is not a 'guess'. From thousands and thousands of videos and pictures from multiple countries, satellites, spacecraft, space stations, etc (not to mention thousands of videos of ships and boats travelling over the horizon), we know what the earth looks like with precision. And it is NOT flat.
We know for a FACT that the earth is a globe.
This is why it is so damaging to the Gospel to equate the truth of Scripture with a known lie.
So how do you know when it is "accurately understood" and when we have it wrong?
You look at the evidence and see where it takes you
For example
If you have thousands and thousands of videos and photos from different countries, organizations, spacecraft, satellites, space stations, etc all without exception showing that the earth is a globe, then that alone is more than enough evidence to establish the shape of the earth as a known fact.
Do you believe in the big bang?
Yes I do.
And the Big Bang is powerful evidence for the existence of an Intelligent Creator of the Universe and the accuracy of Scripture.
Do you believe we have no special place in the universe, that we are just another planet as science says?
I believe that God designed and finely tuned Earth specifically as a place for his image bearers to live and exercise dominion. And that makes Earth special (and I believe unique as well) in the Universe.
Yes, but you are a preterist so for you satan has had his big day.
I am a
Partial Preterist...
Which means I believe that Jesus and John correctly identified the timing of the Great Tribulation which took place in 70 AD.
I believe that Jesus could physically return to earth at any time in conjunction with the Resurrection and the Final Judgement.
And I believe that Satan is 'loosed' sometime before the Return of Jesus (Rev 20).
Whether the loosing of Satan is a current or future event, I don't claim to know.
I do know that Jesus explicitly tells us to prepare for his Return.
For me satan is still firmly in control of most governments and bodies like NASA.
Satan is the Father of Lies, and thus is influencing any person or entity that propagates known lies.
And convincing people that Scripture teaches the flat earth lie is one tool that Satan uses to damage the integrity of Christians and attack the truth of Scripture.
I can prove the earth is not round.
You may have been deceived into thinking you can...
So explain to me how they could transmit a microwave signal 146 miles from transmitter to receiver point to point. How is this possible on a round earth.
Same with the Knickebein system. Impossible on a round earth. Rick said he would investigate it but he never got back to me, I wonder why.
I have already explained both in a previous post.