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How do I decide without knowing whete to look?
Right now, I lean towards OEC but to be fair, only because I am more familiar with it. Can you give me a couple of reasons why you personally believe in YEC? Please
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A couple (=2), without defense, as requested:Storyteller wrote:I don't mind long answers![]()
How do I decide without knowing whete to look?
Right now, I lean towards OEC but to be fair, only because I am more familiar with it. Can you give me a couple of reasons why you personally believe in YEC? Please
And that, brothers and sisters, is the kind of foolishness you get people who insist on denying biblical theism. A good illustration of any as the length people will go to avoid acknowledging basic truths.Proinsias wrote:I don't think you are hearing me. Preference for ice cream is a moral issue
So says Jac!. And many others with his level of theology training also disagree!1. yom cannot be legitimately translated as anything other than "day" and the reference is clearly an ordinary day (the ordinary use of the term). Unless, then, the word has no referent and is a mere literary device, then there is frankly no room in the Genesis chronology for millions, much less billions, of years.
2. There was no death before the Fall. Therefore, there is no place more millions, much less billions, of years.
I think of course the age of the earth matters. How much it matters, or how important the issue is, is subjective.Jac3510 wrote:Tis a short question with a long answer that certainly goes well beyond a discussion on Ps 104Storyteller wrote:This may be a silly question, or so blindingly obvious that I have missed it, but what evidence in the bible points to the age of the universe
OECs say no. I say yes, quite a bit. We reportassert, you decide. *shrug*and does it really matter?
Yes, so says Jac. And Jac says that is what Scripture says. She asked for my opinion, not for the opinion of those who disagree. I gave it, as I said, without defense.Philip wrote:So says Jac!. And many others with his level of theology training also disagree!
And that, brothers and sisters, is the kind of foolishness you get people who insist on denying biblical theism. A good illustration of any as the length people will go to avoid acknowledging basic truths.Proinsias wrote:I don't think you are hearing me. Preference for ice cream is a moral issue
Rather, Jac says what HE thinks Scripture MEANS, concerning the age of the earth.And Jac says that is what Scripture says
I don't think it matters if God created the universe in an instant, in six 24-hour days, or billions of years. He could have done it however He wanted.Storyteller wrote:Why do you think it matters?
Yes, that is what I think Scripture means. I'm enjoying your tautological restatements of my own statements . . . here, let me return the favor:Philip wrote:Rather, Jac says what HE thinks Scripture MEANS, concerning the age of the earth.And Jac says that is what Scripture says
And that, brothers and sisters, is the kind of foolishness you get people who insist on denying biblical theism. A good illustration of any as the length people will go to avoid acknowledging basic truths.Proinsias wrote:I don't think you are hearing me. Preference for ice cream is a moral issue
I think it matters because it confirms God's word true one way or the other,either young earth or old earth. So we need to find out which is right so that we can teach the truth of God's word and show evidence that confirms it true. It is like when prophecies are fulfilled we add it to all of the other prophecies that have been fulfilled to show the truth of God's word and to show how God knows the future.The truth will always shine through for those who seek the truth if and when we have the correct interpretation and can show evidence that confirms it. God's word is revealed more true as time goes on if we are paying attention and can notice it.Storyteller wrote:Why do you think it matters?