Creation in Six Days?

Well said.

 

They would have to believe that God created everything is 6 literal days. Genesis chapter 1 does not mention any sort of "gap."

What else could "and the evening and the morning were the first day, second day, third day"... possibly mean? If one evening and one morning passes isn't that a 24 hour period?

And God saw every thing that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Genesis 1:31

 

That's funny. I've never heard or read that that's what they call themselves.

 

True - one evening one morning - one day (24 hours) - and that is what Genesis 1 requires and that is the only way that the Sabbath commandment works.

"SIX days the LORD Created the heavens, earth, sea and all that is in them ... SIX days YOU shall labor and do all your work".

It has to be a literal creation week for making all life on earth and our solar system.

The only "gap" was between Gen 1:1 and 1:2 where vs 1 is the fact that God created ALL things in the universe -- but then in vs 2 we start with the "specifics" of our earth, our solar system and all life on earth.

The point is - it leaves no room for a "prior earth" or "prior life on earth" that is atheist-darwinist evolution based.

EVEN atheist darwinists would object to the scenario where the Sun and moon are created AFTER plant life emerges in full bloom on earth. So no way to "wrench" the Bible account into Atheist Darwinist evolutionism.

in Christ,

Bob

 

That is not me - it is quote from the "religioustolerance" link given in that post. I forgot the quote html editing

 

That makes more sense. Thanks.

 

If one only used the bible without other evidences then I'd have to agree that you'd come away with a 6-day creationist viewpoint.
You'd also believe that the sun revolves around the earth
and that the earth has corners and is supported by pillars.

Part of interpretation is examining all the evidence.
We don't interpret the bible in a vacume.
God's creation also reveals something about him.

Many of us believe that both the bible and God's creation tell the same message
However some of us interpret that message differently
Hence, the debates...

Rob

 

Hmm - and how do you suppose that fits in with "exegesis"??

Perfectly??

So in your view is "exegesis" a good thing or a bad thing?

Not true. Even Einsteint admitted that motion can be expressed with reference to the observer. You are seeking a quarrel with scripture where none is included.

Even WE have "sunrise and sunset" times published weekly without having to "redefine science" to read it correctly IN Context for we all can SEE that the sun appears to rise and set and so we assign the TIMES accordingly.

You rely on a distinction without a difference to justify atheist darwinist storytelling.

Again -- another false claim for the Bible.

The points of the compass STILL IN USE TODAY do not require us redefine science or draw eatth as a "square". NEITHER is the "EARTH SQUARE" idea found in the moral law.

Now see - we CAN agree one something.

Back to exegesis -- what was your answer?

in Christ,

Bob

 

R.C Sproul Ligonier ministries had a good radio broadcast today on the origins of atheist darwinism and it's foundational opposition to Christianity.

http://www.ligonier.org/rym.php

in Christ,

Bob

 

I think I've discovered the weakness of the gap theory argument: too many gaps in the argument.

 

Some use the GAP to suggest "Old Earth- Young Creation of life on earth".

Others make the extreme claim that ALL life in the Universe (angels etc) got created when life on earth got created - but those other beings are just being ignored in Gen 1.

Gen 1 does not give the chronological sequence for the creation of the entire Universe - but for earth - all life on earth and the Sun and moon.

 

creation in six days

Hi CCDNT
Yes , why not? Either your God is BIG enough to do the job in six , 24 , hour days as Moses wrote ; as indicated by the term evenings and mornings , OR He isnt. The term YOM meaning a great expanse of time or a SHORT period of time here is taken out of context if you apply long indeterminate expanses of time. ---Where in ANY translation does a long expanse of time all of a sudden become a 24 hour period ,if it wasnt a 24 hour period to begin with? MY GOD did it in six literal days. How about yours?
in Christ
angelfire

 

"SIX days you shall labor and do all your work but the 7th day is the Sabbath.. for IN SIX DAYS the Lord MADE... and RESTED on the Seventh day" Exodus 20 makes it clear that when Moses says "day" for the 7 days of creation week he means a single revolution of the earth - 24 hours.