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Noah and the flood

Discussion in 'Polls Forum' started by Alcott, Jun 22, 2009.

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Which of the following statements do you think is true concerning Noah and the flood?

  1. It is all true—40 days of rain and the entire earth was covered by water

    23 vote(s)
    76.7%

  2. It was actually ‘localized’ to the “world” known in part of the Near East

    5 vote(s)
    16.7%

  3. Noah preached repentance for 120 years before the flood

    17 vote(s)
    56.7%

  4. The age that man could live was to become in most cases 120 years following the flood

    9 vote(s)
    30.0%

  5. There were literally 8 persons only in the world right after the flood

    21 vote(s)
    70.0%

  6. Since there is no evolution, every species of land/air animal was in the ark

    12 vote(s)
    40.0%

  7. The million-plus species of insects prove the story cannot be literally true

    1 vote(s)
    3.3%

  8. The story is a parable

    2 vote(s)
    6.7%

  9. The story is an impossibility, yet with God nothing is impossible— so it’s true

    8 vote(s)
    26.7%

  10. I don’t know if it’s literally true, but there are truths to be learned from it

    4 vote(s)
    13.3%
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  1. Ed Edwards

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    All these look like prophecies. Do not propehecies use a lot of 'Figures of Speech"? I mean like 'figures of speech' instead of literals?
     
    #21 Ed Edwards, Jun 23, 2009
  2. Marcia

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    Some, not all, are prophecies, but in each case, Noah is referred to as a real person who lived in history.

    Look at Luke 3:36, which is just recording a fact.

    Jesus is speaking in several of these. Would He refer to someone named Noah who never existed as though he did?
     
    #22 Marcia, Jun 25, 2009
  3. Revmitchell

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    If the flood was local as some have indicated they believe in the poll then God's promise to not flood the earth again was local as well. This certainly creates a problem does it not?
     
    #23 Revmitchell, Jun 26, 2009
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    So, the second coming will culminate in a universal flood!

    I have no problem with a local flood covering the known world of Noah anymore than I have trouble with the Israelites crossing the Reed Sea and not the Red Sea.

    Cheers,

    Jim
     
    #24 Jim1999, Jun 26, 2009
  5. donnA

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    it has to do with believing God, ,or not.
    god either knew what He was talking about when He inspired the bible or He didn't, and parts of it aren't true. So which parts of the bible aren't true? Or does each person decide for themselves how much God lied.
     
    #25 donnA, Jun 26, 2009
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    What problem? Either way, the entire earth won't be flooded.
     
    #26 Alcott, Jun 26, 2009
  7. Alcott

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    Do you hate your husband and children [Luke 14:26], or have you decided for yourself how much God lied? {or, of course, have you chosen not to be a disciple?}
     
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  8. sag38

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    Alcot, you don't have to be insulting. Amy takes the Bible at face value. Otherwise, one gets into speculation. There in nothing in the narrative to suggest the flood was not world wide. There is nothing to suggest that it is an allegory. There is nothing to suggest that there were more folks on the earth than just Adam and his family after the waters went down. To suggest other wise is to make the Bible say what it does not say.
     
    #28 sag38, Jun 26, 2009
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