Why the Gap Theory is unacceptable
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It is interesting how mere speculation so easily become doctrine. This is what happened to those in Romans 1. "For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools,"
I have a question for those of you who hold the gap theory. I just want to make sure I understand your position correctly. Is it your opinion that "in the beginning" represents a period of undefined and unqualified time before the creation events of chapter one, and that the events of chapter one are separated by eons of time from "in the beginning?"
Everyone who is reading the text more carefuly and not just "evening and morning".
For example, there could not be real evening/morning before sun (if you believe that sun was created later than our planet).
For another example, Adam could not be created, to know and name all millions of animals (or probably billions, if you believe all animals were living in the same epoch) and to feel lonely in just one literal day.
Etc.
For example, there could not be real evening/morning before sun (if you believe that sun was created later than our planet).
For another example, Adam could not be created, to know and name all millions of animals (or probably billions, if you believe all animals were living in the same epoch) and to feel lonely in just one literal day.
Etc.
There's a lot you're not taking into account here neh. For instance, you are insisting on literal 24 hour days before the sun and moon were ever created. We mark a day by the sun and moon and what they do, but it is doubtful, to me, that God marked what He called a day by a sun and moon not yet created.
That's just one of the things I don't think you take into account. That you are marking days by a light that wasn't created yet. In my opinion.
That's just one of the things I don't think you take into account. That you are marking days by a light that wasn't created yet. In my opinion.
No...I think a morning and evening for a human such as myself is one rising of sun and moon. But an evening and morning BEFORE the creation OF them is curious.
When God said let there be light, this was not referring to the sun but to the SON, whom through all we see was created. So I think He marked time starting with when He brought Light to a dark place. The light of the sun is very obviously not the light that marked the first day, because it was not yet created.
When God said let there be light, this was not referring to the sun but to the SON, whom through all we see was created. So I think He marked time starting with when He brought Light to a dark place. The light of the sun is very obviously not the light that marked the first day, because it was not yet created.
Yes. But also, I agree that the way we mark a day is by an evening and morning through a cycle of sun and moon as he gave the sun and moon FOR us to mark time and season. But the first few days were not marked out by them because they weren't created and neither was man.
God began marking time apart from them. He began marking time by the moment He called the uncreated Light to this dark place.
So the first days were not marked by them but rather by a different Light.
We go by a 24 hour cycle and we are held to it. God doesn't sleep.
God began marking time apart from them. He began marking time by the moment He called the uncreated Light to this dark place.
So the first days were not marked by them but rather by a different Light.
We go by a 24 hour cycle and we are held to it. God doesn't sleep.
No. John tells us that that light is Jesus, and he is not a product of creation. He is in fact the Creator. This light is not that which represents the glory of God such as we find in the dedication of the Temple. This is light that did not existed before this time. This is light that is called into existence by the command of God. This is light that is comprised of matter. It is created light that is not produced by celestial sources. It is only human speculation and presumption that would insist that physical light that is comprised of matter cannot exist without some kind of celestial bodies. The fact that these sources were not yet created tells us that in the natural world, material light preceded stars or any other natural source.