Genesis 1:1 What is your interpretation?
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It might be good to take a step back, and rethink both terms and issues.
Scripture, Nature, & Science:
1.) God created both nature and scripture.
2.) So, inasmuch as we have a right understanding of both nature and scripture, they will correlate.
3.) To whatever degree we have a wrong understanding of either, then they will fail to correlate to that degree.
4.) Science is merely mankind's "study" of the natural world... so scientific observations and conclusions, because they are the work of man, have the ability to be either accurate or inaccurate.
5.) Although scripture is divine, the interpretation of scripture by men is not... so interpretations may also be either accurate or inaccurate.
6.) We have logical principles for interpreting nature, which are sometimes ignored in science - and we have logical principles for interpreting scripture, which are sometimes ignored in exegesis.
7.) Both nature and scripture are divinely created: they will always agree, and show the fingerprint of God, whenever they are both understood accurately.
8.) Since mankind is fallen, and is imperfect in both moral character and intellect, we should expect to encounter some misunderstandings of both nature and scripture. (The trick, of course, is to discern which is which.)
These are the realities that constrain us.
Atheist/Materialist View:
1. Christians don't believe in science.
2. Science and Religion are, and must be, at odds. They are antithetical... they cannot both exist.
3. Since there is no God, then science is the default measure of all truth... religion is merely wishful thinking.
Christian View:
1. Christians DO believe in science - but they believe scientists are capable of error.
2. Since God created both Nature and Scripture, they are, and must be, in perfect harmony.
3. Science and Scripture are NOT at odds, and CANNOT be at odds, unless one of them is interpreted incorrectly.
4. All discrepancies between Science and Religion are merely a result of poor interpretation: either nature or scripture has been understood incorrectly.
5. In order to harmonize "proper science" and "proper theology", we should recognize that both require some study... and it's possible that we, as mere humans, will make a few mistakes along the way.
6. CERTAINTY:
Finally, just because humans and prone to error, does not mean we cannot have confidence in things which are extremely clear. Some things in both scripture and nature are just very very clear.... there are many things of which we can be certain. In both scripture and science, it is safe to start with the certain things, and then work outward.
Sometimes when issues are in great conflict, if we simply clarify terms and positions... everything becomes easier.
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That was about as lame an excuse that anyone could invent. Evolution turned out to be PSEUDO-SCIENCE and the Piltdown Hoax was a good example.
"In 1912, a British amateur archeologist named Charles Dawson wrote to London's Natural History Museum claiming to have discovered the missing evolutionary link between apes and humans in a fossil he had dug up in Piltdown, Sussex. This was the beginning of the Piltdown Man hoax, one of the most successful and consequential hoaxes in scientific history. Dawson's Piltdown Man was conclusively established as a hoax in 1953, after decades of leading scientists down the wrong path of evolutionary study."
https://www.livescience.com/56327-piltdown-man-hoax.html
Darwinianism was a blatant attempt to EXCLUDE God from His creation. And now the atheistic National Geographic never fails to keep pushing the idea of evolution at every opportunity. More PROPAGANDA.
"In 1912, a British amateur archeologist named Charles Dawson wrote to London's Natural History Museum claiming to have discovered the missing evolutionary link between apes and humans in a fossil he had dug up in Piltdown, Sussex. This was the beginning of the Piltdown Man hoax, one of the most successful and consequential hoaxes in scientific history. Dawson's Piltdown Man was conclusively established as a hoax in 1953, after decades of leading scientists down the wrong path of evolutionary study."
https://www.livescience.com/56327-piltdown-man-hoax.html
Darwinianism was a blatant attempt to EXCLUDE God from His creation. And now the atheistic National Geographic never fails to keep pushing the idea of evolution at every opportunity. More PROPAGANDA.
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science looks at what God created and tries to figure out how it could have come to exist without a creator , just a cosmic accident hundreds of billions of years ago lol theses thirty five year old scientists tell us.
science claims mankind is a random mutation life itself just accidental and mutation of billions of years
the problem is they are trying to prove how everything is without God creating it
science claims mankind is a random mutation life itself just accidental and mutation of billions of years
the problem is they are trying to prove how everything is without God creating it
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brother do you have a Bible app ? Try “youBible “ it really helps finding things you remember from scriptire but can’t recall the verse number or chapter
there’s a search bar where you just type in keywords and it brings up th verses your recalling , the best study tool I’ve ever come in constancy with
allows for topical study that spans the entire Bible so you can follow the themes from genesis to revelation
there’s a search bar where you just type in keywords and it brings up th verses your recalling , the best study tool I’ve ever come in constancy with
allows for topical study that spans the entire Bible so you can follow the themes from genesis to revelation
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Well said. Here is an article that you might like. https://www.icr.org/article/sun-finely-tuned/
Let me know what you think of it.
Let me know what you think of it.
Amen
“Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”
Hebrews 11:3
when God speaks and man looks at it later he’s so awesome that we say “ wow that had to have taken billions of years to form by itself by accident “
about in reality he speaks a word and worlds stand up he speaks again and they fall he speaks and the galaxies shine and solor systems spin
He speaks and a dead man is raised up another thing science would tell us isn’t true he speaks and kingdoms rise up and he whispers and crumble to ash we can look at what he’s done and try to measure how long it took but without faith we’ll never understand Gods word is the source of man’s existence and true knowledge
“Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”
Hebrews 11:3
when God speaks and man looks at it later he’s so awesome that we say “ wow that had to have taken billions of years to form by itself by accident “
about in reality he speaks a word and worlds stand up he speaks again and they fall he speaks and the galaxies shine and solor systems spin
He speaks and a dead man is raised up another thing science would tell us isn’t true he speaks and kingdoms rise up and he whispers and crumble to ash we can look at what he’s done and try to measure how long it took but without faith we’ll never understand Gods word is the source of man’s existence and true knowledge
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Wow, that just gave me a thought. When all those unbelieving scientists are being judged, they're going to be SO EMBARRASSED because they studied God's creation and how it worked, and they STILL didn't see Him in them when He's left so much evidence of His hand on everything!
Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
This makes me think of this song....
You are amazing God!
Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
This makes me think of this song....
Chris Tomlin - Indescribable (Lyrics And Chords)
You are amazing God!
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You wrote: "Homosexuals claim Science proves they are genetically designed and created naturally." I've never heard or read that, though I don't guess I read literature by homosexuals. I've never heard or read that sort of thing from any reputable source. Where did you find that? What is the source of that idea?
amen I agree good quote for sure !
The meaning of life is found in Jesus Christ and the truth of the everlasting God. But the world is filled with lies seeking to blind us to truth evolution is one of those
they will negate faith and then demand you have faith in what they are saying happened billions of years ago, I think mankind has an issue with acknowledging our limitations currently
The meaning of life is found in Jesus Christ and the truth of the everlasting God. But the world is filled with lies seeking to blind us to truth evolution is one of those
they will negate faith and then demand you have faith in what they are saying happened billions of years ago, I think mankind has an issue with acknowledging our limitations currently
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