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1 | Plants were created, and then stars? | Gen 1:14 | Parable | 46796 | ||
Your points are well taken. Dr. Ross founded "Reasons to Believe" and more about his ministry is available at www.reasons.org He takes great pains to explain the biblical basis for his views, and he would be the first to agree with you that we must not impose our preferences on the Bible and that Moses was indeed inspired by God. Yet also, I think he would suggest that we must not impose our prejudices on the Bible either. He examines the original language in light of the best OT scholarship and goes from there, leading us along a "straight forward" reading, as you suggest, a reading based on detailed study of the original words used. He does not take current science and mold Genesis to make it agree. Your assertion that his conclusions are unbiblical is ironic in that he concludes Genesis is accurate! If you're not willing to accept his argument, how do you answer the original question about how plants were created before the stars? Kudos to Dr. Ross for demonstrating that the Bible is accurate! |
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2 | Plants were created, and then stars? | Gen 1:14 | Morant61 | 46806 | ||
Greetings Parable! You asked: "If you're not willing to accept his argument, how do you answer the original question about how plants were created before the stars?" I don't see this as being a problem unless one starts with the assumption that evolution is correct. God can create in any order He chooses, He is God! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | Plants were created, and then stars? | Gen 1:14 | Parable | 46865 | ||
Evolution is not a prerequisite to Dr. Ross' thesis. However, I'm not a life scientist, so I don't know the details of that THEORY. However, I do know that the theory of evolution, for whatever utility it may have in modelling the process of speciation, has been extrapolated way beyond what the biological evidence supports. This theory attempts to explain a narrowly defined set of observations and cannot be reasonably generalized to the whole of creation. What I do know is, as we learn more about Creation, we learn more about ourselves, for we are part of Creation, and these things can only confirm what God reveals in His Word. I agree God does as He wills, so we cannot impose constraints on Him, except of course that He is Holy and does not lie to us in His Creation, Word, Incarnation, Resurrection, Ascension, Glorification, Indwelling, Outpouring or Return. |
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