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1 | Bible and evolution both? | Gen 1:1 | stjones | 19462 | ||
Thanks for your comments. I'm with you, I don't want to get into a debate either. I answered a question and don't mind explaining myself further. I'll risk offending you (I hope I don't) and say that salvation does not depend on belief in the Bible. I ignored the Bible until after I became a Christian. C. S. Lewis and the odd sermon now and then informed me about Jesus. (I attended church monthly because my wife belonged and my daughter sang in the children's choir.) Neither Lewis nor my pastor told me that I had to believe in 7 24-hour days. It was strictly the Holy Spirit working in my life that led me to faith in Christ. It was only afterwards that I began to read the Bible to find out what the heck had happened to me! So the issues you raise have never troubled me; I have never read the Bible except through eyes of faith. My understanding of Genesis 1-2 allows me to see God's hand in the world that I find before me. At the same time, the Bible informs my understanding of that world by revealing transcendent spiritual truths. Peace and grace, Steve |
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2 | Bible and evolution both? | Gen 1:1 | kalos | 19483 | ||
An observation. On 10-17-2001, I counted more than 25 paragraphs that you had posted for the day. Out of 25 paragraphs, I noticed you cited a total of six different scripture references. This works out to .24 (24/100 of one) scripture reference per paragraph. Or 1 scripture reference for every 4 paragraphs. It is interesting to note that in a StudyBibleForum, you rely very little on Scripture to support your assertions or arguments. As a friend of mine observed in an email the other day, "I think my favorite gripe is when people respond to a Biblical point with nothing more than opinion or theological bias." Normally he and I, as well as many others here, try to support our assertions and arguments with scripture. My point: It seems that you give very little weight to the Bible and what it says. Fair enough! I, for my part, give very little weight to forum postings that use little or no scripture to support the assertions contained therein. Again, I value you and your participation. Agreeing with me has never been a requirement for friendship. If it were, then how few friends I would have! :-) Grace to you. |
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3 | Bible and evolution both? | Gen 1:1 | stjones | 19505 | ||
Thanks for the statistical analysis. My most recent note ("AT THE RISK OF ANNOYING...") contains 5 paragraphs and 4 referneces for a ratio of .8. Much better, eh? ;-) But there really is a reason. I said at the beginning that my position was based on 2 Timothy 3:15-18. The discussion was about Genesis 1. Most of what I've said has to do with my application of the first to the second. Besides, the initial question was about evolution and I don't think there are any scriptural references to that anyway. Peace and grace, Steve |
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