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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 | charis | 19492 | ||
Dear Steve, Greetings in Jesus' name! Though you may have ignored the Bible, I assure you that C.S. Lewis and the 'odd sermon now and then' did not! I, too was very ignorant of the Bible because I was brought up in a country that has very few Christians. This does not mean that the Bible was not working in my life, only that I had no *direct* influence. When I came to the Lord, I was not 'beat over the head' with a Bible, but those blessed friends (now I know) always used God's Word as the basis of their witness and testimony of Christ. Please do not underestimate the efficacy of the Word, which is made alive (quickened) by the Holy Spirit. Blessings and peace in Christ Jesus, charis |
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3 | Bible and evolution both? | Gen 1:1 | stjones | 19510 | ||
Thanks for your comments. What you say is of course true. Please see my note "AT THE RISK OF ANNOYING..." for what the Bible means to me today. Peace and grace Steve |
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