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1 | Bible and evolution both? | Gen 1:1 | stjones | 19422 | ||
Thanks for the welcome. As I said before, my view is that the Genesis accounts of creation constitute a parable that informs us of God's transendence, power, and sovereignty. It also tells us that humans are unique in all creation, having been imbued with God's own spirit. Finally, it explains Satan and the existence of evil in God's perfect creation and confirms our depraved state in need of a savior. So I don't think it's a "make-believe story" at all. Jesus taught in parables; I think he got it from his father.... And I think is is worthwhile to reconcile the Bible with the natural world. First, the Bible tells us that the Creation testifies to the Creator (Psalms 8 and 19, for example, and Romans 1:20). Second, all truth is from God, including scientific truth. The traditional goal of science is to "think God's thoughts after him" (although many modern scientists reject the notion). Darwinian evolution fails becuase it contradicts the spiritual truths that God has revealed. Theistic evolution as I understand it only contracts the "science" of the Bible. Please keep in mind that if we accepted the Bible's teaching on leprosy as the final scientific word, the leper colony in Hawaii would still be in business. Again, this is an interesting topic but a non-essential one. Peace and grace, Steve |
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2 | Bible and evolution both? | Gen 1:1 | Reformer Joe | 19495 | ||
What teaching on leprosy are you referring to? --Joe! |
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3 | Bible and evolution both? | Gen 1:1 | stjones | 19515 | ||
Throughout the Bible, the only cure for leprosy was divine intervention. Fortunately, someone thought to look for a microorganism and a way to kill it. Peace and grace, Steve |
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4 | Bible and evolution both? | Gen 1:1 | Reformer Joe | 19587 | ||
Steve: When the Bible was penned, the only cure for leprosy WAS divine intervention. In addition, there is no passage that states that "never will there be a cure for leprosy apart from God's supernatural intervention." That is far different from saying that we were evolved in God's image, rather than specially created in God's image. Like it or not, define a "parable" in any out-of-context way that you want, if humanity indeed came about via descent with modification, then the Bible is lying. No one heard a parable of Christ and says "Wow, I wish I could meet that Good Samaritan. I wonder where he lives" or "Just where can I find that good soil in which the seed fell? I want a good harvest this year." That's because Jesus explicitly stated, "The kingdom of God is LIKE this..." or something to that effect. Drawing a direct, clear comparison is precisely what a parable is. If you think that the Gensis 2 account of man's creation is not literally true, then you are calling the account an ALLEGORY, which is a complete work of fiction representing a concrete reality. The creation account in Genesis simply does NOT fit the literary genre of parable. --Joe! |
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