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1 | The GAP theory could be true. | Gen 1:2 | CDBJ | 19908 | ||
We know that all true science parse, backs up the Bible and when the truth of scripture is found, it always stands in judgment of us, we never stand in judgment of it. There are those that say that the GAP theory of the Bible, Gen.1:1 to Gen. 1:2, has no grounds even though there are different concepts even within the GAP theory. Now it is a proven fact that some petroleum is found at depth over a mile deep. Now that is a great amount of mantel or earth over the top of it. It is also a proven fact that petroleum is made up of compressed decaying organic mater, plant and animal life, that's not disputed. Gen. 6:14 is the command to Noah: Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. There are areas where petroleum comes to the surface i.e. slime pits. Petroleum is formed under Earth's surface by the decomposition of marine organisms. The remains of tiny organisms that live in the sea and, to a lesser extent, those of land organisms that are carried down to the sea in rivers and of plants that grow on the ocean bottoms are enmeshed with the fine sands and silts that settle to the bottom in quiet sea basins. Such deposits, which are rich in organic materials, become the source rocks for the generation of crude oil. The process began many millions of years ago with the development of abundant life, and it continues to this day. The sediments grow thicker and sink into the seafloor under their own weight. As additional deposits pile up, the pressure on the ones below increases several thousand times, and the temperature rises by several hundred degrees. The mud and sand harden into shale and sandstone; carbonate precipitates and skeletal shells harden into limestone; and the remains of the dead organisms are transformed into crude oil and natural gas. Once the petroleum forms, it flows upward in Earth's crust because it has a lower density than the brines that saturate the interstices of the shale's, sands, and carbonate rocks that constitute the crust of Earth. The crude oil and natural gas rise into the microscopic pores of the coarser sediments lying above. Frequently, the rising material encounters an impermeable shale or dense layer of rock that prevents further migration; the oil has become trapped, and a reservoir of petroleum is formed. A significant amount of the upward-migrating oil, however, does not encounter impermeable rock but instead flows out at the surface of Earth or onto the ocean floor. Surface deposits also include bituminous lakes and escaping natural gas and slime pits. The time from Adam to Noah was not enough time to make petroleum much less put over a mile of earth on top of it, as is the case: Therefore giving rise to some possibility of the GAP theory. I am NOT saying that there was human life before God created Adam, I am saying that between Gen.1:1 and 2, that God was preparing Earth for man, thus the GAP. |
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2 | The GAP theory could be true. | Gen 1:2 | Lionstrong | 20022 | ||
Dear CDBJ, To say that God created animals (marine organisms) before creating light on the first day till creating man on the sixth is to deny that God created all thing in the earth and sea in the space of six days. Ex 20 11 Therefore, the gap theory IS impossible. Peace, Lionstrong |
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3 | The GAP theory could be true. | Gen 1:2 | CDBJ | 20097 | ||
From your response I don't know if you understand the (gap) theory? The GAP theory has it, that that the word (was) in Genesis 1:2 is wrongly translated, that the proper translation should be, (became) which according to the experts, could be translated either way. Thus we have; Gen.1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. I.e. He created it perfect, but then Gen. 1:2 And the earth became without form and void; (something happened, supposedly the fall of Lucifer) so that there was ciaos on the earth; so God put an ice pack over it. This would cover the period of the dinosaurs and all the lust vegetation. Thus pointing out that God in His foreknowledge of man and what he would need on the earth, would be provided out of the goodness of God. In short there is a Gap of undisclosed time that was used of God to prepare the earth for man. The formation of gas, coal, petroleum and so on, because God knew we would need it. This was the point that I was trying to make when in my original post, I suggested that it was in this gap period that over a mile of earth had time to accumulate over and compress all of the organic mater to form the petroleum or pitch used by Noah etc. There are some that say that God couldn't be that cruel to His animal creation; therefore it must be a hoax: My answer to them is, read the book of Revelation and see what happens to the animals, when God pours out His wrath on the Earth. God knows exactly what He is doing and why and the Gap theory is a possibility with out distorting Scripture or doubting any of the creation of God in seven days. If you would be interested there is a free booklet by R.B. Thieme Jr. called, CREATION, CHAOS, RESTORATION look at www.rbthieme.org for more info. | ||||||
4 | The GAP theory could be true. | Gen 1:2 | Lionstrong | 20108 | ||
Dear CDBJ, The surest method of understanding Scripture is to compare Scripture with Scripture, because the authoritative interpreter of Scripture is Scripture. Therefore to determine if the verb in Gen. 1:2 is "was" or "became" look at what the Scripture says about creation. What Scripture says is that God created EVERYTHING in the space of six days. Ex. 20:11 Therefore the verb is "was" not "became." Thanks for you detailed explanation of the gap theory, CDBJ, but it is not possible. Peace, Lionstrong |
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