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1 | Time lapse between Gen 1:1 and Gen 1:3. | Gen 1:2 | DocSpock | 8258 | ||
So far, I see no scriptural objections, only (you'll forgive me) noises of disapproval. You will observe from my note - if that's what you are commenting on - that 6 literal days are not refuted. The only idea being presented is that rock and water existed in a planetary mass before these 6 days, and were created at an earlier time. Following this view, these six days of re-creation have not been converted into 'six periods of time'. Furthermore, this does not necessarily lend any credibility to carbon dating, since we have no knowledge of what vestiges of the old world, if any, remain, or how long the “gap” was. It is at this point we enter into real speculation. Whatever else you may have read, I do not feel that my comments, at any rate, are “designed to explain the unexplainable mysteries of God's creation”, neither do they deviate from the “plain language” of the Bible – the OT is Hebrew, and so it’s hardly surprising that our English translations can obscure occasionally the meaning, or the harmony between several corresponding scriptures, namely Gen 1:2, Isaiah 45:18, Jer 4:23. Anyhow, these notes have been offered as thoughts, not as didactic doctrine. I have my own queries too, but I think we would do better to express our doubts through scripture. These are my last comments on this topic, and I respectfully submit them to this forum. God bless. |
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2 | Time lapse between Gen 1:1 and Gen 1:3. | Gen 1:2 | Hank | 8271 | ||
Dear DocSpock: My comments regarding the "Gap" and other theories relating to the genesis of the universe were not in any manner directed, or intended to be directed, toward you personally. I'm keenly aware that you in your post included a disclaimer and that you are not offering your thoughts as didactic scriptural exegesis. My point was, and is, that as far back as written records can take us, man has gazed into the heavens and wondered how it all began. He has postulated any number of theories born of his desire to understand his origin and the origin of the universe in which he finds himself. Some of his theories presuppose a Creator, some do not. Few, if any, of man's theories are in full accordance with or parallel the Gensis account of creation. My hypothesis is, as a believer in the God of the Bible, that it is enough to take the Gensis account for what it says and be done with it. Secular humanists and skeptics engage in all manner of debates and speculations, but in my view it is a venture into which the Christian should proceed with caution if at all. I believe God still asks of His people as He asked of Job: "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding." --Hank | ||||||