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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 | Hank | 19909 | ||
The folks at the Institute for Creation Research, among other groups, have compiled a set of arguments that are at least as equally persuasive that the Gap Theory is full of gaps. (icr.org). What continues to amaze me is what a fuss the gap theorists make of the translation of a single word of Scripture, the Hebrew hayetah of Genesis 1:2, which they insist on translating became instead of was. I can think of no other portion in all of Scripture in which so elaborate a theory has been founded on so weak a premise. --Hank | ||||||
3 | The GAP theory could be true. | Gen 1:2 | CDBJ | 19972 | ||
I am not saying it is right or wrong and I haven't looked up the info yet on creation research that you mentioned; all I am saying is that there is a lot of evidence that points to a span or gap or what ever you want to call it. A person can dig almost anyplace they want to on Earth and find fossils of seashells, that couldn't come about from just the great flood, so there has to be an explanation. There was some kind of a catastrophe that had to have happened to put all of that petroleum under six thousand feet of earth and it happened all around the world although the depth varies some. I believe that God did everything that He said he did in His Word. I just think we have it mixed up how we translate Gen. 1:1 and 2. It might not mean much to a lot of people, but when one is trying to talk to others about the Bible and this comes up, which it does, they have a pretty strong case that I am not smart enough to resolve with the way our English translation reads. The gap theory has always been able to shut them down for me in the past, and why couldn't it work? . I think that those that believe in theistic evolution don't have a leg to stand on and are way out of line. The concept of the gap sure makes sense and everything seems to fit with the evidence that we have. God did it all by creating something from nothing, this I know, and He doesn't have to tell us exactly how He did it, but it sure is interesting trying to figure it out, without contradicting Scripture. I try to consider all things and hold fast to that which is good; but in regard to the gap theory no one has been able to show me anything that works better in light of all the evidence. I am not a master when it comes to the Hebrew language, I will leave this up to someone else, but I do know what the evidence shows. I will consider the info you suggested and if it makes sense I will be sure to let you know. Thanks Hank, and I still feel bad about the way I responded to you on post in the past. Yours in Christ, CDBJ | ||||||
4 | The GAP theory could be true. | Gen 1:2 | Hank | 19980 | ||
CDBJ, thanks for your response; I appreciate the tone of it, because it is clear that you are a Christian who, like all the rest of us, struggles to find true biblical answers to the myriad of opposing views that are rampant in our world in our time. The naturalistic view of things says that all things can be explained by natural "science" -- that science is indeed the standard by which all things are to be assessed and measured, including the claims of Scripture. They do not take into account that science is, after all, a product of the mind of man and that that mind is not infallible. They rule out any such concept as the supernatural as being a non-existent entity. They attempt to explain away (or ignore) any biblical accounts of supernatural acts performed by an intervening, outside agent, i.e., God. Thus, miracles are out, the virgin birth of Christ is out, His resurrection from the dead is out. The list goes on....... I view the Gap Theory as a pale attempt at compromise offered by those who are unwilling to cross the line into the atheistic world of evolution but who at the same time seem disinclined to accept the Genesis account in the plain sense in which it is written. The irony is that we deceive ourselves in our attempts to explain (or justify) biblical truth in light of current scientific "truth" because the current scientific "truth" in vogue today will become the laughingstock of the scientific "truth" of tomorrow. It has always been thus. What was accepted as the last word of scientific evidence of yesterday has been relegated to the back burner of nonsense in light of subsequent findings. No attempt to disprove the Bible has ever been truly convincing. In the final analysis, could we ever go wrong to adhere to the tenet that, in all things, it is better and safer to walk by faith and not by sight? I myself have faith sufficient to believe that God created the heavens and the earth, that God formed Adam from the dust of the earth and gave him life. But I am woefully inadequate to be able to develop the kind of faith that evolution demands. CDBJ, as a parting note to you and to all who would learn more about the skills of Christian apologetics pertaining to the creation story, I would urge you to visit icr.org and give of your time and careful thought to the material contained therein. It will be, in my considered opinion, time and effort put to good use and for which you will be generously rewarded. God's blessings to you. --Hank | ||||||