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1 | time | Acts 1:3 | news | 42339 | ||
is the way that we keep of time like days, weeks ,years etc... different from the way the bible does it like is one present day like two bibcde days or something like that | ||||||
2 | time | Acts 1:3 | Makarios | 42340 | ||
Greetings News! I believe that when the Bible speaks of days, weeks and years, the Bible is speaking of literal days (24 hours), literal weeks (7 days) and literal years (365 days). I believe that the world was created in 6 days (6 literal days) just like the Bible tells us. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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3 | time | Acts 1:3 | Sctt | 42538 | ||
Hi Makarios, 2Pet.3:8 says 8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The King James Version, (Cambridge: Cambridge) 1769. Now we know Adam lived 930 years Ge.5:5 then died. Ge.2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. The King James Version, (Cambridge: Cambridge) 1769. Adam did not live past that day. So if 930 years is not one day who is to say what realy is? I hope this make sence , I'm not very good at putting my thoughts down on paper.In Christ Scott. |
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4 | time | Acts 1:3 | Makarios | 42558 | ||
Greetings Sctt, Thank you for your response. However, I do not see any evidence in Genesis to lead us to believe that we should think of 930 years as anything other than just that- 930 years. I agree, 2 Peter 3:8 is an excellent piece of Scripture! However, I believe that we are taking that piece of Scripture out of context when applying it to this question. When Peter was speaking in 2 Peter 3:8, he was speaking of the Second coming of the Lord, and of the judgment to follow. He was giving "the beloved" a hope to persevere and continue on in the faith. But the book of Genesis is written as a narrative, and not in allegorical style or as a poem, and it is definitely not apocalyptic in prose either. So I would conclude that the writer of Genesis really meant "960 years" when he wrote 960 years. Also, if we take the Genesis text at "face value", we have no arguments or any room for speculation about years, etc.. Psalm 119:130 states, "The entrance of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple." (KJV) And also, "Let God be true, and every man a liar." (Romans 3:4, KJV) So with that said, I believe that Christians should base their thinking upon the Bible alone, and that means that we should not add any "extra elements" to the text. If we consider Exodus 31:12, God meant six literal days- that the work must be done on six days, and then rest on the seventh day. And we must not forget that the Ten Commandments were written by the very finger of God (Ex. 31:18). Also, it is widely held that Moses wrote both Genesis and Exodus. If that is true, then why would Moses use six days in one place that meant 'periods of time' and six days in another place that clearly meant exactly what he was trying to convey- six days? In conclusion, I would say that nothing is impossible for God! (Luke 1:37) And the reason why God took 6 days in creation is to establish the seven day week (Exodus 20:11). The seven day week has no basis whatsoever outside of Scripture. So these are several reasons why I believe that the earth was created in 6 literal days, just like the Bible tells us. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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5 | time | Acts 1:3 | Makarios | 42559 | ||
NOTE: Actually, those Scripture quotations were taken out of the New King James Version, not the King James. And I only quoted a part of Romans 3:4. I apologize for any confusion. | ||||||