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1 | Infallibility of the Bible questioned. | 2 Tim 3:16 | Curtnsally | 31814 | ||
I believe the Bible is the history of God's relationship with man. It contains everything we need to know about God to choose to follow Him or not. In this regard, it is perfect. The accounts were written by men, and are thus subject to the foibles of men. To illustrate this point, let's use your Genesis example. Genesis is clearly not a "how" story. If God wanted to tell us how He created everything in the universe, it would take a lot more than one book. Genesis is, I believe, a "who" story which tells us "God created". This was the message we were to take from the book, and the accounts agree fully on this. If you read the Bible from this perspective (as history of the relationship God and man), you will see story after story of God teaching us and will come to understand the magnitude of our sin, and the tremendous price that Jesus paid to redeem us. God loves you and me. It's an amazing story! Cheers Curt |
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2 | Infallibility of the Bible questioned. | 2 Tim 3:16 | Jensen | 32139 | ||
Dear Curt...Cheers indeed :-).....My unasked for two cents......Genesis is also a "when" story. The Bible is full of "when" stories that support extra-biblical accounts of history. If the Creation account is not a "when" story then.....off we go to rewrite history. Washington may have been a "who" that is important, but the "when" still explains much about American history. The "when" of Creation explains much about human history in the same way. Do not fall for the evolution theory, which is what you must do if you reject the "when" account of human origins. Think about it :-) God Bless....Jensen |
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3 | Infallibility of the Bible questioned. | 2 Tim 3:16 | Curtnsally | 32170 | ||
Absolutely! "In the beginning, God...." thus the "when" is established. And I believe that 100 percent. As to evolution, in the study of living things, there is no question that things evolve. That is a far cry from the ill-conceived notion that somehow all living things were created through evolution, which is a non-starter both theologically and in the fossil record. We must be careful not to throw out the baby with the bath water. Just because some non-believers in the scientific community try to (wrongly) assert creation through evolution, we should not assert that there is no such thing as evolution just to prove them wrong. Living things have evolved (primarily within species, I believe), but God created them first. Science and theology are both a search for the truth, and in God's world, they are in perfect harmony. When we seek truth, we should reconcile what we see in science with what we know theologically. If they don't match, we need to review our thinking to see where we are wrong. We should not for for bad or contrived truth on either side, but seek to reconcile both as best we can, not by rewriting but by digging deeper. Blessings Curt |
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4 | Infallibility of the Bible questioned. | 2 Tim 3:16 | Hank | 32172 | ||
Curt, please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the distinction you are making is between micro-evolution and macro-evolution, the former being compatible with Scripture, the latter not so. --Hank | ||||||
5 | Infallibility of the Bible questioned. | 2 Tim 3:16 | Curtnsally | 32211 | ||
Absolutely... and I believe this is where both scientists and believers get confused. Some scientists try to take micro evolution and turn it into creation. Some Christians try to disavow all evolution as a communist plot. This is, I believe, a serious mistake... for it is untrue, and leads unbelievers to think we are goofy... not very helpful in evangelism. I don't think we have to commit intellectual suicide to be Christians, and further believe that God gives us wisdom to understand the knowledge we collect. To the extent that we can explain the consistencies of Scripture and scientific knowledge (which we know must jive), we gain credibility, in evangelistic service to our risen Savior. We are called to be winsome witnesses. The beauty of our faith is that we don't have to be ostriches. We can examine truth from every angle and know that God makes it all work together. To the world, we can be like Daniel interpreting the dream... piecing together scientific truth and theological truth in one glorious story. Cheers Curt |
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