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1 | Allegory? | Bible general Archive 2 | Stultis the Fool | 126703 | ||
Yes, we will enter into "rest," as described by the author, but we will not enter "Today." Therefore, we must be "dilligent" to enter that rest [Hebrews 4:11]. This rest here refers to the Sabath Day, as spoken of in verses 9 and 10. At any rate, the use of the word "day" in Genesis is metaphoric, especially coupled with the concepts of "morning" and "evening." Additionaly, the author of Hebrew's tells us God completed his works from the "foundation of the world" [Hebrews 4:3], and we know the foundation of the world was created first of all things, along with the heavens. [Genesis 1:1] The passage explains that the world was "formless and void," thus the "foundation" upon which all else was built. Therefore, if all was finished from the "foundation" of the world, how is it that 6 more days of creation remain, unless there is allegory? We are all in agreement that God the Almighty can create the world in seven days, even 24 hour periods as defined in the modern sense. Is it also unreasonable to believe that all could be completed from the first day, in an instant, and the summation of his work bloomed over the next five days, in due course with his desire for creation? |
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2 | Allegory? | Bible general Archive 2 | EdB | 126761 | ||
We are all in agreement that God the Almighty can create the world in seven days, even 24 hour periods as defined in the modern sense. Is it also unreasonable to believe that all could be completed from the first day, in an instant, and the summation of his work bloomed over the next five days, in due course with his desire for creation? Yes it is unreasonable! Why? Because it does not agree with scripture. Let me ask, why are you so bent in trying to make the creation account as recorded in scripture mean or say something different than it says? EdB |
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3 | Unreasonable? | Bible general Archive 2 | Stultis the Fool | 126771 | ||
I am not. I am stating that the Author of Hebrews uses the creation account as allegory, and his allegory contradicts a literal 7-day 24hour creation. Read it for yourself. Hebrews 3:5 through 4:11. If the Author of Hebrews feels at liberty to allegorize the creation, is it unreasonable for us to ponder such things? | ||||||
4 | Unreasonable? | Bible general Archive 2 | mark d seyler | 126776 | ||
Hi Stultis, I don't think it is unreasonable for us to ponder anything if our heart is in sincere and honest pursuit of God's truth. "Seek, and ye shall find!" Jesus said that as Jonah was in the belly of the fish so he would be in the heart of the earth. This does not mean that Jonah was actually in the earth, but that one thing illustrates another. Jesus uses the familiar account to illustrate the point He is making, but that does not change the meaning of the original story. In Ex. 20:9-11, God says that as He created the the heavens and the earth in six days, then rested on the seventh day. He blessed that day, and told the Israelites to likewise rest on that day. The simple plain meaning of this is that these are days as we know them, as we would rest on the seventh day, that is the kind of day God created in. Hebrews and Psalms speak of the day of rest in the grander scheme of God, particularly Hebrews. We are to cease from our own work, and enter His rest. Hebrews uses one thing to illustrate another, but again, that does not mean that it changes the meaning of the original story. Love in Christ, Mark |
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5 | Unreasonable? | Bible general Archive 2 | Stultis the Fool | 126787 | ||
I agree with you. I do not seek to unmake the meaning of creation. I just wish to indicate the "grander scheme of God" illustrated in Hebrews does not convey the literal events of creation. I will also add that neither does such disprove them. My point being that use of the creation in allegory is not a wholly unnacceptable practice. Thank you for the input. |
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