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1 | Bible and evolution both? | Gen 1:1 | bcbloyd | 9046 | ||
Hi. If I may say so, I do respect your opinion, but would like to offer some clarification concerning the "evolution" to which I believe we are speaking. It's a distinction I think is important for any and all Christians to understand when expressing beliefs. I could write that I too believe in evolution, but my understanding of that word and the reader's understanding of it may be two VERY different things! Hank can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe his original question refers to "macro-evolution," not "micro-evolution" aka "speciation". Micro-evolution is the theory that certain things alter slightly to form a new species of the same kind of animal or plant, such as a coyote, wolf, and poodle being different species of the same dog-kind, or even Darwin's famous finches. I do believe that's the evolution you were addressing, but I think the topic is actually macro-evolution, which is the total leap from one thing to another... one kind evolving into a totally different kind (a dinosaur to a bird, a rodent-like fox to a horse, a "missing link" to a monkey and a man) and even one non-living thing suddenly springing to life, aka "spontaneous generation"... gas, liquid, and stone suddenly turning into living plants and breathing beings. This giant leap from non-living to living known as macro-evolution, it is theorized, happened through "purely natural selection and totally by chance"--albeit fortunately enough for us who are here! :) ... But please note that it is totally exclusive of a Creator; NO God allowed! And, wouldn't you know it, people accept this theory even though there is not one shred of scientific evidence to support it ever happening today, or in the past (no matter how many millions of years are included in the equation). One scientist even theorized that highly intelligent "aliens" provided the means of life on this planet from which "(macro-)evolved" all other living things! While the creation theory (and the Bible) allows (quite readily) for micro-evolution, for which there is some scientific evidence to substantiate it, the theory does not allow at all for the possibility of macro-evolution. Can Christians believe in "micro-evolution" better known as speciation? Sure. Macro-evolution? Not if they accept God's Word as true, which states absolutely that "In the beginning GOD CREATED..." Prayerfully, Brandi |
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2 | Please explain this verse? | Mark 15:34 | bcbloyd | 1593 | ||
Dear JVH0212, Thanks for the clarification. Sometimes, on these forums, it's hard to follow who's replying to whom and about what???? :) In any case, I still agree with your own answer (as posted on 3-21 at 3:14) to the question about the meaning of the exact words spoken by Jesus. God bless, bcbloyd |
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3 | Please explain this verse? Mark 15:34 | Mark 15:34 | bcbloyd | 1589 | ||
When you state "It's too bad no one responded to you directly," were you talking about people responding to my answer to the original question posed by Delores or to direct responses to Delores' original question? In what way do you have in mind to compare Ps.22:1 with Mark 15:39b? I agree Psalms 22 is prophetic of Christ and that it shows his humanity as well as his justified exaltation, as depicted in Psa. 22:29b. As far as capitalization of pronouns, I realize translations vary, but I, as a believer in the Deity of Christ Jesus, have no problem with capitalizing pronouns that refer to Jesus, or God the Father, or the Holy Spirit. I do want to clarify that at the end of my original post, dated 3-15, I capitalized HE in the Psalm quote to emphasize who (the LORD) had performed the deeds described in earlier verses of the chapter. The emphases is mine, and not that of the original. |
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4 | Jesus at God's Right Hand. | Mark 16:19 | bcbloyd | 1422 | ||
Yes I agree. God is Spirit. I wasn't quoting the phrases to imply God's "physical hand or arm" as in a material body of flesh like our own. But I'm quoting them to show just the opposite... to display the power and authority of that place of honor to which Jesus alone is worthy. God's "holy arm" that's revealed in Isaiah 53 as a "He" who grew up, oppressed and afflicted, was cut off from the land of the living, and bore the sin of many. God's "right hand is exalted." Jesus is "exalted." God's "own hand laid the foundations of the earth"... his Son "laid the foundations of the earth"... "Salvation" is "revealed" when God's holy arm is "laid bare"... "Salvation" is seen when "Jesus Christ is revealed." I just believe these references, which are indeed figures of speech, pertain to/help illustrate the importance of Christ's position as the Son of God exalted to His right hand. Please accept my apologies for any confusion my previous comments may have caused. Thanks for your clarifications on my oversight. In Christ... God bless. |
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