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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Subject: Bible and evolution both? |
Bible Note: Thanks for your comments. I'm with you, I don't want to get into a debate either. I answered a question and don't mind explaining myself further. I'll risk offending you (I hope I don't) and say that salvation does not depend on belief in the Bible. I ignored the Bible until after I became a Christian. C. S. Lewis and the odd sermon now and then informed me about Jesus. (I attended church monthly because my wife belonged and my daughter sang in the children's choir.) Neither Lewis nor my pastor told me that I had to believe in 7 24-hour days. It was strictly the Holy Spirit working in my life that led me to faith in Christ. It was only afterwards that I began to read the Bible to find out what the heck had happened to me! So the issues you raise have never troubled me; I have never read the Bible except through eyes of faith. My understanding of Genesis 1-2 allows me to see God's hand in the world that I find before me. At the same time, the Bible informs my understanding of that world by revealing transcendent spiritual truths. Peace and grace, Steve |