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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: Steve: Webster's definition of parable does not fit your use of it. In the Bible, all the parables meet the following conditions: 1. It is clearly identified as such in Scripture as a STORY. 2. The narrator of the parable utilizes everyday events to illustrate Scriptural truths. 3. The MEANING of the parable is clear from its context. 4. As you stated above, it is an extended, overt comparison between one thing and another. Therefore, Genesis 2 does not fit the characteristics of a parable at all. You accuse the modernists of "de-mythologizing" Scripture, but how are you not committing the same error here? The only difference is a matter of degree, not of kind. "God might have done it that way" is not an acceptable answer. God might have hatched the earth out of an egg. God might have created human beings out of tree sap. The point is that the Bible clearly explains in no uncertain terms how both events occurred. It does not suggest that it was some poetic way of describing an underlying reality. It is presented as an event in history. By the way, I would encourage you to read a book entitled "Icons of Evolution" by Jonathan Wells of the Center for Renewal of Science and Culture (http://www.discovery.org/crsc) for a clear revelation of how much "credible scientific evidence" there is for the notion of common descent. --Joe! |