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NASB | Genesis 1:20 ¶ Then God said, "Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:20 ¶ Then God said, "Let the waters swarm and abundantly produce living creatures, and let birds soar above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens." |
Subject: which came first the chicken or the egg |
Bible Note: Certainly man has evolved. One has only to look at the height of people now versus colonial times to see this. A quick tour of New England will show most colonial homes had six foot high ceilings... a little short for your average American these days. I could certainly believe that God created everything fully formed, in fact, that is what I believe. But there is ample evidence in the world to show that things have not stayed static. Things have changed. Does this conflict with Scripture? Not that I can find. No one is stating that we should bend Scripture. But there are times when our understanding of Scripture is wrong. This is not a flaw in Scripture, but a flaw in ourselves... our understanding. Or maybe you think the world really is flat, and the earth is the center of the universe? This was commonly held and Scripturally defended for centuries. My point is this, we should not assume that our theological understanding is perfect, nor our scientific understanding. But God created the universe, and the truth of Scripture and science of the universe must match. As Christians, I believe we should be about the business of showing how they do match. This is one way we can be a witness for Christ who is the author of all that is. On your side Curt |