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NASB | Genesis 1:3 Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:3 And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. |
Bible Question:
How could God's spirit (LIGHT) move across the DARK waters and there not be light? His very presence is light. How could both exist simultaneously? And why did He only create the LIGHT? Why did the darkness not require creation? But what was the dark?? Man was sinless before he fell, so it is not sin?? Obviously, I'm confused. |
Bible Answer: Hi, Starfire! God is, indeed, light (John 1:4-5, James 1:17, 1 Tim 6:16, 1 John 1:5, etc.). However, you must understand this as a metaphor. The light in Genesis 1:3 is the kind that you and I can see with our eyes, the kind of light that the sun provides. The confusion you are experiencing comes from taking a metaphor and treating it as literal. In Him, Doc |