Subject: Creation days |
Bible Note: Greetings, First off, I'd like to remind you that this began because I responded to the original post, which was about the calculation of time prior to the creation of the sun and stars on the fourth day. My answer is that time was created first, and calculated by God who is beyond time. This belief isn't just my own, but one that others have taught as well. Also, it fits in the scope of creation when you stop and think about it. God began to create, he ended the first day at a specific point after the passing of a specific amount of time, and declared that the duration that passed would be considered one day. That implies that he first had to create and start time in order to begin calculating. Another point to consider about the point of creating time first is that what did exist apart from God was in the form of chaos. Time unanimously represents order. Amidst the chaos that existed, God made order out of chaos by the first act of creating time. Second off, just because the question was one that I couldn't answer in the past doesn't mean that it remains unanswered. Obviously, I have an answer. Thirdly, I dislike the notion that I'm being distracted by this. In fact, I've remained on point with the original post the entire time. I don't mean to be rude, but you did start the "rabbit trail" about which was first time or the heavens and the earth. Jalek |