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NASB | Acts 1:3 To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 1:3 To these [men] He also showed Himself alive after His suffering [in Gethsemane and on the cross], by [a series of] many infallible proofs and unquestionable demonstrations, appearing to them over a period of forty days and talking to them about the things concerning the kingdom of God. |
Subject: Why carry on like a playground dispute? |
Bible Note: Part 1 Hi nimrod, Thanks for your reply. With all due respect, I would like to know what you think of the following. "science makes sense to you but because it conforms to what you were taught to believe and is neccesary to fit with your interpretation of Genesis" That reasoning is true for the opposite too ... that is because your underlying belief that the world was millions of years old, that therefore any science that supports that view is therefore true and that those that are different must be inaccurate. Imagine if someone grew up in a world that did not teach either view. But that the child was taught how to read. And this child picked up the Bible. What then would "in six days" mean to this child. And if this child were to walk around in the world, no one to guide, but just to observe, what conclusions would be reached? Only that God created the world (because it is evident in creation) just as it is written in the Bible. Or let's say the gospel was brought to some people far away in a remote area, away from western science. And then the Bible was presented. What then will they think? Some other thoughts: Adam was created on the 6th day. How old did Adam live? How old was he when he gave birth to Seth? There was a seventh day. So how long was the seventh day? How many people were cast out of the Garden of Eden? And to tie it to a post you had earlier ... if you said that the first 1000 years was about 40 000 years (just so that you can fit evolutionary theory), how long then are you saying Adam lived? So then, how long did Noah live? But if you say that only the first thousand years was forty thousand years long and after that a year was only a year ... I feel so sorry for those who were living around then. For there were people alive between the time of Adam and Noah and so forth. One thousand years is 365000 times longer than a day. Imagine this: If you went to bed one day. Woke up the next morning and time was running 365000 times faster ... yikes. Such talk is foolishness. Also, remember that a thousand years FOR US is like a day TO GOD. So, it is more reasonable to say that Adam's life (930 Adam years) is like a day to God. For Adam is a man. |