Bible Question (short): order with chaos: what is Biblical? |
Question (full): Genesis One has many overlapping dimensions within itself. i especially see a Dread Sovereign God (as opposed to a National President of a God, as Assemblies of God teach) establishing order and introducing beauty into a VOID or VACUUM of emptiness in the Creation story. it culminates in proliferation of life, with the divine commission to superabound, multiply and be chaotic at times. thus the way is open for the entry of evil and disruption. Notice the incidents in the Gospel of John when Jesus "answered" back and "said unto" the inquirer. many here in the secular order-dominant oft touted as "Confucian" Victorian-era-like city-state i hail from, Singapore, which lies amid the Islam-professing region of Southeast Asia feel the West is too dangerously and maddeningly and irrationally open for conducive living. i feel however that we serve an open God who has all things under firm control despite fluid chaos within. kindly comment, relating all this or more to the rest of the Bible |