So what is my position today . I'm sure my wife , who I have had many a conversation about the the meaning of "day" , is interested what I will write. After reading and looking at the text , it really makes no sense not to read them as intended. Working through the text , it is hard to force , I now realize , any other construct . The bottom line if we truly believe in a all powerful God , why force limitations on His ability.
The thing we have also consider is that we are not given a time frame on how long Adam and Eve where in the garden before being tempted by Satan . The narrative just jumps into the temptation. It could have been immediate but it could have been a long period of time.
But what convinced me to take a new look is 2 miracles that Jesus performed. The first from the Gospel of John when Jesus turns the water into wine. when it happened , the wine was perfectly fermented and the host was praised for saving the choice wine for the last.What tasted like aged wine , was in fact just a few minutes old. It has the appearance of age . The other miracle was the feeding of the 5000 plus. After blessing the bread and the fish , Jesus fed the masses with fully formed bread and fish . New but with look of fully grown fish and cooked bread.
Now I know perhaps , this will not satisfy those who run after every new theory , who want to look culturally relevant but if I'm to trust God , I can live with 6 days and a young earth . For even within science , there is enough conflicting information about the age of the universe .
That is not to say that others cannot hold to differing views , like I used to hold , but they must hold to the historicity of Adam and Eve. The problem as I see , if one tries to accommodate to the world theories , something must give and I think God's word has stood the test of time . Unlike the ever changing world of theoretical science .
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This does answer the all important question, in every wives' life, "Does my hubby listen to me and take me seriously?" Good to know the answer is yes.
We've had many debates on this subject. People will debate and argue about everything, especially us. After you've been married as long as we have, the silly fights are over quickly. Usually, because we've all ready had this one and figured out how to fix it. In all seriousness, ultimately, our arguments can only be supported by God's word.
I read one time that, "if scripture and science disagree, it just means science hasn't figured it out yet."
For example, people used to laugh at the concept of germs and bacteria, that could make you sick, that you couldn't even see. The Bible taught about cleanliness and quarantine, while everyone else thought it was silly.
Thanks for not limiting God, Dear. Took you long enough, tee hee. Love you, Mrs Reg
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