:jiggy: Let me first give glory to the one who gave me the wisdom to give an answer that will surely enable both sides in this debate rest.:woohoo:
Part of Christianity is to boast; to boast in God though it may sound as though I'm boasting in myself. now my experience comes from the texts of the hebrew and the christian new testament.My only source of data is from those resources. I limited my resourses because in the beginning of my walk with God I was so strongly impressed with his abilities, and I was confident that he was able to make me understand according to his word which I had received.
After many years of consideration how the scientist who has gathered all his information through experiments and tests might come at odds with creationists, who have (accepted the Word of God by faith without substantial proof, as authentic)and are intimidated by Darwin's theory. This is the fault of the fundamentalist today as before and (he is as much a lesson) as Darwin's theory of evolution. Here is a person whose narrow point of view is threatened by someone else's ideas, showing his weakness in faith. Since the scientist is more honest than the religious, I shall side with him. Scientists never claim to have all the answers to life, but are in constant search for viable solutions and answers. The scientist will correct himself; where it seems like it takes a rock up side the head to change our minds about our religious convictions.
I noticed this when my own family was offended by my change, when I was first converted. I will stand with the believers also because we know that the answers to everything in life is with him who made us all, who tells us there is neither male nor female but a new creature; being one of them myself, I will attempt to give insight into the creation of every living thing that will perhaps satisfy the creationists and the intelligent designers as well.
Behold, my words shall be as refreshing as a good bottle of port. They offer delight and pleasure to the hearer...now I know why God says to wait on him: (he that believeth shall not make haste).
Very early on I listened to the religious, their point of view, I wanted them to win, I favored them because they sounded like they were on Jesus' side defending the integrity of the bible.But what I realized later is that they were intimidated by Darwin's theory; if it's proven correct their faith would be devestated. They are fighting for survival of their faith. But this day if they shall look at my reasoning they will know that surely we are but grasshoppers before the living and everlasting almighty God who lives forever, amen.
:tsk: What? Do you mean it took God only 144 hours to create the heavens and the earth?Or, perhaps if one thousand years is as a day and a day as a thousand years with the Lord, then it took 52,567,200 hours which is six thousand years including leap years if the Lord used a calendar similar to ours.If this be so then we cannot count the hours that went into the planning of the whole thing which continues to this day to work without our help. The bible says "by the word of the Lord were the heavens made and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth." And in another place "through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God so that the things which are seen were not made by that which do appear." And yet in another place " get wisdom ,get knowledge, and in all thy getting get understanding."
Now I contend that faith is (understanding) it is not blind as some suppose but is an image created in the mind from a promise made by the lips of God. It creates hope and if maintained shall bring reward: for this we rejoice.
BEFORE GOD EVER SPOKE A WORD HE CONSIDERED EVERY THING HE HAD TO SAY, HE LOOKED AHEAD SO FAR THAT WHEN HE BEGAN TO SPEAK, IT WAS ALREADY DONE.
In proverbs it is written "prepare thy work without,and make it fit for thyself in the field and afterwards build thine house." Therefore it is easy to understand that millions of years went into the planning of this thing, every detail to the point that things began to form inside of God. Just as a baby is formed in the womb of a woman the entire universe and all matter is formed inside God in every detail. He could very well have created and recreated in his mind until he was satisfied with what he wanted just as the archetect and engineer go over the details of what they wish to build and design. Evolution is therefore possible based upon my thesis and inteligent design is therefore reasonable since God would speak only of that which is Good. Man is good in God's eye but cave man is not worth mentioning since man is the finished product.
So he would need only 144 hours (six) days or 52,567,200 hours (six thousand) days to describe in detail everything in his creation;( whatever suits your fancy).
If it took him 52,567,200 hours and if God did not take coffee breaks, did not stop for lunch, did not stop to smoke a cigarette, did not sleep, did not rest any of those six days until the sabbath like he said then we owe him a lot of pay; or as he calls it, Honour, glory, blessing, power, riches, wisdom, and strength: Revelation 5:12
Let us therefore get aquainted with him who made all things with the words that came out of his mouth.
I hope that this has helped the christian, believe further in the the kingdom of God and in his power.
