"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth....And the earth was without form, and void: and darkness...And God said, Let there be light...." Ge 1: 1-3. Nothing existed but God. He created matter by speaking it into existence. First He spoke it into being dark and covered in water. Then He brought on light. All this happened on the first day (1:1-5). These verses are plainly and clearly written for the non-biased reader. Anyone who takes issue with them or comes up with some far-fetched theories is just looking to discredit them because he does not like what they say.
The same goes for all this controversy about the meaning of the word day. What do you think day means? How about a 24-hour period? That is the normal understanding. Any doubt in your mind about the meaning of this word has been introduced by someone with an agenda. However, God made it exceedingly clear when He addressed the topic in Exodus 20, the Ten Commandments. The Fourth Commandment: "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God...For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it " (Ex 20:8-11, emphasis added).
We are to work six days and rest on the seventh just as God did. He gave us a pattern for the week. We are not to work six eons of time. We are not to work six millions of years. We are to work six days--and so did He.
Does the clear reading of these passages sound uneducated, fundamentalist, low-brow to you? If so, someone may have used his high-sounding credentials and some intimidation to push his godless agenda on you. Just use your mind and think for yourself.
The Christian community has allowed nonsense to be perpetrated on us and our children. The day is late and the time is now to find courage to stand for the truth of God's Word without equivocation.
We are to work six days and rest on the seventh just as God did. He gave us a pattern for the week. We are not to work six eons of time. We are not to work six millions of years. We are to work six days--and so did He.
Does the clear reading of these passages sound uneducated, fundamentalist, low-brow to you? If so, someone may have used his high-sounding credentials and some intimidation to push his godless agenda on you. Just use your mind and think for yourself.
The Christian community has allowed nonsense to be perpetrated on us and our children. The day is late and the time is now to find courage to stand for the truth of God's Word without equivocation.
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