Genesis 1 gap theory

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by bkstokes

This TOTAL speculation, but God could have done that in order to test people.

I see your point. But I don't see God doing that solely to test people. I think the earth is millions of years old, but there was no man before Adam, who seemed be created 6,000 years ago.

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Neck

Many believe that "The morning and the evening were the first day".

Actully refers to the first day of Jehova relating the things that were before to Moses.

The second day being the second day being the second day of Jevoha sharing these words with Moses.

The resaon God showed Moses his hinder parts was that Moses was to see that which was on the back side of God or time.

Tell me this why would God speak things into existance in 7 days?

I personally believe it took the Lord seven days to share this with Moses.

And on the 7th day the Lord rested...

Rested his case with Moses....

Excellent thoughts!

[mfblume]

I believe the seven days were literally seven 24 hour periods God took to do what He did.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Sam

We have the Creation Museum in northern Kentucky near the Cincinnati airport. They believe in the "young earth" theory and are not tolerant of any other opinions. It is a very worthwhile place to go and spend the better part of a day.

I think I would enjoy doing that.

(Draw your own conclusions! )

[ronharvey]

Originally Posted by mfblume

I believe the seven days were literally seven 24 hour periods God took to do what He did.

I believe Genesis 1 took place in the mind of God and in Chapter two God actually did the creative work in a single day.

I believe the earth existed already and was 'revamped' for the placing of Adam kind on it.

I believe other things as well, but this is enough for now.

[bkstokes]

Originally Posted by ronharvey

I believe Genesis 1 took place in the mind of God and in Chapter two God actually did the creative work in a single day.

I believe the earth existed already and was 'revamped' for the placing of Adam kind on it.

I believe other things as well, but this is enough for now.

You definately show that you are capable of thinking outside the box.

[Neck]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Excellent thoughts!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Neck
Many believe that "The morning and the evening were the first day".

Actully refers to the first day of Jehova relating the things that were before to Moses.

The second day being the second day being the second day of Jevoha sharing these words with Moses.

The resaon God showed Moses his hinder parts was that Moses was to see that which was on the back side of God or time.

Tell me this why would God speak things into existance in 7 days?

I personally believe it took the Lord seven days to share this with Moses.

And on the 7th day the Lord rested...

Rested his case with Moses....



Excellent thoughts!


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I actually shared this with a member of a Public School board that I sold a 1.5 million dollar contact for new VOIP phones systems. To 31 Schools and admin offices.

I was sitting at lunch with the Main IT contact and board member.

They started talking about Evolution vs the idea of creation.

They both were saying they could believe that anyone still believed that the earth was 6500 years old.

I shared with them my thoughts on the 7 days of creation.

When we got done with the conversation.

They did not have a stance that the Christian faith was dead wrong.

Both of them told me that it was the first statements that they had heard that could put creation back into the equation.

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by ronharvey

I believe Genesis 1 took place in the mind of God and in Chapter two God actually did the creative work in a single day.

I believe the earth existed already and was 'revamped' for the placing of Adam kind on it.

I believe other things as well, but this is enough for now.

Close to my beliefs.

I believe Gen 1 is the creation from the perspective of METHOD and Chapter 2 is the same creation from a perspective of PURPOSE highlighting Adam.

I believe the single Gen 1 and Gen 2 creation was a revamped earth done after the fall of satan caused a destruction that may have started and ended millions of years before the first day of Gen 1.

[Baron1710]

Hugh Ross has an interesting view on the age of the earth and man, old earth young man. Not so much a gap theory as a different view on the days, with each day representing a period of time and the phrase "evening and morning" reflecting the beginning and end of the period. That we currently live in the seventh day which will end with the destruction of the old earth and creation of a new heavens and earth.

He wrote a book about it I think it was called "Creation and Time".

Lots of great essays on his website by a wide variety of folks on a broad range of subjects.

www.reasons.org

http://www.reasons.org/resources/apo...n_vs_evolution

[meBNme]

Originally Posted by ronharvey

I believe Genesis 1 took place in the mind of God and in Chapter two God actually did the creative work in a single day.

I believe the earth existed already and was 'revamped' for the placing of Adam kind on it.

I believe other things as well, but this is enough for now.

So how and when did the earth come to be?