Noah and the Ark

[Aquila]

Here are some thougts of mine....

I've typically favored the Day Age theory with a local flood. However, I've come to the conclusion that one either believes the Bible... or they don't. Was Jesus born of a virgin? Did Jesus turn water into wine? Did Jesus walk on water? Did Jesus heal the blind, lame, and deaf? Did Jesus raise the dead? Did Jesus rebuke evil spirits? Did Jesus feed 5,000 with two fishes and five loaves of bread? Did Jesus rise from the dead on the third day? Is Jesus alive today? Will Jesus return to judge the quick and the dead? What is one to believe? Either one believes these things or they don't.

All of these are "miracles" regarding Jesus are things that defy any scientific understanding. All include processes and powers that are beyond the scope of science. You have folks that believe every miracle of Jesus but then for some reason they can't believe in a literal six day creation or a global flood. They argue that there isn't enough water on the planet. They argue measurements as you did. They pick at how the animals would have survived in the ark. We're dealing with a supernatural God. The same God who instantly turned water into wine and walked on water when manifest in the flesh managed the flood and all the provision of the ark. If we can believe that Jesus did these things and was raised from the dead... why can't we believe in the creation and global flood?

I'll tell you...

We all have interests. Many find science facinating and the hunt for fresh data and information is exciting. I'm a big National Geographic fan and I love reading about dinosaurs. For this reason I harmonized my faith with my interests via the Day-Age theory. Other folks do this with other interests. Those of alternative lifestyles read the Bible in a way that allows for their lifestyle. Those who are facinated with the apacolyptic choose Post-Tribulationism. Those facinated with history and the notion that Scripture is validated through fulfilled prophecy embrace Preterism. We all choose to put our faith in Scripture and read it the way it suits us. Maybe on some pereferal subjects that's alright. But when it comes to serious subjects we need to stick to Scripture and what it actually says... even if it embarrasses or confounds us.


Today I look at it a bit differently... I either believe the Bible or I don't. If I can't believe in a supernatural six day creation I certaintly can't believe that Jesus rose from the dead or performed the miracles he's recorded as having performed. The scientific community is in constant flux as more data is revealed. It's shifting sand. The Bible isn't. So I accept it as written. I know there are things in this book that blow my mind... but I have chosen to believe. I don't need evidence, don't care for it, nor do I think evidence to the contrary regarding Scripture is worth reviewing.

Being a Christian is much like being a mystic. We believe in things that transcend logic and science. We embrace it. We smile believing that no matter how the deception may fly, in the fulness of time the truth will be revealed and the Bible will stand as the truth. So I abandoned the Old Earth creation theories.... and I embraced the Bible as written. A literal six day creation with a global flood. Is it hard to believe? YES. But that's where faith comes in. I stand on the Word of God through faith not based on evidence.

I don't know... just a few random thoughts.