Noah and the Ark

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by notofworks

What you say sounds spiritual and Godly. But I believe there are two things to consider:

1) What if there is more to learn form all this? What if there's a great truth to the "Red Sea" than, "Wow, God sure done killed those suckers!" What if there is a worthwhile value of spiritual enrichment that could make our lives more productive and fulfilled? We may miss what God could teach us by just focusing on how, "God'll wipe out our enemies!!"

2) The minister you quoted...it sounds wonderful. But it simply doesn't wash with an educated post-modern culture. That man wouldn't have a chance talking to a suspicious, cynical college student. But Pelathias would be able to hold a meaningful dialogue with anyone on the subject. Unfortunately, the details of Noah's Ark aren't possible by any study of physics. We need to be able to say something besides, "God said it, I believe it, that settles it." Our post-modern culture equivocates "Noah's Ark" and "Jonah & the Whale" with "Jack & Jill" and "Humpty Dumpty."

And we're losing. Professions of Christ-faith have dropped radically over the last 21 years. Teenagers? Even the most optimistic of surveys reveal that less than 10% profess Christ-faith. And of the Christian high-schoolers that go to college? 75% of them walk away from their faith during that time.

We're losing and we have to have better dialogue with the unchurched than, "The bible said it, now you better believe it or you'll burn in hell."

well articulated post.