Adam was created on the 3rd day

The garden of Eden is the focus in Genesis 2 and where God was doing His creating. The plants and animals created in the garden spread out to cover the rest of the world just as man did. No, the garden of Eden covers 3 days. Man and grass on the 3rd day, animals and woman on the 6th day. So Adam was alone (with the grass and trees) for 3 days while God was creating elsewhere on the 4th and 5th days.Gen 2:18 And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. It was Eve that saw the tree pleasing and that was on the 6th day. Either or, Christ and the born again are One in nature as the second vessel. Christ is the head while we are the body. Yes I do believe in the Trinity. Jesus is the image of God, and the man created in the image of God on the 6th day is IN Christ. Jesus is the firstborn among many brethren.Rom 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

The kind of God I have created the world in 6 days, not all at once.Are we having a nice discussion here or are we starting out with insults?

A Spirit cannot be measured in terms of size. He is the God of the Bible, Creator of Heaven and Earth, the God whom or Lord and Savior Jesus Christ prayed to as his Father, My God and your God. That is called rain. Genesis 2:6 God makes Adam on the 3rd day, followed by the vegetation. (Gen 2:7-2:9 see also Gen 1:11-1:13 for the corresponding day in which the vegetation was brought forth)God places him in the garden. (Gen 2:8)Then God makes fish and animals on the 5th and 6th day. (Gen 1:20-1:25) (Gen 2:19)God brings them to Adam so he could name them. (Gen 2:19-2:20)Then God makes man into the image of God. (Gen 1:26-1:27) (Gen 2:21-Gen 3:22)Note: I can't pin point exactly when Adam was made in the image of God, but Genesis 3 gives us a clue.Gen 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.Gen 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:The eating from the tree of knowledge represents the offence of the Law, and is the beginning of the process of being made in God's image.Rom 5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
Rom 5:21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.Now the Tree of Life comes by way of Jesus Christ. It is through becoming one with Christ that we are made one body, in the image of God.

Hi Ringo, How you doing? Rom 11:30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
Rom 11:31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
Rom 11:32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
Rom 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
Rom 11:34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
Rom 11:35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
Rom 11:36 For of him, and through him, and to him, [are] all things: to whom [be] glory for ever. Amen.Peace to you Brother!

Indeed. And I don't intend to change that fact. Hmmm... Lets pick this up in post 73 where I explain that there are two creations of Adam. Like to hear your thoughts. http://EvC Forum: Adam was created on the 3rd day -->EvC Forum: Adam was created on the 3rd day It is a delicate balance, no twisting though ...except perhaps from traditional thought.Edited by graft2vine, : No reason given.

That was what I was asking Juraikken. I'm not saying that plants and animals were created twice. The order is important sence we are dealing with Biblical accuracy. For you it may not be pertinent or shake your faith, but for an unbeliever it might make the difference.The scientific order is another matter. The Bible must agree with itself before it can agree or disagree with science. They are both part of the same Bible. The New is the Old revealed and the Old is the New concealed. If I can't refer to the New then you got me tied down with your lasso.

Inerrancy is not a lie. To believe the Bible this day and age with all the "contradictions" going around I think requires strong faith. To the skeptic seeing is believing, to the weak of faith (or blind faith) believing is without seeing, to the strong of faith believing is seeing. While faith does come when we are still in the dark, we must enter into the light where things are revealed that were kept hidden in the darkness. The Bible does not require you to take it literally. It is a spiritual book. Literal is not a requirement for it to be accurate. I think books in a series would be a more fair comparison. Unless its the Authors intent to keep things hidden from the wise and reveal them to babes. We must convert and become as little children (have a little blind faith) before we can grow in the Lord and seek out the deeper truths of the Word of God.

While a spiritual book, the spirit reflects the natural order. Also spirit must line up with spirit. Otherwise, you not only cant take it literally, but how can you believe the Spirit?1Cr 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. Mat 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Not really... other than the 7 pages following it.Edited by graft2vine, : No reason given.Edited by graft2vine, : added scripture reference

Thought I'd save your skin.Again, what Jesus says is Spirit. It's application can extend to more than just the context. If everything was just about context, the Bible would be completely irrelevant today.

I am not avoiding your question, but have answered you twice. See my responses in posts 37 and 89.

High Skies,Greetings! Since you have been reading my thread I assume you know that I am saying there are two creations of Adam (the first Adam and the last Adam). So, can you show me that the Adam in Gen 2:7 made of the earth is the same Adam as in Gen 1:26 made in the image of God? Same thing here. The woman in Gen 2 is not said to be made in the image of God, but after man "bone of my bone" "flesh of my flesh" "taken out of man". The tense is determined in the Hebrew within Genesis 2. We don't need to go back to Genesis 1 to determine the tense. Gen 2:7 And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul."formed" tense is imperfect. Imperfect refers to an incomplete action."breathed" imperfect.Gen 2:8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed."planted" imperfect"he put" imperfect"he had formed" tense is perfect. The perfect tense refers to a completed action in the past.From this we can see that the action is taking place as God says it. The tense is imperfect from the creation of Adam in Gen 2:7 through the creation of the Garden in Gen 2:8, then switches to the perfect tense with "he had formed" refering back to Adam that was completed in the previous verse. Based on the tenses, Adam was created before the Garden and then placed in the Garden after its completion.Gen 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil."to grow" imperfect. We are back to the imperfect tense. Adam was made first, then the Garden planted, Adam placed in the Garden, now the Garden starts to grow."that is pleasant" tense is Participle. Corresponds to the English verb "to be" with the present participle. May be present, past or future time. Gen 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought [them] unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that [was] the name thereof."formed" imperfect"brought" imperfect"what he would call" imperfect"called" imperfect

So you don't take my word for it, this is from a wikipedia article that explains the Hebrew tenses (aspects) pretty well:

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Biblical Hebrew had only two aspects (not tenses). The perfect aspect was used for completed actions, and generally implies past time. The imperfect aspect was used for uncompleted actions, and thus could imply present or future time. Modern Hebrew uses the participle for the present time and reserves the imperfect for future time. The Hebrew imperfect is noteworthy for having not only suffixes but also a syllable added at the beginning of the stem, and thus is often called the prefix conjugation.

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Imperfect - Wikipedia

That is your assertion thst the New Testament doesn't explain the creation story. Where did the last Adam come from? He had to be created at some point... when was he created? Why not during the creation in Genesis along with everything else that was created? God said the creation was finished on the sixth day and then He rested on the seventh.Gen 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Gen 2:2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Gen 2:3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.The heavens and the earth were completed and everything that is in them. ...except for the second Adam???

All,I have not had time to be here to answer all your questions recently, but plan to do so. For now I would like to attempt to again answer the prevailing question of why Adam is not mentioned as being created on the 3rd day in Genesis 1:The creation of man (on the 3rd day) is a detail that is left out of Genesis 1 maybe for poetic purpose and/or keep it within a limited scope. God can't mention man being created on both the 3rd and 6th days without causing confusion if enough detail and explaination is not put into it. That is not within the scope of Genesis 1 which is intended as a very brief summary of the entire creation. Genesis 2 is devoted to man.Make sense? Anything wrong with this logic?

Hi Cmetts,Small world isn't it? I have had this thread here close to a year, and its still gaining in popularity. Have had some challenging feedback, so you might find it enjoyable to read through it as PD suggested.To answer you in brief though -- Nowhere does it say in the Bible that Adam was created on the third day. If it said it clearly it would be a widely held view. As it is, I only know of 2 people on the planet that believe it... myself and one other person I have shared it with.I agree the Bible is clear that man was created on the sixth day in the image of God. Adam being created in the likeness of God in Gen 2 is not the same creation. From likeness to image is a progression.To your question about other early writings: God did not reveal everything to the early church, but there is hidden manna that He choses to reveal in His own time and purpose.In the First book of Adam and Eve, the account begins with:"ON the third day, God planted the garden in the east of the earth,"That at least makes it clear that the Garden was planted on the third day. In Genesis 2 it is clear that Adam was created before the Garden:Gen 2:7 And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Gen 2:8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed."had formed" is in the perfect tense, indicating an already completed action from verse 7.