Genesis 1:1-5 — Day One

Why was plants and trees made on Day 3? Yet according to Genesis the Sun was not created until Day 4? How do you separate light and dark which it does twice? Plants and trees cannot produce photosynthesis without sunlight. Basically creation theory was shot down the minute is was discovered that the earth was not the center of the universe.

It's implied in Hebrews 11:3 which contradicts Genesis 1:1.......the Biblical creation story is an ex-nihilo creation event. In Genesis 1:1 he creates heaven and earth so this indicates that before there was nothing. If earth did not exist prior to that then why would the writer say expressly that he created heaven and earth? The Bible is loaded with these ex-nihilo statements:Creation Ex Nihilo - Reasons to Believe

Genesis 1:1 says "In the beginning he created heaven and earth" correct? This is talking present tense not past tense as in if it would have read " In the beginning there was heaven and earth" according to Genesis 1 not earth or a heaven existed prior to a god creating them. This makes it an ex-nihilo event.Do you believe that matter is eternal? This idea is put forth by the Mormons. While you maybe correct in saying that nothing in the Bible indicates a belief in ex-nihilo the very wording in Genesis 1 indicates it is.

Ex-nihilo either way you look at it changing words does not change it. I am aware that the Hebrew is ברא bara' for (creation). And since I do not speak fluent Hebrew I got no idea what you posted in Hebrew. Edited by Evangelical Humanists, : No reason given.