Originally posted by doctrbill: Where is it the scripture "clearly states" that the doctrine of ex nihilo creation is "legitimate"? (chapter and verse please)
***After reading this portion of your post, I could not help but wonder if you actually read my entire post, as the information you request was provided in the very post to which you have responded.***Jet
doctrbill: You have been shown where it clearly states otherwise.
***I have? Please refresh my memory. In what post was I shown this?***Jet
doctrbill: Were humans spoken into existence (
ex nihilo) by command of God on the sixth day? Or was the man made from mud and the woman made later from a piece of the man?
***Again, I must wonder if you actually read my entire post. You ask questions that were answered in the very post to which you have responded. "In the beginning God "created" the heavens and the earth."[Genesis 1:1] The word translated here as created is a clear indication of God creating Ex Nihilo. "And God "formed" man of the dust of the ground..."[Genesis 2:8] Again, here is a clear indication of God using existing material in His acts of creation. Now I accept the fact that this line of thinking is not accepted by all Bible scholars, and that I must rely, in part, on commentary from some, while rejecting commentary from others. This is my personal choice, and, based upon my own personal studies of the scriptures, I believe that I have made the correct choice. If you choose to reject that line of thinking, and choose to accept other commentary, I have no problem with that. Agree to disagree.***
Shalom
Jet
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As we survey all the evidence, the thought insistently arises that some supernatural agency - or, rather, Agency - must be involved. Is it possible that suddenly, without intending to, we have stumbled upon scientific proof of the existence of a Supreme Being? Was it God who stepped in and so providentially crafted the cosmos for our benefit?
Prof. George Greenstei