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Originally posted by Robert:
Greetings:
Yes, I am absolutely sure that only Christians can be Creationists. The "god" of the muslims is not Jesus Christ, so when a muslim says, "In the beginning God (Allah)..." he does not mean the same thing as a Christian. This goes for all other religions as well: Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, or whathaveyou.
Muslims believe that Islam is an elaboration of God's word
as presented in the Bible, and that God releases more accurate
information as and when he/she/it feels that mankind is ready
for it.
For the muslim, therefore, god the creator in the Bible IS Allah.
Please show me the biblical references which STATE that jesus
had divinity.
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Originally posted by Robert:
Greetings:
JM correctly points out that the phrase "evening and morning" is a reference to the rotation of the earth. Since the earth rotates in 24hr periods a "literal" interpretation of the first several days of Genesis would be "literal" days and not "figurative" days. When God created light on the first day it had to come from somwhere and shine on the earth (or what would be the earth) in 24hr periods.
I honestly do not know what is the age of the universe or that the age of the earth can be calculated. I am skeptical about the dating of fossils for various reasons. It is very possible that God could create a semblance of age. Adam, for example, was created on the 6th day. Did God create an embryo, a child, an adolescent, or a fully grown man when He created Adam? We know that Adam and Eve were sexually active because when they were tossed out of the Garden of Eden they started conceiving children. Such a supposition would put Adam and Eve at about 12 years old (minimum) even though they were only created 24hrs ago.
Adam and Eve are cast out of Eden some UNSPECIFIED time after the
creation. They could easily have been created at any age.
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Originally posted by Robert:
Greetings:
There are other examples in the Bible of God putting age in things when we know they cannot be old at all. I do not think that the fossils are as old as Darwinists say they are, but I am willing to discuss it.
With your viewpoint debate seems pointless ... if God could
create whatever to look however then there is nothing to debate ...
BUT ... that being the case surely you are saying that the physical,
observable evidence on earth DOES support ToE.
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