Free For all - Open Discussions and DebatesI am confusedIf you believe Genesis implies that He did, then why ask? But my response would be that maybe He did, maybe He didn't. It will only be speculation from the text. I personally believe He created the Universe first, but the Bible is about the fall of man and our redemption, which has nothing to do with the rest of the Universe. That's why when the Bible says in the beginning, in its context it might be only referring to the earth. But this is just conjecture on my part. Nonetheless this has nothing to do with salvation. But as the Bible says: holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. (1 Timothy 3:9) Actually, light originally comes from God. In Revelation it says that when we dwell with Christ, there will be no need for a sun, because the glory of God will be our light. (Rev 21:23, Rev 22:5)
Same logic as previous question. Also take a look at Genesis 1:14 > Then God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years; It doesn't say that the moon generates the lesser light on its own. It just says that there are two lights: a greater for the day and a lesser for the night. It this true or not?
Why do we have two eyes instead of one or three ? (those will be sufficient). Why aren't keyboards in alphabetical order, but are in numerical order? Perhaps God was bored and just wanted to create it. But then again, God might never be bored. Maybe dinosaurs were created before man or dinosaurs lived with man. The book of Job (chapter 41) mentions creatures that have the characteristics of our prehistoric friends. Or dinosaurs might be a myth cleverly created by man. But the Bible is mainly about man and our redemption from sin. Remember, God does not need the sun. But Genesis can start off with a general creation account, then tells you the specifics when the sun, moon, (etc) were created.
In Numbers 22:28, God used a donkey to speak. Why do you therefore say how was a serpant able to speak? I've also heard arguments that the serpant was not literal. In other words, it is used to show you what Satan is like not what he looks like. Because Satan is a spiritual being. Sort of like 1 Peter 5:8 referring to Satan as a "roaring lion", but he is not actually a lion. Also sort of like calling Christ "the lamb" but He is not an actual lamb, but a man (God in the flesh). Many will say God wanted to test Adam and Eve, that's why He allowed the serpant to tempt them. God gives us free will and without free will, there is no love. God not only wants to love us, He wants us to love Him. Perhaps. Some of this is responded to in the last question. But the fact that God knows the outcome does not mean He should not have allowed it. If God prevented it from happening then how can we choose willingly to love God? But we chose to disobey Him and He offers us redemption that we don't even deserve. If we cry for true justice, we would all be in hell right now. So just be happy that God offers Christ as a gift for us if we follow Him by faith.
In those times it was not unlawful to marry a relative. Before the time of Moses we see people marrying their relatives (Abraham married his half-sister Sarah). |
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