As I See it!

[mrp1948]

And the spirit of God hoovered on the Waters of the earth. Let us take into context that the bible was not written to be a scientific text book. None of the God inspired writers were scientists of any kind. So the methodology of their writing is of a nature based on the understanding available in that time. However there are a lot of things written in the bible that have been validated by science and blatently ignored by those who are of the scientific community. To validate where I am coming from: I spent 7 years of my life trying to disprove creation, the exodus, the old testament miricles, and the birth, resurection, and divinity of Christ. And while I certainly can not claim the same genius of most of you sceptics I am open and intelligent enough to investigate both sides of an issue. For example: Creation of life- In the days that our planet was forming itself into what it is today the oceans of the world consisted of amoung other things around 60% amino acids. What are the two primary ingredients needed to form DNA? Energy and Amino acids. Now the bible states that (in Genisis 1) the spirit of God hovered upon the waters- energy/amino acids thus DNA. We could debate this with scientific circular reasoning but I would prefer not too as niether you or I can conclusively prove this either way however I offer it as an option. Dinosaurs- Genisis also states that in the very beginning the world was without form and void so there was a planet here before God began his work of FINALIZING THE STRUCTURE of the world as we know it today. One other point-neandrethal man: when humans age certain bones in the skull continue growing and others stop at a certain point. There is a computer enhancement program that ages the skull out over 300-400-600 years of age and the specs of that skull exactly match the demensions of a neandrathal skull. (Pardon the spelling) The final thing for today Evolution the evolving of one species to another is called Macro-Evolution it has never ever ever been proven or validated. The only evolution which can be validated is micro evolution which is the development of changes within a species. In conclusion I have ooked at many discussions in here where the scientific minds accuse christians of being closed or narrow minded. What I truly see is the unwillingness of some to at least be open minded enough to step down off the science pedestal and gather ALL the information needed before drawing conclusion. I certainly do not consider myself closed or narrow minded however I am single minded. Nothing proves there is not a God-nothing proves evolution-nothing proves that Jesus is not who he claimed he was. My choice is simple I've read the book I know who wins and I pick the winner. God Bless

[mrp1948]

Absolutely no disagreement with that truster simply hadn't carried the thought that far in here thanks and God Bless

[Floatingaxe]

I, too, Believe that when Genesis tells us that the earth was without form and was void, it simply means empty and the landscape was formless. The planet had existed eons before, but was now void, yet ready for the Creation and the advent of Man. Who knows what the history of this planet was before that?

We don't know, nor will we know until we can ask the Creator God Himself! One day, soon!

[billie]

Oh, yes, soon, please!

[mrp1948]

Godless Heathen: Thanks for your observations however I have made no excuses for anything nor have I made any unsubstantiated claims everything I stated here came from sources of science. I will look for the link to the computer enhancement and will post it for you as soon as I have found it As for the word circular that you seem so upset about, I base that on the methodology used to determine the age of stratas of rock.-By the type of fossils found in them. And the age of the fossils is determined by the strata of rock they are found in. Hmm sounds circular to me. As for the bible itself being circular it really is a good book you should read it some time. God Bless

[mrp1948]

My point exactly

[SoulGrind]

Scientific reasoning by definition cannot be circular while the bible and it's claims are nothing but circular; the bible is true because the bible says so, that is absolutely circular.

That's not a true statement.

Keep in mind, the Bible is like any other historical reference. The claims the Bible makes for itself can be backed up through testing against archaeological, historical, and cultural evidence. Furthermore, much of the Levitical laws are supported with recent (within the past 2000 years) findings in areas of biology, astronomy, and mathematics.

Therefore, in light of the evidence from non-Biblical sources, we can easily see the Bible is historically accurate in regards to the names, places, and events that took place. We also see that because of the scientific evidence presented, that the Bible was ahead of its time with respect to a culture that new nothing of modern science.

Therefore, we can conclude that because the Bible is accurate on ALL accounts, this points out the truthful nature of the Biblical writings. From this we can conclude that if the Bible is accurate in regards to the natural world, it must be accurate in regards to the supernatural world, for how else would a primitive society from 3000 years past be able to apply various "laws" that have a modern day, scientific explanation for them?

Purely by chance and coincidence? That's a bit of a stretch if you ask me.

From this we see that the Bible has divine authorship and since the Bible has proven itself on all other fronts, and the Bible states it was

Edited October 17, 2006 by SoulGrind

[mrp1948]

Thank YOu Soul Grind and God Bless

[Floatingaxe]

Amen, SoulGrind! You are a wise man, indeed!

[Floatingaxe]

The bible is accurate in every aspect, especially historically. God is never in error. His Word follows suit. So, we won't go there here.