06-06-2006, 01:19 PM
Quote:Bismillah:
i forgot to tell you in my last post that there there are certain people who say that the six days mentioned in the Bible it actually refers to epocs - like the Qur’an long periods - not six, 24 hour day. It is however illogical - you read in the Bible, evening, morning - It clearly states 24 hours, But even if I accept this for the sake of arguments, no problem. I agree but yet you will only be able to solve the 1st scientific error of 6 days creation, and second, of first day ‘light’ and 3rd day ‘earth.’ The remaining four, yet you cannot solve. but if i agree with you that ‘it is a 24-hour period, why cannot the vegetables survive for one 24 hour day without sunlight?’ I say ‘Fine - If you say that the vegetables were created before the sun, and can survive for one 24-hour day, I have got no objection. <b>But you cannot say the days mentioned are 24 hours as well as epochs</b>. <b>If you say it is long period, you solve Point No.1 and 3, the remaining 4 are yet there. If you say the days are 24 hours day, you solve only Point No.5 - the remaining 5 are yet there - It becomes unscientific.</b> I leave it to you to choose, whether you want to say… ‘It is long period’, and say that there are only 4 scientific errors - or say… ‘It is a 24 hour day’, and say there is only 5 scientific errors in the creation of the universe.
Salam
Wael.
Greetings. I intended to spend some time yesterday evening on your questions. However, I got home and found a small water stain on my ceiling. I went into my attic and found that the drainage pan for my air conditioner was stopped up. I cleared the line and fixed that part of it....then I went down stairs as was attempting to clean up the stain on the ceiling when all of a sudden about 25 square feet of drywall came crashing down on me covering me with wet attic insulation and filth...needless to say I spent my evening cleaning up that mess...I think God does have a sense of humor.
I must work today. Hopefully I'll have time this evening to spend on the rest of your questions.
However. Know this...the Bible teaches us that Christ the creator created the earth. We learn throughout the Bible that many things are beyond human understanding. Christ showed that he had the ability to create earthly things with the appearance of age.
For example in John 2 we read:
<b>John 2</b>
Jesus Changes Water to Wine
1On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, 2and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine."
4"Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come."
5His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
6Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.[a]
7Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim.
8Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet."
They did so, 9and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10and said, "Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now."
11This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.
We both know that wine is fermented and it takes time, often dozens of years to have good win. Jesus made the wine in an instant and Lo it was Good Wine. The Creator has absolute authority of his creation and thus can make anything whether it be wine or the mountains with the appearance of age.
So. When you say, "It's illogical" I say, <b>"No it isn't. God is all powerfull."</b>
You may also tell me that it's illogical for Jesus to calm the storm, walk on water, raise people from the dead, heal blind people and forgive sins. However, He did all those things.
Much of what God does is beyond human understanding. We are but saplings of intellect compared to His knowledge and authority over everything.