This site is for thoughtful Christians learning how to answer the hard questions people are asking today
PURPOSE:Helping Christians engage in intelligent conversations with doubters and unbelievers
Did God create everything in six 24-hour days?
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COMBINE INSIGHTS
Here's where we combine the eight Insights to get an informed biblical answer
God is Creator, but we don't know details about His methods and timing
Genesis 1:1-2 says that, at first, the earth was formless, empty, and dark. Now it has form, content, and light. We know from the Bible that the earth was NOT created instantly in its present form. Enormous changes have occurred over time in the earth's structure and content.
This Bible study does not raise any questions about whether or not God created the world. The world didn't happen from nothing by itself by chance. God created the world according to a divine design plan!
The only questions discussed here are about God's methods and timing, which do not in any way alter the New Testament gospel message. The questions are raised by doubters and unbelievers, and they deserve intelligent answers from Christians. The wrong interpretation of a single Hebrew word (yō·wm) – and the refusal of most Christians even to talk about it – is repelling people from the gospel message.
An informed interpretation of the word yō·wm reconciles God's Word (Bible) with God's World (science) and removes a huge barrier to faith.
A better understanding of the earth's age does not alter the Bible
Many Christians think that any interpretation of 'day' which means more than 24-hours is altering the Bible. It rarely occurs to them that maybe it's the traditional interpretation that's done the altering and that a re-interpretation of 'day' is needed for the true meaning.
Many Christians seem to think that if God takes more time, He is less powerful. With God, time has nothing to do with either capacity for work or quality of work.
It's not heresy to re-interpret a word (yō·wm) in the original Hebrew text based on better evidence from scholarship, science, and our own common sense understanding of the actual world in which we live.
Failure to fully acknowledge God's amazing unfolding design over time diminishes His creation and dishonors Him.
The Bible does not preclude long 'days'
This study shows that the Bible does not compel a six-day interpretation. One person studying the Bible can conclude that God created the universe in six 24-hour days. Another person studying the Bible can conclude that God created the universe over billions of years.
The Bible's description of creation is broad enough to accommodate both interpretations. The important thing is that GOD DID IT!
This site takes the view that God created the world in stages over a very long period of time. This view is preferable because it is confirmed by all modern knowledge and eliminates push-back from unbelievers.
Conversations with unbelievers should make it clear that one does not have to believe in six-day creation to be a Christian.
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Great job! Fantastic resource for believers not only to be able to speak intelligently in a time of waning faith, but for our own education and edification as well!
You have answered so many questions for me! Thank you!
Wrong all wrong
Your site is great for discussions and other questions about the bible. I hope that it continues.
Nice to read a legitimate attempt to harmonize the traditions of the Bible with scientific discoveries.
I discovered this site while I was at work. I will take time out and read through it. I think it is very interesting and it's good to know so I hope and pray that I can and will be able to venture a little bit more. Thank you and continue to have a blessed and prosperous day.
Came across this site and it's fantastic and so relevant.
Interesting topics. The bible is good for salvation but not for earth history
Thank you for a good read on this subject: the indisputable existence of humanoids and civilizations before Adam.
I was just told about your website and it's so fascinating.
I agree there had to have been other people before Adam. The sons had children, with whom? Certainly not with their own mother or the gene pool would have died out.
Very good explanation
What a great and informative article! This information is invaluable when discussing biblical concepts with others, both Christian and non-Christian.
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I really enjoy your site.
Thank you
Dumbest thing I've ever read!
Do you offer a textbook?
Thank you for the Bible verses about hell. This is a very difficult subject that many people that believe in Christ have adopted as truth. I have yet to understand why.
This is wonderful. Would like to read more.
I like your site. Good to see others believe as I do.
Great Information. I've been teaching these studies for some time to hopefully help Christians have a true biblical world view and not just a churchy world view. Glad yall out there.
Interesting and thought provoking.
If for nothing else, this at least may cause someone to dig deeper.
I find your explanation very compelling and appreciate that we do need to answer questions of unbelievers, there needs to be effort in this direction. So I thank you for your efforts
It's constructive that science keeps indefinitely improving with better observations and verifiable facts. Immutable good scriptures should simply keep itself relevant by subtle changes in its interpretation to complement and coexist with science. Good work!
I love this web site. I have always wanted to know more about what the Bible means. Please, please keep expanding this site.
Yes
Just came across your website, want to commend you on believing the Bible can and should be read as the Truth. I have always believed that if I cannot make sense out of the scriptures, it is my deficiently not the Bibles. God Bless.
This is awesome, very detailed information and totally makes sense, thanks for sharing!
This sounds interesting.
Does the bible really say humans will burn forever in hell or is it really more like thrown in the fire and destroyed? Ps I already know the answer!
Humans were around a lot longer the 4000 bc. Thats not even as old as Sumer the first proven civilization. Evidence strongly supports that civilization may have existed long before Sumer.
The reason the doctrine of original sin arose, was that Augustine couldn't read Greek and there was an inadequacy at certain points in the Latin translation, resulting in a misunderstanding.
Death and suffering had not taken place until the original sin, so no one was before Adam.
Enjoyed the read. I am a believer.
I like that explanation it makes since it has scientific evidence to back it up
Have always believed in this way ,read and ask for understanding and it will be given to you.
Great work! Keep up the war against the ignorant churchians, and supporting Christian enlightenment!
I absolutly loved this! My daughter is a high school science teacher, and we are both christians. We had our own ideas of what scriptures say, and what actual physical science says. This brought ALOT to light! Thank you.
I have always thought this to be true but have never heard it said! Praise God!
Much of what you share are things that have been revealed to me by the Spirit of God. Finally your site is out and does not counter Biblical script and does not hinder the Christian witness. Thank God.
Thank you for this! I have had many conversations about science and Christianity. I am not very smart but now I am a little smarter.
As much nonsense and stupidity as I have heard since big bang or evolution.
very well done.!!
With this pandemic going on, I have many of these conversations with myself.
awesome info keep up this good work
So interesting. Thanks for sharing. Keep them coming. Enjoy reading them so much.
When are more topics coming?
Your are wrong
Found this to be very helpful. Answered my questions.
This is heresy. I hope you repent and trust the Scriptures.
Yea
You have an interesting take on how to reconcile the time difference challenge between Bible time history & archeology . I don’t think it will matter about which time viewpoint ya right. What matters is faith & trust in Jesus for forgiveness of sin & gaining eternal life
I admit that I have some struggles with your interweaving of science and the Bible, but that will not stop me from reading and considering the material.
Someone has never had a real encounter with God and does not know the assumptions he is making with the scientific evidence. Sad when you don't know either God or Science
Excellent reading
I have struggled with references to people before Adam, and coordinating it with science. This makes sense to me. Thank you for helping me with my dilemma.
I am a person that right now I don't practice any religion whatsoever. Very interesting, thank you
Pure sophistry for the purpose of setting aside the claims of God upon us.
Thank you for your good work.
The problem with "science" today that too much of it is based on theory and not enough observation.
So far you make a lot of sense, I do believe in God.
You guys are doing an incredible job of bringing science The Bible together as one truth thank you Please continue this valuable work to awaken the public that the Bible and science are truly God's truth not contradicting each other
I have believed for many years what you have written here, but who among my friends and fellow-Christians will believe me? I stand alone. It took almost two hundred years before the church—or church members—believed that the earth was not the center of the universe. Will it take that long before Christians will believe that Adam and Eve were not the first humans created?
Yes to have a intelligence conversation is of most importance.
I am looking forward to reading through the rest of the Thinkers website. Thanks for investing in this work. It’s so important! Especially in these times.
I'm preparing to teach my first Religious Instruction lesson for the year in a public Australian school tomorrow and we'll launch straight in to the creation story from the Bible. So thank you!! I feel confident now to answer any questions the kids might raise.
Bullshit. Just utter bullshit.
Mainstream science is wrong about almost everything.
God bless.
lov it
Great read very needed in this current time thank you
O my how i wish i could find a friend would be willing to discuss the bible openly with me.
Amazing! I have been studying this subject and drafting a book for about 5 years. I discovered your web site today. In those 5 years, I have come to many of the same concepts as you. Good job folks.
Some scientists are open to intelligent design, the problem is some scientists think they are trying to bring church into the classroom.If some scientists find out that some believe in intelligent design they will lose funding.
Thank you for helping to break down these scriptures, I found out now a lot of what I thought I knew was actually just tradition, most of which was confusing up until now, very grateful.
Please pray for me as I ponder the input you've provided online.
Very interesting, food for thought. I have often wondered about this and have had many questions Thanks
This is great. God has shown this to me some time ago, but you are the first that has ever confirmed it. God is good.
I found this to be extremely informative. I'd always had doubts about the "original sin" and being punished for my ancestors sins, but this explained why "original sin" doesn't really exist in a way that resonated with me. Thank you. I will definitely check this site more often.
Thank you for letting me know. Opened up my mind.
Very informative. Keep up the good work. The world needs better understanding of God’s word.
Good points
I am excited to have found this site when I was seeking the truth about Bible timelines. I have been forced to justify my beliefs by a pastor who has a very fundamental belief in God's seven days of creation.
Very good
This is great stuff!!
Thank you for this most interesting discussion of genealogy re: the timing of the first man as relates to both the Bible as well as archaeology!!!
Wrong!!
Brilliant
Very informative and interesting.
Loved it. Been saying it for years but nobody listened.
I now have Biblical support for my belief.
God created everything that was created in six literal days.
I can't wait to share this article with my grandson.
Amen. Thank you.
I hope this excellent presentation penetrates the evangelical church where sadly a majority of Christians believe that the Big Bang is an atheistic concept rather the Fingerprint of God that it is!
The big bang is a theory. God is a fact.
How great it is to have a resource to help in ministering to the sceptical. Thank you. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to upcoming studies.
Adam was perfect because it doesn’t say anywhere in the Bible that he had body aches and gray .
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