Archive for February, 2008

The Riddle of Genesis 1

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

A constant premise of Geocreationism for me has been that Moses wrote Genesis 1 in a literal fashion, and that we should interpret it likewise.  In the last six months, I modified that slightly when I learned of the scientific perspectives of mankind at the time, and had my eyes opened to Moses’ consistency with that perspective in his writing.  Did that negate my premise?  Not entirely.  Moses still meant Genesis 1 literally.  He just did not realize the actual scientific details of what he wrote.  Instead, he took the truth, and described it in the clearest terms that he could… which were the scientific terms and imagery of his time.  Determining what really happened from what Moses has a been like solving a riddle, but once you back out of his …

Refraining from Communion (Devotional Notes)

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

I was reading Leviticus 10 this morning, and two passages caught my attention (emphasis added):
8 And the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying, 9 “Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. 10 You are to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean, 11 and you are to teach the people of Israel all the statutes that the Lord has spoken to them by Moses.”

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16 Now Moses diligently inquired about the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it was burned …

Death did not Enter the World Through Sin

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Contrary to what the Bible says…

Isn’t that exactly what many Christians think I am saying with that title?  That I do not believe the Bible?  You can bet it is.  As an Old Earth Creationist who believes that life has been on earth for billions of years, that dinosaurs were killed 65 million years ago, and that mankind was fearfully and wonderfully made, in part through their descent from animals, I have to accept that many of my Christian brothers and sisters believe that I have rejected the Bible and its clear teachings on sin and death.
AiG’s main thrust is NOT ‘young Earth’ as such; our emphasis is on Biblical authority. Believing in a relatively ‘young Earth’ (i.e., only a few thousands …