It is interesting how much we would like to believe that the world is millions, billions of years old. It is hard to wrap our heads around a 6000 year old earth. But the evidence is in favour of a created earth, designed by an all loving Creator-God. The way every thing works together is so perfect. The plants came first so that animals had something to breathe,eat and live in. And water/land came before that.
I was just re-reading Genesis 1
I was just re-reading Genesis 1
Genesis 1:1-30 Amplified Bible (AMP)
1 In the beginning God (prepared, formed, fashioned, and) created the heavens and the earth.2 The
earth was without form and an empty waste, and darkness was upon the
face of the very great deep. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering,
brooding) over the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light; and there was light.4 And God saw that the light was good (suitable, pleasant) and He approved it; and God separated the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.6 And
God said, Let there be a firmament [the expanse of the sky] in the
midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters [below] from the
waters [above].
7 And
God made the firmament [the expanse] and separated the waters which
were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse. And
it was so.8 And God called the firmament Heavens. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.9 And
God said, Let the waters under the heavens be collected into one place
[of standing], and let the dry land appear. And it was so. 10 God called the dry land Earth, and the accumulated waters He called Seas. And God saw that this was good (fitting, admirable) and He approved it.11 And
God said, Let the earth put forth [tender] vegetation: plants yielding
seed and fruit trees yielding fruit whose seed is in itself, each
according to its kind, upon the earth. And it was so.12 The
earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed according to their
own kinds and trees bearing fruit in which was their seed, each
according to its kind. And God saw that it was good (suitable,
admirable) and He approved it.13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs and tokens [of God’s provident care], and [to mark] seasons, days, and years, 15 And let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light upon the earth. And it was so. 16 And
God made the two great lights—the greater light (the sun) to rule the
day and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night. He also made the
stars.17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,18 To
rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from
the darkness. And God saw that it was good (fitting, pleasant) and He approved it.19 And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly and swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly over the earth in the open expanse of the heavens.21 God
created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves,
which the waters brought forth abundantly, according to their kinds, and
every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good
(suitable, admirable) and He approved it.22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the fowl multiply in the earth.23 And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day. 24 And
God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their
kinds: livestock, creeping things, and [wild] beasts of the earth
according to their kinds. And it was so. 25 And
God made the [wild] beasts of the earth according to their kinds, and
domestic animals according to their kinds, and everything that creeps
upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good
(fitting, pleasant) and He approved it.26 God
said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image,
after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish
of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the
earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth. 27 So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them.28 And
God blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the
earth, and subdue it [using all its vast resources in the service of God
and man]; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the
air, and over every living creature that moves upon the earth.29 And
God said, See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on
the face of all the land and every tree with seed in its fruit; you
shall have them for food.30 And
to all the animals on the earth and to every bird of the air and to
everything that creeps on the ground—to everything in which there is the
breath of life—I have given every green plant for food. And it was so.1 And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good (suitable, pleasant) and He approved it completely. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
Recently I have found a TV show, you-tube channel that talks about the scientific proof that supports creation rather then evolution. You would need blinders and a whole lot of faith in order to believe evolution. It is rather amazing.
The man in the (photo) is the host and he is a little "goofy" but the evidence is behind him and it is so fascinating. He compares the long held belief of evolution to the evidence of creation and a young earth. He encourages his audience to use their brains and not just to accept what he says in true.
I am not a scientific person. I do not remember everything that is said... but I understand the meaning. It is good to expose our brains to the reality truth.
Evolution discounts the Garden of Eden, as well as an all loving, all knowing and all powerful God. Evolution allows everyone to do their own thing- because there is no God to be accountable to. It is rather scary when we take the lack of a Creator God to it's full extent- children are no longer precious. Why have jails? Why have marriage?
We dismiss these arguments as foolish. But why are people's skin colour considered black or white? Where are we racing too? Why are traditional Catholics not encouraged to read the Bible? There are many traditions based on ignorance. Including Halloween, Easter and Lent.
I have learnt many things in the past year. My own traditions have been questioned and many have been removed. What is Lent and the whole idea of Mardi Gras? We can not earn our salvation, no matter how sad we are. I use to think that the more mournful I was -happier God was. Not!!
Salvation comes through the PassOver Lamb of God. It is the blood of Jesus that makes us holy and righteous. And once we accept the Act of God then we live in joy. There is no need to be sad. The devil would like us to be sad and depressed. He wants us dead. Christ has given us an abundant life.
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