Originally posted by: Seekermeister
Rob9478,
Exactly. I am a Christian, and my dad is a Presbyterian minister. Neither I or the article tries to discredit the Bible. The point was that it's silly to argue about the inerrancy of the Bible, instead of it being infallible. For example, all versions of the Bible state the the universe was created in seven 24 hour periods. I don't believe that, but I do believe in creation, and don't see the point in arguing about that silly detail
Actually the Bible does not say that the "days" were 24 hours. It simply says that the days began with the morning and ended at the evening. Since this was used to describe the first day, before He created the Sun, obviously that day was not as we know it. Of course, the Bible says that with God, a day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as a day. All that we can really derive from this, is that the word "day" could have simply used the word "interval".
However, I won't comment on your remark about not believing in the creation, because I do not consider that to be a Christian perception. But, there is enough disagreement without arguing with another Christian.
No, I do believe in creation. And my "24 hour period" comment was one example, but your reaction was just what I was talking about. Whether the "days" were 24 hours, or a metaphor to represent an undetermined period of time, it doesn't matter. The message is that God created everything in the universe. Period. I think too much is lost in the discussion about insignificant details.
I also don't believe the entire world was flooded when Noah built the ark. They had no comprehension of North America. Their "world" was probably very limited. But again, the message is infallable.
