Tuesday November 1, 2011

Read Genesis 2

 

I’m continually amazed at the lengths that Christians (and by definition Bible believers) go to, to make their case for NOT having to believe certain bits of the Bible. There’s no print error! Many believers go to great lengths not to believe the Bible, especially when it comes to the first 12 chapters.

 

Some have called Genesis 1 and 2 syncretistic myths that utilised the creation myths of Babylon et. al to communicate some truth. I always wonder how we could possibly work out what truth was meant to be communicated by the original writer if these chapters were not true but were a reconfiguration of another culture’s myth. If this scenario were true, my interpretation would be every bit as legitimate as your interpretation, even if I read Genesis as referring to alien invasions and human seed planting in apes!!!

 

Others have said with vehemence and passion that the beginning of all creation was so long ago (and the end may be so long away) that we could not possibly know what went on or what will happen. Such a view makes a mockery of God - not a really good thing for Christians to be doing!!!  God was  there at creation. He was an eyewitness. If God tells us how something happened, we really should give Him the benefit of the doubt.

 

Still others have argued that it’s not a salvation issue and therefore doesn’t matter what one believes. If we really take this option as viable and serious then we are open to believing virtually everything and anything outside of the immediate events of Calvary. Alien invasions aren’t that radical then, are they? I can believe in God as a woman or even as a mythical dragon but that doesn’t effect my salvation!

 

There’s a lot to be said about taking the Bible at face value and reading it as it was meant to be read. Taking the creation narratives as historical and accepting Genesis 3-12 as literal history opens one up to a world view that is more consistent and more believable than any other world view in existence today.

 

Prayer:-

à Chris & Judy Ayers, Poland. Pray for our personal holiness and reliance on the Lord.

 

à Prayer and praise with our ongoing language studies.

 

 

Look up the Creation Ministries/Research International websites and get into the habit of reading their articles.