Recent content by doughtz

I've never bothered to align to a denomination but I'd be interested in taking the quizzes to see where I align.

Everybody in the world saw the building of the ark but did not believe in God or Noah?

I'd be wary of somebody saying they hear the voice of God, to be honest. I think we just have to do the best we can using God's Word and counsel from other brothers and sisters. Considering the 40,000+ denominations, I would say it's unlikely people are actively hearing from God audibly. Unless...

The layers in the Grand Canyon were not made during a flood. Nor did the canyon erode away because of a *global* flood. The canyon was made through erosion of what we have as the Colorado River. There are also fossil records of crawling/walking animals and evidence of rain in different layers...

As somebody who believes in a young earth, does that mean you also believe in the global flood happening around 2500 BC?

How do you reconcile what we know about the fossil record, light traveling from so far away and reaching us, and geological evidence like carbon and radiometric dating?

It's a topic I struggle with myself. I'm not sure how to reconcile fossil & geo records with Gen 1 other than to do what you are also doing. The dilemma I face with that, is that the author seems to be implying an actual account with literal days. And the only reason to not interpret it that...

What exactly leads you to believe you should not read straight forward historically Genesis 1? So far, I understand you saying it is because of our observation of Earth (fossil & geo records), but perhaps there is more? I'm just trying to better understand why you don't take a straight forward...

This is what I meant. I'm sorry for the confusion. So am I accurate in saying that we don't need to read it straight forward mostly so that we can reconcile what we have observed from the fossil and geo records? Agreed! I would say because when interpreting what somebody wrote, it is...

And what lead you to the conclusion that Genesis 1 is not intended to be read as historical?

Why do you believe it isn’t intended to be read as a straight forward account? Does the author imply that it isn’t supposed to be read that way?

Would love to hear your thoughts on what people have said. Have any of these responses cleared anything up for you? Or do you still have questions?

Isn't it clear that Genesis 1 is referring to 24 hour days? It says there was morning and then there was evening. It seems pretty straight forward. You have to try to move away from the straight forward reading of Genesis 1 to acquire a different interpretation outside of 24 hour days.

Can you check mobile Chrome again and let me know if it looks better now?

I'd love to see a screenshot to help understand better if you get a chance.