Christian: Do you believe in a Six Day Literal Creation?

[billvau]

For anyone who considers themselves a Christian: Do you believe in a Six Day Literal Creation? I'm just finishing a 3-week series on Creation and Sexual Sins as a perversion of the Genesis 1-2 account. It got me wondering how many Christians take Genesis as literally true as they do the New Testament, so I thought I'd ask.

I'm not here to fight, but, if there are questions, I'll try to answer (especially AFTER Sunday, when I'm done - have to teach both the sermon and Sunday School, maybe even doing music if our pianist isn't well yet). Even willing to answer (if not too long) why I believe in a six day creation.

What about you?

God bless,
Bill

[orangeusa]

Seriously, (since I don't want to get banned), isn't there some interpretation as to what a day is? ( WRT Old Testament passages ).

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[billvau]

Seriously, (since I don't want to get banned), isn't there some interpretation as to what a day is? ( WRT Old Testament passages ).

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Don't worry about getting banned - given the attacks on this forum that are gotten away with, you're fine!

People do make an issue out of "day" in Genesis 1, but they're arguments aren't sound biblically/interpretitively.

1. Genesis 1 is historical narrative and "yom" (day) is interpreted as 24 hours most naturally.
2. Each "day" is numbered.
3. Each day has morning and evening.
4. God rests on the 7th day, and Exodus 20 makes that the basis for the Jews observing the 7th day of the week as the Sabbath.

There are other less obvious arguments, but a 24hr day is what Genesis 1 is using.

[orangeusa]

Since I was only brought up in Bible School (many, many moons ago) with King James Bible, where does "yom" come from? The other points you make are mirrored in KJB.

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[billvau]

Since I was only brought up in Bible School (many, many moons ago) with King James Bible, where does "yom" come from? The other points you make are mirrored in KJB.

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It's the Hebrew word for "day," if that's what you're asking. Moses wrote the Pentateuch (1st 5 books of the Bible) using ancient Hebrew. Most, but not all of the Old Testament is written in the same Hebrew. Some of the OT is written in Aramaic (like in Daniel).

[Not a Cook]

For anyone who considers themselves a Christian: Do you believe in a Six Day Literal Creation?

Yes; absolutely! And according to the Scriptures, so does Christ.

[Subotai]

What is a day to God?

[Citation650]

What is a day to God?

1000 years. 2 Peter 3:8.

[mif_slim]

^But "yom" is still in the writings. I believe 24hr.

[Subotai]

1000 years. 2 Peter 3:8.

I think the point of that is a day is anything God wants it to be. He also stopped time once that we know of.

[Not a Cook]

What is a day to God?

Let's look at what the Scriptures teach us. Consider the following:

So the evening and the morning were the first day. Genesis 1:5b

So the evening and the morning were the second day. Genesis 1:8b

So the evening and the morning were the third day. Genesis 1:13

So the evening and the morning were the fourth day. Genesis 1:19

So the evening and the morning were the fifth day. Genesis 1:23

So the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Genesis 1:31b

According to the Scriptures (in context of Creation week), "an evening and a morning" are a "day".

[Doheny]

God's word is perfect.


Sent from my iPhone so typos to be expected.

[Kokopelli]

The Hebrew word used for day is the same word used to indicate a normal 24 hour day throughout the OT.

Yes, I believe God created the universe in six, 24 hour periods.

[RAMCLAP]

Yom also means age or time period just to be accurate. I'm not arguing against 6 literal days. I'm just pointing out that Yom has different contextual meanings.

[uglyduckling]

6 literal days? Yep, it is pretty clear. Many people don't want to believe that, so they twist it many different ways to line up with their worldview.