Welcome to this blog, which proposes to look at the world through the lens of Genesis 1:1. I would like to explore what assumptions we currently hold would have to be abandoned, and what assumptions would replace them, in the light of a belief that God created the heavens and the earth. What mysteries would be explained? What explained events would revert to mystery?
A plea: I am not interested in debating whether Genesis is literally true. Neither those who believe nor those who don't believe will be swayed by counter-arguments. Such debates will lead us into unproductive rabbit trails, at best; destructive flame wars, at worst.
An example: if God created the heavens and the earths in six days, then we must discard Darwinism as a tool useful for anything less trivial than dog-breeding. With what do we replace it? If we discard the lens of Darwinism, does the concept of "progress" no longer apply to natural history? Indeed, might we see devolution at work, rather than evolution?
A caveat: while the exploration of the implications of Genesis 1:1 will be the focus of this blog, readers should expect off-topic postings as well. I'll try not to wander too far afield.
Please join me on this journey of exploration. It should be fun.
2 comments:
If God is God, and He is, then it is not unreasonable to believe that He created the world in the miraculous way Divine Scripture states. He could have put it all together in one day if He had so chosen. However, He chose to create the world in six days. With a firm belief in God, the Omnipotent Creator, nothing is impossible. The problem many have with the Scriptural account of creation is that they attempt to bring God down to their size, which is impossible, and with that way of reasoning, and the way we human do things, it wouldn't have worked in one, six, or a thousand years. - Bill
Bill,
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I, of course, agree with you that "God is God". My hope with this blog is to explore the implications of that belief, and to contrast widely-held beliefs and practices in today's society with the beliefs and practices that would prevail if we logically and consistently followed up on that belief. - Chuck
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