Re: Christ and Creation

joe (faurote@nortel.ca)
Thu, 11 Jul 1996 10:08:00 -0400

>I agree completely with the comment on the two-book approach.
>However, I can't reconcile the sentiment expressed here with the
>closing sentences in your post:
>"Genesis 1 can not be understood as miraculous if one believes in an
>old universe. Plants simply did not appear before the sun appeared."
>

<snip>

This statement never ceases to amaze me. If we disect it, what many
people appear to be saying is, "Yeah, I can accept that God can create
the entire universe; the planets, the stars, rocks and even life itself.
But get plants to appear before the sun? Get real!"

I've got enough confidence in our God to believe that He might just be
able to pull this off :)

Joe Faurote
faurote@nortel.com

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