From: Michael Roberts (michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk)
Date: Mon Oct 27 2003 - 02:21:15 EST
Insects have four legs according to the Bible.
Vernon could you please write in Welsh it would make more sense.
Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vernon Jenkins" <vernon.jenkins@virgin.net>
To: "gordon brown" <gbrown@euclid.colorado.edu>;
<douglas.hayworth@perbio.com>
Cc: <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 12:20 AM
Subject: Re: Academics who actively support Young Earth Creationism
> Hi Gordon,
>
> I read in the Hebrew of Gen.2:5 that the pristine earth experienced no
rain;
> and in 2:6, a brief reference to the alternative hydrologic cycle that
then
> obtained. Later, following the Mabbul, I find reference to the covenant of
> the rainbow - the reasonable inference being that this was a novelty; a
> complete surprise to Noah and his family. Yet you say, "It is very
> discouraging that certain pastors whose ministry has so much to commend it
> and who have influence over so many people prefer to get their teachings
on
> certain issues from Henry Morris rather than by careful study of the
> Scripture."
>
> But, Gordon, where else in Scripture should one look for a clear
refutation
> of these matching statements? And what motive could the writer (presumably
> Noah) possibly have for attempting to deceive us all?
>
> Vernon
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "gordon brown" <gbrown@euclid.colorado.edu>
> To: <douglas.hayworth@perbio.com>
> Cc: <asa@calvin.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 10:26 PM
> Subject: Re: Academics who actively support Young Earth Creationism
>
>
> >
> > On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 douglas.hayworth@perbio.com wrote:
> > >
> > > We run up against YEC-type "literalism" in so many places. For
example,
> I'm
> > > currently leading a group bible study here at work, going through Rick
> > > Warren's _Purpose-Driven Life_. Although I agree with the _overall_
> > > theology of the book, there are snippets of poor interpretation. For
> > > example, in describing the story of Noah as an illustration of one who
> > > pleased God because he believed and obeyed him, Warren writes the
> > > following:
> > >
> > > "There were three problems that could have caused Noah to doubt.
First,
> > > Noah had never seen rain, because prior to the Flood, God irrigated
the
> > > earth from the ground up (Genesis 2:5-6)."
> > >
> >
> > It is very discouraging that certain pastors whose ministry has so much
to
> > commend it and who have influence over so many people prefer to get
their
> > teachings on certain issues from Henry Morris rather than by careful
study
> > of the Scripture.
> >
> > Gordon Brown
> > Department of Mathematics
> > University of Colorado
> > Boulder, CO 80309-0395
>
>
>
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