Jack wrote:
I have been asking Dick these
same questions, and his response, as I
understand it is that the Bible doesnt say anything about the preadamites
or
their descendants.
I am a descendent, I don't know about you. The writer of Genesis
was able to trace the line of the Israelites all the way back to Adam of
Genesis who lived roughly 7,000 years ago. And the complaint here
is that he couldn't get all the way back to
Homo erectus?
How many generations back can you go? I can't make it past five on
either side.
But, I see severe implications for
his view.
There are implications no matter what you choose.
I think that the Bible
teaches
that to say that one is "human", is equivalent to saying that
one is a
sinner.
We all surely are. The good news of Jesus Christ is for living
human beings, not for those already dead and buried.
There were no "humans"
before Adam, and no sinners before Adam.
Okay, when did Adam live? Answer that and I will show you why you
are wrong on the first half of your sentence but right on the second
half.
All "humans" are sinners
and condemned, unless they believe in Christ, who
saves all "humans" who believe.
No quarrel from me. Did I imply otherwise?
I dont think that we can
define what it is
to be human in biological terms at all. It is a spiritual
definition.
"Human" means able to communicate with God?
Maybe.
I like that last word. Adds perspective.
Somehow, there needs to be a
connection, between Adam, and the rest of
humanity. Not only are we all condemned through Adam, but
somehow, he
imparted the quality of being "human" to all of us as
well.
Adam was all too human. He did what most of us would have
done. A lovely woman offering a tasty delicacy coupled with a
certain mystique. It would have gotten me for sure.
Dick Fischer -
Genesis Proclaimed Association
Finding Harmony in Bible, Science, and History
www.genesisproclaimed.org
Received on Mon Mar 8 00:17:45 2004