Re: [asa] yom (was truth with love award)

On 8/1/06, Mervin Bitikofer <mrb22667@kansas.net> wrote:
>
> No apologies necessary -- but actually you seem to be way ahead of me in
> some argument I am not acquainted with. Trying to get a flat earth out
> of some verses isn't what I was thinking. I was simply interested in
> an example where "yom" doesn't mean 24 hours -- which to my thinking,
> presents a problem to YECs who insist it must. But the answer that is
> probably given is that Adam's death refers to a spiritual one that did
> happen in the same moment. Thus young earth people are probably
> willing to see the spiritual context of "die" but not of "day".
>
> --merv

From what I recall when YEC Prof. Andy MacIntosh came to preach at our
church, he insisted (loudly) that TWO types of death came into the world at
the Fall. Literally "on that day" Adam died (spiritually) and then his
physical death came 900+ years later, and this was also a consequence of the
Fall. He also claimed that the two deaths were mirrored on the Cross - as I
recall - the spiritual death being at "My God my God why hast thou forsaken
me", and the physical one when he said "It is finished". I don't recall any
scriptural justification being made for this claim.

Lots of people were upset and angered, and we spent a whole evening
discussing it with the housegroup we lead. It certainly made us think about
our faith, but little sympathy could be found for MacIntosh's views! Our
church usually posts sermons on our website at
http://www.christchurch-abingdon.org.uk/ , however, that one didn't make it
... can't imagine why :-)

Iain

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Received on Tue, 1 Aug 2006 12:42:48 +0100