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Must Christians accept the Genesis account of the creation of the world?
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∙ 9y ago
Nothing is forced upon anyone - at least not yet. Each has free will to believe or not believe. It is that simple. A word of caution though, just because some sect or sects of the 'rainbow coalition of Christianity' says something one way or the other, doesn't make it 'gospel.' We each are told to prove all things. Just read history and see how some Church ideas were way off base like the Earth being at the center of the Universe or the world was flat. Look and read about how misinterpretations of Scripture led to 'holy wars' killing thousands upon thousands. No interpretation of man is absolute as history proves. Scripture stands alone to be proven or disproven as best one can.
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Absolutely. Christians believe The Bible to be the inspired Word Of God. Because it was written so long ago, there are things that we, in the 21st century, may find difficult to understand. But our heart and spirit can grasp what God's heart and His Spirit tells us. Ancient Hebrew and Christian traditions say that Moses, guided by God, composed Genesis from ancient documents that were already in existence in his day. The Book of Genesis ends about 300 years before Moses. Moses could have received this information only by direct revelation from God. If Christians do not accept the Genesis account of creation, then the Bible is reduced to the level of other books. It is made into a human book pretending to be divine, rather than a divine book. Christians should utterly reject this view.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoNo, although in centuries past, the churches would have demanded that Christians accept the Genesis account. Christians do not now have to accept this. In fact, several major Christian denominations now support the alternative view. For example:-
The position of the Catholic Church: Pope Benedict has supported "theistic evolution" which considers that God created life through evolution with no clash between religion and science.
The position of the Episcopal Church: The Episcopal Church has said that the theory of evolution does not conflict with Christian faith. In 2006, the General Convention affirmed, via Resolution A129, that God is creator and added that "the theory of evolution provides a fruitful and unifying scientific explanation for the emergence of life on earth, that many theological interpretations of origins can readily embrace an evolutionary outlook, and that an acceptance of evolution is entirely compatible with an authentic and living Christian faith."
The Church of England is considering the possibility of apologising posthumously to Darwin, for its earlier condemnation of his theory
At the 2008 General Conference of the United Methodist Church , three petitions made the following changes to United Methodist documents:
- Petition 80050: accepts evolution and corrects some ambiguities under "Science and Technology" in the Book of Discipline.
- Petition 80990: endorses The Clergy Letter Project and its reconciliatory programs between religion and science and urges United Methodist clergy participation, in Resolution 11, "God's Creation and the Church" in the Book of Resolutions.
- Petition 80839: creates a new resolution, "Evolution and Intelligent Design," in the Book of Resolutions: "The United Methodist Church goes on record as opposing the introduction of any faith-based theories such as Creationism or Intelligent Design into the science curriculum of our public schools."
The Presbyterian Church (USA) Office of Theology and Worship, 1969 GA-approved theological statement on the subject, evolution and the Bible, stated, "Neither Scripture, our Confession of Faith, nor our Catechisms, teach the Creation of man by the direct and immediate acts of God so as to exclude the possibility of evolution as a scientific theory." However, it appears that the Southern Presbyterians dissent from this view.
Although the Mormon Church has no position on evolution, it has produced a number of official doctrinal statements on the "origin of man". These statements generally adopt the position, as a church-approved encyclopedia states, "[t]he scriptures tell why man was created, but they do not tell how, though the Lord has promised that he will tell that when he comes again".
A few of these denominations may prefer Christians to accept the Genesis account, but realise that if they insist on what is now understood to be an obvious fiction they could lose adherents.
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How do christian humanist think the earth began?
Christians and Jews believe the version of Creation as shown in first chapter of the Bible in a book called Genesis. They believe God created the heavens, the earth, land, water, animals and sea creatures and human beings. They do not accept the Darwin Theory or the Big Bang theory. Next, Christians are not humanists. Humanism is not part of Christianity or Judaism. It is an entirely different philosophy and belief system. To see the creation story in the Bible open up to the first page of Genesis and start reading. It is fascinating. Pegalita, Master of Divinity
How do you prove Jesus is the first of God's creations?
AnswerMost Christians accept Genesis chapter 1 as the order of God's creations from the beginning of creation. If it says here that God created Jesus as his first creation, then you have proof acceptable to many other Christians. Alternatively, John 1:1 is clearly referring to Jesus when it says, "In the beginning was the Word." On the other hand, Lady Wisdom says (Proverbs 8:23) that she was from everlasting, before the beginning of the world. This raises the possibility that Jesus was the child of God and Wisdom, rather than God's creation.
Why is it that there seems to be no religious people who can read Genesis in Hebrew who don't accept evolution?
There are a number of these, however, as with evolutionary science, the majority believe in evolution. What is interesting is that a number of Hebrew scholars who believe in evolution acknowledge that Genesis teaches creation and 24 hour days in the Hebrew, even though they don't believe it.
Why the Creation account is so significant to the Christian worldview?
The notion that God created the world as described in the Book of Genesis is fundamental to belief that God exists and that The Bible is literally true.Theologians have long argued that the very proof of God's existence is the world around us. If God did not create the world, one of the pillars of belief has been removed.If God created the world, but in a different way than described in the Bible, then an important story in the Bible is not literally true and who knows what other stories in the Bible are not true either. It is the thin end of the wedge to accept that the Genesis account of creation is not how the world really originated, and this will only lead to doubts and loss of faith.Since there are actually two, quite different, creation stories in Genesis (Genesis 1:1-2:4a and 2:4b-25), it is also necessary to believe both stories as if there were no contradiction. Leon R. Kass (The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis) says that the second creation story departs from the first not only in content but also in tone, mood and orientation, yet pious readers, believing that the text cannot contain contradictions, ignore the major disjunctions between the two creation stories and tend to treat the second story as the fuller, more detailed account of the creation of man (and woman) that the first story simply reported. He goes on to say that to understand Genesis we must scrupulously avoid reading into the second story any facts or notions taken from the first, and vice versa.For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation
Does Islam accept the Biblical Genesis story?
Yes. Islam accepts the biblical creation and there are frequent references to Adam and Eve in the Quran, as well as to the Patriarchs of the Book of Genesis. The main point of genuine disagreement, which is relatively recent, is over which son Abraham was told to sacrifice.
Is the Book of Genesis a creation myth?
A:Many Christians and Jews believe that the Book of Genesis is, in its entirety, completely true and infallible. For them, it is unacceptable to see the book as containing creation myths. Many other Christians and Jews accept that the creation accounts in chapters 1 and 2, as well as many of the other the stories, at least as far as the story of Noah's Ark, are not literally true. They may call these stories allegories, creation myths or other explanations, depending on what they believe a myth to be. So for many, the Book of Genesis contains creation myths, although it may not necessarily be mythical in its entirety - which is another question.Another Answer:Not according to the Scriptures. Both the God of the Old Testament (Word) and the New Testament (Jesus) tell us repeatedly that the events recorded in the Bible actually occurred. Most scientist today believe in the 'Big Bang Theory' which they see the 'effect' and speculate on the 'cause' which the Bible states clearly for all to read. The 'creation' story of Genesis is actually a renewal of the Earth and there are several verses to attest to this event (Psalm 104:30 is one). Simply read the first couple of verses and see the planet Earth exists but is in darkness under water.Matthew 24:37New International Version (NIV) 37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
Can you follow a locked Twitter account?
You can send a request to the person who's account it is and they will either accept or deny. If they accept, you will be following the account.
Which version of Creation is correct Genesis 1 v1-2 or Genesis 2 v4-25?
Both versions of Creation in Genesis provide different perspectives. Genesis 1 focuses on the sequential creation of the world in six days, while Genesis 2 zooms in on the creation of Adam and Eve in more detail. Both versions complement each other in providing a holistic view of the creation story.
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Because before his epiphany he was known to them as a persecutor of Christians
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Why does the church not accept the scientific explanations about origin of man?
A:Christians increasingly do accept the science on the origins of the world, and some major Christian denominations say they support teaching the scientific theories. However some Christians continue to fear that if the scientific theories are true, it will undermine their faith in the Bible. They insist the Bible is literally true and inerrant, believing that the Book of Genesis tells us all we need to know.Answer:There are still many Christians that do not accept the evolution theory because they believe that it's not true. However, Christians increasingly are compromising, just because they are convinced that the 'evidences' for evolution is genuinely supporting the evolutionary theory.
Should Christians accept the Bible as a word of God?
yes
