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St. SteVen
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Sunset and sunrise.
Which only works when there is a sun to set and rise. (from our perspective, obviously)
The sun doesn't actually move, the earth does.
If God was the light, where did the darkness come from?
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Eternally Grateful
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Well God said there was light on the first day and I believe him so something took place of the Sun.
actually what determines it is the rotation of the earth. Amazing that we have rotation of our planet on the first day
St. SteVen
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Big Boy Johnson
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The NIV is a fake translation.... lots and lots of errors and omissions.
Once would do good to stay away from these newer translations... it's all about getting a unique copyright so they can do marketing to get people to buy new translation and make mo money
Pretty much all of them are put out by secular companies who have people from false religions doing the translation. Just another one of the devil's tricks to further muddy the waters...
Eternally Grateful
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Nahh. God is my quarterback..
God used words that the people at the time it was written could understand to explain his creative acts.
evening and morning mean one thing, it always has.. so to make it mean anything else would be in my mind foolish. And nonsensical.
Just take God at his word. It is when we stop taking God at his word and try to make him say things he never said that we get into trouble.
Look what happen when Evolution became so popular. people tried ot make the Bible fit evolution and we got all kinds of believes (I fell for the GAP theory myself) Until I went to a creation museum and started reading some books and God opened my eyes..
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Big Boy Johnson
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You did know that lucifer fell before God created the earth as we know it, right?
Well, that's where the darkness came from
Eternally Grateful
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The first comment is questionable.
but even with this. Darkness is the absence of light. Thats why Jesus said the world does not come to the light lest their sins be exposed..
St. SteVen
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I'm torn.
I can see a case for both sides.
And I won't criticize any Christian that believes in Evolution.
It doesn't matter.
But I can certainly see signs of an intelligent design.
However that played out.
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Eternally Grateful
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I won’t criticize them either, I will feel sorry for them.. But no one will go to heaven or hell based on what they believe concerning creation
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Um, that wall of text should be against the rules. Why not just make your point or post the chapter and verses? TL; DR.
Okay, let's assume for the sake of argument that they wrote exactly what God wanted them to write. Why do you assume what God wanted them to write would be without error? There is nothing humans do, ever, that is free of some degree of error, i.e., it's all less than perfect. In fact, being less than perfect is part of what it means to be human. We often say, "It's okay, you're human." So being less than perfect is part of being human.
God chose to communicate Christ to us through fallible humans via human writing. Are you saying God, overriding their fallible humanity, dictated every word to ensure the writing was perfect? That's not needed. There's a word for that- overdetermined.
What is it that's so difficult that the script needs to be without error? Love God? Love your neighbor? Don't steal? Don't murder? Christ died? Christ rose again? Why is the fallible human not able to communicate that effectively without being free of error? Why must it be free of error? So you will believe it?
Imagine a world where you have never read the scriptures; nonetheless, the apostle, Paul, comes up to you and tells you the good news about Christ's death and resurrection, about his life, and about his followers. Let's assume in doing so, you come to faith in Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, when he shared the events with you, he got James and John confused. When he talked about James, it was actually John. And, when he talked about John, it was actually James. In other words, it was not a perfect presentation. Is your faith now nullified? No, of course not.
A perfect God does not need a perfect written witness, just as a perfect God does not need a perfect human witness. A perfect Son will do.
St. SteVen
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There are no original manuscripts.Manuscript evidence for superior New Testament reliability
Manuscript evidence supports the New Testament reliability. It is extremely accurate and well preserved. The documents are in the thousandsThe Bible is Accurate — Manuscript Evidence - EARLY CHURCH HISTORY
Do we believe the Bible we have is true to its original meanings? YES, we have manuscripts from the time of its writing all the way up to our own time.earlychurchhistory.orgTextual criticism - what is it? | GotQuestions.org
Textual criticism - what is it? What is the science of comparing all the manuscripts of the Bible to determine the most likely original reading?www.gotquestions.org
New Testament Textual Criticism: A Concise Guide
Which translation of the New Testament carries the most authority? What are the criteria for evaluation? This beginner's introduction presents the fundamentals of textual criticism in a concise manner and includes case studies to offer the student helpful examples. It is dedicated to the...1. Textual Criticism as Applied to Biblical and Classical Texts
Textual Criticism: The Ancient Versions
Abstract. This is the first of five chapters on the text of the Old Testament. It focuses on textual criticism of the ancient versions of the Old Testament
They are calling copies. of copies, of copies, of manuscripts "manuscripts".
That's not what they are.
Here's the oldest fragment they have. What they call a manuscript.
Oldest Gospel of John fragment - Discover Historic Jesus
THE RYLANDS LIBRARY PAPYRUS P-52, ALSO KNOWN AS THE ST. […]
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St. SteVen
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From the Got Questions link you provided. (link below)
"Simply stated, textual criticism is a method used to determine what the original manuscripts of the Bible said. The original manuscripts of the Bible are either lost, hidden, or no longer in existence. What we do have is tens of thousands of copies of the original manuscripts dating from the 1st to the 15th centuries A.D. (for the New Testament) and dating from the 4th century B.C. to the 15th century A.D. (for the Old Testament). In these manuscripts, there are many minor and a few significant differences. Textual criticism is the study of these manuscripts in an attempt to determine what the original reading actually was."
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From the Got Questions link you provided. (link below)
"Simply stated, textual criticism is a method used to determine what the original manuscripts of the Bible said. The original manuscripts of the Bible are either lost, hidden, or no longer in existence. What we do have is tens of thousands of copies of the original manuscripts dating from the 1st to the 15th centuries A.D. (for the New Testament) and dating from the 4th century B.C. to the 15th century A.D. (for the Old Testament). In these manuscripts, there are many minor and a few significant differences. Textual criticism is the study of these manuscripts in an attempt to determine what the original reading actually was."
Textual criticism - what is it? | GotQuestions.org
Textual criticism - what is it? What is the science of comparing all the manuscripts of the Bible to determine the most likely original reading?
www.gotquestions.org
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