So how old is the earth? What is your explanation for our far distance humanoid habitants on the planet like neanderthal? Did the biblical god create them as well and just improved upon his chosen people with us? Also curious as to why you think we all look different? I ask because all religions seem to have an "created in his image" portion of their dogma and god(s) and/or their holy teacher or messiah always looks like the culture involved
You have to understand that there are varying perspectives about this. There are "New Earth" versus "Old Earth" creationist perspectives. And, I suspect not even everyone here would all be on the same page with that. God was under no obligation to explain the finer details and give an exhaustive, comprehensive explanation of how He did it or everything that is "out there" in our modern, scientific 21st Century terms to people who lived thousands of years ago in Ancient Near-Eastern cultures. He revealed to them (and to us) only what they needed to know, apparently.
I dont think there is any question the earth is billions of years old. I also don't think there is any question that cavemen existed as we have found them. I would think that if the god in the bible created it all that means he created dinosaurs too along with cavemen but why wait until a few thousand years ago to pop up and say "Here I am chosen ones"
While the term "elohim" can be either singular or plural, the verbs that go with it in context are either singular or plural. If elohim is paired with a singular verb, then it is in reference to the God as a singular entity. If the verb is plural, it's more properly "gods" or "heavenly beings." Elohim can be in reference not only to God or gods, but also angelic beings in the heavenly realm or the heavenly host. This all depends on context. Christian Scholars such as Dr. Michael Heiser have done a lot of work in this area. He wrote a book on this entitled The Unseen Realm. It deals with the "divine council" or the court of YHWH in the heavenly realm, which includes angelic beings or "sons of God." But, others have done studies on this at length. This is an involved topic. YHWH is the divine name of God Most High (the "I AM").
It is literally you argument. It's not childish. It's just lacking rationality.
The Bible is all over the place with this leaving the interpretation to the reader. The fact that so many scholars are at odds points to inconsistencies which shouldn't be in a text considered by it's followers as holy. I wouldn't expect the one and only God to have a dozen names but that tends to happen when singular gets confused with plural during a long translation from Hebrew to Greek to English
Maybe it would be easier to make me understand why God created dinosaurs, wiped them out, created caveman, wiped them out, created more humans and wiped them out while settling on his chosen people before disappearing from our life with a promise of coming back to send half of us to hell.....all because he loves us
Would never dream of asking you to. Like I said I've been on your path for 40 years I just saw the light and it changed me spiritually. I hate that it pains people to hear someone believes in a creator but doesn't subscribe to dogma. I never understood it until I was on this side of it
I’m not sure that you’ve picked up on it really- but, there’s a lot to Christian thought that is not bound by denominational dogma today. Many of us are on a journey to get deeper in touch with the original worldview of the Bible.
Some denominations are dead no wonder some people think what they do.
You could walk outside, along with everyone in your neighborhood, and see Jesus coming out of the clouds with angels all around and trumpets blowing with your own eyes, and you would attribute it to something silly like mass hallucination or a dream or some other thing. There's nothing anyone can tell you to empirically prove the Bible. You have already made up your mind. That's fine. It's completely your choice. There's nothing anyone can say here that's going to change that. You are free to believe what you want to believe. I mean that with all sincerity and respect. But if you're going to use irrational ideas on which to base your belief, it's fair game to point it out, just like you like to point out that Christians take everything on "faith" all the time.
Anything outside of your safe box of labels is irrational to you. That's why you are brainwashed bro. Bought and paid for when you could be roaming free my man.....
Still the same book. If it's the word of God should only be one denomination for that one God. Instead you have no telling how many bible versions to go with umpteen denominations.
Yeah but there's some denominations that don't preach the whole book. The part of the book about the power given to you as a Christian to overcome things is not mentioned in some denominations. Some denominations just pat you on the head and welcome you to the social club but no inner change ever occurs. Some denominations just give you a list of do's and don'ts and threaten to kick you out if you don't participate. None of that equals what Christ did for us.
