It’s taken me a bit to get into the learning mode but I’m here to participate. The “everything made in six days” preaching always bothered me so thanks for giving me the freedom to question details within the big picture of creation.
Thanks for jumping in! It's sometimes hard with what we've been taught or grown up with, but it always helps me to remember "the intention of the material" (thank you, Dr. Ron Hals) was and is much more a "why" and "who" and "for what purpose" treatise than a "how" manual.
I appreciate where this is taking me including the realization of why should I quibble over how long the creation took. It seems to me now that is the least important part of God’s work. “Let there be light” and creating order out of chaos extends to the light I am seeking but often stymied by my own chaotic mind. This is helping.
It always interested me that God said “Let there be light” prior to creating the sun, moon and stars. Perhaps then it is meant as an awakening - that all the parts of chaos became aware of God.
"Is it God's nature to bring order out of chaos?" Love reflecting in this. For us old folks, how many times have we seen this dynamic in action? Sometimes years and years later, but looking back at some of my greatest challenges, I see how order was indeed restored.
It’s taken me a bit to get into the learning mode but I’m here to participate. The “everything made in six days” preaching always bothered me so thanks for giving me the freedom to question details within the big picture of creation.
Thanks for jumping in! It's sometimes hard with what we've been taught or grown up with, but it always helps me to remember "the intention of the material" (thank you, Dr. Ron Hals) was and is much more a "why" and "who" and "for what purpose" treatise than a "how" manual.
I appreciate where this is taking me including the realization of why should I quibble over how long the creation took. It seems to me now that is the least important part of God’s work. “Let there be light” and creating order out of chaos extends to the light I am seeking but often stymied by my own chaotic mind. This is helping.
It always interested me that God said “Let there be light” prior to creating the sun, moon and stars. Perhaps then it is meant as an awakening - that all the parts of chaos became aware of God.
I know, same. I wonder about the ancient concept of light.
"Is it God's nature to bring order out of chaos?" Love reflecting in this. For us old folks, how many times have we seen this dynamic in action? Sometimes years and years later, but looking back at some of my greatest challenges, I see how order was indeed restored.