God Created The World In 24 Hours Research Paper
“Should we insist God created the world in six consecutive days of 24 hours? What is at stake in maintaining this interpretation?
Introduction
One wonders why controversies surrounding the days of creation is divisive. After all, the world is created and what it is cannot be changed. Differences of opinion already exist within
Christianity over various doctrinal issues. Should we add yet another by insisting the world was created in six 24-hour days and that no other interpretations of Genesis are possible? For
Christians who hold the young earth view, being true to God’s Word necessitates believing in the universe, earth, and life were all created in six 24-hour days. For others who hold a variety of opinions, they write off six-day …show more content…
that the world, with all its creatures, was created within six days, as the words read”.9 The same expression is likewise echoed by Calvin’s Genesis 1:5.10 Even though major church creeds did not take definite position on the length of days in creation,11 suggesting that it was not
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For a table of Church Fathers taking on the 3 positions of the length of days of creations namely; 24 hour, Figure and Unclear, see Rob Bradshaw, “Chapter 3: The Days of Genesis 1” in Creationism and Early Church . . http://www.robibradshaw.com/chapter3.htm. Cited 5 May 2013.
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For quotes by Church Fathers in support for the literal days rather than non-literal ones, see Orthodox Christianity. http://www.orthodox-christianity.com/2011/02/creation/. Cited 2 May 2013.
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Medieval theologians like Bede (c AD 673-735) and Anselm of Canterbury (c. AD 1033-1109) adopted views similar to Augustine.
Introduction
One wonders why controversies surrounding the days of creation is divisive. After all, the world is created and what it is cannot be changed. Differences of opinion already exist within
Christianity over various doctrinal issues. Should we add yet another by insisting the world was created in six 24-hour days and that no other interpretations of Genesis are possible? For
Christians who hold the young earth view, being true to God’s Word necessitates believing in the universe, earth, and life were all created in six 24-hour days. For others who hold a variety of opinions, they write off six-day …show more content…
that the world, with all its creatures, was created within six days, as the words read”.9 The same expression is likewise echoed by Calvin’s Genesis 1:5.10 Even though major church creeds did not take definite position on the length of days in creation,11 suggesting that it was not
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For a table of Church Fathers taking on the 3 positions of the length of days of creations namely; 24 hour, Figure and Unclear, see Rob Bradshaw, “Chapter 3: The Days of Genesis 1” in Creationism and Early Church . . http://www.robibradshaw.com/chapter3.htm. Cited 5 May 2013.
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For quotes by Church Fathers in support for the literal days rather than non-literal ones, see Orthodox Christianity. http://www.orthodox-christianity.com/2011/02/creation/. Cited 2 May 2013.
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Medieval theologians like Bede (c AD 673-735) and Anselm of Canterbury (c. AD 1033-1109) adopted views similar to Augustine.