Taste of things to come…

Posted On May 13, 2008

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Have a good look at Genesis 1… ever noticed that God said let there be light and there was light… but it wasn’t until a couple of days later that He made the sun?? Sooo… where’d the light exude from??

I thought that last night as I read Genesis 1… and felt it was blogworthy… but I don’t have time right now because I am going to dance class :D so chew on that, maybe comment your thoughts/answers… and I will blog my thoughts in a couple days (note: I said my thoughts, not answers…)

Peace out :) haha that’s a funny phrase… ohhh dear I am in a silly mood… dancing makes me happy :D and so does God!!

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  1. Lucy Nom de Plume

    Because the story is a poetic interpretation of creation and not the literal truth.

    I like your banner image.

  2. helen

    thanks :) good ol’ paint, gotta love paint…

    hmmm well what do you think the literal truth is?

  3. Lucy Nom de Plume

    I think the literal truth is love and compassion. (dear me I sound like an old hippy)

    C.S. Lewis has a good take on Genesis. He compares the story of the fall of man to humanity’s loss of animal innocence as homo sapiens first gained self-awareness. (At least I think that’s what he said. It was quoted in “The Language of God,” by Francis Sombody-or-Other)

    I like the theory that God knew humankind couldn’t cope with the literal scientific facts (try explaining the Big Bang and the formation of planets to cave dwellers) so he inspired a simpler poetic interpretation.

  4. helen

    But if God meant it to be poetic, wouldn’t He have given us a guide to interpreting it within His Word? He wants to fill us with truth, His Spirit guides us into all truth (John 16:13). I do believe there are parts of the Word which can/are to be interpreted poetically (eg. Song of Songs), but the interpretation comes from the Word.

    When it comes to the Genesis account, I believe that the Word confirms the account recorded in Genesis as being literal, such as in Exodus 20:11 “For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them…”. This reaffirms the Genesis account and does not suggest to us that it is a poetic, rather than literal, account.

  5. Lucy Nom de Plume

    I think we’ll have to agree to disagree there. :)

  6. un known

    wow…

  7. katie

    wow, that’s so cool — light and sun. i never noticed that before.

    now that i think about it, whenever i read gen 1 and think of eternity past/”pre-created time” (for lack of a better phrase) i always imagine the godhead dwelling together in the dark, uncreated universe. then: let there be light, and there was light. but… 1 tim 6:16: god dwells in unapproachable light; john 8:12: jesus says i am the light of the world; hebrews 13:8: jesus christ is the same yesterday, today and forever; james 1:17: …the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

    hmm…

    i’m not sure my thoughts extend anywhere beyond here at this point, but i’m excited for more revelation. !!

  8. helen

    @ Lucy Non de Plume
    sure :)

    @ un known
    ha.

    @ katie
    yes… more of my thoughts to come… eventually… my posts are getting less frequent :(

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