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Question: Doesn’t 2 Peter 3:8 indicate that the days of creation might not be literal, but thousands of years long?
Answer: 2 Peter 3:8–9 reads:‘But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.’ Mortal men trying to figure this out is about like trying to teach an ant advanced calculus I am not a Bible expert and have avoided quoting Scripture to date, but my long-studied view is that Peter was not speaking of or questioning beliefs about specifically measured time - days/hours/seconds. I think that he was drawing out the vast differences and distinctions between what God is capable of doing/seeing/feeling as compared with human capabilities. Mortals do seem to have significant trouble trying to figure some of these things - include me.
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The number of days that it took God to create all that is known, is totally irrelevant to my faith.
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No human can comprehend a Self Existant Being, unbound by space or time.
The human who wrote Genesis didn't know anymore about God than what is available to each one of us today.
God is to be apprehended, not comprehended. I understand Texas Grand juries are tough, but how did you get one to issue a warrant for God?
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You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell
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The number of days that it took God to create all that is known, is totally irrelevant to my faith. But you are still a Young Earth Creationist, so the Biblical creation fable must have some relevance to you.
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell
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God is very, very, very good to me. I love Him a lot. I don't sweat the small stuff.
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Obey lawful commands. Video interactions. Hold bad cops accountable. Problem solved.
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I belive whatever I want to belive of the bible.. seems legit that everybody can have its own interpretation.
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No human can comprehend a Self Existant Being, unbound by space or time.
The human who wrote Genesis didn't know anymore about God than what is available to each one of us today.
God is to be apprehended, not comprehended. I understand Texas Grand juries are tough, but how did you get one to issue a warrant for God? The idea, if not the actual words, for my post came from C S Lewis, and he answered your question. You "catch" God in the same way you catch a cold......... you allow Him to breathe on you. Associating with people who have " caught" Him increases the likelihood you will be infected with Him...... just like with a cold.
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Maybe time to again to read some "Screwtape Letters"
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