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Except for the "millions of years" comments strung throughout, I found this video to be quite fascinating. I had known for a long time about how the continents appear to fit together like a puzzle, but I had never heard that coupled with the idea of an expanding earth. Frankly, I had never heard of the expanding earth theory at all. This video sure makes it sound believable.
It's believability scares me and here's why. Aside from the millions of years, I was almost ready to believe this as something that has happened post creation(howbeit at a much faster rate), until I studied again the Biblical account of creation in Genesis. There it says that the earth was covered with water FIRST. This video purports that the seas came second. The Bible says that the waters were divided by a firmament (or some sort of expanse) set between the waters. There was a sphere of water around the entire globe, then a space and then the earth that was entirely covered with water. Then it says that God made the dry land appear. I can know that this video, however profesionally done, is nothing more than an elaborate attempt to draw those who know nothing of the scriptures into believing a lie. A very well constructed lie, I might add.
Regarding the sphere of water surrounding the earth (which obviously is not there any more), it is believed by some creationists that this is the water that fell in the flood of Noah's day. Maybe, maybe not.
Justin you're right of course. But, even though the particulars of this theory doesn't quite jive with Genesis, it may still have some merit. Water came first according to the text, but we don't know for certain what form that orignal water took - it may be too hasty to assume that it looked like an ocean (a mist perhaps?) because God doesn't call the water "seas" until He gathered it together and the dry land appeared, which He interestingly called earth (singular - suggesting one land mass at least, which I think most people agree on to account for animal migration and such). It seems possible that there might have originally been more land and less sea on a smaller original earth without contradicting the text. The fact that Seas is plural in verse 10 might present a difficulty but only if you take it to mean the oceans. But in biblical times they called what we would call a small lake a "sea." Considering that almost everything else God created "grows", why not the earth?
Interesting input Luke. You have made me think about this some more. But, I guess some things we just won't know for sure until we can ask Him face to face.
Glad you all found the video interesting too. What I thought was rather convincing was the stretch marks or trenches under the pacific ocean. They all seem to be east and west, consistent with the growing earth idea. I know the whole thing about how millions and millions of years is a very bitter pill for most (maybe all) believers to swallow. Even so, its no surprise that theology and science finds itself again on opposite sides of yet another idea.
It sounds like the conflict this theory has generated is more with mainstream science than with the church. I think stuff like this is good for the church and for science because it challenges the arrogance of the establishment.
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Thanks Pop. It does look like the earth has grown doesn't it. Maybe it has.
Except for the "millions of years" comments strung throughout, I found this video to be quite fascinating. I had known for a long time about how the continents appear to fit together like a puzzle, but I had never heard that coupled with the idea of an expanding earth. Frankly, I had never heard of the expanding earth theory at all. This video sure makes it sound believable.
It's believability scares me and here's why. Aside from the millions of years, I was almost ready to believe this as something that has happened post creation(howbeit at a much faster rate), until I studied again the Biblical account of creation in Genesis. There it says that the earth was covered with water FIRST. This video purports that the seas came second. The Bible says that the waters were divided by a firmament (or some sort of expanse) set between the waters. There was a sphere of water around the entire globe, then a space and then the earth that was entirely covered with water. Then it says that God made the dry land appear. I can know that this video, however profesionally done, is nothing more than an elaborate attempt to draw those who know nothing of the scriptures into believing a lie. A very well constructed lie, I might add.
Regarding the sphere of water surrounding the earth (which obviously is not there any more), it is believed by some creationists that this is the water that fell in the flood of Noah's day. Maybe, maybe not.
Justin you're right of course. But, even though the particulars of this theory doesn't quite jive with Genesis, it may still have some merit. Water came first according to the text, but we don't know for certain what form that orignal water took - it may be too hasty to assume that it looked like an ocean (a mist perhaps?) because God doesn't call the water "seas" until He gathered it together and the dry land appeared, which He interestingly called earth (singular - suggesting one land mass at least, which I think most people agree on to account for animal migration and such). It seems possible that there might have originally been more land and less sea on a smaller original earth without contradicting the text. The fact that Seas is plural in verse 10 might present a difficulty but only if you take it to mean the oceans. But in biblical times they called what we would call a small lake a "sea." Considering that almost everything else God created "grows", why not the earth?
Interesting input Luke. You have made me think about this some more. But, I guess some things we just won't know for sure until we can ask Him face to face.
Glad you all found the video interesting too. What I thought was rather convincing was the stretch marks or trenches under the pacific ocean. They all seem to be east and west, consistent with the growing earth idea. I know the whole thing about how millions and millions of years is a very bitter pill for most (maybe all) believers to swallow. Even so, its no surprise that theology and science finds itself again on opposite sides of yet another idea.
It sounds like the conflict this theory has generated is more with mainstream science than with the church. I think stuff like this is good for the church and for science because it challenges the arrogance of the establishment.
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