Nope! This is the very core of our disagreement.
Creationists maintain that scripture is "God's word", which is a matter of pure faith.
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. - 2 Timothy 3:16-17
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2Timothy3:16-17&version=NKJV
A faith that is not shared by me, nor by the majority of Christians worldwide,
I'm pretty sure to be able to make such a claim, you would have to know all the beliefs of every Christian in the world.
Please don't assert things that you have no knowledge of.
cause we can recognise man-made authorship when we see it!
So you're saying that 40 different people wrote 66 books all with a single plot line running through all of them? Oh, and that's over a course of 1500 years, where many of the authors never even met most of the previous authors?
You try getting 40 authors into a single room and have them write a book with a cohesive plot, no contradictions, no errors, and all be focused on one Person.
Then try to do it over the course of 1500 years.
The only way that such a book could be so consistent and focused is if it was given by God.
I've already stated that if you read Genesis literally, then that is indeed what it says.
If you read the ENTIRE BIBLE literally (and realistically literal, making note of figures of speech), not just Genesis, then you see that:
1. God created (in 6 days).
*God made the heavens and the earth (he created all the matter in the universe and then molded it into the celestial bodies we see today), and light on the first day.
*God, on the second day, made the hydroplates, and called the firmament Heaven.
*On the third day, He separated the Seas from the Earth. He made grass, herbs that yield seed, and fruit trees.
*On the fourth day, He made the stars that we see at night, and He made the Sun and Moon, and then stretched out the heavens (ie the universe).
*On the fifth day, God created sea creatures and birds, and told them to "be fruitful and multiply."
*On the sixth day, God created land animals, man (Adam and Eve), and told them all to "be fruitful and multiply." He then gave man dominion over all of creation.
*On the seventh day, God ceased from creating.
2. Man fell
*Man sinned, and was cast out of Heaven.
*Because of how wicked man became, God destroyed all of mankind, but saved Noah and his family and all the different kinds of animals
*God picked a man and made him the father of a nation, whom He called His people.
*The rest of the Old Testament is the history of those people.
3. God reconciled man
*God sent His Son to die for mankind.
4. God will reward man
*People who love God will be rewarded with eternal life with Him
*People who hate God, or reject Him, will be rewarded with eternal separation from Him
That's the Bible taken literally.
No need.
You can call me whatever makes you happy.
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Scripture is NOT evidence when it comes to natural science.
Saying something doesn't make it true.
Scripture says that God divided the waters above and the waters below, putting a firmament between them.
Ever heard of the Hydroplate theory?
Just check out Leviticus 14. Are you seriously going to insist that is a useful medical procedure if taken literally ?????
Red herring and rabbit trail.
Not quite, scripture never explicitly says anything about the age of the world. That's faulty human interpretation.
It gives genealogies and ages of many people in those genealogies. Scientists use genealogies to determine how old something might be based on how long someone lived before a notable event occurred.