Lance finds himself compelled to jump in, David. What indeed is the point of
this hypothetical construct at the conclusion of your post? It is totally
meaningless. Whitcomb would not, I say again not, be taken seriously as a
theologian any more than Tim LaHaye would.
From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org>
Sent: March 18, 2006 11:44
Subject: [TruthTalk] Is the day in Genesis literal or figurative?
John, I have a couple questions for you.
1. Have you ever read John Whitcomb's theological treatment concerning
the
length of the day in Genesis 1? I have read his perspective and even
discussed this personally with him before, but he comes from a theology
background and I come from a science background, so I don't know how well
he
is accepted as a "theologian." His arguments for why the day is not
figurative made a lot of sense to me.
2. Is there any THEOLOGICAL or TEXTUAL reason for you treating the day
figuratively? In other words, I don't have a problem with someone saying
that perhaps we should take the meaning figuratively, but I wonder if
there
is any reason other than reconciliing with the assertions of science that
a
theologian or Bible scholar would interpret the word day in Genesis 1 as
figurative. If we only had the Bible and the Holy Spirit guiding us, what
would be the reasons to view the day figuratively in Genesis 1?
David Miller
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