tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post6535069824586116751..comments2024-03-27T14:26:25.469-07:00Comments on Saved by Grace: Without Form, and VoidLaurie Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-75200396740774931432017-10-30T15:56:46.031-07:002017-10-30T15:56:46.031-07:00Hi Susan,
Thank you for your comment and for the r...Hi Susan,<br />Thank you for your comment and for the reminder about Jer. 4:23. Praise God that He will reveal all when we see Him face to face, and that we will then know Him as we ourselves now are known by Him!<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-61109393509769519382017-10-30T07:06:58.604-07:002017-10-30T07:06:58.604-07:00Hi Laurie,
I agree with you in part, only because ...Hi Laurie,<br />I agree with you in part, only because I have read some accounts of “the gap theory” that include zero possibility of evolution and have only to do with the separate creation and fall of angelic beings prior to the fall of man. <br /><br />The term “without form and void” is used only one other place in the Bible, Jeremiah 4:23, referring to God laying waste completely as a result of His judgement, however God will reveal all in His time...it isn’t a thing that we need to know in order to be transformed by His saving grace, and if and when He wants us to know more about it, He will do so. :) Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498627087140234765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-30242687687715722182017-10-29T13:50:38.918-07:002017-10-29T13:50:38.918-07:00Thank you, Connie, I'm so glad you stopped by!...Thank you, Connie, I'm so glad you stopped by! God bless you too!<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-71062786299429589332017-10-29T11:56:57.756-07:002017-10-29T11:56:57.756-07:00What a beautiful post, Laurie! I'm thankful to...What a beautiful post, Laurie! I'm thankful to have run across it. God bless you!Connie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06264510809220669622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-25101731067210144582017-10-23T11:33:20.383-07:002017-10-23T11:33:20.383-07:00Thanks, Donald! Great point, that God was the only...Thanks, Donald! Great point, that God was the only Witness, and He cannot lie. We need to trust Him and not false teachers speaking vain philosophies.<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-72453734175539145172017-10-23T11:12:38.327-07:002017-10-23T11:12:38.327-07:00Great post, Laurie.
If the Bible is in error ab...Great post, Laurie. <br /><br />If the Bible is in error about creation, then every other teaching in it is also suspect and cannot be trusted. As Frank pointed out even the doctrines of sin and salvation lose relevance, and Christianity becomes just another religion. Since God was the only one there, he is the only one qualified to testify as to what happened, despite all the degrees his detractors may hold. Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-90003748295841281102017-10-22T13:42:55.484-07:002017-10-22T13:42:55.484-07:00Dear Frank,
Excellent point, that evolution strike...Dear Frank,<br />Excellent point, that evolution strikes at the heart not only of creation, but at the atonement of Christ for Adam and Eve's original sin, which brought the curse of death. Before their sin, there was no death, which is why all the animals were herbivores. Thanks as always for sharing your Scriptural insights.<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-74440996357488168062017-10-22T09:54:22.741-07:002017-10-22T09:54:22.741-07:00Dear Laurie,
The idea of the "Gap Theory"...Dear Laurie,<br />The idea of the "Gap Theory" is an interesting one, because for a while I too believed in it, without realising that I was leaving the door ajar for Darwinism. I have now repudiated the theory for the proper meaning of Genesis 1:1, as you say, an overview of his initial creation.<br />But throughout my 40+ years of being a Christian, I have come across graduates who are into Theistic Evolution, and even others who were into Darwinism entirely. The worst thing about this was that the Senior Pastor, along with the Deacons, promoted these graduates into church responsibilities, especially with children (known by us as Junior Church). Because of not holding a degree myself, I was always passed over, even on one occasion with the explanation that I was "not qualified enough" to teach.<br />But just to say that Theistic Evolution cannot be reconciled with the Bible. This theory insists that Adam and Eve had parents going back to ape-like ancestry, who all died - before Eve bit into the forbidden fruit. Yet there are graduates to this day who embrace Theistic Evolution without realising that if death existed before Adam and Eve, then sin was not the cause of death. If sin did not bring death into the world but rather, it existed during pre-Adamic times, then the Atonement made by Jesus Christ on the Cross, along with his Resurrection, had lost all its power, making the Crucifixion non-effective.<br />An excellent post, God bless.Frank E. Blasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218732913319387677noreply@blogger.com