We will see that Genesis 1:1 is
not about creation vs. evolution at all.
Life is
not about the creation of a single perfect being.
Not exact matches
Even when well - known people post
about her
creations on social media, she said whatever followers she gains and exposure she gets don't cover the cost of her time.
Of course, I can't exactly write
about new fast - food
creations without actually trying them, so on the wife's advice I went back and ordered the Sante Fe wrap.
But often you're splitting hairs over a few dollars and cents and
not talking
about true value
creation.
For instance, as a blogger, I owe it as a duty to show my kids
not just the basics of blogging, but equally talk to them
about content
creation, web design, and even show them some of the SEO tools I use to stay ahead of my competition.
When I decided to write a post
about Lee I made a conscious choice
not to spend much time writing
about her
creation of the term «unicorn.»
I probably don't have much to say
about it in terms of the territory and the budget around helping to facilitate the
creation of clusters and superclusters.
He certainly hasn't been in Parliament answering questions
about the economy and how the government intends to act to strengthen economic growth and job
creation.
Mollick, an Assistant Professor of Management at Wharton where he focuses on entrepreneurship and crowdfunding, believes crowdfunding is
not just
about the money but the
creation of a community.
But nobody has been more effective or compelling in bringing
about the
creation of the United Conservative Party than its chief rallier: NDP Premier Rachel Notley, whose interloping, democratically endorsed mandate can
not, in the eyes of many Albertans, end soon enough.
Content marketing isn't just
about writing, it's
about consistent content
creation: case studies, white papers, presentations, infographics, videos, podcasts, webinars, eBooks... the list goes on.
Thomas thinks that it is the discipline of metaphysics that asks questions
about the ultimate cause of existence of things, and, as he says, «
not only does faith hold that there is
creation, reason also demonstrates it» (In II Sent., dist.
The Bible account of
creation does
not conflict with scientific conclusions
about the age of the universe.
Since Uran.us and Ga.ia both are real too, when I look around I see Gaia, Zeus's grandmother, I don't know
about this god you speak of, I mean I get to TOUCH god whenever I feel the ground, you just touch his «
creation», you poor soul,
not knowing what god actually feels like.
It is a reality that we must confess, but it is a reality
about God and his relationship to
creation,
not the means by which he created the
creation.
There are more stories out of the bible that have been proven impossible and or wrong by science than have been shown to have any credibility... Of course I'm talking
about actual science...
not that christian science and
creation «science»... which use scientific sounding things and jump to ridiculous unjustifyable conlusions, or that create incorrect premises and then make up answers to suit the questions.
IF you were to look at
creation it - self and how complex and in order things are surely after a few days of thinking
about it you would have to say there must have be a creator in all of this stuff going on??? there is to much out there to say it all happened by chance or accicedent... you do
nt have to go past the moon or the nearest planet to see what im talking aobut i will pray that God will reveal him self to you and you too can see what im talking aobut... you can emial me if you like randytherealtor7 at yahoo com
I just wish other conservatives would do the same and
not just give us lip - service
about «job
creation» and «healthcare freedom».
Thus Jews and Christians, both informed by what they have learned
about the integrity of
creation from the Hebrew Bible, need
not try to invent ecological ethics de novo.
On the other hand, the younger set takes their sexual cues from the resurrection (preferring
not to think
about the so - called «order of
creation») while using Genesis to highlight their culture - making activities and their environmental concerns.
Many years ago I was added to the listserve for a group of Evangelical pastors, though
not a pastor myself, and one day one of them asked the group
about using stories or quotes in sermons without telling their people they were using them, that is, presenting the stories as their own stories and the quotes as their own
creation.
In the other passage, St. Thomas does address divine mercy and justice, but he is talking
about God's work towards
creation, so those passages aren't directly relevant to the question of the divine essence considered in itself.
What is «different»
about the contract God made with humanity, and through us with * his *
creation is that it is kept in force by * his * Unconditional Love and faithfulness,
not on human performance or fidelity.
But then, if we do
not agree on God, the
creation, and the Bible, there are few points
about which we can agree.
Realism and anti-realism contain fundamentally different understandings
about what is knowable and what is
not, what can be change and what can
not, and mankind's place in
creation.
Can say that I believe in every thing that you disbelief of when it comes to the Creator and the
Creation of universe, life and guidance, God has given me hearing, seeing, thinking and heart feelings to see and experience signs and small miracles to have faith in him and continue with good deeds I was told of in his Holy Book although am
not perfect at that but nothing to lose but contrary to that there are more to gain in life and life after... For those disbelievers they lose their senses by being locked and blocked from such experiences... It is all
about souls as verses speak for them selves;
The nicest thing I can say to you is that you are completely and totally ignorant
about what atheism is,
not to mention, ignorant
about what science says
about our
creation.
Unlike Superman whose
creation can actually be traced back to a couple of young Jewish men in 1938 for the purpose of providing a sellable fictional story line to Detective Comics, there is no such evidence in regards to religious belief; especially since in this case being that this is
about a God who does
not want to be made known but who would rather have us develop our faith.
I even have a problem with «Literature as Literature»: Reading King Lear, I don't think
about Shakespeare; reading Paradise Lost, my eye is
not on Milton, but the
creation.
With all the emphasis on
creation or evolution coming out of the first few chapters of Genesis, we often miss some of the most important ideas
about our humanity and how God created us (
not physically, but spiritually and psychologically).
If the millions of Americans who lost their jobs in 2007 - 2009 lost it because of their laziness then surely republicans can
not complain
about job
creation, and Obama / Congress don't need to create any jobs whatsoever.
In the case of the
creation story you must read it as if you were a hunter / gatherer (caveman) who did
not have a concept of time (no watches, no calendars, most likely someone who didn't keep track of how old he was — think
about indigenous peoples who had no contact with western civilization until the 20th century).
Paul is
not entering into the debate
about whether
creation is out of nothing rather than out of some primordial mass.
What is less clear to me is why complementarians like Keller insist that that 1 Timothy 2:12 is a part of biblical womanhood, but Acts 2 is
not; why the presence of twelve male disciples implies restrictions on female leadership, but the presence of the apostle Junia is inconsequential; why the Greco - Roman household codes represent God's ideal familial structure for husbands and wives, but
not for slaves and masters; why the apostle Paul's instructions to Timothy
about Ephesian women teaching in the church are universally applicable, but his instructions to Corinthian women regarding head coverings are culturally conditioned (even though Paul uses the same line of argumentation — appealing the
creation narrative — to support both); why the poetry of Proverbs 31 is often applied prescriptively and other poetry is
not; why Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob represent the supremecy of male leadership while Deborah and Huldah and Miriam are mere exceptions to the rule; why «wives submit to your husbands» carries more weight than «submit one to another»; why the laws of the Old Testament are treated as irrelevant in one moment, but important enough to display in public courthouses and schools the next; why a feminist reading of the text represents a capitulation to culture but a reading that turns an ancient Near Eastern text into an apologetic for the post-Industrial Revolution nuclear family is
not; why the curse of Genesis 3 has the final word on gender relationships rather than the new
creation that began at the resurrection.
But somehow the humourless church soon thought that Jesus was teaching
about not getting genitals cut of but commending the voluntary choice to reject the
creation commands by staying unmarried with genitals intact.
If the ascension is understood as
not about a direction but instead
about the place Jesus occupies in
creation and in our hearts, it becomes a powerful counter to the economic and political powers of our day.
So we don't talk much
about being new
creations.
Rabbi Neuberger asserted that «it's really important that one accepts that... new scientific research has taught us... that the human embryo is
not as unique as we thought before... We do have to think differently
about the «unique quality of human embryos» in the way that Peter Saunders is saying... The miracle of
creation... may have to be explained somewhat differently... Our human brains are given to us by God... to better the life of other human beings... and if this technology can do it..., and I don't believe that anybody is going to research beyond fourteen days, then so be it, lets do it.»
If the ascension is
not about a direction but
about the place Jesus occupies in
creation and in our hearts, it becomes a powerful counter to the powers of these days.
It was almost like it was
not a coincidence that the service started with a video
about creation and the «literal 6 day
creation» and how sin entered into the world... you know the rest.
It's
not about God manipulating
creation like a puppeteer, but of ruling over
creation, like a wise King.
EricG, Eric didn't realize my question on
creation would get you talking
about ice cream at Dairy Queen.
The assumption was on the part of the religious that what we do
not understand must be the work of a god — except that over the last few centuries we understand more
about creation — big bang, evolution, etc. which shows those
creation stories to be incorrect.
Yet even if they tried, the evangelists could
not put aside their knowledge of the crucifixion and resurrection and feel what the people of Galilee felt, any more than someone writing today
about Jewish history in the 1930s can put aside their knowledge of the horror of the Holocaust or of the
creation of the state of Israel.
We see this in sports, where Roger Bannister's comment
about his world - record race (he was the first to run the mile in under four minutes) has often been repeated by other runners: «The world seemed to stand still, or did
not exist... «17 And certainly this can be true of the play world of art, which, according to Gerardus Van der Leeuw, is a new «
creation, a second world, with its own power.
(One young woman from a mainline church put it this way: «I wasn't learning anything
about justice or
creation care in church that I wasn't learning in school.
Eventually the Church moved to the forefront of abolition because we understood this truth: Just because the Bible contained instructions
about how to treat slaves in a context and culture where it was acceptable to hold slaves does
not mean slavery is a godly practice or part of God's intended purpose for
creation.)
Slightly improved doctrines
about the oppressed,
about women,
about the body,
about community, or
about the whole of
creation will
not change the church much.
How
about this: god is a pretend
creation you've made up to explain things you don't understand.