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First, how can the invent of the Internet not be a sign that the end is near. I have spent a few hours reading and researching varying accounts of Genesis, which includes alternative views on creation, Adam, a supposed "8th day", theories that the commandment of not eating from the tree and fruit was actually a commandment to not commit "adultery" with Satan, which leads to allegations that Cain's father is Satan, and just a whole slew of other minority views. I say this because almost all of these study sites begin with some type of hook purporting, "Christians have forever been taught false myths and half-truths about what really happened in the beginning and we're writing this study to open your eyes to the real truth!" And they all go on to include numerous passages citing false teaching and false Christs, and Jesus' call to watch out for these things. Now...and I want to just assert this point here--it is 2012 and these alternative views are contrary to, not only what I have been taught/understood, but what centuries of men following God with the trust of a child have believed as God's word. And, what has passed down from the beginning. So, this being said, somewhat outlandish tales coming toward the end...well, shouldn't that strike a warning sign?
So the first issue is Genesis 1's account of creating the Heavens and the Earth and supposed 6th day creation of all races, and then 1000 "Earth orbit" years (where He rested on the 7th day), and then a separate 8th day of creating Adam in Eden. Now all of these sites/studies I've viewed also either publish it as fact that original sin is Eve's adultery with Satan, or as "this is our opinion". So the push to dispel an actual tree of knowing Good v Bad & Right & Wrong in favor of a metaphor for Satan being the tree and his "semen" being the fruit. Which Adam partook of as well, so I guess there's our homosexuality in Eden that I had never heard of before...but hey "it's all happening". So...wait...where are the other races from 1000 years earlier? Was it still just that one generation, because from Adam to Noah God's Spirit carried man's lifetime in the 900 year range...but only because of sin and death. So...the other races are "free from sin"? And, as much as these authors try to use scripture..their entire idea is through human narrative. It's all "God did this" and "God did that" and "God would never have done this" and "Carbon dating shows..." I mean...it feels heavily world-influenced and a "new agey" attack at the foundation. But...there were just so many purported ideas where I could see human error stamped all over and things that didn't even make sense. And I would be happy to draw up arguments to any points of these individuals...scripture-based of course and in a thread dedicated to it (like this one). But until then I have nothing scrtiptutal to argue/defend.
So I am just going to just come right out and say it...I have sinned before. Yep. And, there have been times when I have sinned and because of the sin, hid from God. I have and He knows. I hope I won't ever again and may say I won't ever again...but I'm a "Peter". But, the guilt and shame of sinning can produce two results...continue to sin in self-destruction, or immediately confess, repent and present to God. For option A, it really depends on how long you try to hide your sin...which equates to how far you will wander from Him. Obviously, option B is His desire for us that we may experience His grace, love, and mercy...and victory over death, including sinful inclinations. Now I bring this to light because when I read these ideas purported I feel like the rabbit hole just drifts further away from God as the attempt to "re-create Genesis" goes on. And, it scares me for those/these people because they are teaching/spreading something that...well...I haven't heard. I've traveled many countries, and lived full-time in both American and Australia, and I've attended many churches and learned from many teachers...and they aren't holding the Genesis narrative that these 8 day people are. So what "gets" me is where this is coming from. Like...doctrine and theology is passed down through the church, from Jesus and the Apostles, to Luther and Calvin, etc. so where did this new fancy choose-your-own-adventure book come from? Well...I have read others say "God revealed/showed it to me." To which I usually respond, "And that is where you lost me."
Now...and I have rambled and if you as a CC reader have stuck with me, then thank you. I felt urged to write about this...though I have never had the relationship with God where I could say, "He told me to". I felt urged and I'm doing so with hopeful transparency that this isn't about me or pride/ego, but about a potential "weed" I see on the Internet that seems to be growing among christians in this millennium. Now don't get offended...and I'm "taking heed" (which is common language on these sites), but obviously the Internet is the world system pushing this "teaching", rather than "the church".
My final point. I prayed and asked God to give me wisdom, understanding, and faith while reading my bible, studying the alt. ideas being presented, then re-reading both, and always trying to be open. However, in the end, it is as it smelled to be at first, folly. I liken it to the fruit Adam was told not to eat. And, the final point that resonates with me is this. Such a site(s) causes confusion, possible tampering/deception/alterations to what God has established in the church through His word, which, if the authors of these ideas care to admit, presents a God who isn't sovereign or in control at all.
Praise be to the name of Jesus Christ, the way, the truth, and the life!
So the first issue is Genesis 1's account of creating the Heavens and the Earth and supposed 6th day creation of all races, and then 1000 "Earth orbit" years (where He rested on the 7th day), and then a separate 8th day of creating Adam in Eden. Now all of these sites/studies I've viewed also either publish it as fact that original sin is Eve's adultery with Satan, or as "this is our opinion". So the push to dispel an actual tree of knowing Good v Bad & Right & Wrong in favor of a metaphor for Satan being the tree and his "semen" being the fruit. Which Adam partook of as well, so I guess there's our homosexuality in Eden that I had never heard of before...but hey "it's all happening". So...wait...where are the other races from 1000 years earlier? Was it still just that one generation, because from Adam to Noah God's Spirit carried man's lifetime in the 900 year range...but only because of sin and death. So...the other races are "free from sin"? And, as much as these authors try to use scripture..their entire idea is through human narrative. It's all "God did this" and "God did that" and "God would never have done this" and "Carbon dating shows..." I mean...it feels heavily world-influenced and a "new agey" attack at the foundation. But...there were just so many purported ideas where I could see human error stamped all over and things that didn't even make sense. And I would be happy to draw up arguments to any points of these individuals...scripture-based of course and in a thread dedicated to it (like this one). But until then I have nothing scrtiptutal to argue/defend.
So I am just going to just come right out and say it...I have sinned before. Yep. And, there have been times when I have sinned and because of the sin, hid from God. I have and He knows. I hope I won't ever again and may say I won't ever again...but I'm a "Peter". But, the guilt and shame of sinning can produce two results...continue to sin in self-destruction, or immediately confess, repent and present to God. For option A, it really depends on how long you try to hide your sin...which equates to how far you will wander from Him. Obviously, option B is His desire for us that we may experience His grace, love, and mercy...and victory over death, including sinful inclinations. Now I bring this to light because when I read these ideas purported I feel like the rabbit hole just drifts further away from God as the attempt to "re-create Genesis" goes on. And, it scares me for those/these people because they are teaching/spreading something that...well...I haven't heard. I've traveled many countries, and lived full-time in both American and Australia, and I've attended many churches and learned from many teachers...and they aren't holding the Genesis narrative that these 8 day people are. So what "gets" me is where this is coming from. Like...doctrine and theology is passed down through the church, from Jesus and the Apostles, to Luther and Calvin, etc. so where did this new fancy choose-your-own-adventure book come from? Well...I have read others say "God revealed/showed it to me." To which I usually respond, "And that is where you lost me."
Now...and I have rambled and if you as a CC reader have stuck with me, then thank you. I felt urged to write about this...though I have never had the relationship with God where I could say, "He told me to". I felt urged and I'm doing so with hopeful transparency that this isn't about me or pride/ego, but about a potential "weed" I see on the Internet that seems to be growing among christians in this millennium. Now don't get offended...and I'm "taking heed" (which is common language on these sites), but obviously the Internet is the world system pushing this "teaching", rather than "the church".
My final point. I prayed and asked God to give me wisdom, understanding, and faith while reading my bible, studying the alt. ideas being presented, then re-reading both, and always trying to be open. However, in the end, it is as it smelled to be at first, folly. I liken it to the fruit Adam was told not to eat. And, the final point that resonates with me is this. Such a site(s) causes confusion, possible tampering/deception/alterations to what God has established in the church through His word, which, if the authors of these ideas care to admit, presents a God who isn't sovereign or in control at all.
Praise be to the name of Jesus Christ, the way, the truth, and the life!
