Also, there are like, four different interpretations on how God inspired the Bible:
Dictation - word for word Natural - basically none Dynamic - God uses the specific personalities, weaknesses, strengths, and ignorances of certain writers to write what He wants. (this is the one I believe, personally) General
(and there's a few others...I can't remember...I just learned this today in my Old Testament class)
But yeah. To be a Christian doesn't mean you have to believe the Bible was literally WORD FOR WORD inspired by God. *shrug*
Although I DO believe it was, overall. But who's to say God WANTED everything to be, well, "perfect" in HIS sense? Honestly. IT's something to think about. IT doesn't mean the Bible isn't true... *Shrug*
By the way...I reread what I posted in reply to your last comment...I want to apologize. I came off as possibly hostile and crabby. And insecure, even. I'm sorry, Rissa. I really am. Oh and...heh...maybe the Bible DOES say (or, rather, Christian scientists who have deduced an age based on the history of the Bible say) the age of the world is 6,000. (Though Carroll just said it's more towards 8,000 to 12,000...heh...I haven't studied this yet) I'm sorry I acted all "WHAT?!" to that. I feel about thisbig right now and I apologize for trying to make it seem like I knew what I was talking about when I really didn't. That is, on that particular aspect.
But I'm really liking what Carroll said...about God created the world with the APPEARANCE of those years. Yeah. That's honestly a very very good point. To me, at least.
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Date: 2003-09-08 11:35 pm (UTC)Dictation - word for word
Natural - basically none
Dynamic - God uses the specific personalities, weaknesses, strengths, and ignorances of certain writers to write what He wants. (this is the one I believe, personally)
General
(and there's a few others...I can't remember...I just learned this today in my Old Testament class)
But yeah. To be a Christian doesn't mean you have to believe the Bible was literally WORD FOR WORD inspired by God. *shrug*
Although I DO believe it was, overall. But who's to say God WANTED everything to be, well, "perfect" in HIS sense? Honestly. IT's something to think about. IT doesn't mean the Bible isn't true... *Shrug*
By the way...I reread what I posted in reply to your last comment...I want to apologize. I came off as possibly hostile and crabby. And insecure, even. I'm sorry, Rissa. I really am. Oh and...heh...maybe the Bible DOES say (or, rather, Christian scientists who have deduced an age based on the history of the Bible say) the age of the world is 6,000. (Though Carroll just said it's more towards 8,000 to 12,000...heh...I haven't studied this yet) I'm sorry I acted all "WHAT?!" to that. I feel about thisbig right now and I apologize for trying to make it seem like I knew what I was talking about when I really didn't. That is, on that particular aspect.
But I'm really liking what Carroll said...about God created the world with the APPEARANCE of those years. Yeah. That's honestly a very very good point. To me, at least.
Heh.
Okay. I think I need to stop talking now. ;)
-Stephanie