A quick question for 24-hour creationists

[toksi]

As my first post I have a quick question for those who take the 24-hour view of the days of Genesis 1: What was God doing each day from evening to morning?

I told you it would be quick :smile:

[Hitch]

Teaching us his gradual approach to ordering history.


take care

Hitch

[Jason Clark]

Apparently it was the source of much debate in the middle ages as to why God took so long to create everything.

It seems usual answer was "so that we would have a working week."

Exactly what He was doing throughout the twelve hours of light and 12 of darkness?

I have no idea honestly.

[Richard Romano]

03-06-2003 @ 08:29 AM
toksi:

As my first post I have a quick question for those who take the 24-hour view of the days of Genesis 1: What was God doing each day from evening to morning?

I told you it would be quick :smile:

This is a moot point. What does it matter what He was doing? Remember that God is outside time, and He does what He wills because of who He is. What this question actually does is present how far beyond us He really is...since limited anthropomorphic inquiries, such as this one, continually appear in an effort to try and comprehend who God is.

How wonderful it is that the God of the Bible is awesome in every way, and can never be understood by mere humans. Unless, that is, He reveals Himself to us.

regards,

Richard.

[dizzle]

Genesis 1 is not meant to tell us what God was doing each moment of each day... but it tells us generally that He was creating. He ordered creation in this way to teach us something about His progressive order and to give us a work week pattern as has been said.

[Sher]

I'm surprised that no one answered that He paused to reflect.

"And God saw that it was {very} good. So the evening and the morning were the {xth} day."

Although the topic made us sound like we are presidents of the mini-mart. :lol:

[bar Jonah]

03-05-2003 @ 04:29 PM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=28315#post28315)
toksi:

As my first post I have a quick question for those who take the 24-hour view of the days of Genesis 1: What was God doing each day from evening to morning?

I told you it would be quick :smile:
An interesting alternate question to Old Earth Creationists would be, "What was God doing each day for millions of years, and why would it take so long for an omnipotent God?"

[tgamble]

Yesterday @ 02:20 PM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=48484#post48484)
RightIdea:


An interesting alternate question to Old Earth Creationists would be, "What was God doing each day for millions of years, and why would it take so long for an omnipotent God?"

Adding radioactive elements to rocks to make the world look old.

Forseeing episodes of South park and muttering "damn, I'm going to REALLY regret this later".

Talking to Mrs. God.

Hanging out at the mall.

Playing Skeeball.

[bar Jonah]

Today @ 05:58 PM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=48858#post48858)
tgamble:



Adding radioactive elements to rocks to make the world look old.

Forseeing episodes of South park and muttering "damn, I'm going to REALLY regret this later".

Talking to Mrs. God.

Hanging out at the mall.

Playing Skeeball.
Very telling that this is the best you can offer. :rofl:

[Janine]

I wasn't aware that it was any of our business...

[Warcraft3]

RightIdea:

"An interesting alternate question to Old Earth Creationists would be, "What was God doing each day for millions of years, and why would it take so long for an omnipotent God?"

I think the OEC view (at least my OEC view) would be that time isnt really a factor when talking about God. You ask why would it take so long? Whether its one week or one million years it is still a "long time" for a God who could have created everything in a second, or a millisecond, or in no time at all. I dont think you can use the length of time as a measure of Gods omnipotence.

And what was He doing? Well I cant even tell you what my sister was doing last weekend much less EXACTLY what God was doing, or thinking, or feeling in between His acts of creation. So I guess my answer to this question is:

I dont know:duh:


Russ

:rockon:

[Janine]

Sometimes the only honest, worthwhile answer is
"I just don't know..."

[bar Jonah]

Today @ 06:53 AM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=62847#post62847)
Janine:

Sometimes the only honest, worthwhile answer is
"I just don't know..."
Very true... nothing wrong with admitting ignorance on an issue. I respect that.

[mrsnacks]

He was busy being God.