(August 1, 2013 at 12:18 am)PeterPriesthood Wrote: The Bible is flawed, plain and simple. This is why most Christians have a hard time reconciling the teachings and stories within it, and instead they focus on a few snippets here and there to cling to as their core doctrines. Cherry picking is bad, no matter how you look at it.
So that's why Joesph Smith the con and druggie had to write another book, one I might add has no historical backing. Why would God see fit to inspire one book, then see it was flawed and directly bring writings to a secret place in a secret language to a single man. Why not correct the earlier one, would this have been simpler or not. If you kept your nose out of false teaching and actually study the Bible you might see the sensibility of scriptures.
Explain why the Moron Church waited for about 100 years, before they added, of Jesus Christ to, The Church of Latter Day Saints, why?
PP Wrote:Science has revealed much, and because of that I take Evolution at face value, especially considering the extensive fossil record.
I can see why you would, you accept without question the man made Mormon religion of Joseph Smith, so why not evolution.
PP Wrote:I may not understand how it relates to the Genesis creation story entirely, but I do know that there are two instances in the book where God creates man.
Are you saying God created man twice, where does it state that?
PP Wrote:Since days in heaven are long periods of time on earth, it's possible that his creation of man started with the original spark of life, letting them evolve from lesser biological forms to what they later became. The order of creations in Genesis is also nonsensical, but that's understandable as this is a very old book that requires much interpretation when not understood by modern revelation.
Why would God use evolution, do you believe he is not omnipotent, and why would days in heaven be longer than on earth, when in actuality heaven is eternal time does not exist there. Why is the order of creation nonsensical, because science says it is, do you believe God is so flawed He doesn't know what order He was to use in creating.
PP Wrote:As for the creation of Adam and Eve, this was an instantaneous thing. God created Adam from the dust of the Earth, and Eve was created from his Rib. Their creation was special since Adam was also the embodiment of Michael the Archangel, sent to Earth to be the first Patriarch and Prophet, and this is why they were separate from other creations.
Where in Genesis does it say God created man and woman, it says He took man and created Him in His image, all other passages say God made them, the man from the dust of the earth and woman from the man, and then put (blew) the breath of life in them.
PP Wrote:Some of my understanding may be off from what actually happened, but I believe it will be possible to learn the truth of all things one day, if not in this life.
This is a statement true to all of us.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.