Comments on: Who Made God? – Part 1 http://renewedthoughts.com/53/who-made-god-part-1/ In today's world, there is a great deal of confusion when it comes to matters of truth, meaning, morality, our origin, and our destiny. The purpose of Renewed Thoughts is to bring clarity to such issues by examining them in light of a Biblical worldview, using the tools of science, philosophy, and critical thinking. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:42:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Casey S. http://renewedthoughts.com/53/who-made-god-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Casey S. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:30:38 +0000 http://renewedthoughts.com/?p=53#comment-19 There are several interesting things to look at while keeping Genesis "creation account" under observation. 1. The poetic language of the text 2. The hebrew word for "day" = yowm (יוֹם) is used to denote a literal 24hr period. While I will leave my opinion on the topic unanswered, I will like to remind readers that the purpose of Genesis 1 is not to scientifically show "how" the universe/world was created, but rather show the reader through "whom" the world was created. There are several interesting things to look at while keeping Genesis "creation account" under observation.

1. The poetic language of the text
2. The hebrew word for "day" = yowm (יוֹם) is used to denote a literal 24hr period.

While I will leave my opinion on the topic unanswered, I will like to remind readers that the purpose of Genesis 1 is not to scientifically show "how" the universe/world was created, but rather show the reader through "whom" the world was created.

]]> By: Who Made God? - Part 2 | Renewed Thoughts http://renewedthoughts.com/53/who-made-god-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Who Made God? - Part 2 | Renewed Thoughts Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:11:21 +0000 http://renewedthoughts.com/?p=53#comment-10 [...] This post is Part 2 in the series “Who Made God?”. Click here to read Part 1 first. [...] [...] This post is Part 2 in the series “Who Made God?”. Click here to read Part 1 first. [...]

]]> By: John Allcott http://renewedthoughts.com/53/who-made-god-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-9 John Allcott Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:10:35 +0000 http://renewedthoughts.com/?p=53#comment-9 Great start to the new blog, Bro! Agreed, the Dawkins' question is a no-brainer. Like his opinion that life on Earth may have been seeded by space aliens! Great start to the new blog, Bro!
Agreed, the Dawkins' question is a no-brainer. Like his opinion that life on Earth may have been seeded by space aliens!

]]> By: Margaret Carr http://renewedthoughts.com/53/who-made-god-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Margaret Carr Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:50:47 +0000 http://renewedthoughts.com/?p=53#comment-8 Hi Marty, It would be very lengthy reply for me to cover my ideas on creation and the existence of God. Instead, I want to refer a book to you that covers ideas on creation. It's a book self-published by John Saggio of Apache Junction, Arizona, titled "The Destiny of Israel and the Twilight of Christianity: In Quest of the Meaning and Significance of the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures. I input his website above. Mr. Saggio, in working with his thoughts, relates that the ancient peoples did not write the Scriptures to prove there was a God; that was a given for them. I'll just input a couple of ideas that he covers in his book relating to creation. 1. People really stumble on the sun not being around until the fourth day. The differences in the meanings between the Hebrew words asah and bara could make a difference as to what was going on with the sun. The sun, moon, and stars appear in relationship to the planet earth, not their creation. God wasn't out in a black hole somewhere. The universe was already there; it was just the earth that was chaotic. 2. Mr. Saggio discusses the time periods relating to evening, morning, day, and night as being literal, in keeping with the daily experiences of ancient peoples. Mr. Saggio also discusses his translation of Genesis 6:1-8 as not being giants, Adam's sin resulting in biological death-not spiritual death, and the royal line of Adam. The contents of the book are on-line also. Margaret Carr twilightofreligion.com Hi Marty,

It would be very lengthy reply for me to cover my ideas on creation and the existence of God. Instead, I want to refer a book to you that covers ideas on creation. It’s a book self-published by John Saggio of Apache Junction, Arizona, titled “The Destiny of Israel and the Twilight of Christianity: In Quest of the Meaning and Significance of the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures. I input his website above. Mr. Saggio, in working with his thoughts, relates that the ancient peoples did not write the Scriptures to prove there was a God; that was a given for them.

I’ll just input a couple of ideas that he covers in his book relating to creation.

1. People really stumble on the sun not being around until the fourth day. The differences in the meanings between the Hebrew words asah and bara could make a difference as to what was going on with the sun. The sun, moon, and stars appear in relationship to the planet earth, not their creation. God wasn’t out in a black hole somewhere. The universe was already there; it was just the earth that was chaotic.

2. Mr. Saggio discusses the time periods relating to evening, morning, day, and night as being literal, in keeping with the daily experiences of ancient peoples.

Mr. Saggio also discusses his translation of Genesis 6:1-8 as not being giants, Adam’s sin resulting in biological death-not spiritual death, and the royal line of Adam.

The contents of the book are on-line also.

Margaret Carr
twilightofreligion.com

]]> By: Danny Gladstone http://renewedthoughts.com/53/who-made-god-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Danny Gladstone Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:31:17 +0000 http://renewedthoughts.com/?p=53#comment-7 Marty, Awsome!!! What a question to start your blog off with. I believe our creation started with GOD and people ask or think about this question often. I am waiting for your answer so my thoughts may be renewed. Marty, Awsome!!! What a question to start your blog off with. I believe our creation started with GOD and people ask or think about this question often. I am waiting for your answer so my thoughts may be renewed.

]]> By: martyclapp http://renewedthoughts.com/53/who-made-god-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-6 martyclapp Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:53:27 +0000 http://renewedthoughts.com/?p=53#comment-6 Matt, it's great to hear from you! Thanks so much for your encouragement and participation. I only wish that I hadn't waited so long to launch this project, but, as they say, "better late than never"! Matt, it's great to hear from you! Thanks so much for your encouragement and participation. I only wish that I hadn't waited so long to launch this project, but, as they say, "better late than never"!

]]> By: Matt Anderson http://renewedthoughts.com/53/who-made-god-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Matt Anderson Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:35:52 +0000 http://renewedthoughts.com/?p=53#comment-5 Marty, great to see you started a blog. I look forward to seeing what the more satisfying answer would be to this question. It is always a mindbender to try to comprehend the infinite. Marty, great to see you started a blog. I look forward to seeing what the more satisfying answer would be to this question.

It is always a mindbender to try to comprehend the infinite.

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