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Originally Posted by asaris
You might want to bear in mind that the literal interpretation of Genesis used by young earth creationists is the more recent interpretation. The more traditional interpretation is that the six days are allegorical, not literal (because of course God created the universe in an instant). I don't really see any contradiction between Christianity as traditionally understood and a non-literal interpretation of Genesis.
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This I agree with. I've come to believe, (on my own understanding and my own research) that you cannot take Genesis literal. But my church feels otherwise. And since that is the case, I really think that I will part ways with my boy hood church. Its too bad, as I live in a small community in the midwest where I grew up. My parents go to this church and a good part of my neighbors go to this church. I wonder do any of the other major denominations see Genesis in a more flexible light? I come from a Luthern up-bringing. At anyrate I will sometime have to explain this to my current pastor. Honestly I would love to get into a debate with him about such a topic and why he feels that the Bible is factual word for word. But in the end we will agree to disagree. Does anybody out here believe in the new earth view? I am curious about how you view modern science and all that we have discovered.