JackrabbitSlim
Member
Hello,
Was curious as to y'all's thoughts on the Gap Theory? Please provide Scripture to support your belief.
Was curious as to y'all's thoughts on the Gap Theory? Please provide Scripture to support your belief.
Christian Forums
This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
-
Desire to be a vessel of honor unto the Lord Jesus Christ?
Join For His Glory for a discussion on how
https://christianforums.net/threads/a-vessel-of-honor.110278/
-
Taking the time to pray? Christ is the answer in times of need
https://christianforums.net/threads/psalm-70-1-save-me-o-god-lord-help-me-now.108509/
-
-
Depending upon the Holy Spirit for all you do?
Read through the following study by Tenchi for more on this topic
https://christianforums.net/threads/without-the-holy-spirit-we-can-do-nothing.109419/
-
-
How are famous preachers sometimes effected by sin?
Join Sola Scriptura for a discussion on the subject
https://christianforums.net/threads/anointed-preaching-teaching.109331/#post-1912042
-
Gap Theory
- Thread starter JackrabbitSlim
- Start date
Hi JackrabbitSlim and welcome to CF 
God counted the first six days as "evening to morning". Then in Genesis 2:2 it reads "and on the seventh day" God ended His work. It does not read "evening and morning" but that He ended His work and rested on the seventh day. That in itself is curious.
Now from the seventh day that He rested we read further down in 2:7 that God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
There is no way that we could ever know how long it was from the seventh day that God rested to the length of time that God created man so IMO I don't think there was any gap theory even to accommodate the millions of years claimed for fossil layers that are claimed to be millions of years old, even before the Genesis creation. I'm not a scientist, but all these fossil layers could have evolved from the flood in Noah's day after each layer of the earth was formed from the flood and the time it took for the earth to dry.
Just my thoughts.
God counted the first six days as "evening to morning". Then in Genesis 2:2 it reads "and on the seventh day" God ended His work. It does not read "evening and morning" but that He ended His work and rested on the seventh day. That in itself is curious.
Now from the seventh day that He rested we read further down in 2:7 that God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
There is no way that we could ever know how long it was from the seventh day that God rested to the length of time that God created man so IMO I don't think there was any gap theory even to accommodate the millions of years claimed for fossil layers that are claimed to be millions of years old, even before the Genesis creation. I'm not a scientist, but all these fossil layers could have evolved from the flood in Noah's day after each layer of the earth was formed from the flood and the time it took for the earth to dry.
Just my thoughts.
JackrabbitSlim
Member
Thank you for the reception. Also, thank you for sharing your thoughts. I hold to the "Gap Theory", but enjoy other's thoughts on various subjects. There are so many things that the Gap Theory-I am not fond of that terminology-addresses, but, I believe it is always worth wild to learn of others perspectives as well. Again, thanks!
Dorothy Mae
Member
My understanding is God created man in the 6th day not after the 7th. I find the idea that there are lengths of time in between the days plausible. Explains a lot.
GodsGrace
CF Ambassador
What is the gap theory?
JackrabbitSlim
Member
Thank you Mrs. Dorothy. I find that Ruin Restoration (Gap Theory) answers a lot of questions that we do not find in Genesis. For instance, the creation of angelic beings is not dealt with in Genesis. However, angels were on-hand to observe the creation of the Earth (Job 38:7). Also, we don't see Satan until Gen. 3. When was he created. We see in Gen. 1:2 the earth was formless and void, but it was not created that way according Isa. 45:18. Makes me wonder what happened to make the earth "formless and void?" I think it came about because of the angelic rebellion and war (Isa. 14:17; Jer. 4:23-26).
There is more to see when the etymology is studied. For example, the Hebrew word "bārā’ (בָּרָא)", which means "to create" is used in vv.1&21, and 3 times in v.27. This is creation ex nihilo (out of nothing).
Then, the Hebrew word " ‘āsāh (עָשָׂה)", which means "to make, fashion" (out of something), is used in vv.7,25,26,&31.
Certainly does explain a lot.
Dorothy Mae
Member
Try Prof. Google.
JackrabbitSlim
Member
It goes by different names, Ruin Restoration, Ruin Recreation, etc. The Gap Theory-even though I believe it not to be a theory-is the most commonly used. It deals with the belief, that during the creation account mentioned in Gen. 1:1, that time lapsed between the creation of the heavens and the earth. So, Gen. 1:1 could be viewed as "In the beginning, God created the heavens..."and all it's host. "And" then, after a period of time, "the earth."
GodsGrace
CF Ambassador
Do you believe Genesis is a scientific account of what happened?
Or do you believe God inspired the Hebrew writers to make Himself be known to them?
One of the first things I learned is that the bible is not a scientific book -
although there is science in it.
For instance, it was always taught that the universe always existed.
This contradicted what Genesis stated. (In the beginning God created...)
It is now known for sure, without any doubt, that the universe did indeed come into being.
Thus confirming the Genesis account of creation.
But I don't think you'll find there a confirmation of the gap theory.
(if I understand what the gap theory is).
Dorothy Mae
Member
What is a scientific account? What is the difference between an account and a scientific account? I’m serious.
I had to read this twice. God inspired the Hebrew writers to make Him (Not Himself) to them. Only God make himSELF known.
Ok, but I wonder if people classify Aristotle as a scientific book?
Correct!!
The literal 7 consecutive days is not confirmed in scripture. It’s just believed. The idea that expanses of time happened between his speaking makes sense.
JackrabbitSlim
Member
Thank you for your response. No, I do not believe Scripture to be a scientific record. However, science has, on numerous occasions, proven the Bible to be correct. Yes, God revealed Himself through Moses (the human author of the first five books of the Bible). As Mrs. Dorothy pointed out, only God could make Himself known to His creation. I'm not sure if you are understanding Ruin Recreation correctly are not, but if you read-if you haven't already-my response in this thread, I go into more detail as to why I believe in Ruin Recreation.
GodsGrace
CF Ambassador
There's only 11 posts, but could you give me the post number?
I just want to say that the first person God revealed Himself to is Abraham. (besides Adam).
I never heard of ruin recreation, but I'll go with what you say and understand it to be the same as the gap theory.
Do you know about the cambrian explosion?
GodsGrace
CF Ambassador
I don't know if Aristotle was a philosopher or a philosopher of science.
JackrabbitSlim
Member
I'll just copy and paste it here. I haven't heard of the Cambrian explosion, but will "Google it." Here is what I posted earlier:
I find that Ruin Restoration (Gap Theory) answers a lot of questions that we do not find in Genesis. For instance, the creation of angelic beings is not dealt with in Genesis. However, angels were on-hand to observe the creation of the Earth (Job 38:7). Also, we don't see Satan until Gen. 3. When was he created. We see in Gen. 1:2 the earth was formless and void, but it was not created that way according Isa. 45:18. Makes me wonder what happened to make the earth "formless and void?" I think it came about because of the angelic rebellion and war (Isa. 14:17; Jer. 4:23-26).
There is more to see when the etymology is studied. For example, the Hebrew word "bārā’ (בָּרָא)", which means "to create" is used in vv.1&21, and 3 times in v.27. This is creation ex nihilo (out of nothing).
Then, the Hebrew word " ‘āsāh (עָשָׂה)", which means "to make, fashion" (out of something), is used in vv.7,25,26,&31.
Dorothy Mae
Member
He was both. I’ve read some of his writings and he wrote a great about what we’d call science. But his works more resemble the Bible in style than a science book.
I really was wondering out loud. I’ve heard that phrase “the Bible isn’t a book of science” but was thinking what it means. What would a book of science from 2000 years ago look like?
Day yome in the Hebrew means a period of time. It can be anything from a few hours to eternity. We are in the seventh day now and it is an exceedingly long time so you can imagine how long the other days were.
.
It was more likely continuous, trees for example take a long time to grow and fruit and support other life, which in their turn provide food for other insects and animals, but first there had to be water and a days rain wouldn't fill the oceans.
.
Yes, Genesis is most certainly inspired as is the rest of the Bible, and what is so marvelous is that science proves it, providing we accept that a day is a period of time even before there was any light by which we measure time.
.
Scientists use the word era, and there are six distinct era. It went dark on day four, and this corresponds to when the dinosaurs and other life died. I think it is wonderful that science and scripture agree.
.
There were other people before Adam the Israelite. That is when Jewish history begins. World history goes back much further.
.