[__ Science __ ] Genesis chapter 1, the creation vs. Science. (1/3)

[dwb001]

I realize some modern believers think so. Let's ask Jesus what determines where your eternal home will be...

Matthew 25:31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

Nothing there about the age of the Earth... let's look further...

Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Looking further...

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

James 2:24 Do you see that by works a man is justified; and not by faith only?

Luke 7:50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

Matthew 22:37 Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. [38] This is the greatest and the first commandment. [39] And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. [40] On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets.

Nope. Sorry. No theology will save you. A heart tuned to God and your fellow man will save you, if you act on it. When the Good Thief on the cross admitted his guilt and asked Jesus to remember him when He came into His kingdom, Jesus did not say "Hold up. How old do you think the Earth is? He said to the man, "This day you will be with me in Paradise."

This would have been the perfect place for you to ask a question before going off on your little tangent.
"What do you mean by salvational?"
"Why would you think the age of the earth is salvational?"

Things of that nature would have saved you a lot of copy and paste.
I agree... no "theology" will save you... but you do realise that what you have said is a theology.

 

[Barbarian]

This would have been the perfect place for you to ask a question before going off on your little tangent.
"What do you mean by salvational?"
"Why would you think the age of the earth is salvational?"

"Salvational" is a word.

Definition of SALVATIONAL

deliverance from the power and effects of sin; the agent or means that effects salvation; the realization of the supremacy of infinite Mind over all bringing with it the destruction of the illusion of sin, sickness, and death… See the full definition

www.merriam-webster.com

I assumed you knew what it meant.

I agree... no "theology" will save you... but you do realise that what you have said is a theology.

But even those who don't believe it, still get saved. That's those people puzzled and asking Jesus why they are saved. It's not the theology; it's the love and actions they took. That's salvational.