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What is the Biblical basis for the idea of 'creation ex nihilo'?
Dr. Dan McClellan in a recent video says
"[T]he doctrine of creation ex nihilo is not found anywhere in the
Bible. The academic consensus is that it is a creation of 2nd century
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What is the Biblical basis for man being created perfect, or for man not being created perfect?
I often hear that man was created perfect.
Yet Genesis 3:7 says that "they knew that they were naked." Additionally, Genesis 2:25 says they were "naked yet not ashamed."
Also, Genesis 2:18 says ...
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Biblical basis for two aspects of the Gap Theory
According to the Gap Theory there was a large gap in time between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2. Two aspects of the theory are:
Rather than Genesis 1:1 being a summary for what follows, it is a ...
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What is the basis for the belief that Eve was created on the sixth day, like Adam?
I have always thought that Eve was created on the sixth day, a bit later in the day than Adam. However, I recently discovered that some believe Eve was created on a later day.
What, then, is the ...
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What is the support for saying Jesus believed Genesis was a literal account of creation?
Ken Ham has said "I take Genesis as literal history, as Jesus did."
I've also seen this stated other places, but haven't seen anything that Jesus said which backs up this train of thought.
What is ...
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What is the Biblical Basis of a "water canopy", and is there scientific evidence to support it?
Some Creationists have asserted that in the pre-flood world that there may have been some sort of water vapor canopy that perhaps doubled the air pressure and caused things to be much healthier than ...
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What is the case for interpreting the Genesis creation account literally?
I think we can all agree that the entire Bible is not meant to be taken literally. Consider the Song of Solomon (what would his lover look like if we take it literally?) or the book of Revelation.
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