[Apple Pan Dowdy]

OK, here is my theory (well not originally mine, but the one I believe may be the answer to the conflict, its called the "Gap Theory").....
The first verse of Genesis begins: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." He created, but when it does not say. Perhaps eons ago. Prehistoric creatures were put here to walk the earth. They left a lot of fossil remains as they died out from natural causes, perhaps a meteor.
The Bible goes on in verse 2 to say: "The earth was formless and void and darkness was over the surface of the waters."
I have read that the hebrew word for "void" suggested something that once was and then was really messed up. Perhaps the war that the Bible later mentions between the angels of heaven where one-third of the angels follows Satan and gets kicked out of heaven, really messed up the earth, made it "void" and dark.
Now God looks upon the earth again and says in verse three: "Let there be light".... there already was a sun and moon, created eons before, He just lifted the darkness surrounding the messed up earth and let the sun once more shine upon the earth, and began the literal seven days of the new creation of earth in which he would this time instead of dinosaures put other creatures and man upon the earth.
It is a plausable explianation that allows responsible science to coincide with the Bible. I do not believe Darwin's theory to be "responsible" science as there are too many descrepancies (the main one being the odds on amino acids just by chance forming into complex "life" are just too great to believe that happened by chance. The Bible has no contradictions.... only misunderstandings of men reading into it more than is there. The Bible has mysteries that are not readily clear because this helps to separate the believers from the non-believers. The believers take the Bible first on FAITH..... then one by one the mysteries begin to become clear as the Holy Spirit reveals them to us.
Go ahead and call me stupid or nieve, but all I can say is.... we will see one day!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

How'd the coal get put in so deep ?

[Alamo-Girl]

I would appreciate if y'all or anyone else who has a view to share, would also post it to this thread: Freeper Views on Origns

Thank you!

[nightdriver]

"OK, here is my theory (well not originally mine, but the one I believe may be the answer to the conflict, its called the "Gap Theory")....."

This is what I believe really happened. There is no need to invent evolution to explain anything. The time between Gen1:1 and Gen1:2 can easily be billions of years, time enough for all sorts of kingdoms and dominions to come and go and the earth to be decimated by several cataclysmic events.

I'm of the opinion that no descendent of Adam ever walked with dinosaurs. There is a prophet that gives a quick glimpse of the same situation then closes the curtain as if to say that this is not necessary for us to know.

[IamZman]

the gap theory is full of gaps. Here just off the top of my head. It does say when. "in the beginning". If you think other things lived and died before, between genesis 1:1 and 1:2., then answer this. The bible says there was no death before sin. Well the way you put it you have death before sin. Then look at genesis chapter 2. It says in verse 4 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth WHEN THEY WERE CREATED. The gap theory is just a cop out to try and accomodate the bible with evolution

[jwh_Denver]

I have read that the hebrew word for "void" suggested something that once was and then was really messed up.

If you look in the KJV the word "was" is in italics which means it was not in the oringinal manuscripts. It should be translated "became". That would follow with your definition of "void". God does not make anything that is screwed up when He makes it.

[sultan88]

I've always thought the Gap Theory has lots of merit.

[JessicaDragonet]

I totally agree with you, APD. I know God created the earth and I don't really care how He did it. But Genesis 1:20 makes me wonder....And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

According to my sister...my first word wasn't Mommy or Daddy....it was "why". I used to think that when I got to heaven I would spend the first million years asking questions...then I read the verse that says we will know all things then. I think the Lord knows we all love a good mystery and how much fun it is to speculate.