The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum 24/6

David,

You addressed your comments in a reply to me and thus assuming this was your intent, so my reply:

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[color:"blue"]First of all, many of those who follow Dr. Kline's view do so for exegetical reasons, not because they are ignorant of the Hebrew language. . . .

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I do not recall ever mentioning Meredith Kline? [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/scratch.gif" alt="scratch" title="scratch[/img] Nor, do I ever recall stating that everyone who takes a position other than a literal 24/6 day creation has done so because they are trying to incorporate modern science into their eisogesis to avoid embarrassment, etc. It is true that many DO reject the young earth and 24/6 day creation for that reason. This is common knowledge. But why you went out of your way to defend Dr. Kline on this matter, as if someone was attacking his knowledge of Hebrew or the sincerity of his view, I have no idea?? My former professor, John Frame rejects the young earth and 24/6 day creation as well, and I have had personal contact with him about this as you have Kline. [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink[/img]

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[color:"blue"]Anyway, the point is that "the days," are not the focus of the passage and should not be a shibboleth for determining who our brothers and sisters are. And though many people do, in fact, myth-understand Genesis, we ought to be a little more careful in lumping all who disagree with the 24/6 position into this category. It is, at times, factually incorrect.

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Again, I have no idea why you chose to direct these type of comments to me?? [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/shrug.gif" alt="shrug" title="shrug[/img] Nowhere have I EVER even intimated that those who oppose the traditional, historical 24-hour 6 day creation are to be suspect as to being actually saved. Why even bring this up? I cannot recall ANYONE in ANY thread on this Board ever implying such a thing. But, then again, I have been known to forget a thing or two. There may have been an individual who suggested that anyone who didn't hold to the "literal" interpretation was unregenerate. But surely, nothing of the sort has been said in this particular thread.

Perhaps you have this Board confused with another where you have read such things as you have ranted against here? Hey, it happens!! [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/rofl.gif" alt="rofl" title="rofl[/img]

In His Grace,