ANY here hold to Genesis not being literal historical Book?

[In Awe of Him]

This is going off topic. But years ago, I was working on installing a computer in an office. I was under the desk plugging cables in, and something hit me. It was like having my soul lit up. At the moment, I knew everything. I understood why everything was the way it was. I could not ask a question because it all made perfect sense. I continue to finish my job and left. On the way home, it hit me what happened. It was all gone, and the only thing I remember was the line "Jesus knew truths," and I knew it. I dont have faith in it. I know it to be true.
I never really talk about it. And sometimes I forget it happened.

I am still sorting the rest out.

You turned purple on me... I thought we had a new member join while I was away. HAHA

Your story reminded me of my experience at the lake 4 years ago.... My soul also lit up and I was instantly "aligned" with who I was as a Christian. All it took was knowing that I was truly loved by God and EVERYTHING fell into place after that in a split second.

We are ALL sorting the rest out. God bless you my brother who lives not all that far away from me...

 

[Major]

The odd thing for me. I dont know how true the bible. But I know in the very center of my being, Jesus is real. and have absolute faith in him. It is everything else I have trouble with, and I am still working out.

This is going off topic. But years ago, I was working on installing a computer in an office. I was under the desk plugging cables in, and something hit me. It was like having my soul lit up. At the moment, I knew everything. I understood why everything was the way it was. I could not ask a question because it all made perfect sense. I continue to finish my job and left. On the way home, it hit me what happened. It was all gone, and the only thing I remember was the line "Jesus knew truths," and I knew it. I dont have faith in it. I know it to be true.
I never really talk about it. And sometimes I forget it happened.

I am still sorting the rest out.

My dear friend....think about what you just said.

"I dont know how true the Bible is..............But I know in the very center of my being, Jesus is real."

Do you understand the paradox of that statement??? The One and ONLY reason/way you know anything about Jesus is found in the Bible!!!

If the Bible is not 100% true in every way then it can not be 100% true in who Jesus was/IS.

 

[YeshuaFan]

My dear friend....think about what you just said.

"I dont know how true the Bible is..............But I know in the very center of my being, Jesus is real."

Do you understand the paradox of that statement??? The One and ONLY reason/way you know anything about Jesus is found in the Bible!!!

If the Bible is not 100% true in every way then it can not be 100% true in who Jesus was/IS.

That is why its vital to hold to an infallible and fully trustworthy bible

 

[LearningToLetGo]

The canonical answer when it comes to the Bible is 'all or nothing'. That may well serve the church, which has a vested interest in controlling people, but it's inadequate to anyone seeking the truth. In no other avenue of learning do we hold such black and white thinking. It may well be that we must take it all without question. The onus then falls on the teacher to explain exactly why this is so.

 

[BibleLover]

Does it matter if it is facts or stories? The important thing is that God included it in the bible for us to learn from. I don't know how much is true or a fact.

In electronics, we use a thing called abstraction for calculations. We could use Maxwell's equations( lots of calculus, I mean, pages).
So instead of using 3 pages of calculus to solve a problem. We use Ohm's law, which turns the 3 pages of calculus into one line of algebra. The answer is not perfect and not as accurate. But it is good enough. It gets the job done.

Genesis is an abstraction. It is not the absolute truth. But it is something a simple human can understand. (without their brain exploding).

The main problematic issue we face in Genesis 1 is the Law of Relativity with regard to the stated time periods. Without a human observer, there could be no 24 hour days, but with a Divine Observer, there could be astronomical days.