Yuku free message boards

Hi there, I am sure we all believe the Bible is the itinerant word of God, I know I do and although people have asked me many questions like they did Jesus in attempting to trick him, they never succeeded and the fact people have been doing this for hundreds of years without success proves to me it is their understanding of the Word of God that is at fault and not the Bible. This realisation that the word of God cannot be faulted has increased my faith and my belief in a wonder working God no end.

However over the last five years I have become increasingly dismayed by some of God's own people and some of the false doctrine that is creeping into the church, often because people take the Bible literally, except perhaps for the parables, which they know to be a heavenly story with an earthly meaning. Two examples of what I mean is that some Christians believe the earth was created literally in six days and is only about 8,000 years old. Another example is regarding the temptation of Eve in the Garden of Eden where people actually believe there was a talking snake which I think is an Old Testament parable to explain how we are tempted into being disobedient with the snake representing the thoughts that come into our heads.

The reason for opening myself up like this is to see if I am talking to like minded people, because the last thing I want to do is to cause dissension among a lovely group of sincere and devout Christian friends, so what I would like to know is if you would like to continue with the discussion, or not, about creation which shows the Bible to be correct and in line with science. Thanks. Yours in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Graham.