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MichaelTDoyle
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On another board an atheist asked something along this vein: If God is Love how could he wipe out all humanity except Noah in a flood?
I answered that the ending of a wicked life in a temporal punishment is merciful if it spares them an eternal punishment.
I also know that it is wrong to judge God, but an atheist in examining the Bible will do just that.
I also was curious how much of the Noah story are we required to accept as Faith in a literalist interpretation?
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[8] Of clean animals, and of animals that are not clean, and of birds, and of everything that creeps on the ground,
[9] two and two, male and female, went into the ark with Noah, as God had commanded Noah.
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No such Ark could HOLD every concievable animal so I assume some other sense is meant. Does Scripture mean Noah’s local ecosystem? Was this provisions for the flood after Noah landed? In an allegorical sense, male and female is contrasted by the corruption of flesh on the earth, which makes an interesting Biblical condemnation of homosexuality. But no one takes the Noah story seriously because the literalist interpretation is outrageous to logic.
Any help in coming to grips with these issues is appreciated. I think there is much value in this Scripture that is applicable to today, but that Ark is a tough nut.
I answered that the ending of a wicked life in a temporal punishment is merciful if it spares them an eternal punishment.
I also know that it is wrong to judge God, but an atheist in examining the Bible will do just that.
I also was curious how much of the Noah story are we required to accept as Faith in a literalist interpretation?
"
[8] Of clean animals, and of animals that are not clean, and of birds, and of everything that creeps on the ground,
[9] two and two, male and female, went into the ark with Noah, as God had commanded Noah.
"
No such Ark could HOLD every concievable animal so I assume some other sense is meant. Does Scripture mean Noah’s local ecosystem? Was this provisions for the flood after Noah landed? In an allegorical sense, male and female is contrasted by the corruption of flesh on the earth, which makes an interesting Biblical condemnation of homosexuality. But no one takes the Noah story seriously because the literalist interpretation is outrageous to logic.
Any help in coming to grips with these issues is appreciated. I think there is much value in this Scripture that is applicable to today, but that Ark is a tough nut.