Quote Originally Posted by disciple View Post
Alan, you better check the text. "Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night"
Every reputable commentary concludes that these "two" lights are the sun and the moon, where did you get the idea that these "two" lights are not the sun and the moon. Who taught you that? Or is that your own conclusion?
no...check to see if the text actually says that the "sun" was made then...

Check is the text actually says that the "moon' was made then.


Oh.....and as for the stars, many people believe that the Bible teaches that the stars were made on the 4th day....do you see that in your Bible?

If you do, then you better check the King James and look for the hints about the words that are added to the Text in that verse by the editors of other bibles.....the King James bible will show you the added words.


Imjust suggesting you read the Bible, not add any words to the text, and believe what you read and not need to appeal to commentary.


I mean if the Bible were written so that just to understand it you needed to wait for a commentary to tell you what it says, you are out of luck then if you dont got a handy commentary around I guess......


Butif the bible were written in such a way as to just read it,stick to the words you see there, and you can believe it as its written, then all people in every place and in every time can learn from the Bible....even if they never have a "commentary" to set them straight on some teaching that might not be in the Bible as it appears, but were just stuff the commentary wanted you to believe 'should" have been in the Bible had they been in charge of making it....




So......what so wrong with believing the Bible as its written?

Why cant we believe the writer of the Genesis story used the correct words?

Why cant 'light" be talking about "light"?