Do you believe the earth was created in 7 days?

I don't think that every single part in the Bible is to be taken literally either. I think that by saying the Earth was created in "7 days", people back then could easily understand it. Just another way to describe things to people, that's all. I think that there are parts in the Bible that are 100% literal and should be read as such, but parts of it are stories to tell children. I agree with you. And not just that, but God is older than anything.. He's been around forever. Maybe when he created the Earth it was described as 7 days in his time? Haha. Who knows.

Genesis 1 rings of both metaphorical and historical truths. It was probably written down by Moses or the Levitical Priests under Moses. The days of Genesis are not meant to be taken literally--they are symbolic and theological descriptions of God's power and the purpose of Creation. It's interesting when we compare the days of Genesis to each other. They're separated by intervals of three. Day 1: God creates light and separates it from the darkness. Day 4: God creates the luminaries, the sun and the moon to govern the seasons. Day 2: God creates the waters and separates the oceans and the sky. Day 5: God creates the fish to rule the oceans and the birds to rule the sky. Day 3: God creates land and plants Day 6: God creates animals and man to rule the land and the plants. It is a metaphorical passage. But I disagree with your friend's assertion that Moses wrote it for children. Where does he see this? This, I think, probably comes from his "21st Century Sunday School" impression of the lesson. Moses did not author a children's story; he authored a theological story of creation. This does not call into question the historical significance of the passage. Metaphor or myth did not mean what we think it means. It calls into question the extent of the historicity of the passage (meaning, how literally we read it). But it does not call into question the accuracy or historical value of the passage.

With regard to this kind of question would be an endless debate. So, be sure when you post this kind of discussion, you should be cautious and open minded for every opinion that may arise. For me, it isn't really a question of how many days the earth or universe was created rather who may have created it. Your premise is that, "God created the universe in 7 days" because it says so in the bible. Other premise is that, "scientists say that the earth is millions of years old". The premises were no relation at all. One is the length of time when God created the universe and the other is about the scientific length of time the earth exists. I am not a religious person, besides am still in search of it. However, my belief that a super being exists and He has created everything is no doubt. Why? Because science may say that the earth is millions years old, but it cannot explain howw it was created and when it began. Truly, what the Bible says should not be taken literally. It is by FAITH that a SUPERNATURAL BEING created this universe including you and me.

The story of the creation in Genesis was taken from an older (2000 year older) story of the Sumerians. And no, I do not believe it was 7 literal days, this is a metaphor of steps God used to create not the earth, but life on the earth, If you read earth was not created on day one, it was created in the begging, no time period between the beginning and the "first day", it could have been 14 billion years ago.

When I was younger, I had no doubts that God created the earth in six days and rested on the seventh. I still believe nothing is impossible for God, so He could have done it; but I'm not as confident that He did. I say that because I don't know when "time" began. When it says that a particular thing was created on a particular day, that might mean when God started to create and when He finished equals a day, but that might not be the same as we understand a day. His day to create the world might add up to several million years based on our understanding of time. For God a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years like a day. The bottom line for me is that it doesn't matter. I'm confident He created it. I hope you understand what I'm trying to say.

Sometimes it seem difficult for we human to understand these things,because we don't even have a fraction of power compare to God...but then if nuclear bombs can bring down cities in minutes,then it makes sense to believe that the world was created in 6 days.

the earth was not created in seven days it was 6 days god rested on the 7th dayand to god 1 day is a 1000 years.

No one was there to count so how do we know? Does it matter? It appears there are only two explanations for why the universe is here - which sounds more plausible? 1) In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded 2) In the beginning there was nothing and somebody/bodies/God created the universe. I think there must be a third option, but otherwise I have to go for the second option as the least absurd of the two!

Hi, I am a born again christian & I beleive every word of the Bible to be true. God created everything in 6 days & rested on the 7th day (Genesis 1: 31 & Genesis 2: 2. In 2 Peter 3: 8 it tells us that time in heaven unmeasurable. It does not matter if it took 6 days or 60,000 days. The point is that God spoke everything into existence. We cannot imagine the power of God. We accept the Bible by faith.

Jello jedimind, I think it was in the movie To Kill A Mocking Bird where this exact question was explored. I could be wrong on the title but it was a black and white movie....and it was in a court room where they were saying that a day for god may have been a few million of our earth years, but to god, it was a day. Happy MyLotting!

hello friend nice discussion and i never heard this news anywhere and i never studied this type of news anywhere...if it is true then its great...but i think it not true..because how can be earth created in 7 days......its amazing and its awesome..well anyways nice information.. thanku..

I personally am for the idea that a day for us is not the same as a day for God. I think that the Bible is a very beautiful account of true history, written with all the right mix of drama and enchantment that people during those earlier times needed so that they would believe. Take for example, the creation of man. Genesis says that God used dust as the raw material for His masterpiece. Now, consider the context of drama and enchantment as the backdrop for this particular part of creation. The dust could represent the simplest, singe-celled organism that we evolved from. And the total time that it took for this evolution to happen? Well Genesis says it took God a day. And what is one of God's days for us? Millions of years. Everything makes sense, really. I think the Bible and science support each other. It all depends on how we understand and interpret what we read. If we are open-minded enough, then things start falling into their proper place.

From what I heard, "7 days" is a metaphor so that the people could relate to it, back in the time of Jesus saying "The Earth was formed over millions of years" would surely confuse some people.

i believe that the earth was created in six days,but i also believe in the big bang,when they say the earth is 5-6,000 years old i believe they mean like modern life society,while the big bang i believe it did happen so god did create the earth and everything in six days,but basically either way if it did happen god wanted it to happen that way.so it depends on what you belive,the best way is to sort of combine science facts w/ your belief some way or another

I do believe, however, remember that one day to us is a thousand to the Lord, so the scientists estimation about the time factor probably is right chronologically. Remember the lord gave us different talents, so it is logical to say that the scientists studies may very well be right. But I repeat I do believe God made the earth.

no i wont believe in it!!!!!

well in my Opinion, the higher being we refer to as god who we may refer to as a creator, is simply beyond our imagination and understanding. Well if God created the earth in seven days then it must have been just that. But our logical minds could not possibly fathom such an act. But then again do we really have to understand everything in this universe? XD

Hi jedi, Yes, I believe that the earth was created within 6 days time and God rested on the 7th day. The Bible tells us so.I believe in every words written in the Bible. Its true that the Bible is not a scientific book: However, when it does make scientific statements, they are stunning in their accuracy. These biblical statements are thousand of years in advance of the scientific knowledge present in the day when the writers penned the words of the Holy Scriptures. The psalmist David wrote "That I may publish with the voice of Thanksgiving, and tell of the wondrous works(Psalm 26:7) As you consider God`s "wondrous works" and astonishing level of scientific knowledge from the Bible. Ask yourselve a question: How could the writers of the Scriptures possibly know these facts unless they were supernaturally inspired by God? Throughout the Word of God are statements whichcan now be tested as to their accuracy due to incredible advances in scientific knowledge in the last few decades. The book Genesis describes the supernatural creation of man in these words,"and The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostril the breath of life. and man became a living being"(Genesis 2:7) For many years scientist laughed at the apparent simplicity of the scriptural account that God used "the dust of the ground" to construct the complex elements and molecules that make up a human being. However, after a century of scientific examination of the elements within the human body, scientists have been startled to discover that clay and earth contain every single element found in human body. A Reader`s Digest Article in November 1982, described a fascinating discovery by the researchers at NASA`s Ames Research Center which confirmed body exists within the soil. These just prood the accuracy of the Bible. Happy mylotting