This is obviously the beginning. The telling of how God made the world. I have read this over and over again during the course of my Sunday School years and now, upon closer inspection I saw things that I had never noticed before. They also raise some interesting questions. First, in 1:2, God is hovering over waters above a shapeless earth. So water already existed. And so did the rock like shape of the Earth. For some reason I have always thought everything just appeared out of thin air. I make a *poof* sound in my head when I picture this.
Also, this brings me to the question of life on other planets. WHICH we can never know if it exists or not. Perhaps God has done this before...with another planet. Wouldn't that be cool? Anyways, chapter 1 is all description of the 6 stages God went through creating the Earth and populating it with animals, fish, birds, and humans. He doesn't seem very detailed about the types of animals he is creating. Maybe he is thinking it all in his head. Also, I think I discovered that God meant for us to be vegetarians. In a perfect world, which this isn't. Therefore it is perfectly OK to eat meat. Thank God.
I am always touched when I get to 1:27 which is when God makes man in His own image. It just seems special, and I know it is, that God chose us, chose humans to represent his likeness. "So God created man in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." Alright, I get it. God created man and woman. One needs to think about that. His own image....as in God looks like us? Or the thought of God in a corporeal form is us? Those be confusing words. Thanks Moses.
Conclusion: Beginning Chappie is a bit repetitive, but God really didn't want anyone second guessing who created what. Which makes sense now as I think about evolution.... So God has a sense of humor.
Also, this brings me to the question of life on other planets. WHICH we can never know if it exists or not. Perhaps God has done this before...with another planet. Wouldn't that be cool? Anyways, chapter 1 is all description of the 6 stages God went through creating the Earth and populating it with animals, fish, birds, and humans. He doesn't seem very detailed about the types of animals he is creating. Maybe he is thinking it all in his head. Also, I think I discovered that God meant for us to be vegetarians. In a perfect world, which this isn't. Therefore it is perfectly OK to eat meat. Thank God.
I am always touched when I get to 1:27 which is when God makes man in His own image. It just seems special, and I know it is, that God chose us, chose humans to represent his likeness. "So God created man in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." Alright, I get it. God created man and woman. One needs to think about that. His own image....as in God looks like us? Or the thought of God in a corporeal form is us? Those be confusing words. Thanks Moses.
Conclusion: Beginning Chappie is a bit repetitive, but God really didn't want anyone second guessing who created what. Which makes sense now as I think about evolution.... So God has a sense of humor.
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