Comment on 2013 Annual Council Votes to Change Wording of Adventist Fundamental Belief #6 by Bob Helm.
@Jared: Actually, the word earth can also be translated land, and I’m doubtful that the author and first readers ever had the concept of a planet in mind. The creation of the heavens, earth, sea, and that is in them refers to the expanse of day 2, the land and sea of day three, and the plants and animals that filled these realms. However, Gen 1:2 does seem to speak of a sterile, chaotic earth that existed prior to creation week. If that is the case, Ex 20:11 refers to the creation of what we today would term the earth’s biosphere.
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@newbie: The most recent poll of science professors in Adventist institutions of higher learning indicates that about 2/3 affirm the creation of life on earth in 6 days and in the recent past. It is true that some subscribe to evolution (especially at LSU), but to say that there is “no evidence that creation science is taught at Adventist institutions” is false.
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