Genesis Chapter 1

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Published: Jan 29, 2022
Author: God
Post Date: 2022-01-29 12:13:46 by A K A Stone
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1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

8And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

12And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

13And the evening and the morning were the third day.

14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

16And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

19And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

21And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

23And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

24And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

29And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

30And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

31And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

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#4: Mudboy Slim    To: A K A Stone, Fred Mertz, sneaky Pete, goldilucky, Badeye, BufordP, ironman, kristin, holdonnow (#3)

BTTT...does the all-Powerful Diety necessarily have a Johnson?

BTW...not trying to be sacreligious, just think God Almighty may be ABOVE and Beyond the whole Male/Female dichotomy.

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-01-31 10:33:55   Reply   Private Reply

#5: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#3)

biblical evidence that God is, in actuality, a dude?

God (the Father) refers to Himself in the masculine...

God created man in his own image v.27

Jesus, (God the son), was born a male.

Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Matt 1:23

And God the Holy Spirit, is referred to as "He"

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. John 16:13

watchman posted on 2022-01-31 13:30:58   Reply   Private Reply

#6: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#4)

does the all-Powerful Diety necessarily have a Johnson?

I realize you didn't address your question to me but allow me to reply.

And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. Luke 2:21

Jesus, who is fully God and fully man, was circumcised. So yeah...

watchman posted on 2022-01-31 13:31:16   Reply   Private Reply

#7: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#3)

As a committed DEIST steadily making the transition over to full-blown Christian,

You're making it too complicated.

Simply this: do you want to be with God (Who created all this sweet stuff including the Universe)...or don't cha?

Which one will you choose? To be with God...or to be apart from God?

watchman posted on 2022-01-31 14:03:08   Reply   Private Reply

#8: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#5)

Thank you...I am not arguy with you here, and I reckon a deeper reading into the Good Book.would result in God our Father voicing a paternalistic tone with Adam, Eve, and others.

However, the skeptic within me is NOT doubting the Word of God when I question the inherent biases of those who were charged with gathering these stories, and those who chose to write down these stories, and even those who claim to know the exact translations of these ancient words. All those folks are dudes, which might explain why men are always the top dogs in any of these monotheistic religions...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-01-31 14:42:28   Reply   Private Reply

#9: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#7)

While I understand blind faith, I prefer informed consent...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-01-31 14:44:28   Reply   Private Reply

#10: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#6)

Never questioned whether Jesus was/is a gentleman....I have wondered how he made it to the ripe old age of 33 without taking on a wife and fathering offspring, who would naturally have needed tho go into hiding before J.C. fulfilled his destiny. It does my heart good to think that, just maybe, there are descendents of Christ walking the Earth today, although I have no idea how we could ever know one way or another...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-01-31 14:54:02   Reply   Private Reply

#11: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#10)

I have wondered how he made it to the ripe old age of 33

He stayed focused on His mission.

Jesus came into the world to save sinners...

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. 1Tim1:15

watchman posted on 2022-01-31 15:08:51   Reply   Private Reply

#12: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#9)

I prefer informed consent...

Definition: adequate information to allow for an informed decision about participation in the clinical investigation.

God created all those wonderful curves you and I like so much...still need more information?

watchman posted on 2022-01-31 15:13:01   Reply   Private Reply

#13: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#11)

Like I said, I make no claims to argue with that very plausible explanation...still, there were quite large blocs of Jesus life that don't show up in the Scriptures.

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-01-31 15:14:39   Reply   Private Reply

#14: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#13)

...still

You're just making excuses for denying Him your company.

watchman posted on 2022-01-31 15:17:46   Reply   Private Reply

#15: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#12)

Re: the curves....yeah, glad the good Lord made me a guy becuz otherwise I woulda been a sure-fire lesbian...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-01-31 15:18:07   Reply   Private Reply

#16: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#14)

I am NOT denying His Holiness one iota...just asking valid questions....

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-01-31 15:33:40   Reply   Private Reply

#17: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#16)

just asking valid questions

Are you merely using "valid questions" to stall your transition to full blown Christian?

watchman posted on 2022-01-31 15:38:15   Reply   Private Reply

#18: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#11)

See? Right there...if you go back to the original transcription and translation, does the word "Chief" automatically translate a MALE. I have read of Native-American tribes wherein "chieftain" Power is conferred upon the wisest old woman, so Chiefs being male is not universal.

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-01-31 15:40:37   Reply   Private Reply

#19: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#17)

Full-blown Christianity is enriched by further study, and diminished by blind faith, imho.

Interesting debate, though...hope to get to read the thoughts of others...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-01-31 15:43:44   Reply   Private Reply

#20: Vicomte13    To: watchman (#2)

Genesis is in the Bible just fine. It's just not literally true.

Vicomte13 posted on 2022-02-04 11:00:17   Reply   Private Reply

#21: Vicomte13    To: watchman (#5)

In English. The holy spirit is a He in English. In Hebrew, she is a she, always. In Greek, the Holy Spirit is always an "It".

Vicomte13 posted on 2022-02-04 11:02:08   Reply   Private Reply

#22: Vicomte13    To: Mudboy Slim (#3)

No. Genesis says that God is both male AND female. "In God's image he made them, male and female he made them..." English requires a "he" there, but "he" made them male and female, in his image. The word "Elohiym" in Hebrew - "God(s)" - is a PLURAL noun. The word "Ruach" - wind or spirit in Hebrew - is a feminine noun.

I point this out precisely BECAUSE people try to make a point about God using English. But the Old Testament of the Bible is written in Hebrew, the later portions in Greek. And the New Testament is written in Greek.

"God" in Hebrew is not a "He". It's a "them".

Vicomte13 posted on 2022-02-04 11:15:24   Reply   Private Reply

#23: Mudboy Slim    To: Vicomte13 (#22)

Thank you, my friend...I was hoping you would weigh in. Your explanation buttresses what I was trying to get across. An All-Powerful Deity is far more powerful than our feeble minds could ever appreciate, and to assume God is limited to one sex or the other is small- minded on our parts...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-04 13:10:56   Reply   Private Reply

#24: Mudboy Slim    To: Vicomte13 (#22)

And God speaks whatever language is required to get his point across...sheeesh!!

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-04 13:12:43   Reply   Private Reply

#25: watchman    To: Vicomte13 (#22)

In God's image he made them, male and female he made them.

God is Spirit.

To be made in God's image is to be made a spiritual being. Adam and Eve were made in God's spiritual likeness.

The word "Elohiym" in Hebrew - "God(s)" - is a PLURAL noun.

Elohiym is simply the word for "God" or "god" (as when referring to pagan gods).

Elohiym is plural but has to be in grammatical agreement with the verb...ie. is the verb singular.

"God" in Hebrew is not a "He". It's a "them".

Pointing to the Triune nature of God...One God, Three Persons...easy enough to understand.

God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

watchman posted on 2022-02-04 13:56:01   Reply   Private Reply

#26: watchman    To: Vicomte13 (#21)

The holy spirit is a He in English. In Hebrew, she is a she, always. In Greek, the Holy Spirit is always an "It".

Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit as "He".

However when He, the Spirit of Truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth; for He shall not speak from Himself, but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak; and He will show you things to come. John 16:13

We are to approach God in the masculine.

As to the use of feminine nouns, God is not opposed to refer to Himself using feminine qualities.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

There is infinite tenderness there. What a Great God we have, Vic.

watchman posted on 2022-02-04 14:19:40   Reply   Private Reply

#27: watchman    To: Vicomte13 (#20)

Genesis is in the Bible just fine. It's just not literally true.

All of Genesis? Just certain parts? Can you give an example?

watchman posted on 2022-02-04 14:48:11   Reply   Private Reply

#28: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#26)

Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit as "He."

So says the dude who first heard it, the dude who first wrote it down, and the dudes who have translated the Word ever since. Doesn't make it untrue, but the innate gender bias should not be ignored when seeking Absolute Truth....MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-04 16:07:48   Reply   Private Reply

#29: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#28)

innate gender bias

If you were "seeking Absolute Truth" you would have found it by now.

Jesus said "ye shall know the truth".

Jesus went on to say of Himself, "I am the Truth"

What more do you need?

watchman posted on 2022-02-04 17:38:07   Reply   Private Reply

#30: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#29)

Once again, I am not questioning JC's gender, just wondering why most peoples and religions assume our All-Powerful Diety is a paternal entity. V13 explained it above better than I can, but imho, our God is greater than the whole Male/Female dichotomy...and my reason for bringing up the issue relates to pointing out the inherent biases of those very real human beings who were tasked with hearing, writing down, and then interpretating what we now accept as the Word of God. If all those people who were recording "The Word" were women, I would bet dollars to donutz that God would be seen as a Maternalistic Being.

Regards...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-05 02:56:17   Reply   Private Reply

#31: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#30)

just wondering why most peoples and religions assume our All-Powerful Deity is a paternal entity.

My best guess would be that God uses gender to establish authority, which in turn establishes order. We see this order through out the Creation.

If all those people who were recording "The Word" were women

This is exactly the methods Satan uses to disrupt the order of the Universe...by putting the female in charge of the male. As if that is not enough, luciferian groups like the Masons inject chaos (the opposite of order) by flipping the genders entirely. Transgenderism = confusion.

From the very beginning Satan worked to disrupt God's order. He creates chaos/confusion and then offers his version of order...which is rebellion toward God.

watchman posted on 2022-02-05 07:41:53   Reply   Private Reply

#32: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#31)

I don't think posing sincere questions is the work of Satan, my friend...not unlike the RATZ devotion to the altar of EnviroWhackoISM and their politicized "science", if our Faith cannot withstand sincere questioning from newcomers trying to learn more, it wouldn't have lasted 2,000+ years, imho...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-05 08:14:16   Reply   Private Reply

#33: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#32)

I don't think posing sincere questions is the work of Satan, my friend.

if our Faith cannot withstand sincere questioning from newcomers trying to learn more

I wholeheartedly agree.

watchman posted on 2022-02-05 08:17:48   Reply   Private Reply

#34: A K A Stone    To: Vicomte13 (#21)

So God created MAN in his own image, in the image of God created HE HIM; MALE and FEMALE created he them

What are the capitalized words in the original language?

If you know.

A K A Stone posted on 2022-02-05 08:32:11   Reply   Private Reply

#35: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#33)

We good then...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-05 14:23:27   Reply   Private Reply

#36: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#35)

We good then

I never knew there was a "we bad"...so yeah, we good.

watchman posted on 2022-02-05 14:45:09   Reply   Private Reply

#37: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#36)

We were never "bad"...it just felt like you were implying that asking sincere questions about the Holy Bible was just short of heresy, but you cleared that up to my satisfaction, so carry on, mi amigo...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-07 08:10:06   Reply   Private Reply

#38: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#37)

sincere questions about the Holy Bible

I have a sincere question for you Mud.

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Why do we exist?

watchman posted on 2022-02-08 07:26:36   Reply   Private Reply

#39: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman, vicomte13 (#38)

Why? Maaan...it is too early in the day and I have a lotta crap to get done today, but I will "circle back" and address that question later. I pinged V13 just because...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-08 08:20:41   Reply   Private Reply

#40: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#38)

Briefly, though...free will and our ability to serve as protagonists in the world around us...the omnipotent Creator didn't make WeThePeople to be couch potatoes and mind- numbed Sheeple watching helplessLEE as the RATZ/RINOZ slowly enact their Marxist MasterPlanz...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-08 08:41:38   Reply   Private Reply

#41: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#38)

Why do we exist? What is the purpose of Life?

In short, I would hope to leave my time on God's Creation with the World around me being a little bit better place than when I arrived. As an Architect, I was taught that the Earth is in a constant state of Entropy, so anything I design and build is a scar upon God's Landscape, so it had best be a conscious design purpose and a positive addition. That philosophy applies to whatever one does for a living...make the lives of others better and you will be rewarded accordingLEE.

So, in short, we are here to serve as God's Agents, sent here to make His Creation a Greater America/World...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-10 05:52:52   Reply   Private Reply

#42: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#41)

As an Architect,

Well dang, Mud. Now I'm curious...

You describe yourself as an "Architect".

What does that mean? Is it a title within your deist religion?

I was taught that the Earth is in a constant state of Entropy...That philosophy

Is this a School of Philosophy I should be familiar with? Who "taught" you?

watchman posted on 2022-02-10 07:38:15   Reply   Private Reply

#43: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#42)

LOL...it mean I graduated from the University of Virginia School of Architecture in 1985, and I finally got in my apprenticeship years in, passed the licensing exam first time in 1992 and have been a Registered.Architect ever since. Nothing more...let's not go reading a bunch of Matrix weirdness into my line of work...lol. I am also a Class A Contractor, which makes me a Builder, and since I put ALL my projects together and also have my own Realtor's license, I qualify as a greedy Real Estate Developer as well.

On the plus side, however, I am a Stoner and a Professional Disc Golf player, as well as a Gemini... what's YOUR sign?!

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-10 10:08:55   Reply   Private Reply

#44: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#42)

Entropy?. Nietzsche, amongst others...to be a genuine optimist, you gotta acknowledge and come to grips with the fact that there are constantly struggles to be overcome in life, and our meager efforts to exert our individual wills to create some semblance of Order--and thereby Peace--can, over time and with the assistance of others of like mind will eventually result in positive change, as WE see it...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-10 10:15:24   Reply   Private Reply

#45: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#42)

If you agree that there is ONE omnipotent Power in all creation, then you too are a DEIST. The Greeks, Egyptians, and Norsemen, OTOH were Pagans aka Heathens aka Infidels...so we must kill them.

Not really...but sorta really...gypsies, native Americans, indigenous peoples everywhere...

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-10 10:23:37   Reply   Private Reply

#46: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#42)

Almost all the Founding Fathers were DEISTs... and it is less a Religion than a pattern or way of thinking...

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-10 10:25:23   Reply   Private Reply

#47: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#44)

I was taught that the Earth is in a constant state of Entropy

Didn't realize they taught Entropy at the University of Virginia School of Architecture...so you can imagine my confusion.

the fact that there are constantly struggles to be overcome in life

Life didn't start out this way as you read in Genesis 1. As you continue to read the Book of Genesis you will find out how the struggle entered into our existence: the fall of man which brought the curse on the whole Universe.

our meager efforts to exert our individual wills to create some semblance of Order-and thereby Peace--

You must come to grips that your efforts have failed and will continue to fail...apart from God Who is Jesus Christ (the God of the Bible).

Nietzsche

With the masonic hidden hand (which I only noticed just now)...

Tells me absolutely everything I need to know about Nietzsche...just another devil worshipper (he worshipped Lucifer as do all masons/fools).

watchman posted on 2022-02-10 10:48:33   Reply   Private Reply

#48: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#47)

I am no fan of the UBER-pessimist, Freidrich Nietzche, devil-worshipper or not...lol!! I know what they teach you in Intro to Philosophy 101 at UVA back in the early-80s, and I have not been making Masonic tribute to him ever since...sheeesh!!

EWE are obsessed with TheDevil, ain't ya, boy?!

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-10 10:57:40   Reply   Private Reply

#49: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#47)

"your efforts have failed and will continue to fail..."

Says EWE, ya inconsequential MORON...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-10 10:59:52   Reply   Private Reply

#50: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#46)

Almost all the Founding Fathers were DEISTs

If by Deists, you mean belonging to some dumbass secret society...

watchman posted on 2022-02-10 11:01:18   Reply   Private Reply

#51: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#48)

EWE are obsessed with TheDevil, ain't ya, boy?!

No. But he is the ruler of this fallen world.

Only a fool would ignore Satan's control of people and governments.

watchman posted on 2022-02-10 11:04:54   Reply   Private Reply

#52: watchman    To: Mudboy Slim (#48)

Nietzsche, amongst others...to be a genuine optimist

UBER-pessimist, Freidrich Nietzche,

Is Nietzsche an optimist or pessimist...make up your mind

watchman posted on 2022-02-10 11:10:01   Reply   Private Reply

#53: Mudboy Slim    To: watchman (#52)

I said I.am an Optimist, but Nietzchez World was dark and gloomy. I am no expert, but I assume he was an atheist, which might just explain a lot about his EEyore attitude about life...MUD

Mudboy Slim posted on 2022-02-10 16:53:10   Reply   Private Reply