Random Thoughts That Make Some People Uncomfortable

I have wondered for a very long time how people come up with the idea that a day is 24 hours. "3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day." The sun, moon and stars were not created until the fourth day, and it is the sun shining on the rotation of the earth that gives us our 24+ hours in what we call a 'day.' 14 And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. 16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

There other question I have always had is the wording "And there was evening, and there was morning—the ___st,nd,rd,th day." It's like no matter how I count this, it only comes up to evening (6pm) and morning (6am) equals 12 hours. From 6pm to 6am is 12 hours - what happened to daytime, the other 12 hours? This seems to refer only to the night hours. Or if I do a complete rotation, I end up with evening through evening to the next morning equals 36 hours.

I've had these questions a long time. I should look it up and see what the theological scholars have to say. Hopefully, I won't be blasted for daring to ask questions! :):) And hopefully somewhere I'll find a reasonable answer, not a "because I said so," or "because if you don't believe it this way you are a heretic," or "because a true Christian just believes these things on faith," or "because the Church Fathers decided this is what it meant."

Hmmm - that last 'because' could get me into trouble. Maybe I should delete it. But no - I can't do that! The Catholic church taught for a very long time that the earth was the center of everything and that the sun revolved around the earth. Just because the "Church Fathers" say something, doesn't mean it is true. The only truth is Jesus Christ Himself (and God the Father and God the Holy Spirit). The Bible is TRUE - but it does not contain ALL truth (does the Bible contain everything there is to know about God? Of course not! It contains what God wants us to know about Himself, what we need to know about God. There is no possibility of a book being big enough to contain ALL truth because there is no book big enough to contain everything about God.)

Please note: I believe (absolutley!) the Bible is the written word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit and without error in the original manuscripts. The Bible is the revelation of God’s truth and is infallible and authoritative in all matters of faith and practice. Where I have a hard time is when people try to make the Bible say things it doesn't say, just to prove what they happen to believe. I am sure I have done, and possibly still do this myself. I am the first to admit that I am not without sin. :):)
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Oh, I hope and pray that I never stop asking questions! I pray that God will give me a sound mind up until the day of my death. Seeking to know more, never satisfied with the little I do know.

Everything that is learned, however, must be learned through the lense of Jesus Christ and what the Bible teaches. (Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6
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I have often wondered what we will do in heaven. I am so thankful that I know we aren't going to sit around on little clouds, playing harps. I imagine an eternity of exploring everything. Everything! And all of it in perfection and to the glory of God, totally aware of Him all the time! wow

To be able to think with a perfect mind. To see things are they truly are, without the stain of sin clouding my thoughts and mental processes at every point. To learn perfectly. To do perfectly, without boredom. To delight perfectly.

To rest perfectly.