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Christadelphians accept the Scriptures as God's written word, but believe that they need to be read correctly, interpreting | Christadelphians accept the Scriptures as God's written word, but believe that they need to be read correctly, interpreting their message according to their original contexts. Views about exactly what constitutes ''correct interpretation'' vary, of course; sometimes it is possible to identify general approaches to interpreting the Bible associated with different beliefs about [[Origins]]. | ||
==Biblical Interpretation== | ==Biblical Interpretation== | ||
See links from [[Psalm 95]]. | |||
==Views of Origins and associated approaches to Interpreting the Bible == | ==Views of Origins and associated approaches to Interpreting the Bible == | ||
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===<span id="OECwGs"></span>Old Earth Creationism (OEC) with "Gap" === | ===<span id="OECwGs"></span>Old Earth Creationism (OEC) with "Gap" === | ||
See [[Historical Christadelphian Approaches - 7|A review of historical Christadelphian approaches]] (a chapter from Bro Ken Chalmers' ''[[K. Chalmers, Early Genesis|Early Genesis, A review of historical Christadelphian approaches]]'') | |||
===<span id="OECs"></span>Old Earth Creationism (OEC)=== | ===<span id="OECs"></span>Old Earth Creationism (OEC)=== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:40, 8 July 2019
Christadelphians accept the Scriptures as God's written word, but believe that they need to be read correctly, interpreting their message according to their original contexts. Views about exactly what constitutes correct interpretation vary, of course; sometimes it is possible to identify general approaches to interpreting the Bible associated with different beliefs about Origins.
Biblical Interpretation
See links from Psalm 95.
Views of Origins and associated approaches to Interpreting the Bible
| THEISM | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Evolutionary Creationism | Old Earth Creationism | Young Earth Creationism | |
| without "gap" | with "gap" | ||
table from Many perspectives
Young Earth Creationism (YEC)
Old Earth Creationism (OEC) with "Gap"
See A review of historical Christadelphian approaches (a chapter from Bro Ken Chalmers' Early Genesis, A review of historical Christadelphian approaches)
