Been in a discussion with a friend. Thoughts?
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Him:
"The ultimate point is not that there are differences among people, which is undeniable, but that those differences that exist are part of God’s plan and gifts, so each one of us would make the best use of them in His service and be held accountable to Him for them. None of us is inherently more valuable based on our distinctions, since God sovereignly distributed those among us. The widow’s mite was more valuable than the gold coins given by others."
David Lane:
"Any religion or teaching which denies the Natural Laws of the Universe is false. Whatever People’s perception of God, or Gods, or the motive Force of the Universe might be, they can hardly deny that Nature’s Law are the work of, and therefore the intent of, that Force. Nature evidences the divine plan, for the natural world is the work of the force or the intelligence men call God."
Acts 17:26 “from one man all nations were made.” But biological racial differences exist, such as bone marrow transplant difficulties and different blood types, to name a few.
There are several possibilities to reconcile Acts 17:26 with significant biological differences:
1. An older earth allowing more time for micro-evolution
2. A partial instead of complete Noah’s flood. This would allow the Sons of God and the Nephilim descendents to have survived
(side note: who were the Sons of God? 1) they were fallen angels, 2) they were powerful human rulers, or 3) they were godly descendants of Seth intermarrying with wicked descendants of Cain. Source: gotquestions.org
3. The Bible is not infallible
4. Interbreeding with animals, much as mules come from a male donkey and a female horse, though in this case mules are mostly (but not all) infertile
5. Christian Identity: Adam was the White race (ruddy or flushed) but some “nations” are not even Biblically considered to be people, they are animals mistaken for people by mainstream evangelicals
6. Matthew 3:9 “and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.” New peoples of a certain race can be made as Adam was made.