Where did Cain get his wife?

[Merry99%]

http://www.christiananswers.net/q-aig/aig-c004.html

Thought I would share this:)

[janelle]

Thanks Merry, I think this is the reason many do not understand some of the bible. We see it in terms of today instead of ancient history. We need to understand the past in the bible in order to understand the present.
We are a self-centered people and if things don't make sense to us in our time then we conclude they must not have ever made sense.

Conclusion

Many Christians cannot answer the question about Cain's wife because they focus on today's world (and the problems associated with close relations marrying), and do not understand the clear historical record God has given to us.

They try to interpret Genesis from our present situation, rather than understand the true biblical history of the world and the changes that have occurred because of sin. Because they are not building their world view on Scripture, but taking a secular way of thinking to the Bible, they are blinded to the simple answers.

Genesis is the record of the God who was there as history happened. It is the word of One who knows everything, and who is a reliable witness from the past. Thus, when we use Genesis as a basis for understanding history, we can make sense of questions that would otherwise be a mystery.

[Merry99%]

Seems to me God is allowing science to reveal some of his miracles:) at least he has graced us with enough knowledge to understand a few things;)Thankfully (IMO) he also leaves us things to have faith in:)

[janelle]

The article says men were more inteligent in ancient history since they were direct decendents of Adam and didn't have so much sin to corrupt their minds. This is so funny for evolutionists who think man is pretty hot right now. If humans are so intelligent, why can't we figure out how to live together in harmony? When Cain killed Abel sin was starting to get a foothold on humans and it was getting more serious.

The cave man with the small brain couldn't figure out complex things but ancient man was doing complex things long before the neanderthals left the caves. It's all theory anyway. Of course they couldn't go to the moon but they built the foundation to go to the moon someday.

[Merry99%]

It is amazing at how much faith people will put into believing scientific theory( or even gossip;),and how little of that same faith into believing the bible.
Today i am reading a little about time,
http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-c002.html

[AngelGrim]

Thanks, my mom and I will enjoy this site

[Merry99%]

http://www.christiananswers.net/q-aig/aig-c039.html




See this page in: Dutch

A number of sceptics ask this question. But God by definition is the uncreated creator of the universe, so the question ‘Who created God?’ is illogical, just like ‘To whom is the bachelor married?’

So a more sophisticated questioner might ask: ‘If the universe needs a cause, then why doesn’t God need a cause? And if God doesn’t need a cause, why should the universe need a cause?’ In reply, Christians should use the following reasoning:

Everything which has a beginning has a cause.1
The universe has a beginning.
Therefore the universe has a cause.
It’s important to stress the words in bold type. The universe requires a cause because it had a beginning, as will be shown below. God, unlike the universe, had no beginning, so doesn’t need a cause. In addition, Einstein’s general relativity, which has much experimental support, shows that time is linked to matter and space. So time itself would have begun along with matter and space.


Since God, by definition, is the creator of the whole universe, he is the creator of time. Therefore He is not limited by the time dimension He created, so has no beginning in time — God is ‘the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity’ (Isaiah 57:15). Therefore He doesn’t have a cause.

In contrast, there is good evidence that the universe had a beginning. This can be shown from the Laws of Thermodynamics, the most fundamental laws of the physical sciences.

1st Law: The total amount of mass-energy in the universe is constant.
2nd Law: The amount of energy available for work is running out, or entropy is increasing to a maximum.
If the total amount of mass-energy is limited, and the amount of usable energy is decreasing, then the universe cannot have existed forever, otherwise it would already have exhausted all usable energy — the ‘heat death’ of the universe. For example, all radioactive atoms would have decayed, every part of the universe would be the same temperature, and no further work would be possible.

So the obvious corollary is that the universe began a finite time ago with a lot of usable energy, and is now running down.


Now, what if the questioner accepts that the universe had a beginning, but not that it needs a cause? But it is self-evident that things that begin have a cause — no-one really denies it in his heart. All science and history would collapse if this law of cause and effect were denied. So would all law enforcement, if the police didn’t think they needed to find a cause for a stabbed body or a burgled house.

Also, the universe cannot be self-caused — nothing can create itself, because that would mean that it existed before it came into existence, which is a logical absurdity.

IN SUMMARY

The universe (including time itself) can be shown to have had a beginning.

It is unreasonable to believe something could begin to exist without a cause.

The universe therefore requires a cause, just as Genesis 1:1 and Romans 1:20 teach.

God, as creator of time, is outside of time. Since therefore He has no beginning in time, He has always existed, so doesn’t need a cause.

[jdglmg]

This is a really good site, from what I've seen of it. Thanks for posting it.

[janelle]

Merry--you should post this separetely since it is such an important truth. Many people wonder about this all the time.