Clearly
, the teaching concerning the days of creation as being literal days
are confirmed here , where the literal days of creation are compared
with the literal days of the week . Although a sabbath day of millions
of years would be great a working week of days which where millions of
years in length , would not be so great .
EXODUS 20:8-11 “Remember to observe the
Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9You have six days each week for your
ordinary work, 10but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated
to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any
work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female
servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you. 11For in
six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything
in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord blessed
the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.http://nlt.scripturetext.com/exodus/20.htm
Luther said :
“When Moses writes that God created heaven and earth and whatever is
in them in six days, then let this period continue to have been six
days, and do not venture to devise any comment according to which six
days were one day. But if you cannot understand how this could have been
done in six days, then grant the Holy Spirit the honor of being more
learned than you are. For you are to deal with Scripture in such a way
that you bear in mind that God Himself says what is written. But since
God is speaking, it is not fitting for you wantonly to turn His Word in
the direction you wish to go.”
—What Luther Says. A Practical In-Home Anthology for the Active Christian, compiled by Ewald M. Plass, Concordia, 1959, p. 93.
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