Subject: Re: Bible Question #1
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 00:10:31 GMT
From:   (St.Athanasius)
Organization: Optus Internet
Newsgroups: nz.soc.religion;,aus.religion.christian

In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the One God,
Amen. Peace and grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

Hi Tony, 
          Since no one has dealt with your questions I will attempt a
weak response.

>1: If god created the sun on the 4th day, how did evening pass and
>morning come on the first day, are not our days and nights based on the
>revolutions on the earth around the sun.

Exactly and thus the Oriental Orthodox to which I belong affirm that
the first three days were NOT solar days as the Sun had not been
created yet. As to the references of morning and evening look towards
the beginning and ending of whatever time period they were (even 24
hours).  Like when we say "the dawn of civilization" or the "sunset of
ones life", it refers to the beginning and ending of a set time
period. I think this is the way it should be taken. 
>
>2: If god created the sun on the forth day where did the light come
>from on the 1st day.

>From God! God is Light and the principle of light and the suns rays
are intermingled. We are told that the brightness of God is unable to
behold.
>
>3: If god created the sun on the forth day, how did the plants grow on
>the 3rd day, they would be frozen before they could grow.

Not if God was the Light of the world and if the water was above the
earth in some form of covering cloud/mist.

Tony, these obviuously are faith responses to your questions. Remember
a Christian believes that God can raise the dead to life, and if our
fairth allows this then God lighting up the world by His presence
prior to the Creation of the Sun is only a small matter. 

Peace and grace.