Some. Some see it as allegory. In Jesus' day they seem to have viewed it as allegory. Here is a line from 1Peter 3 where he explains some of the symbolism of the flood story. Correct me if I'm wrong but historical events don't usually have symbolic meanings embedded in them. Nobody talks about the Boston Tea Party in Boston Harbor, USA and says "The tea represents the downcast spirit of the colonists due to the taxation from the King and the water is their tears for the loss of loved ones. The boat they stood upon represents the constitution......"Â
1Peter 3:21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also--not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
It can be a allegory or standard magic of god as well .
Nothing trumps the DarkMatter 2525 form supernatural 777 ,
Filled in completely voids all other forms of supernatural thru proclamationÂ
from the supreme invisible all knowing Skydaddy . Enabling said Skydaddy to and have all attributes of preceding Skydaddy's and voiding attributes of any future Skydaddys' . It's known as the " Calling Shotgunism aka special pleadingÂ
Uh, yeah. That's one of the beliefs that makes them a creationist. I mean these are folks who actually think that the entire universe and everything in it was put together in 6 days after all, so what's a little global flood compared to that?Â
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Until there's evidence to the contrary, yes.
Not merely believe, they know.
Yea... the believe most of the stupid **** that is in the bible.
Not necessarily global, but very close.
Some. Some see it as allegory. In Jesus' day they seem to have viewed it as allegory. Here is a line from 1Peter 3 where he explains some of the symbolism of the flood story. Correct me if I'm wrong but historical events don't usually have symbolic meanings embedded in them. Nobody talks about the Boston Tea Party in Boston Harbor, USA and says "The tea represents the downcast spirit of the colonists due to the taxation from the King and the water is their tears for the loss of loved ones. The boat they stood upon represents the constitution......"Â
1Peter 3:21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also--not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Well the ice age melt water rose sea levels by 300 feetÂ
It can be a allegory or standard magic of god as well .
Nothing trumps the DarkMatter 2525 form supernatural 777 ,
Filled in completely voids all other forms of supernatural thru proclamationÂ
from the supreme invisible all knowing Skydaddy . Enabling said Skydaddy to and have all attributes of preceding Skydaddy's and voiding attributes of any future Skydaddys' . It's known as the " Calling Shotgunism aka special pleadingÂ
Uh, yeah. That's one of the beliefs that makes them a creationist. I mean these are folks who actually think that the entire universe and everything in it was put together in 6 days after all, so what's a little global flood compared to that?Â
Try asking a young earther how the grand canyon was formed in under 10,000 years.
The hard core ones do, but don’t like to go into too much detail