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Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists

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p. 182.<br />

2. Even considering that each <strong>day</strong> <strong>of</strong> Creation was<br />

a mere 1, 000 years in length would cause<br />

problems. With such a schema, by the evening<br />

<strong>of</strong> the sixth "<strong>day</strong>"--his very first "<strong>day</strong>" <strong>of</strong> life--<br />

Adam would have been much older than the<br />

total life span the Bible allots him (Gen. 5:5).<br />

See Jemison, Christian <strong>Beliefs</strong>, pp. 116, 117.<br />

3. See chapter 4 <strong>of</strong> this book.<br />

4. "Creation," SDA Encyclopedia, p. 357.<br />

5. Ibid.; Arthur J. Ferch, "What Creation Means to<br />

Me," Adventist Review, Oct. 9, 1986, pp. 11-<br />

13.<br />

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