Liberal Christians believe 'let there be light' could refer to the explosion of the Big Bang which God's omnipotence brought into existence
Liberal Christians believe 'God created the world in 6 days' but the word 'day' can be translated as a 'period of time' which is compatible with scientific theories
Literal attitudes to how the world was created
The Bible says 'he created the world in 6 days'. Literal Christians believe the Bible is word for word true and so was created in 6 x 24 hours
Religion and science
Compatible (liberal interpretation)
Not compatible (literal interpretation)
The Bible says 'let there be light': 'The 'light' could refer to the explosion of the Big Bang'
The Bible says 'he created the world in 6 days': 'Literal interpretation: Bible is word for word true – it took 6 x 24 hour periods of time<|>Liberal interpretation: Bible is a metaphor and the word 'day' can be translated as 'period of time' which is compatible with scientific theories'
