Several years later, the elders of this Church asked me to teach a Wednesday night Bible class using material written by John Clayton. This material is what I would consider a very liberal view of the creation of the world, the universe, mankind, evolution and covered such things as miracles, time line of creation, and how God can listen to all our prayers at the same time. Tonight I hope to come to some understanding that Bible was written for our understanding. Not only OUR understanding, but also the understanding of a people without the benefit of our modern day learning. One example relates to the blood in our bodies.
Man now knows that blood is necessary for survival.
If our bodies lose too much blood, we will die. However, man did not discover this principle until the 19th century. Before that time, bloodletting was practiced, and many died because draining blood from their bodies drained the very source of life. George Washington, the first President of the United States, is said to have died in this way. Moses, again writing by inspiration hundreds of years ago, told us something man did not know until much later.