Science and the Bible
Given that not much scientific information was known in Bible times,the Bible speaks with considerable scientific credibilty,an evidenced of it's supernatural nature.Origins Universe had a begininng.
The very first verse of the Bible proclaims that"in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." It was common in ancient views to consider the universe eternal,yet the Bible taught that it had a beginning. This is precisely what most scientists now believe in accepting the Big Bang theory. Agnostic astrophsicist Robert Jastrow wrote that "three lines of evidence- the motions of the galaxies,the laws of thermodynamics,and the life story of the stars-pointed to one conclusion: All indicated that the Universe had a beginning"(God and the Astronomers,111).
Order of events.
Genesis 1 also indicates a progressive creation,universe,followed by formless earth,followed by what happened to give form to the earth. This is much more scientifically sophisticated conception than held by the common ancient creation story. The bible affirms that God said in the beginning,"Let there be light. And there was light"(Gen.1:3). Jastrow wrote of the parallel of this statement with modern science,"the details differ,but the essential elements in the astronomical and biblical accounts of Genesis are the same:the chain of events leading to man commence suddenly and sharply at a definate moment in time,in a flash of light and energy"(ibid., 14).
No new matter is being created.
The Bible declared from the beginning that creation is complete. God rested from his work(Gen.2:2)and is still at rest(Heb.4:4). In short,no new matter (energy) is coming into existence. This is precisely what the First Law of Thermodynamics declares,namely that the amount of actual energy in the universe remains constant.
Universe is running down.
According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics,the universe is running out of usable energy. It is literally growing old. This is precisely what the Psalmist said:"In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish,but you remain;they will wear out like a garment(Ps. 102:25-27). Genesis declares that life first begain in the sea(Gen.1:21),and only later on land(1:26-27). This accords with the view that multicellular life teamed in the Cambrian waters before it multiplied on land.
Life produces after it's own kind.
In Genesis 1:24 God said,"Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock,creatures that move along the ground,and wild animals,each according to it's kind." According to agnostic paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould,"Most species exhibit no directional change during their tenure on earth. They appear in the fossil record looking much the same as when they disappear;morphological change is usually limited and directionless"(Gould,"Evolution's Erratic Pace,"13-14). In that fossil record,as in Genesis,human beings were the last to appear.
Humans made from the earth.
Unlike ancient myths or the Qur'an which claims that humans were made from a "clot of congealed blood"(Sura 23:14),the Bible states that "the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life,and the man became a living being"(Gen.2:7). Further,it adds,"By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground,since from it you were taken;for dust you are and dust you will return"(Gen.3:19). According to science,the constituent elements of the human body are the same as those found on the earth...
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Scripture affirms that"All streams flow into the sea,yet the sea is never full. To the place steams come from,there they return again"(Eccles.1:7; Job 37:16). While the author may not have been aware of the exact process of evaporation,condensation,and precipation,his description is in perfect harmony with these processes.
The earth is round.
Isaiah spoke of God who "sit's enthroned above the circle of the earth"(40:22). This is remarkably accurate description for an eighth-century B.C prophet. And Solomon had given the same truth in the tenth-century B.C.(Prov.8:27).
The earth hangs in space.
In an era when it was common to believe the sky was a solid dome,the Bible accurately speaks of God spreading out the northern skies over empty space and suspending the earth over nothing(Job 26:7).
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Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics by Norman Gesiler
God Bless you,nonsmoker!
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I don't give out compliments...I merely state facts.
One of my favorite scenes in the movie. For there is an obvious a false dichtomy between science and relgion,as portrayed in that hilarious scene.Lol.
For the Bible is "prescientific",in it's statements about the natural world.
Not only can the Bible tell you how the heavens go,but it can tell you how to get to heaven.
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Warminster is a small and lowly place. Lol. As to me being a minister,I see myself as just an average layman,trying to share God's Word,to a lost and dying world. I am not a minister,but the Bible does command us to "Always give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that we have. But do this with gentleness and respect(1 Peter 3:15)." This is not just a command,for ministers,pastors,and theologians, this applies to all Christians!
God bless you,brother!