The Relationship Between Science And The Bible
In December of 1981 an Arkansas judge ruled
that an account of life’s origin which postulates a Divine Creator
is not scientific. Well is this judge enlightened or is he dragging
us into the dark ages?
It’s true that the Bible shouldn’t be read as merely a scientific
textbook. However that doesn’t mean the Bible contradicts
science (e.g., Psa. 19:4-6; Rev. 7:1). Fact is, the very foundation
of the scientific method is rooted in a biblical worldview. Christianity
considers the world to be knowable, observable, descriptive, and above
all, orderly because it has a designer of infinite knowledge and wisdom.
Based on this premise, early scientists like Kepler, Bacon, and Newton
believed that by studying creation, they were obeying not only the great
commission, but the cultural mandate to subdue the earth as well.
Maybe the best way to put it is to “think God’s thoughts
after Him.”
It’s ironic that in an age of scientific enlightenment, skeptics
still claim that science deals with what is observable while theology
only deals with what is unobservable — especially in light of
the fact that we can’t even explain what science is in the first
place. Not only this, but much of what is being touted today as
science isn’t really observable at all — things like quarks,
electromagnetic fields, and even the evolving big bang theory.
In fact, if we’re to consider only what is observable to be scientific,
we’d still be saying that the earth is flat.
Truth is, God Himself bases his own integrity upon certain scientific
premises (e.g., Jer. 31:35-37). For instance: the fact that Christ
rose from the dead is testable and verifiable. To prove that he
rose bodily, Jesus said to his disciples, see, touch, and eat with me
(Luke 24:36-42; John 20:24-31; 1 John 1:1-4).
The point is, the Bible and science are neither mutually exclusive nor
contradictory they fit together like hand and glove.
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