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Genesis chapters 1-11 are more dangerous and controversial than Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John put together. Jesus relied on Genesis (Matthew 19:4) and it's more fundamental than the gospel. If you are convinced to believe the gospels but not Genesis (especially the first 11 chapters) then you are at high risk to abandon the gospels when a nonbeliever starts talking science. Not because science truly contradicts God but because nonbelievers can be shrewd, and spiritual adversaries know the truth of Psalm 11:3, which says:
"If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?" (WEB)
It is important to understand how science points directly to God. Scientific theories must be falsifiable, they can never be truths. The Laws of Gravity and Relativity, for example, will never be proven, but they've never been disproven, so we understandably treat them as fact. Too many modern scientists would have us believe "I think, therefore I am," or rather "I know a little, therefore I know enough." Too many would have us believe that science negates the need for God, and that their interpretations of the universe (both outer and inner space) are proof that God doesn't exist. But proof and truth, like morals, are not part of science. Instead they're religious or philosophical in nature. The more atheists or evolutionists claim proof or truth, the less it is about science and more about religion. A more practical goal than proving or disproving God (or anything supernatural) is using science to prove or disprove the historical and philosophical accuracy of the Bible. Science is about studying things that can be observed, tested, and repeated, and creation itself doesn't fit that scope, nor would the Big Bang. But history leaves evidence that is worth investigating. (Was there a worldwide flood, was there an exodus, how old does the universe seem to be, etc.) The fun part is evidence doesn't come with a birth certificate, and there aren't different piles of evidence (one pile where creationists collect their proof, and another pile where evolutionists cache theirs) so it's not our job to determine which pile is larger and then put our trust in that pile. There is just one big pile of evidence we call the universe, with people on different sides of the debate using different paradigms to interpret what's in the one pile. This is not about the existence of evidence (data) proving our worldview and disproving the rest, it's about interpreting all the evidence. Every discipline of science is used by atheists to supposedly prove evolution, but science can also be used more effectively to prove the validity and authenticity of the Bible and its claims. Nothing physical (natural) can ever possibly prove or disprove anything supernatural (spiritual) (Hebrews 11:3). But as much as anything can prove God, science does, as indicated in the various observations and logic below. A little bit of science will pull you away from God, but a lot of science will always bring us right back to Him. While not a "science book," the Bible is scientifically superior to any alternative, because it's God's Word.
Billy Graham was probably the most world famous evangelist of the 20th century. He observed "our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone - except God". Elijah was a prophet in the Old Testament. Prophets spoke for God. They exposed the people's sins and shared God's character and His will with the people, and only sometimes did that involve telling the future. Just before an awesome demonstration of God's power, when the Israelites were in a rebellious mood, Elijah told the people if God is truth then believe in Him, if He's not then believe whatever is (1 Kings 18:21).
This could still apply today, only for our culture, it's evolution, not Baal. And Paul made a similar comment, but a little more pointed, in 1 Corinthians 10:21. So let's look at some of the evidence from each of the major disciplines, and then make some logical conclusions using a Biblical worldview. If the Bible isn't true then a Biblical worldview is by definition misguided. But if the Bible is true, then what it says is very important, and having a Biblical worldview will be very helpful for both eternal and earthly wellbeing.
The origin and nature of the universe are some of the most fundamental beliefs we have, and it is highly unlikely that simply reading a webpage would cause someone to change that belief. So this page isn't expected to convince anyone, but rather just to be a summary apologetic resource to edify fellow believers so that when we engage with non-believers we have material to discuss to get them pointed more toward our Creator.
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Thursday, December 28, 2023
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