Discovering God Through Science
I love science and I love God. I believe that all "truth" is God's truth. When we find truth through science it will agree with God's revealed truth. In my undergraduate work I focused on math, physics and chemistry (SIU-Carbondale, IL). Later I received a Doctor of Ministry Degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville.
Believers in Jesus Christ do not need to "check their brains at the door" in order to believe. Faith and science are not at war - even though some people of science have declared war on faith and some people of faith have declared war on science.
In this blog I will share some of the things I have learned about God through science. This is not an argument for the existence of God. I assume the God of the Bible is the God of creation. I will share some of the clues I believe God planted in His creation as to His character, purpose and plan.
If you do not share my understanding of God I do hope you will examine each clue with an open mind to see if it might have the "ring of truth." If you do share my understanding of God it is my hopes that you will be encouraged.
Studying how evolution can’t work, answering many questions about the creation event and subsequent situations and studying the mathematics of outer space have taught me not only about the events themselves but also the Perfection that created everything. The more I study science the more I realize what I don’t know and can’t fit into this human brain.
ReplyDeleteCase in point, last month for the solar eclipse the view was great here. Our kindergarten took the students on the roof with special glasses to see the eclipse. After explaining all about what they would see, the 7 year olds watched with great fascination – for about 5 minutes - then we went inside to draw pictures. The explanation must have been good because they readily repeated what I had told them. Thinking I had done a great job, I asked if they had any other questions. One little boy asked, “Is the sun bigger than me?” I was shocked given the information we had just “understood” about the eclipse. We had a lengthy discussion about the hugeness of the universe and the smallness of ourselves, complete with whiteboard diagrams from the sun down to the classroom we were in. It was obvious that they had an idea or outline of these ideas in general, but that they could not conceive them in precise, definite terms. Since they are very young and I am their primary teacher, we have had moments like this often where I must wait until their little brains mature before they can fully understand more concepts. We went on with our day.
Later, my Bible reading was Genesis. As I began to read the familiar creation account, it occurred to me that, just like my students, I also could understand the idea or outline of these ideas in general but I could not conceive them in precise, definite terms. I am the child and God is my Teacher. He must also wait until I mature so that my little brain can understand more of what He has for me to learn and apply to my life.
There are some Biblical concepts that are actually explained through scientific discoveries. God made it, we can only discover it.
Perhaps I’ll never know while I’m in this human form but I’m encouraged when I read that God will give us new bodies and minds that will not wear out for eternity. That might just be enough time for me to understand a little more about my Creator.