This is another post that was originally created on blog Makarios but I’ve expanded it here.
In this edition I want to highlight three things about the Bible. While the Bible is not a science manual, the Bible contains facts about the universe and life on earth that:
. Aren’t mentioned in any other literature of the time, including the “holy” scriptures of other cultures.
. Wasn’t known to be true at the time of the writing, and often contradicted what was thought to be true at the time of the writing.
. Has since been confirmed as true by science
The Bible tells us -
That the universe had a beginning. (Gen. 1:1,2:3-4; Ps. 148:5; Isa. 40:26, 42:5, 45:18; John 1:3; Col. 1:15-17; Heb. 11:3). Matter is not and cannot be eternal. It’s a scientific and philosophical fact. The space / time continuum along with matter, energy and the law of physics had a definitive start. No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
The Bible tells us -
That time itself had a beginning. (1 Cor. 2:7; 2 Tim. 1:9)No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
The Bible tells us -
The universe was Caused / Created from literally nothing.
. Unlike atheists who say, “Everything came from nothing by nothing,” Reality is, “Everything came from nothing because of Something.”
. Unlike atheists who say,
“The universe was this tiny little invisible speck of really hot matter surrounded by a tiny little invisible ring of space,” Reality is, “Everything - time, space, matter and energy came from nothing because of Something.” No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
The Bible tells us -
“What is visible is made from what is not visible”
This, 1,500 years before the microscope was invented. No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
The Bible tells us -
The Cause of the universe existed prior to the Singularity. We are so time-bound, that the concept of “before” time or outside of time is something that we cannot describe. While philosophically understandable, the Old and New Testaments are unique among early literature to state the existence of a Being of First Cause “before time.” (Prov. 8:22-23; John 1:1-3; 1 Cor. 2:7; 2nd Tim. 1:9). No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science will most certainly prove it to be true.
The Bible tells us -
That the universe is expanding and has done so from the beginning. (Job 9:8; Ps. 104:2; Isa. 40:22, 42:5, 44:24, 45:12, 48:13; Jer. 10:12, 51:15; Zech. 12:1). No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
The Bible tells us -
The Laws of Physics are fixed. (Jer.33:25). No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
The Bible tells us -
The entire creation is subject to the Second law of Thermodynamics or the Law of Decay (Rom. 8: 20-22) . No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
The Bible tells us -
About the dynamic stretching property of dark matter. Ps. 104:2 and Isa. 40:22 speak of the “stretching out” of the heavens like a tent. Not until the 20th century was the expansion of the universe detected. No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
The Bible tells us -
The concept of the earth being a Primordial Soup; the early earth was covered by water. This is entirely and uniquely a Biblical concept. Nothing in science, geography etc. until very recently has shown any evidence for this yet it is what is predicted by science to explain the arrival of life itself. No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science is proving it true.
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/03/15/tech-geology-ancient-ocean.html
The Bible tells us -
The early earth was devoid of life. No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
The Bible tells us -
The Laws of Physics have not changed since the Singularity. (Gen. 1-3; Eccles. 1:4-11, 3:15; Rom. 8:18-23; Rev. 20:7-22:5). No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
The Bible tells us -
The early earth was unfit for life. No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
The Bible tells us -
People are fundamentally different than other animals. We are created in God’s image. We exhibit an intelligence and curiosity far beyond anything needed for basic survival, reproduction or entertainment. Unlike other animals, humans spend considerable time debating and attempting to understand questions like, “Who am I?” “Why am I here?” “What happens when I die?” “Why is the universe the way it is?” “Is there is a God?” Humans are profoundly spiritual beings and spend considerable time in worship and the longing to know and be a part of something greater than ourselves. No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
The Bible tells us -
In hundreds of verses that a Personal Being created all things. Forces and principles do not create. No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
The Bible tells us -
“God sits enthroned above the CIRCLE of the earth . . .”
This thousands of years before people found out that earth wasn’t flat. Now, atheists will tell you that the flat earth concept came from what the Bible taught. This is not the case. It’s yet another example of atheists being incapable of interpreting Scripture. No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
The Bible tells us -
“The earth will wear out like and old garment, There will be famines in many lands, earthquakes and war without ceasing,”
This 2,000 years before anyone dreamed that the earth could run short of anything. No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
The Bible tells us -
“The Lord suspends the earth over nothing.”
This, 5,000 years before modern man discovered it’s truth. Until then ancients speculated that the earth sat on a strong foundation or was supported by a mythological god. No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
The Bible tells us -
“The number of the stars are like the sand which is on the seashore.”
This, thousands and thousands of years before the telescope. Without the telescope only ~ 5,000 stars are visible to the naked eye. Closer to the equator it’s a little bit more, at the North Pole it’s a little bit less but it’s ~ 5,000. To say they were uncountable at the time that it was written would have seemed preposterous. Yet it’s the truth. No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Science has proven it true.
This is a Book that -
Predicted the Israelites would be scattered throughout the world, that Israel as a nation would disappear only to return as a nation “in one day” This 3,000 years before the return of Israel as a nation took place. No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Historical Science has proven it true.
This is a Book that -
Gave us details of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, from the town He would be born in, to the race into which He would be born, to the manner in which He would die, thousands of years before He was even born. No other “holy” book or literature of the time makes this claim. Historical science has proven it true.
While the Bible is not a science book, it contains claims about the origin, structure and history of the universe that have proven remarkably accurate AND the Bible is unique in that no other literature of the time made similar claims.
Atheists claim that the Bible is a book that is written or created by man, but how can mankind make claims about things that he doesn’t know (“what is seen is made from what is unseen”) or that current knowledge tells him is incorrect (“The number of the stars are like the sand which is on the seashore.”)unless this information is given to him by an outside source?
The examples above are just a few of the reason for suspecting that the Bible is indeed, “God’s Word.”
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“God sits enthroned above the CIRCLE of the earth . . .”
ReplyDeleteA circle is flat.
"Predicted the Israelites would be scattered throughout the world, that Israel as a nation would disappear only to return as a nation “in one day"
ReplyDeleteIn one day? It took decades for political work.
"A circle is flat."
ReplyDeleteTwo atheists are at the lake. It just after sunrise and they're sitting by the edge of the lake drinking coffee. A couple squirrels are chattering. A raven squawks. Not a breeze. Not a ripple on the surface of the lake.
A1. Wow, look at that lake.
A2. Is that ever smooth.
A1. As smooth as, as -
A2. A circle.
A1. That's right! It's just like a circle.
A2. As smooth and as flat as a circle . . .
A man climbs up a tall hill or a mountain or which there are a lot of in the middle east. He looks around.
ReplyDeleteThe earth looks like a circle.
The sky looks like a tent of something.
The Koran mentions that all life originated from water (Koran 21:30) and that man himself is made of water and so are all the animals on earth (Koran 25:54, and 24:45). Now these statements to an Arab would have sounded atrocious in that day and age. Even today such statements in the Koran might cause you to wonder if scientific facts about them are unknown. The fact that all life originated in water is well established by the scientific community today. They have evidence to support the fact that the first living beings were algae, and they existed in water. The fact that human beings and animals are created of water is also well established since cytoplasm the basic component of "life" in any animal cell is over 80% water.
ReplyDeleteThe Koran talks about a universe that is continually "expanding" (Koran 51:47).
ReplyDeleteI don't care enough to write a response, Anonymous but this link is for you.
ReplyDeleteCosmology and the Koran: A Response to Muslim Fundamentalists.
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/islam.htm
The Koran mentions the 'death of stars' (Koran 77:7-8). Astronomers including Dr. Patterson of Southwest Missouri State are surprised at finding this information in the Koran. They know that at the time of Muhammad, people believed that once a thing was formed, it was permanent. The Koran is very accurate when it mentions dying stars. Our own sun is a dying star.
ReplyDeleteThe Bible tells us -
ReplyDeleteThe Cause of the universe existed prior to the Singularity.
Let us expand the verses you have given us so we can see if this is remarkable or not.
Proverbs 8:22: Yahweh had constituted me the beginning of his way, before his works, at the commencement of that time; Proverbs 8:23: At the outset of the ages had I been established, in advance of the antiquities of the earth;
John
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning.
3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
1 Cor. 2:7
No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God--his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began.
1 Tim. 1:9
?
Maybe you mean 2nd Tim 1:9
This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginnings of this world.
No. Nothing about the cause of the universe existing prior to singularity. You are trying to shoehorn the Bible into your (mis)understanding of 'the Big Bang'.
The Bible tells us -
ReplyDeleteThe Laws of Physics are fixed. (Jer.22:25)
Jeremiah - Chapter 22:25
And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand [of them] whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.
Does not seem to mention physics.
Prov.8:22 ... from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began."
ReplyDeleteJohn 1:3 Through Him all things were made.
1 Cor. 2:7 . . . and that God destined for our glory before TIME began.
2 Tim. 1:9 . . . this grace was in Christ before the BEGINNING OF TIME.
And then you say, "No. Nothing about the cause of the universe existing prior to singularity."
Jill, you've given new meaning to the phrase, "Reading the Bible without the Holy Spirit is like reading a Sun Dial by the light of a quarter moon."
If you cannot figure out that Something has to exist prior to the thing that Something creates - well, atheists = dull of mind, slow of thought.
Oh, just a couple other points.
ReplyDeleteJill - I'm sure glad you don't do the proof reading for me. It always was 2nd Timothy 1:9, NOT 1st Tim. 1:9 and it's Jer. 33:25, NOT 22:25
To Anon Muslim, I said, "Not found in the literature of the time." The Koran was not written until 700 years after the Bible was completed.
Weak sauce, Rod, very weak sauce.
ReplyDeleteThis is what makes you think the Bible is the word of a diety?
This?
You honestly, honestly think this verse: "This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginnings of this world." is proof the writers of the Bible knew anything about singularity or the big bang?
Honestly?
Like all of your "proof" posts, you have started with your desired answer first and tried to squeeze facts to fit that answer.