Angels & Demons Part 1: Science vs. Faith

Angels & Demons Part 1: Science vs. Faith

THE TRUTH ABOUT SCIENCE AND FAITH: Science and faith are both seeking the truth 1

The heavens proclaim the glory of God The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world. Psalm 19:1-4 (NLT)

Faith illuminates science… … Science illuminates faith

“Science and religion are complementary, both seeking truth through motivated belief but at different levels—science on the impersonal universe and religion on the level of the transpersonal reality of God.” - John Polkinghorne

THE TRUTH ABOUT SCIENCE AND FAITH: The Christian Church has a long history of promoting scientific progress 2

“…Modern science and education, liberal democracy, [and] capitalism flourished in Western civilization precisely because of the Judeo-Christian worldview.” - Charles Colson

“Although popular images of controversy continue to exemplify the supposed hostility of Christianity to new scientific theories, studies have shown that Christianity has often nurtured and encouraged scientific endeavour, while at

other times the two have co-existed without either tension or attempts at harmonization. If Galileo and the Scopes trial come to mind as examples of conflict, they were the exceptions rather than the rule.” – Gary Ferngren

“Christian theology was necessary for the rise of science… Christianity depicts God as a rational, responsive, dependable, and omnipotent being and the universe as His personal creation, thus having a rational, lawful, stable structure, awaiting human

comprehension… In contrast with the dominant religious and philosophical doctrines in the non-Christian world, Christians developed science because they believed it could be done, and should be done.” - Rodney Stark

“And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.” Mark 12:30 (NLT)

“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. Isaiah 1:18 (NIV)

THE TRUTH ABOUT SCIENCE AND FAITH: In most cases, there is no interaction between science and faith 3

THE TRUTH ABOUT SCIENCE AND FAITH: When they do interact, science and the Christian faith are compatible 4

“Since the beginning of time, spirituality and religion have been called on to fill in the gaps that science did not understand. The rising and setting of the sun was once attributed to Helios and a flaming chariot. Earthquakes and tidal waves were the wrath of Poseidon. Science has now proven those gods to be false idols. Soon all Gods will be proven to be false idols.” ~ Max Kohler

They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. Romans 1:19-20 (NLT)

Christ is the visible image of the invisible God Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation… Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 (NLT)

THE TRUTH ABOUT SCIENCE AND FAITH: When there is an apparent contradiction, either… 5 The science is wrong My interpretation of God’s revelation is wrong

You placed the world on its foundation so it would never be moved. Psalm 104:5 (NLT)

“Often a non-Christian knows something about the earth, the heavens, and the other parts of the world, about the motions and orbits of the stars and even their sizes and distances,... and this knowledge he holds with certainty from reason and experience. It is thus offensive and disgraceful for an unbeliever to hear a

Christian talk nonsense about such things, claiming that what he is saying is based in Scripture. We should do all that we can to avoid such an embarrassing situation, lest the unbeliever see only ignorance in the Christian and laugh to scorn.” - Augustine

Angels & Demons Part 1: Science vs. Faith