Biblical Christian Worldview: Faith and Science How Do They Correlate
Biblical Christian Worldview: Faith and Science How Do They Correlate
Abstract
Does faith have a legitimate link to science and the methods by which we gain knowledge and understanding? Some would be quick to reply that just as our government has placed a dividing line between churches and state that science and the Bible do not mix. But from a Christian perspective how can we say the same when we understand the foundation of all truth comes from God. In Colossians 1:16 in the Amplified Bible it reads: “For it was in Him that all things were created, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, whether thrones, dominions, rulers, or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [by His service, intervention] and in and for Him” (Bible Gateway, 2012). In Revelations 4:11 it reads, “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and dominion, for You created all things; by Your will they were [brought into being] and were created” (2012). If God is the created of all things, and science its methods and how we obtain knowledge and learn are a function of God’s work in us, how can we say the two are separate entities unto themselves. Really we cannot. This Paper will examine these very facts and methods as they pertain to man and God and what the correlation is between Science, faith, man and God.
Keywords: Biblical, Christian Worldview, correlation, methodology, prediction, observation
Biblical Christian Worldview: Faith and Science How Do They Correlate It would be difficult to look at science its methods and conclusions without looking at how any of us or anything came into being. In Genesis 1:1-4, it articulates as such, “1IN THE beginning God (prepared, formed, fashioned, and) created the heavens and the earth.2The earth was without form and an empty waste, and darkness was upon the face of the very great deep. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters. 3And God
Abstract
Does faith have a legitimate link to science and the methods by which we gain knowledge and understanding? Some would be quick to reply that just as our government has placed a dividing line between churches and state that science and the Bible do not mix. But from a Christian perspective how can we say the same when we understand the foundation of all truth comes from God. In Colossians 1:16 in the Amplified Bible it reads: “For it was in Him that all things were created, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, whether thrones, dominions, rulers, or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [by His service, intervention] and in and for Him” (Bible Gateway, 2012). In Revelations 4:11 it reads, “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and dominion, for You created all things; by Your will they were [brought into being] and were created” (2012). If God is the created of all things, and science its methods and how we obtain knowledge and learn are a function of God’s work in us, how can we say the two are separate entities unto themselves. Really we cannot. This Paper will examine these very facts and methods as they pertain to man and God and what the correlation is between Science, faith, man and God.
Keywords: Biblical, Christian Worldview, correlation, methodology, prediction, observation
Biblical Christian Worldview: Faith and Science How Do They Correlate It would be difficult to look at science its methods and conclusions without looking at how any of us or anything came into being. In Genesis 1:1-4, it articulates as such, “1IN THE beginning God (prepared, formed, fashioned, and) created the heavens and the earth.2The earth was without form and an empty waste, and darkness was upon the face of the very great deep. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters. 3And God
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