Intro:
Today most atheist rejects the Bible
because they feel that Christianity and the Bible opposes science. Some
individuals have questioned the authenticity of the Bible, and some believe that
the Bible is a superstitious book which is only filled with religious
superstitions and ideologies. They reject the Divine nature of the Bible and
its infallibility. But before such conclusion can be drawn about the Bible, it
is important to ask, how well do you know the Bible? Does the Bible truly
oppose modern science? And does modern science totally contradict the Bible in
its entirety?
The Bible:
The Bible is a sacred text that
contains various stories, parables, and teachings which are primarily focused
on spiritual and moral guidance rather than scientific accuracy. The writers of
the Bible came from diverse backgrounds and professions. None of the Bible
authors were professional writers by trade. They didn’t earn a living through
writing. Instead, they held various other occupations, which makes their
concise and impactful writing even more remarkable especially as it relates
with modern science. It has been observed that there are some instances where
certain passages in the Bible align with scientific understanding or describe
natural phenomena in ways that are not contradicted by modern science. Before,
modern science began to lay claims of certain discoveries; the Bible had already
recorded such accurately thereby making these scientific discoveries to serve
as a witness to the authenticity and divine inspiration of the Bible as its
writers were not scientist. Here are a few examples:
1. Big Bang Theory & The Bible: The Cosmological Accuracy of the Bible:
The Bible describes the universe as
having a beginning, which aligns with the concept of the Big Bang theory,
suggesting a finite past for the universe (Genesis 1:1). If there is one area
in which the Big Bang theorist and the Creationist agrees, it is in the fact that
the universe had a beginning.
The Bible Big Bang declares that the
state of things at creation was invisible. Similarly, the Big Bang theory
suggests that the early universe was in an extreme high-energy gamma ray state,
making it invisible to humans. This alignment between the Bible and
scientific observations is fascinating. While Genesis provides the proclamation
of creation, the scientific Big Bang theory offers insights into the universe’s
origin. Rather than being mutually exclusive, these perspectives can
complement each other, inviting us to explore the wonders of both faith and
science.
2. Biblical Accuracy on Hydrological
Cycle:
The hydrological cycle, also known as the water cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the Earth’s surface. This study was first officially carried out by Pierre Perrault’s in 1674 in the scientific world but before this time, a shepherd in the Bible by name Job who had no scientific apparatus and equipment had already presented us with this truth. Here are the first 3 key stages of the hydrological cycle and all of these 3 stages are captured in the book of Job:
a. Evaporation:
o Solar energy from the Sun
heats up water bodies (such as oceans, lakes, and rivers), causing water
molecules to gain energy and transform into vapor.
o This vapor rises
into the atmosphere.
b. Condensation:
o as the water
vapor ascends, it cools down at higher altitudes.
o Cooling causes
the vapor to condense into tiny water droplets or ice crystals, forming clouds.
c. Precipitation:
o When the
concentration of water droplets in the clouds becomes too high, precipitation
occurs.
o Precipitation
includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
o Water falls back
to the Earth’s surface.
Now consider Job 36:27-28 states that; He draws up
the drops of water (Evaporation),
which distill as rain to the streams (Precipitation);
the clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers fall on mankind.
Job 26:8; He wraps up the waters in
his clouds (Condensation), yet the
clouds do not burst under their weight.
3. The Astronomical Accuracy of the Bible:
The Bible mentions the stars as being innumerable (Genesis 15:5), which corresponds with modern astronomical understanding that the universe contains countless stars. The Genesis account of creation also mentioned that the greater light rules the day while the lesser night rules the night (Genesis 1:16-18), this was referring to the Sun and the Moon as evident today. Science had proven that it is the sun which brightens up the moon which signifies the greatness of the sun over the moon.
4. The Biblical Accuracy on Oceanography:
Psalm 8:8 refers to "the paths
of the seas," the Psalmist was not an oceanographer but yet he knows that
the ocean has paths. This is suggesting a divine inspiration in the
understanding of ocean currents, which was later confirmed by oceanographers in
the 19th century.
Also, Ecclesiastes 1:7 mentions the
water cycle: "All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full. To
the place the streams come from, there they return again." Modern science
now shows that the ocean acts as the ultimate reservoir for the water
cycle which uphold the truth as mentioned in Ecclesiastes 1:7. The Bible does
not contain facts, it holds the truth.
5. Biblical Law on Medical & Hygienic Practices:
The practice of quarantine in modern
medicine takes it's root from the Bible. Leviticus 13 contains guidelines for
isolating those with infectious diseases, which, while not necessarily
scientific at the time, reflects a rudimentary understanding of quarantine
practices to prevent the spread of illness and this has helped saved the lives
of millions of people especially during the last spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Also, Deuteronomy 23:13 is one of the
Old Testament sanitary laws of God that provides an excellent model for dealing
with open defecation. This text has a hygienic undertone as it promotes proper
disposal of human waste to prevent the rise and spread of epidemic.
6. Geological Accuracy of the Bible:
The Bible mentions that the Earth has foundations (Job 38:4), which could be seen metaphorically but could also be
interpreted as an acknowledgment of the Earth's solid structure. According to
geological findings, the earth’s structure comprises of the crust, te mantle, the outer
core, and the inner core—each layer contributing to our planet’s dynamic
processes and unique characteristics and serving as the foundation of the earth.
And the earth foundation is observed not to have been suspended on nothing as
described in Job 26:7; He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he
suspends the earth over nothing.
But throughout history, various
claims and theories have been proposed regarding what the Earth is suspended
upon which ranges from the theories of Anaximander (circa 610–546 BCE), John
Symmes, Ptolemaic System, Copernican System, Tychonic System, Galileo Galilei
and etcetera all of whose views where wrong but that of the Bible was validated
by modern scientific discovery.
7. The Accuracy of the Bible on the Shape of the Earth:
Human history has records of those
known as the ‘Flat Earthers’. These individuals argue that the earth is flat in
nature, but this claim was subsequently refuted due to scientific discoveries
and man’s ability to view the earth out of space. But even before this
discovery was made scientifically, in Isaiah 40:22, the Bible mentions the
"circle of the earth," which some interpret as a reference to the
Earth's spherical shape.
CONCLUSION:
While some individuals are arguing if
the Bible can be trusted or not, it is important to note that they are some
levels of alignment between the Bible with some scientific understanding, and
as a matter of fact as presented here, many of the Biblical truths predates
modern scientific discoveries even though the Bible is not a scientific
textbook. This foreknowledge of the Bible about scientific knowledge upholds
the superiority of the Bible over mere human knowledge and understanding and
over other religious sacred books and writings.
The Bible itself contains information
that proves that it can be trusted as it had been observed to be both
historically, archeologically, and scientifically accurate.
God bless you Brother for your analysis, findings and submission.
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