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Science, a Tool for Studying God

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Science, a Tool for Studying God

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There are some who believe that science and the Bible are at odds and can't be reconciled. But is this a fact? Can science, in fact, help us understand the Creator God revealed in the Bible in greater ways and greater depth?

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(Dan 12:4)  "But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase."
I want to talk about science because it has always been a fascinating subject to me.

The rate of knowledge production and increase is getting so fast that it can get to the point of doubling EVERY 12 HOURS !!!!  But how to USE this knowledge?

(Joe 3:10)  Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, 'I am strong.' "
GOD promises 1,000 years of peace.

(Isa 2:2)  Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD's house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it.
(Isa 2:3)  Many people shall come and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
(Isa 2:4)  He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore.
ELECTRICITY has totally transformed our society. What would life be like without it?

MEDICINE
(Ecc 3:1)  To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:
(Ecc 3:2)  A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted;

ASTRONOMY
(Psa 147:4)  He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name.
What KIND of Mind can do that?

COMMUNICATIONS ...
Cell phones have revolutionized communication...

(Isa 40:26)  Lift up your eyes on high, And see who has created these things, Who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name, By the greatness of His might And the strength of His power; Not one is missing.
... but it is a mixed blessing... it has brought the images of TERRORISM into our doorstep... into our living rooms.

(Rom 1:24)  Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves,
(Rom 1:25)  who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Physical possessions seem to dominate people's awareness and conscience.  We do not NEED most of what is advertized.

(Psa 31:3)  For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name's sake, Lead me and guide me.
(Joh 16:13)  However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
(Eze 37:1)  The hand of the LORD came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones.
(Eze 37:2)  Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry.
(Eze 37:3)  And He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" So I answered, "O Lord GOD, You know."
(Eze 37:4)  Again He said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
(Eze 37:5)  Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: "Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live.
(Eze 37:6)  I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the LORD." ' "
(Eze 37:7)  So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone.
(Eze 37:8)  Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.
(Eze 37:9)  Also He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live." ' "
(Eze 37:10)  So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.
THIS IS, as yet, a FUTURE EVENT.  Very plain and direct. This is what GOD will do.

(Eze 37:12)  Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
(Eze 37:13)  Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves.
(Eze 37:14)  I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it," says the LORD.' "
Our science is irrelevant to the tens of billions who have already died.

(Mat 10:29)  Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will.
(Mat 10:30)  But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
(Mat 10:31)  Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Do we seek GOD through the lens of science?
What will we learn during 1,000 years of life as spirit beings?
THERE IS NOTHING God can't help us with.
The POWER that God has can be seen in the power HE has "hid" in matter.  Just look at the atomic weapons.

When everything is said and done, GOD is going to make things right.