Genesis 2:19 - Science and Theology

Genesis 2:19
Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.

Message: Science and Theology

Time: Genesis is the first book and Moses is credited as authoring. The book spans 2400 years of time. It was originally written in Hebrew.

What the Lord is Saying:

As I move now in this study away from straight doctrine and into application, I recognize that God is spirit and so I cannot see Him and these doctrines while true, are invisible to me, as He is. The basis of these studies is now on a RC Sproul series called Creation or Chaos and looks at the intersection of science and faith or science and providence. In many ways, I am seeing that the goal of the New Atheists is to pit science against faith and religion in hopes of maybe using that division to uphold science as king while belittling faith. But, in fact they are not at odds with one another. They work together and both have a similar ambition or goal.

Many people do not realize that some of the greatest scientific discoveries in history were made by Christians. Air quality, advancements in medicine, air conditioning, air travel -- these are all ways that science has impacted us. In this text today is also the work of taxonomy in naming and distinguishing every living creature. In addition, the promise to preserve the regularity of days gives us a basis for science. Genesis 8:22 - “While the earth remains,Seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.” Our day never changes though everything around us does.

Promise: God's revelation gives us a basis for science. Experiments can be repeated because the natural order has been preserved.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for reminding me that You are here and You are present. You are the creator of live, but You also preserve life. You are the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Help me as a person to continue to exclaim this to others and make you known throughout the earth or at least in my sphere of influence.


Note: I follow the readings from the Tabletalk Magazine devotional, though I am a little behind and working through 2017 devotionals. 2017 is a study of key biblical doctrines with March being about the sovereign providence of God and looking at how the Bible reveals His control over all things.