What Do We Get Wrong About Science and the Bible?

Tough Questions. Real Answers.
What Do We Get Wrong About Science and the Bible?

I. Introduction – Nothing to Something

Genesis 1:1 (NLT) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:28 (NLT) Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”

II. The False Choice

A. Genesis doesn’t explain the of creation. Genesis reveals the of the Creator.

B. Science explores what, how, and when. Scripture answers and .

Genesis 1:5 (NLT) God called the light “day” [yom] and the darkness “night.” And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day [yom].

Genesis 2:4 (NASB) This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day [yom] that the LORD God made earth and heaven.

III. The God of the Slow Game    

II Peter 3:8-9 (NLT) ⁸But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day. ⁹The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.

IV. Conclusion