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NASB | Genesis 1:20 ¶ Then God said, "Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:20 ¶ Then God said, "Let the waters swarm and abundantly produce living creatures, and let birds soar above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens." |
Subject: which came first the chicken or the egg |
Bible Note: My first reaction to your question is: Oh my! There are so many!" Yet, with reflection, you ask a good question. I think we must start with a few definitions. First, I believe Scripture is primarily the history of God's relationship with man. Contained within this history is other information (like the creation account). Second, I believe that science is the study of the physical world... man's observation of things around him and subsequent conclusions about the nature of physical things. Now, let me give an example of science and Scripture matching. First, a simple one: God said, "Let there be light, and there was light". When we look around, there is light! Science and Scripture are in harmony. Science does not address the "God" issue, only the observation of light. Scripture addresses both. Nevertheless, they are in unity. A more complex example might be the flood story. There is considerable extra-Biblical evidence of a significant flood, both in the historic record as well as the world of geophysical observation and study. Often the difficulty in understanding the unity of science and Scripture lies not in the observation of data, but in the conclusions drawn from that data. The world view of the observer nearly always has a strong influence on the conclusions drawn. For example, if you look at the website of the National Center for Science Education, (http://www.natcenscied.org), their purpose is stated as follows: "We are a nationally-recognized clearinghouse for information and advice to keep evolution in the science classroom and "scientific creationism" out." Does this sound like science, or politics based on a particular world view? I think we as Christians must be keepers of the "whole truth", Scripture plus science... that science and theology should be able to coexist as one Truth from God. He did, after all, create the physical world. Did I answer your question? His, Curt |