Jim Parker
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The words "Christianity" and "Science" are the names of two very different topics.
Christianity is a religion based on God's self revelation. "Christianity" is the name of that religion based on the person of Jesus of Nazareth and especially, on His incarnation by which God took on human nature to live as a man, living a sinless life, being executed, buried and, most important, rising from death to never-ending life. The context of Jesus' life and teaching was the life and religion of the 1st century Jews of Judea and Galilee which is based in the writings we call the "Old Testament".
"Science" is the word we use to describe the investigation of the universe. It is carried out by the examination of the universe using whatever tools we have developed and whatever understanding we have of how nature (the universe) "works." The understanding of how nature works includes such fields as chemistry, biology, mechanics, astronomy, physics, mathematics. Using these fields of knowledge, scientists form hypotheses which they believe describe the workings of nature and then they devise machines to test their hypotheses. (The largest of such machines is the Large Hadron Collider/CERN. It is the largest machine ever built.)
The object of science is to understand how nature "works." It's subject of investigation is the universe.
The Object of Christianity is the salvation of mankind from eternal separation from God. (Hell) The subject of Christianity is the knowledge of God and His will for mankind.
Nature can be examined by the use of man made instruments from things as simple as a magnifying glass to machines as complicated as the Large Hadron Collider/CERN.
The God of Christianity is not available for investigation or examination by any method designed by man. God is known through His self revelation, predominantly in the words of the Bible but not to the exclusion of illumination of a believer's understanding by the Holy Spirit or through the leading of the Holy spirit.
The attempt to combine these two fields of knowledge is ill-fated from the onset. The two endeavors, to know God and to know how nature "works", are incompatible. While either field may provide inspiration for endeavors in the other, the "tools" of each are useful only in their appropriate arena. Any discovery in the field of science based on "what God revealed to me in the scriptures" would be immediately and properly rejected by the scientific community just as any "scientific proof" of God's existence would immediately and properly rejected by theologians.
The combining of these two fields is a bit like combining building an automobile engine with cooking a souffle'; an absurdity.
Let us render unto science the things that are scientific and to God the things that are theological, OK?
That's how I see it , anyway.
iakov the fool
(beaucoup dien cai dau)
DISCLAIMER: By reading the words posted above, you have made a free will choice to expose yourself to the rantings of iakov the fool. The poster assumes no responsibility for any temporary, permanent or otherwise annoying manifestations of cognitive dysfunction that, in any manner, may allegedly be related to the reader’s deliberate act by which he/she has knowingly allowed the above rantings to enter into his/her consciousness. No warrantee is expressed or implied. Individual mileage may vary. And, no, I don't want to hear about it. No sniveling! Enjoy the rest of your life here and the eternal one to come.
Christianity is a religion based on God's self revelation. "Christianity" is the name of that religion based on the person of Jesus of Nazareth and especially, on His incarnation by which God took on human nature to live as a man, living a sinless life, being executed, buried and, most important, rising from death to never-ending life. The context of Jesus' life and teaching was the life and religion of the 1st century Jews of Judea and Galilee which is based in the writings we call the "Old Testament".
"Science" is the word we use to describe the investigation of the universe. It is carried out by the examination of the universe using whatever tools we have developed and whatever understanding we have of how nature (the universe) "works." The understanding of how nature works includes such fields as chemistry, biology, mechanics, astronomy, physics, mathematics. Using these fields of knowledge, scientists form hypotheses which they believe describe the workings of nature and then they devise machines to test their hypotheses. (The largest of such machines is the Large Hadron Collider/CERN. It is the largest machine ever built.)
The object of science is to understand how nature "works." It's subject of investigation is the universe.
The Object of Christianity is the salvation of mankind from eternal separation from God. (Hell) The subject of Christianity is the knowledge of God and His will for mankind.
Nature can be examined by the use of man made instruments from things as simple as a magnifying glass to machines as complicated as the Large Hadron Collider/CERN.
The God of Christianity is not available for investigation or examination by any method designed by man. God is known through His self revelation, predominantly in the words of the Bible but not to the exclusion of illumination of a believer's understanding by the Holy Spirit or through the leading of the Holy spirit.
The attempt to combine these two fields of knowledge is ill-fated from the onset. The two endeavors, to know God and to know how nature "works", are incompatible. While either field may provide inspiration for endeavors in the other, the "tools" of each are useful only in their appropriate arena. Any discovery in the field of science based on "what God revealed to me in the scriptures" would be immediately and properly rejected by the scientific community just as any "scientific proof" of God's existence would immediately and properly rejected by theologians.
The combining of these two fields is a bit like combining building an automobile engine with cooking a souffle'; an absurdity.
Let us render unto science the things that are scientific and to God the things that are theological, OK?
That's how I see it , anyway.
iakov the fool
(beaucoup dien cai dau)
DISCLAIMER: By reading the words posted above, you have made a free will choice to expose yourself to the rantings of iakov the fool. The poster assumes no responsibility for any temporary, permanent or otherwise annoying manifestations of cognitive dysfunction that, in any manner, may allegedly be related to the reader’s deliberate act by which he/she has knowingly allowed the above rantings to enter into his/her consciousness. No warrantee is expressed or implied. Individual mileage may vary. And, no, I don't want to hear about it. No sniveling! Enjoy the rest of your life here and the eternal one to come.