Science and Religion

 

Are these two opposed?

Many seem to think so,

I think they complement one another

And that’s what I will show.

 

Science is not anti-God

As even some Christians suppose

But we can do science because of God

And that’s what I propose.

 

For sure we all know

Laws are pivotal to science,

And it is Almighty God the Creator

Upon whom science is reliant.

 

God is all knowing, all wise,

And one with eternity,

He with the Son and the Holy Spirit

Forms the blessed Trinity.

 

Three persons in the Godhead

The first of many Triads,

Like time and space and matter:

In each what do we have?

 

 

Time is definitely a triad

With present, past and future,

It is Almighty God that created time-

I trust you get the picture.

 

 

In time he created space;

Space is length, width and height,

In space he stretched out the heavens

We see on a starry night.

 

 

In time He created the earth;

Matter is solid, liquid and gas,

In the beginning God created everything

Thousands of years in the past.

 

God established all science

And without Him there would be none,

By His Son all things consist

And Jesus is His Son. 

 

John 1:1-4

 

In the beginning was the Word,

And the Word was with God,

And the Word was God.

The same was in the beginning with God.

 

All things were made by him;

And without him

Was not anything made that was made.

In him was life;

And the life was the light of men.

 

Science dissects things

To see how they are made,

I tried the same thing as a youngster

But I consistently failed.

 

 

For having dissected things

I could not put them together again,

Somewhat like Humpty Dumpty-

You could well imagine my pain.

 

Religion puts them back together

To see what they mean,

The two complement one another

As facilitated by the Supreme.

 

God is not anti-science

There is absolutely no way He could be,

Creation is too full of science

That anyone can see.

 

Psalm 19:1-2

 

The heavens declare God’s glory

And the firmament shows his handiwork.

Day unto day utters speech,

And night unto night shows knowledge.

 

 

The Bible is full of science

And makes a great science text,

When science and religion are combined

Things become less complex.

 

Stewart Russell © September 19, 2023