A Biblical Perspective A Biblical Perspective of Originsof Origins

World ViewWorld View

• A world view is the lens you use A world view is the lens you use to look at the world.to look at the world.

• Two Basic TypesTwo Basic Types– Naturalistic Naturalistic – Super-naturalisticSuper-naturalistic

• Remember the Remember the of the Issue of the Issue

Looking at the EvidenceLooking at the Evidence

• ““When scientists determined that the When scientists determined that the Universe was expanding, they Universe was expanding, they developed a theory to explain their developed a theory to explain their observations” (page 125)observations” (page 125)

• The Universe Confirms the BibleThe Universe Confirms the Bible

The Earth is RoundThe Earth is Round

• Isaiah 40:22Isaiah 40:22– He sits enthroned above the circle of the He sits enthroned above the circle of the

earth, and its people are like earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.out like a tent to live in.

• Job 26:10Job 26:10– He marks out the horizon on the face of He marks out the horizon on the face of

the waters for a boundary between light the waters for a boundary between light and darkness.and darkness.

– A boundary between light and darkness A boundary between light and darkness is only possible with a spherical shape.is only possible with a spherical shape.

The Earth Floats in SpaceThe Earth Floats in Space

• Job 26:7Job 26:7– He spreads out the He spreads out the

northern skies over northern skies over empty space; he empty space; he suspends the earth over suspends the earth over nothing.nothing.

The Expansion of the The Expansion of the UniverseUniverse

• Isaiah 40:22Isaiah 40:22– He sits enthroned above the circle of the He sits enthroned above the circle of the

earth, and its people are like earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.out like a tent to live in.

• Job 26:7Job 26:7– He spreads out the northern skies over He spreads out the northern skies over

empty space; he suspends the earth over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing.nothing.

Conservation of Mass-Conservation of Mass-EnergyEnergy

• Mass-Energy cannot be created or destroyed.Mass-Energy cannot be created or destroyed.• E=mc² shows that mass and energy are really E=mc² shows that mass and energy are really

the same thing manifesting in different ways.the same thing manifesting in different ways.• John 1:3 – Through him all things were made; John 1:3 – Through him all things were made;

without him nothing was made that has been without him nothing was made that has been made.made.

• Genesis 2:2 – By the seventh day God had Genesis 2:2 – By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.seventh day he rested from all his work.

Conservation of Mass-Conservation of Mass-EnergyEnergy

• Hebrews 1:3 – The Son is the Hebrews 1:3 – The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful sustaining all things by his powerful word.word.

• Colossians 1:17 – He is before all Colossians 1:17 – He is before all things, and in Him all things hold things, and in Him all things hold together.together.

The Number of the StarsThe Number of the Stars

• Genesis 22:17Genesis 22:17– I will surely bless you and make your I will surely bless you and make your

descendants as numerous as the stars in descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore.the sky and as the sand on the seashore.

• Isaiah 40:26Isaiah 40:26– Lift your eyes to the heavens: Who Lift your eyes to the heavens: Who

created all these? He who brings out the created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength not one of power and mighty strength not one of them is missing.them is missing.

Laws of NatureLaws of Nature

• Jeremiah 33:25Jeremiah 33:25– This is what the Lord says: If I have not This is what the Lord says: If I have not

established my covenant with day and established my covenant with day and night and the fixed laws of heaven and night and the fixed laws of heaven and earth.earth.

• Job 38:33Job 38:33– Do you know the laws of the heavens? Do you know the laws of the heavens?

Can you set up God’s dominion over the Can you set up God’s dominion over the earth?earth?

The Heavens Declare the The Heavens Declare the Glory of GodGlory of God

• Psalm 19:1Psalm 19:1– The heavens declare the glory of God; the The heavens declare the glory of God; the

skies proclaim the work of his hands.skies proclaim the work of his hands.

• Romans 1:20-25Romans 1:20-25– For since the creation of the world God’s For since the creation of the world God’s

invisible qualities – his eternal power and invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.made, so that men are without excuse.

The Universe Gives us The Universe Gives us PerspectivePerspective

• Psalm 8:3-9Psalm 8:3-9– When I consider your heavens, the work of your When I consider your heavens, the work of your

fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?him, the son of man that you care for him?

• Isaiah 55:8-9Isaiah 55:8-9– ““For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither

are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”thoughts than your thoughts.”

• Job 42:1-6Job 42:1-6• Psalm 136Psalm 136