SCIENCE & THE BIBLE

by Naek R. Sijabat

5 Ps1. THE PROCESS2. THE PROOF3. THE PROFIT4. THE POWER5. THE PATENT

1. THE PROCESS

•…no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. (2 Pet 1:20-21)

Key Words: God wrote the bible through prophets and apostles

•…Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now, I have put my words in your mouth. (Jeremiah 1:9)

Key words: words; mouth; SOP

Jeremiah 36:2-4 (New International Version)

•2 "Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah and all the other nations from the time I began speaking to you in the reign of Josiah till now. 3 Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about every disaster I plan to inflict on them, each of them will turn from his wicked way; then I will forgive their wickedness and their sin."

• 4 So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and while Jeremiah dictated all the words the LORD had spoken to him, Baruch wrote them on the scroll.

Key Words: God; instruct; Jeremiah; write; words

2. THE PROOF

NT compared to Ancient Greek Documents: 5366 Copies

Books Written First Copy from Original (Years)

Number of Copies

Illiad by Homer

800 BC c. 400 BC 400 years 643

Herodotus 460-400 BC c. 900 AD 1350 years 8

Thucydides 480-425 BC c. 900 AD 1300 years 8

Plato 400 BC c. 900 AD 1300 years 7

Gallic Wars 100-44 SM c. 900 AD 1000 years 10

NT 50-100 AD fragment - c.114some books - c.200almost complete - c.250complete - c.325

+50 years100 years150 years225 years

5366

Hydrology: rain and snow fell on the ground or into the ground, partially stored in the soil as ground water, partly flowing into the river, down to the sea and from the sea back to the clouds and falls again

Bible: Isaiah 55:10; Job 36:27-28; Ps 135:7

Key Words: Bible; Statements; Hydrology; Correct

Medical & Health: Semelweiss (Vienna, 1847) succeeded in reducing the death rate of women after giving birth due to infection from 18% down to 0.5%.

Bible: "Anyone who touches dead people will be unclean for seven days. He must purify himself with water on the third day and the seventh ... take some hyssop, dipping into the water and sprinkle the tent and the furniture and the people who were there (Leviticus)

Key Words: Bible; Medical & Health; Correct

Medical & Health: the leprosy that has killed millions of people in Europe and around the world for thousands of years, the bible proved to be the right source of information and solutions which can help and save mankind.

Bible: ""As long as he (the lepers) has an infection he remains unclean. He must live alone; he had to stay outside the camp. " (Leviticus 13:46)

Key Words: Bible; Statements; Hydrology; Proven; Correct

The Ebers Papyrus:

“To prevent hair from turning gray, anoint it with the blood of a calf which has been boiled in oil or with the fat of a rattlesnake.”

“A mixture of six fats, namely those of the horse, the hippopotamus, the crocodile, the cat, the snake and the ibex.... to prevent hair loss.”

Key words: Other Document; Advise; Compare to the Bible

Herbert Spencer (Scientist – 1803) has found the greatest thing about categorize all things in the environment of the universe: time, energy, action, space and matter. “

Bible: In the beginning (time), God (energy), created (action) the heaven (space) and the earth (matter). (see Genesis 1:1)

Key Words: Bible; Science; Correct

3. THE PROFIT

1. The Source of Truth: John 17:17; John 8:312. The Source of Guidance and Wisdom: Psalm

119:97-104; 2 Tim 3:15-173. The Source of Joy and Happiness: Psalm 19:8:

Luke 11:28; Rev. 3:1, Jer 15:16, Luke 24:24-31: John 15:11; John 16:20

4. The Source of Growth: 2 Pet 2:2

Key Words: Truth; Guidance & Wisdom; Joy & Happiness; Growth

4. THE POWER

1. To Clean & Purify Life (see 1 Pet 1:22; the book of James)

2. The Source of Victory (see Matthew 4:1-11)3. Work in us (see Isaiah 55:11)4. Inspires and convict us rationally and emotionally

(see Heb 4:12-13).5. Judge at the end of time (see John 12:48); 2 Tim

3:15: to save.

Key Words:Clean & Purify; Victory; Works; Convict; Rationally & Emotionally; Judge

5. THE PATENT

Key Words: Christ; OT

Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. (Matthew 5:17-18)

Genesis: He is the seed of the woman

Exodus:He is the passover lamb

Leviticus: He is the high priest

Numbers: He is the pillar of cloud by day and fire by night

Deuteronomy: He is the prophet like unto Moses

Joshua: He is the captain of our salvation

Judges: He is the judge and lawgiver

Ruth: He is the kinsman redeemer

I & II Samuel: He isthe trusted prophet

Kings and Chronicles: He is the reigning king

Ezra: He is the faithfulscribe

Nehemiah: He is the rebuilder of the broken wall

Esther: He is the Mordecai

Job:He is the ever-living redeemer

Psalms: He is the Lord our shepherd

Proverbs & Ecclesiastes:He is true wisdom

Song of Solomon: He is the true lover and bridegroom

Isaiah: He is theprince of peace

Jeremiah and Lamentations: He is the weeping prophet

Ezekiel: He is thewonderful four-faced man

Daniel: He is the fourth man in the fiery furnace

Hosea: He is theeternal husband -forever married to the backslider

Joel, He is the baptizer with the Holy Spirit

Amos: He is the burden-bearer

Obadiah: He is the Savior

Jonah: He is the great foreignmissionary

Micah: He is the messenger with beautiful feet

Nahum: He is the avenger

Habakkuk: He is God's evangelist pleading for revival

Zephaniah: He is the Lord mighty to save.

Haggai: He is the restorer of the lost heritage

Zechariah: He is the fountain opened in thehouse of David for sin and for cleansing

Malachi: He is the sun of righteousness arising withhealing in His wings

Key Words: Bible; Shadow; Reality; Christ

Collosians 2:16-17…These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ

Attitudes/ Actions towards the Bible:1. Respect2. Read3. Remember4. Respond (Do)

Bibliography:•NIV Bible•Science & Christianity by Dr. John Oakes PhD•Christ & the Law; The Power of the Word by John Mac Arthur•Wikipedia

Thank you!

For further study:Naek R. Sijabat

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