In the Beginning

Science - true science - deals with what can be tested and proven. And, there are those that would characterize religion as perhaps a theory or even superstition. But, at its core, I would submit that science is the study of God's creation. And, what has been tested and proven by scientists throughout the years points to the hand of Almighty God. Consider this passage from Isaiah 45:
18 For thus says the Lord, Who created the heavens, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has established it, Who did not create it in vain, Who formed it to be inhabited: "I am the Lord, and there is no other.
19 I have not spoken in secret, In a dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, 'Seek Me in vain'; I, the Lord, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
20 "Assemble yourselves and come; Draw near together, You who have escaped from the nations. They have no knowledge, Who carry the wood of their carved image, And pray to a god that cannot save.
21 Tell and bring forth your case; Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has declared this from ancient time? Who has told it from that time? Have not I, the Lord? And there is no other God besides Me, A just God and a Savior; There is none besides Me.

I came across a thought-provoking piece about science and faith recently at The Blaze.  It was written by Diane Schrader, who originally posted it on her Substack blog called, She Speaks Truth. 

Let's begin at the end of this piece, in which she makes this incredible declaration:

We should not acquiesce to a theory that has never and can never be proven; a theory that tells us we are random cogs in a wheel with no greater meaning; a theory that is presented as “the science” without the evidence to back it up.

I’m confident stating this: Christianity is a complete, evidence-based worldview that stands on its own — and the whole Bible, including the opening chapters, supports that big picture.

At the beginning of the article, she decries what erroneously passes for "true" science these days:

What we call "science" in Western culture has been weaponized for many decades to legitimize whatever narrative the powerful want to push.

This should be self-evident after the COVID-19 debacle, where nearly everything that was labeled a "conspiracy theory" turned out to be true, and nearly everything the powerful told us turned out to be false. Remember President Biden threatening us with a “winter of death” or promising that the shot would prevent contracting COVID?

Schrader goes on to say:

Now, in the "I didn't see that coming" department, there was a recently published peer-reviewed medical journal article that criticizes corrupt medical journals and their corrupt peer-reviewed studies. Um, what?

Since virtually all the "science" that gets reported in the media — the "science" on which public policy is made and the "science" that subsequently affects our everyday lives in countless ways — tends to stem from peer-reviewed research in medical journals, this is a significant admission.

She notes that "...for many decades now, the most unquestionable, absolutely carved-in-solid-rock 'truth' from 'science' is this: Everything evolved from something else, and we are all a product of nothing but random chance."  

The article states: 

The reality is that until the Fall, described in Genesis 3, there was no death in the world God had created.

This is where the theory of evolution crumbles, according to scripture.

The theory of evolution requires death — and a lot of it — before humans even come on the scene. But if death had been part of God's original creation, He would not have described it as "good." The Bible, therefore, easily discredits the "science" of secularism's evolutionary golden calf.

And, Schrader issues this reminder:

It bears repeating: God made humans in His image. Animals are not equivalent to humans. Nature is not equivalent to humans. Each and every human being is a precious creature made in the image of God. This is why believers must be pro-life and opposed to any philosophy that places any other creature or creation above human life.

She adds: "...the scriptural worldview — that God created the world and He specially designed humans — is just one of the preliminary arguments that explain why believers must not try to fit the 'evolution square peg' in the 'creation round hole.'"

The consideration of a Creator, who not only established the heavens and earth - "the world and everything in it," as Paul declared in Acts - can help to lead someone to Jesus.  If you think deeply about the topic of origins, you have to believe that all we see around us started somewhere.  But where?  The Bible offers an explanation in Genesis, as it's been noted, "In the beginning, God..."

Colossians 1 reminds us that Jesus existed at the beginning:
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.
17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

So, when people say "follow the science," what they really seem to mean is to follow a progressive  agenda that has been labeled and mischaracterized as science.  At its core, I contend that science is the study of the handiwork of God.  Scientists throughout the ages have exercised belief in a Creator and set to study His ways.  The earth and the universe are part of a cosmic order that has been ordered by God Himself.  When we consider that the heavens and earth are created by God, and that each of us are divinely crafted by Him, we can gain a greater appreciation for the One who can order our lives according to His plan.