Has this ever occurred to you – that “religion” (a nasty term I want nothing to do with) and science are in some sort of wrestling cage match – and science has religion in a choke-hold?
That’s certainly the point of this meme, helpfully provided by an internet atheism community, and it suggests that “religion” doesn’t work. Guess what? I’m a man of faith and I absolutely agree.
Religion is all about what Stephen Hawking called “authority,” along with following rules, looking good in front of others and judging people who don’t appear to have it all together. Yech. Sounds awful, doesn’t it?
So let’s talk about faith/spirituality instead. And let’s wonder why on earth anyone would believe faith and science are competing. They absolutely are not because, as Hawking noted “there is a fundamental difference” between them.
Consider this: science deals only with the natural world, while faith/spirituality overlaps significantly into the supernatural. So they have almost nothing in common. That’s why there are many spiritual thinkers in the fields of engineering, physics and astronomy, chemistry and biomedical sciences.
(In fact, Wikipedia lists more than 60 scientific thinkers that follow Jesus of Nazareth, who many people believe is the Son of God. I wrote about some of them here: https://wp.me/p2wzRb-e9)
I hope that by now, you are willing to consider that science and faith can and do get along quite nicely. That means YOU can still be science-oriented while exploring a life of faith. That’s certainly the case for me; I like science because it shows me how God does stuff. 🙂
Like those 60 thinkers mentioned earlier, I follow Jesus because it makes the most sense and it helps me to understand this world and what I believe is the life to come. Now here’s the thing: Jesus told anyone willing to listen that in order to get the best of this life and the next life, “You must be perfect, just as your Father in Heaven is perfect.”
Oh, man. I’m absolutely nowhere near perfect (just ask my wife) and I can safely write that you aren’t either. So what’s the solution? It’s simple: follow Jesus. Declare Him, with serious sincerity, to be your Lord, your Saviour and your best friend. Then start reading about Him (there are four original-source biographies available that detail His physical time on earth) and connecting with other Jesus followers.
If you do that, Jesus will come into your world and start the life-long process of making you more like the person God created you to be. And when this life ends, God will see you like He sees Jesus: perfect in every way. That means you’ll spend eternity with Him in Heaven.
Sounds like a pretty good deal to me. Do you agree? Yes or no, click/tap the ‘share’ button below and let’s have a conversation.
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“Then start reading about Him (there are four original-source biographies available that detail His physical time on earth) and connecting with other Jesus followers.”
What are these biographies? Who wrote them and when?
Thanks for your questions. The biographies are commonly called the four Gospels and they’re found in the Bible.
There is considerable debate about who wrote them; some people credit them to the names of each – Matthew, Mark, Luke (a physician who’s also credited with writing a section of the Bible called “Acts”) and John. Others say we don’t know who wrote them.
A majority of scholars agree that these biographies were written between 30 and 60 years after Jesus’s physical time on Earth ended.
For anyone who wants to know more, there are considerable online resources examining the authorship and dating of the biographies. I suggest starting with the websites in the ‘links’ section of this website.
It’s the best deal out there, Frank! Following Jesus will definitely lead to being perfect in the eyes of God.
Blessings!
“…follow Jesus. Declare Him to be your Lord…. read about Him and connect with other Jesus followers. If you do that, Jesus will start the life-long process of making you more like the person God created you to be… and you’ll spend eternity with Him in Heaven.”
I’m pretty sure that this isn’t Biblical at all.
Also, if our natural world truly reflects our supernatural Creator, then modern day, mainstream “science”, that pushes naturalism, is not going to truly be science, but instead be unverifiable and faith-based without actual empirical evidence, right? So to attempt to blend modern day mainstream “science” w scripture is a foolish and futile attempt to vindicate Scripture.
Is outer space anything like the natural world we live in? Is anything about it verifiable? Is it mentioned anywhere in Scripture? In the Beginning, we had darkness, so what was created on Day 2? …more darkness? Or a firm-a-ment that God tells us is crystalline in nature, hand-made, hammered throughout the sky, w windows above that open and close, strong like molten metal, separating water above us from water below us. We’re told that the stars are the heavenly bodies that serve us as lights. We’re told there are 7 of these lights/angels that wander.
Modern day mainstream science tells us these are additional earth-like attempts or other planets. Is this verifiable or faith- based? and if it’s faith-based how does this qualify as natural science and reflect Scripture?
David, can you tell me how the paragraph you quote isn’t Biblical? Thanks.
Also, I don’t understand how the points you followed up with affect the life, death, resurrection and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. Can you explain?