A SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION OF THE BIBLE APOSTOLIC CONVENTION 2014, “THY KINGDOM COME” #nmop #mopknown #apocon2014 #thykingdom | #2013AAConvention

THE BIBLE DEMONSTRATED A HEALTHY VIEW OF SCIENCE LONG BEFORE THE RENAISSANCE Scientific FactBible ReferenceMan’s Discovery The Earth hangs on nothing Job 26:71530, Copernicus The Earth is roundIsaiah 40:221492, Columbus Radio waves can move at the Speed of light Job 38: , James Clark Maxwell suggested electricity = light waves The Universe is comprised of invisible material Hebrews 11:3 1897, J J Thompson Discovered Electrons

THE BIBLE DEMONSTRATED A HEALTHY VIEW OF SCIENCE LONG BEFORE THE RENAISSANCE Scientific FactBible ReferenceMan’s Discovery Washing Hands in Fresh Water Leviticus 15: , Dr. Semmelweis Germ Theory The Sun MovesPsalm 19: , astronomers observe the sun travels around the milky way Mountains beneath the Ocean Jonah 2:6 1872, H.M.S. Challenger discovers the Mid-Atlantic Ridge The sea is not just a static mass of water Psalm 8:8 1855, Matthew Maury, The Physical Geography of the Sea

–MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY (LEWIS 1927) “I have been blamed by men of science, both in this country and in England, for quoting the Bible in confirmation of the doctrines of physical geography. The Bible, they say, was not written for scientific purposes, and is therefore no authority in matters of science. I beg pardon! The Bible is authority for everything it touches. What would you think of an historian who should refuse to consult historical records of the Bible, because the Bible was not written for the purposes of history? The Bible is true and science is true.”

THE UNIVERSE IS EXPANDING Isaiah 40:22, “He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.“ 1931, Einstein changes his ideas of a static universe after speaking with Edwin Hubble Hubble’s Law

GOOD IDEAS VS. TRUTH Law versus Theory A Law is proven, tried and true, indisputable A Theory is an idea that cannot be proven and cannot or has not been disproven Examples The story of Uzzah (2 Samuel 6:6)

–C.S. LEWIS “If the solar system was brought about by an accidental collision, then the appearance of organic life on this planet was also an accident, and the whole evolution of Man was an accident too. If so, then all our present thoughts are mere accidents—the accidental by-product of the movement of atoms. And this holds for the thoughts of materialists and astronomers as well as anyone else’s. But if their thoughts—i.e., of materialism and astronomy— are merely accidental by-products, why should we believe them to be true? I see no reason for believing that one accident should be able to give me a correct account of all the other accidents.”

3 LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS 1.Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, thus total energy output is equal to the heat supplied (Enthalpy) 2.Systems tend to chaos (Entropy), thus in order to maintain a continual flow of heat you must continue to add energy 3.All systems cease as they approach absolute zero (0K)

TEST ALL THINGS “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” 1 JOHN 4:1

EVOLUTION AGAINST LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS 1.Energy cannot be created nor destroyed: so how did a cataclysmic explosion create something out of nothing? If there was nothing—i.e., no energy—what was the catalyst made of? 2.Systems tend to chaos: if the Big Bang succeeded in creating the energy necessary for matter, what source of energy provided the means to bring order in an infinitely large universe

CREATION & THERMODYNAMICS In Genesis 1 the words “evening” and “morning” follow the Laws of Thermodynamics erev = evening = chaos boker = morning = order We have an energy source in the voice of G-d

–MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY (LEWIS 1927) “I beg pardon! The Bible is authority for everything it touches.... The Bible is true and science is true.” G-D’S WORD PRECEDES SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT