"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). "By the Word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth...For He spoke and it was done, He commanded, and it stood fast" (Psalm 33:6,9).
Where do science and Bible truth fit together? Some think they are at diametric poles-- one is the epitome' of faith and the other of cold facts. But it all depends on your assumptions. On what foundation will you build? ? If you acknowledge that science is the study of a world that God created in six literal days, your results will not war against Scripture. But if you study matter and its properties from a Godless viewpoint, your theories (thought revered as laws by many) will be in direct conflict with faith, inspiration, and God Himself!
"The greatest minds, if not guided by the Word of God in their research, become bewildered in their attempts to trace the relation of science and revelation. Because the Creator and His works are far beyond their comprehension, that they are unable to explain them by natural laws, they regard Bible history as unreliable. Those who doubt the reliability of the records of the Old and New Testaments will be led to go a step further, and doubt the existence of God" (Patriarchs and Prophets, pg. 113).
This last sentence may seem unbelievable. But once we abandon the authority of Scripture, as being the highest authority of truth (since it is the message from God), we will begin to look for a substitute. Inevitably, we will turn to our own fallible ideas. Truth will become reinvented to suit our tastes and inclinations. Sin will be redefined if it is even acknowledged at all. And once we set ourselves up as the voice of what's true or right, where is God in all this? Haven't we kicked Him out of the picture? Even if we admit His existence, we have, in effect, kicked Him off the throne. For He's no longer the source of truth--we have usurped that right!
So, it's no small thing to doubt the reliability of Scripture. To doubt one truth of its pages or to redefine it to suit our lifestyle or culture, is to slide down the slippery slope of unbelief. For once we begin to say, 'this is inspired, but this is not' or 'this never really happened but this did,' we rob the Scriptures of its power in our lives. And we strip God of who He says He is.
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