{"id":59504,"date":"2005-02-24T17:59:00","date_gmt":"2005-02-24T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=59504"},"modified":"2023-02-24T18:01:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T00:01:31","slug":"science-and-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/science-and-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Science and the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\tby R. L. Whiteside<br \/>\nfrom\u00a0<em>Kingdom of Promise and Prophecy<\/em>\n<p>The claim that science and the Bible do not agree should disturb no one. What is called &#8220;science&#8221; is not static. Each generation brings new light; most of the old theories have been exploded by scientists themselves. Yet, each generation of scientists boldly announces that science has disproved the Bible.<\/p>\n<p>But it can as easily be proved that science has disproved itself. With all their dogmatism about the Bible and science, there are few theories that real scientists are willing to take their stand upon and say: &#8220;Here is the ultimate truth; no future discoveries will contradict this.&#8221; So long as they cannot afford to affirm that they have arrived at the ultimate truth, how can they with honor say that science disproves the Bible?<\/p>\n<p>Besides, if the Bible fully agreed with the theories of one age, it would not agree with the theories of the next age. The Bible is unchangeable and cannot keep up an agreement with that which constantly changes.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the foremost scientists recognize the limitations of science and are firm believers in the Bible. Preach the Word! No known truth contradicts the Bible.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by R. L. Whiteside from\u00a0Kingdom of Promise and Prophecy The claim that science and the Bible do not agree should disturb no one. What is called &#8220;science&#8221; is not static. Each generation brings new light; most of the old theories have been exploded by scientists themselves. Yet, each generation of scientists boldly announces that science&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[474],"class_list":["post-59504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-science"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":85259,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-new-idol\/","url_meta":{"origin":59504,"position":0},"title":"The New Idol?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by David Gibson A cartoon depicts people bowing to a golden calf. The calf is labeled SCIENCE. Do you find that amusing, offensive, or right on target? The word \"science\" simply means knowledge. One of the definitions of science is \"systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":94725,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-moment-scientists-couldnt-deny-the-universe-had-a-beginning\/","url_meta":{"origin":59504,"position":1},"title":"The Moment Scientists Couldn\u2019t Deny the Universe Had a Beginning","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"by Buddy Payne via InLight Media Is the universe eternal, or did it have a beginning? This is one area where scientists used to disagree with the Bible - until they realized they were wrong. In this video, Buddy Payne walks us through how scientific evidence in the 20th century-specifically\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Video&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Video","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/video\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15768,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/did-god-create-the-earth-in-one-literal-week\/","url_meta":{"origin":59504,"position":2},"title":"Did God Create the Earth in One Literal Week?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 18, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"by David Dann via The Gospel Anchor, May 17, 2000 On the first page of the Bible, we read, \"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/seven-300x300.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":42527,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-do-people-believe-a-text-written-by-uneducated-people-when-science-has-proven-the-bible-to-be-completely-false\/","url_meta":{"origin":59504,"position":3},"title":"Why do people believe a text written by uneducated people when science has proven the Bible to be completely false?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 11, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: There are many scientific discoveries and explanations that prove that the teachings of the Bible are completely false. One for example is dinosaurs, which are proven by radiometric dating to be over 60 million years old. How could this be if the world is only 10,000 years old? When\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":57566,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-science-the-source-of-truth\/","url_meta":{"origin":59504,"position":4},"title":"Is Science the Source of Truth? (Article)","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 2, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Mankind has long deluded itself into thinking it can accurately determine truth. In the past charlatans and deluded men thought they could divine truth by observing animal organs or through drug-induced trances. Eventually, the search for truth has given way to the use of human reasoning.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/01\/Candle-200x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":62864,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-science-the-source-of-truth-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":59504,"position":5},"title":"Is Science the Source of Truth? (Sermon)","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. 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