AMS Region Midweek Devo Series
The Bible and
Science
Rolan D. Monje, REE, MMin
14 Oct 2004, Yamaha Bldg, Makati City
Goals
To
show that the Bible and
science should not
contradict
To show how science can
build our faith in the Bible
and also in God
What do Bible critics say?
 It’s
useless! The Bible and Science will
never have a common ground.
 It’s worthless! The Bible is not worthy
of attention or respect.
 It’s so confusing! The Bible is too hard
to understand. It’s just like Science.
What does focused study show?
 Misconceptions
are removed.
 Many criticisms are biased or
unfounded.
 The Bible and science should not
necessarily contradict!
Science and Religion: Potential for harmony
"I want to know how God
created this world. I am not
interested in this or that
phenomenon, in the
spectrum of this or that
element. I want to know his
thoughts; the rest are
details."-- Albert Einstein
Did some scientists believe in God?
Bacteriology
Calculus and Dynamics
Celestial Mechanics
Electrodynamics
Electromagnetism
Gas Dynamics
Genetics
Louis Pasteur
Sir Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
James Clerk Maxwell
Michael Faraday
Robert Boyle
Gregor Mendel
How does science relate to the Bible?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Archeology – proves the historical truths of
the Bible
Statistics - shows how improbable (and
impossible) miracles are
Medicine – proves that ancient Israel was
‘ahead’ of its time because of God’s law
other sciences and combined fields
Can science help explain the Bible?
YES!
Aside from giving proof of the
truth of whole Bible, science helps
us appreciate the power and nature
of God in different ways.
Science helps us to appreciate…
God’s directions for Ancient Israel
The Miracles of the Bible
The Universe which God made
The Human Body
God’s directions for Israel
Very different compared to ancient
Egypt, 3500 years ago. During the
time of Moses, Egyptians were the
most “advanced.”
The Egyptian ‘experts’
Papyrus Ebers 1552 B.C.
Egyptian Prescriptions…
1.
2.
3.
“To cure pinkeye apply the urine of a
faithful wife.”
To embedded splinters they applied
worms’ blood and donkey’s dung.
To prevent hair from turning gray,
anoint it with the blood of a black
calf which has been boiled in oil, or
with the fat of a rattlesnake.”
But the Bible says…
Gray hair is a crown of
splendor; it is attained by a
righteous life.
(Proverbs 16:31)
Egyptian Rx for Hair loss
 “When
it falls out, one remedy is
to apply a mixture of six
fats,namely those of the horse,
hippopotamus, the crocodile, the
cat, the snake, and the ibex. To
strengthen it, anoint it with the
tooth of a donkey crushed in
honey.”
But the Bible says…
“When a man has lost his hair
and is bald, he is clean. If he
has lost his hair from the front
of his scalp and has a bald
forehead, he is clean.”
- Lev 13:40-41
Another example of Bible wisdom…

“Whoever touches the dead body of
anyone will be unclean for seven days.
He must purify himself with the water on
the third and seventh day...take some
hyssop, dip it in the water and sprinkle
the tent and furnishings and the people
who were there.” - Num 19:11
Hyssop contains thymol!
Thymol,
disinfectant
The Bible and Sex
Leviticus 18 “Do not have sexual relations
with….”
 I Corinthians 6:18 “Flee from sexual
immorality. All other sins a man commits
outside are his body, but he who sins
sexually sins against his own body.”

Results of immorality/
wrong views about sex
• Herpes, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Chlamydia
• Genital warts and Cancer of Cervix
• Infertility and Tubal pregnancy
• Pelvic infection
•Teenage, unwanted pregnancy and
abortions
• Rape, abuse, violence, psychol. illness
• AIDS and other infections
Science helps us to appreciate…
God’s directions for Ancient Israel
The Miracles of the Bible
The Universe which God made
The Human Body
The Miracles of the Bible
The Flood, Gen 7-9
1deg tilt?
The Miracles of the Bible
The Sun stopping, Jos 10
300Tr H-bombs
The Miracles of the Bible
Water into Wine, John 2
wow!
Another type of Bible “miracle”
In the beginning, God created
the heavens and the earth
araaaah
a
The earth and the heavens [art] God
ij
created

in the beg.
Another type of Bible “miracle”
Amazing facts from Gen 1:1:
1. The total no. of words in Gen 1:1 is 7.
2. The total num. value of the three nouns God, heaven, earth - is 777, or 111 x 7.
3. The num value of the verb - created - is
203, or 29 x 7.
4. The num value of the first, middle, and
last Hebrew letters is 133, or 19 x 7.
Another type of Bible “miracle”
5. The num values of the first and last letters of the first and
last words is 497, or 71 x 7.
6. The num value of the last letters of the first and last
words is 490, or 70 x 7.
7. The number of letters in the three leading words - God,
heaven, earth - is 14, or 2 x 7.
8. The shortest word of this verse is in the middle. The
number of letters in this word and the words to the right and
left of it is 7.
THE BIBLE HAS SO MUCH MORE TO OFFER
THAN WE THINK!
Science helps us to appreciate…
God’s directions for Ancient Israel
The Miracles of the Bible
The Universe which God made
The Human Body
The Universe which God made
So God made the expanse and separated the water… -Gen 1:7
Water
The Universe which God made
The Universe which God made
Physical Constants
…God saw all that he
had made, and it was
very good… - Gen 1:31
God is not a god of
disorder… - 1 Cor
14:33
The Universe which God made:
God is a God of order
Physical constants (unchanging values)
The Universe which God made:
God is a God of order
Constants Which Had to be Just Right For Life
Constant
A Little Bigger
A Little Smaller
1. Gravitational constant
very short-lived stars
no stars
2. Strong Nuclear Force
no hydrogen, fusion
only hydrogen
3. Weak Nuclear Force
all H2  He at big bang
no He at big bang
no heavy elements
4. Electric Force
no chemical bonding
no chemical bonding
5. Expansion rate of universe
no galaxies
universe collapses quickly
The Universe which God made
The Number of Stars
"Look up at the heavens
and count the stars--if
indeed you can count
them." - Gen 15:5
...as countless as the
stars of the sky and as
measureless as the sand
on the seashore...- Jer
33:22
The Universe which God made
Number of stars in the universe
can be equal or even exceed
the number of grains of sand in
all the seashores of all the
world…
The Universe which God made
What atheist scientists say about design of the universe...
 Superintellect
 exceedingly
ingenious
 supernatural Agency
 Supreme Being, and
 providentially crafted
 can only refer to a person: GOD!
Science helps us to appreciate…
God’s directions for Ancient Israel
The Miracles of the Bible
The Universe which God made
The Human Body
The Human Body
I praise you because I am
fearfully and
wonderfully made…
For you created my
inmost being; you knit
me together in my
mother's womb…
- Ps 139
The Human Body: forming
? Elements Amino Acids  Proteins 
DNA and RNA  Cells 
Organs  Living beings
The Human Body

“The current scenario of the origin life is about
as likely as the assemblage of a 747 by a
tornado whirling through a junkyard.”
F. Hoyle, “The Intelligent Universe”, 1983.
An original proponent of the Big Bang Theory (saw no need for a God)
The Human Body: cost?

Trillion dollar man
Dr. Horowitz (Yale University):
Total cost of ‘assembling’ one person from all the
raw elements would be approximately 1 Tr Tr
US$. This would deplete the world of all its
resources.
The Human Body: amazing facts
 Our
skin
 Our heart
 Our genes
 Our brain
 Our muscles
 Our blood vessels
Science helps us to appreciate…
God’s directions for Ancient Israel
The Miracles of the Bible
The Universe which God made
The Human Body
The Bible says…
You asked, `Who is this that obscures my
counsel without knowledge?'
Surely I spoke of things I did not
understand,
things too wonderful for me to know.
- Job 42:3
The Bible says…
He made the earth by his power;
he founded the world by his wisdom
and stretched out the heavens by his
understanding… - Jer 51:15
The Bible says…
For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's
wisdom, and the weakness of God is
stronger than man's strength…- 1 Cor 1:25
The Bible says…
His intent was that now, through the church,
the manifold wisdom of God should be
made known to the rulers and authorities in
the heavenly realms, according to his
eternal purpose which he accomplished in
Christ Jesus our Lord. - Eph 3:10-11
Conclusion
 GOD
IS AWESOME!
 Science and religion are not enemies.
 Science can build our faith in the Bible and
ultimately, in God.
 God who is all-knowing wants to amaze us
with His wonders, because He loves us!
 Study the Bible and get to know the God
who created you and loves you.
AMS Region Midweek Devo Series
The Bible and
Science
Rolan D. Monje, REE, MMin
14 Oct 2004, Yamaha Bldg, Makati City
QC Central Midweek Devo Series
The Bible
and
Science
17 Aug 2004, PCC, Quezon City
QC Central Midweek Devo Series
The Bible
and
Science
17 Aug 2004, PCC, Quezon City