Science Vs Faith - Hold Fast (Grip Tightly) That Which is Good!

1 Thess 5:21 "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."

The scriptures encourage us to prove all things and to hold fast (grasp tightly) to that which is good. The point is that once something is identified as good you stop questioning and grasp onto it. Today there is a mentality which says "Question Everything" and so question they do, they question God, authority in general, even the laws of physics are being questioned. While I wholeheartedly encourage healthy questions, there can be a questioning which is rebelliousness in nature, it is vexing to the soul and which borders on blasphemy. Mankind has come to the place where good answers exist and yet they are so caught up in the spirit of questioning everything that they are in fact unable to see what is right in front of them, that which is good. I will define good as that which is wholesome for us and brings peace and tranquility to us and those around us (i.e. Accepting Gods free gift of His Son to atone for our sins brings salvation which produces peace and tranquility to us; His Spirit transforms our lives and makes us better human beings which brings peace and tranquility to others). The idea of being on a quest for knowledge is that when one finds what is good that they hold fast to it otherwise you become one who gropes in darkness unable to see light in anything. There is a curse that God puts upon the rebellious who are not really lovers of the truth or lovers of what is good but rather they crave to break into some secret knowledge, some holy grail something new and fantastic (that really does not exist and so their quest is in vain), we read of them in the scriptures:

2 Timothy 3:1-6 "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, note 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth."

The last verse sums it up best: "Ever learning but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth"; this is a curse and it is very real. While we are indebted to some of the great scientific minds of the past generations for their discoveries in the areas of medicine, astronomy, physics, ect...still there is one fatal flaw in science; it is that faith (a major component of life) does not mix well in the scientific mind. Science and faith do not mix well, you will come to the point where you must choose one or the other. How, for instance, does science deal with what men of faith accept such as the parting of the Red Sea and Jesus walking on the water, healing the sick or raising the dead. For that matter how does science handle the resurrection itself? It seeks to come up with some plausible explanation or else they dismiss it all together when in fact miracles are not plausible (that is why they are miracles). Science feels the need to dress things up and explain everything when in fact there are things that are inexplicable. This is rooted in the feeling that man can discover everything and can, given enough time, explain everything. We have scientist who are believers so do not misunderstand what I am saying, I am not putting down scientists or even science itself since I acknowledge we need both (one of the greatest men I have ever know was a chemical scientist). What I am saying is that somewhere along the line one must win out over the other and once the truth is discovered whether or not it agrees with science it is in fact the truth and we would find the greater peace to hold fast to it.

The Benefits of Obeying His Word

The Chain of Sin Broken!

Romans 6:17

"But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you." 

Here is a very important truth and it is a truth which is critical in breaking the inherited curse of sin that we are all subject to; obeying the word of truth (Gods Word) causes the curse which compels us to sin to be broken and releases the blessings of God in its place. We have the great teaching in Deuteronomy 28 which lists all the blessings of God that come upon those who are obedient and Chapter 29 which lists the curses of disobedience (all of us fit in one or the other category). As we walk with God and we seek to have the chains of sin broken it behooves us to keep His commandments, for it is in striving to keep His commandments that the chains are broken. The blessings come almost automatically upon us when we obey the word of God, the commandments of God. We also have Peter who speaks of the cleansing power of obeying the truth (again, His Word): 1Peter 1:22 "Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit..." 

We must, with all effort, cry out as David cried out: Psalm 119:1-5 "1 ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. 2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. 3 They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. 4 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. 5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!"

"O' that my ways were directed to keep thy Word that sin could be broken in me!"