The Autographs: Inspiration and Inerrancy, by Daniel Fox
Recommended reading (my post):
Low Information Christians and the Canon of Scripture
Showing posts with label Innerancy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Innerancy. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Cold Fusion: Nuclear Energy Without the Drama!
Sorry, but I borrowed the title of this post from chapter in a book I'm reading by Michael Brooks, Ph.D: 13 Things that Don't Make Sense. I like to read books that are over my head from time to time, and this is one of them.
As for fusion, cold or otherwise, everything I know about that topic I learned from this book:
"Nuclear fusion is real enough. Squash two atoms close enough together, and their nuclei join, or fuse, creating one heavy atom, and releasing energy." - Page 58
And that is pretty much the extent of what I know about Cold fusion (or hot fusion, for that matter!). What I really want to talk about in this post isn't cold fusion, but rather Constants in science (see chapter 3 in 13 Things that Don't Make Sense).
Specifically, I want to retell the story of a British astronomer named Arthur Eddington (which I also learned from reading this book!). Arther Eddington published a paper in 1935 titled New Pathways in Science. In this manuscript he tells about 4 "ultimate constants" of nature. These were things that never change.
These constants were:
1. The number of protons in the universe
2. Alpha (read the book!)
3. The ratio of gravitational and electromagnetic forces that pull an electron toward a proton
4. The ratio of the proton's mass to the electron's mass
This was 1935. Fast forward to 2008 (when Michael Brooks wrote 13 Things that Don't Make Sense), and 2 of these 4 constants are no longer accepted by scientists as 'constant.'
Someone once said it is a good thing that science and the Bible do not agree, or we'd have to get a new Bible every 10 years. I believe that. In spite of all their learning, the most educated scientists that exist today have barely even scratched the surface when it comes to knowing how the universe works. There really is only one "constant" that we can count on, and it is found in the Bible:
"Forever, O Lord, Thy Word is settled in heaven." - Psalms 119:89
Recommended listening:
The Authority of Holy Scriptures, by Rev. Henk Bergsma
As for fusion, cold or otherwise, everything I know about that topic I learned from this book:
"Nuclear fusion is real enough. Squash two atoms close enough together, and their nuclei join, or fuse, creating one heavy atom, and releasing energy." - Page 58
And that is pretty much the extent of what I know about Cold fusion (or hot fusion, for that matter!). What I really want to talk about in this post isn't cold fusion, but rather Constants in science (see chapter 3 in 13 Things that Don't Make Sense).
Specifically, I want to retell the story of a British astronomer named Arthur Eddington (which I also learned from reading this book!). Arther Eddington published a paper in 1935 titled New Pathways in Science. In this manuscript he tells about 4 "ultimate constants" of nature. These were things that never change.
These constants were:
1. The number of protons in the universe
2. Alpha (read the book!)
3. The ratio of gravitational and electromagnetic forces that pull an electron toward a proton
4. The ratio of the proton's mass to the electron's mass
This was 1935. Fast forward to 2008 (when Michael Brooks wrote 13 Things that Don't Make Sense), and 2 of these 4 constants are no longer accepted by scientists as 'constant.'
Someone once said it is a good thing that science and the Bible do not agree, or we'd have to get a new Bible every 10 years. I believe that. In spite of all their learning, the most educated scientists that exist today have barely even scratched the surface when it comes to knowing how the universe works. There really is only one "constant" that we can count on, and it is found in the Bible:
"Forever, O Lord, Thy Word is settled in heaven." - Psalms 119:89
Recommended listening:
The Authority of Holy Scriptures, by Rev. Henk Bergsma
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Is the Bible Infallible?
Pastor Charles Spurgeon (1834 - 1892) says:
"It is not possible for fallible men to write infallible books. Somehow or other, we either say more than is true, or less than is true; the most skillful writer does not always keep along that hair line of truth, which is more difficult to tread than a razor's edge. But Scripture never errs. Here is the bullion gold without a single particle of alloy."
Pastor Spurgeon is right. The Bible is the inerrant infallible Word of God. I love the Authorized King James Bible, and I hold that version to be superior to any other translation, including the New King James Version (see my post: Another Look at the Authorized King James Bible). But I reject those who claim that this version, or any other version, of the Bible, is inerrant.
The Bible is inerrant in the original manuscripts, which no longer exist. For atheists and other God haters, this is stumbling block. But for those who love our Lord Jesus, and bow with humility before their King, this is just one more thing they accept by faith. We are saved by believing in Jesus Christ, not by believing in a particular Bible translation.
The Bible Stands
"The Bible stands like a rock undaunted
'Mid the raging storms of time;
Its pages burn with the truth eternal,
And they glow with a light sublime.
"The Bible stands though the hills may tumble,
It will firmly stand when the earth shall crumble;
I will firmly stand on its firm foundation,
For the Bible stands."
Amen!
Also, check out What is My Gospel Project? to see list of countries that have logged onto this site, along with links to the Bible translated into their languages.
"It is not possible for fallible men to write infallible books. Somehow or other, we either say more than is true, or less than is true; the most skillful writer does not always keep along that hair line of truth, which is more difficult to tread than a razor's edge. But Scripture never errs. Here is the bullion gold without a single particle of alloy."
Pastor Spurgeon is right. The Bible is the inerrant infallible Word of God. I love the Authorized King James Bible, and I hold that version to be superior to any other translation, including the New King James Version (see my post: Another Look at the Authorized King James Bible). But I reject those who claim that this version, or any other version, of the Bible, is inerrant.
The Bible is inerrant in the original manuscripts, which no longer exist. For atheists and other God haters, this is stumbling block. But for those who love our Lord Jesus, and bow with humility before their King, this is just one more thing they accept by faith. We are saved by believing in Jesus Christ, not by believing in a particular Bible translation.
The Bible Stands
"The Bible stands like a rock undaunted
'Mid the raging storms of time;
Its pages burn with the truth eternal,
And they glow with a light sublime.
"The Bible stands though the hills may tumble,
It will firmly stand when the earth shall crumble;
I will firmly stand on its firm foundation,
For the Bible stands."
Amen!
Also, check out What is My Gospel Project? to see list of countries that have logged onto this site, along with links to the Bible translated into their languages.
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