Science, in its broadest sense, refers to the systematic study of the natural world through observation and experimentation. While the Bible is not a scientific textbook, it does provide insights and principles that align with scientific understanding and exploration. The Scriptures affirm the orderliness and intelligibility of creation, which form the foundation for scientific inquiry.

Creation and Order

The Bible begins with the account of creation, where God establishes the universe with order and purpose. Genesis 1:1 states, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." This foundational truth underscores the belief that the universe is not a product of random chance but of divine design. The orderliness of creation is further emphasized in passages like Psalm 19:1, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands."

Human Responsibility and Stewardship

The Bible assigns humanity the role of steward over creation. In Genesis 1:28, God commands Adam and Eve to "fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground." This mandate implies a responsibility to understand and manage the natural world, which aligns with the pursuit of scientific knowledge.

Wisdom and Understanding

Scripture often associates wisdom and understanding with the study of the natural world. Proverbs 25:2 states, "It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out." This verse suggests that uncovering the mysteries of creation is a noble pursuit. Additionally, Job 12:7-9 encourages observation of the natural world: "But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?"

The Limits of Human Knowledge

While the Bible encourages the pursuit of knowledge, it also acknowledges the limitations of human understanding. Ecclesiastes 3:11 states, "He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work God has done from beginning to end." This humility before the vastness of God's creation is a reminder that human knowledge, including scientific understanding, is finite.

Faith and Science

The relationship between faith and science is one of complementarity rather than conflict. Hebrews 11:3 affirms, "By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible." Faith provides the framework within which scientific exploration can occur, recognizing that the natural world is a reflection of God's creative power.

Miracles and Natural Laws

The Bible records numerous miracles, which are instances where God intervenes in the natural order. These events, such as the parting of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:21-22) or Jesus walking on water (Matthew 14:25), demonstrate God's sovereignty over creation. While miracles transcend natural laws, they do not negate the existence or reliability of those laws, which God established.

In summary, the Bible provides a worldview that supports the pursuit of scientific knowledge, emphasizing the orderliness of creation, the responsibility of stewardship, and the harmony between faith and reason. Through the lens of Scripture, science becomes a means to explore and appreciate the intricacies of God's handiwork.Isaiah 40:22
It is he that sits on the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretches out the heavens as a curtain, and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in:
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Job 26:7
He stretches out the north over the empty place, and hangs the earth on nothing.
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Job 26:7-14
He stretches out the north over the empty place, and hangs the earth on nothing.
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Romans 1:20
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
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1. (n.) Knowledge; knowledge of principles and causes; ascertained truth of facts.

2. (n.) Accumulated and established knowledge, which has been systematized and formulated with reference to the discovery of general truths or the operation of general laws; knowledge classified and made available in work, life, or the search for truth; comprehensive, profound, or philosophical knowledge.

3. (n.) Especially, such knowledge when it relates to the physical world and its phenomena, the nature, constitution, and forces of matter, the qualities and functions of living tissues, etc.; -- called also natural science, and physical science.

4. (n.) Any branch or department of systematized knowledge considered as a distinct field of investigation or object of study; as, the science of astronomy, of chemistry, or of mind.

5. (n.) Art, skill, or expertness, regarded as the result of knowledge of laws and principles.

6. (v. t.) To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct.

SCIENCE

si'-ens: This word as found in the King James Version means simply "knowledge." "Science" occurs in the King James Version only in two places, Daniel 1:4, "children.... understanding science" (yodhe`edha`ath, "those who understand science"). The meaning of the term here is "knowledge," "wisdom." The only other occurrence of "science" is in the New Testament (1 Timothy 6:20, "avoiding.... oppositions of science falsely so called," tes pseudonumou gnoseos, "the falsely called gnosis"). "Science" is the translation of the Greek gnosis, which in the New Testament is usually rendered "knowledge." The science here referred to was a higher knowledge of Christian and divine things, which false teachers alleged that they possessed, and of which they boasted. It was an incipient form of Gnosticism, and it prevailed to a considerable extent in the churches of proconsular Asia, e.g. in Colosse and Ephesus. Timothy is put on his guard against the teaching of this gnosis falsely so called, for it set itself in opposition to the gospel.

See GNOSTICISM.

"Science" in the modern sense of the word, as the discovery and orderly classification and exposition of the phenomena and of the laws of Nature, is not found either in the Old Testament or the New Testament unless the passage in Daniel be interpreted as meaning the scientific knowledge which the learned men of Babylon possessed of mathematics and astronomy, etc. See also Acts 7:22. To the Hebrew mind all natural phenomena meant the working of the hand of God in the world, directly and immediately, without the intervention of any secondary laws.

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RELIGION, SCIENCE OF

See COMPARATIVE RELIGION.

1108. gnosis -- a knowing, knowledge
... knowledge, science. From ginosko; knowing (the act), ie (by implication) knowledge --
knowledge, science. see GREEK ginosko. (gnosei) -- 8 Occurrences. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1108.htm - 7k4093. madda -- knowledge, thought
... knowledge, science, thought. Or maddai {mad-dah'}; from yada'; intelligence or
consciousness -- knowledge, science, thought. see HEBREW yada'. 4092, 4093. ...
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Science and the Savages
... XI. Science and the Savages. A permanent disadvantage of the study of
folk-lore and kindred subjects is that the man of science can ...
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Whether God is the Object of this Science?
... Whether God is the object of this science? Objection 1: It seems that God
is not the object of this science. For in every science ...
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Whether Sacred Doctrine is a Science?
... Whether sacred doctrine is a science? Objection 1: It seems that sacred doctrine
is not a science. For every science proceeds from self-evident principles. ...
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Whether Sacred Doctrine is a Science
... Article Two Whether Sacred Doctrine is a Science. Whether Sacred Doctrine is
a Science ... 1. It seems that sacred doctrine is not a science. ...
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Prayer and Science
... SERMON III."PRAYER AND SCIENCE. (Preached at St. Olave's Church, Hart Street,
before the Honourable Corporation of the Trinity House, 1866.) ...
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Whether Sacred Doctrine is one Science?
... Whether sacred doctrine is one science? Objection 1: It seems that sacred doctrine
is not one science; for according to the Philosopher (Poster. ...
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Whether Sacred Doctrine is a Practical Science?
... Whether sacred doctrine is a practical science? Objection 1: It ... 1:22).
Therefore sacred doctrine is a practical science. Objection ...
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Whether Faith is More Certain than Science and the Other ...
... OF THE VIRTUE ITSELF OF FAITH (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether faith is more certain
than science and the other intellectual virtues? Objection ...
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All Science One. February 9.
... All Science One. February 9. Physical and spiritual science seem to the
world to be distinct. One sight of God as we shall some ...
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Science and virtue. May 22.
... Science and Virtue. May 22. Science is great; but she is not the greatest.
She is an instrument and not a power"beneficent or ...
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Science (1 Occurrence)
... phenomena, the nature, constitution, and forces of matter, the qualities and functions
of living tissues, etc.; -- called also natural science, and physical ...
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Theology
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The science of God or of religion; the science which
treats of the existence, character, and attributes of God, his laws and ...
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Anthropomorphism
... Certain professors of science have been mainly responsible for the recent and
reprehensible use of the term, so familiar to us, for which we owe them no ...
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Library
... CONTENTS 1. Philology 2. Astronomy and Astrology 3. Religious Texts 4. Law 5. Science
6. Literature 7. History and Chronology 8. Commerce 9. Letters I. The ...
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Archaeology
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The study of ancient relics of man; The science
or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities ...
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Accommodation (1 Occurrence)
... Subject II. ACCOMMODATED APPLICATION OF SCRIPTURE PASSAGES 1. Interpretation
a Science 2. Scientific Accommodation III. DOUBLE REFERENCE ...
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Cosmological
... of the World-Biblical and Contrasted Views 5. The Cosmogony of Genesis 1-Comparison
with Babylonian and Other Cosmogonies 6. Genesis 1 and Science LITERATURE 1 ...
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Learning (40 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The knowledge or skill received by instruction or study; acquired knowledge
or ideas in any branch of science or literature; erudition; literature ...
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Creation (35 Occurrences)
... not only has the conception of evolution been proved harmonious with creative end,
plan, purpose, ordering, guidance; but evolutionary science may itself be ...
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Astronomy
... 2. (n.) The science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their magnitudes, motions,
distances, periods of revolution, eclipses, constitution, physical ...
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