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The heavens declare the glory of
God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters
speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no
speech nor language where their voice is not heard. (Psalm
19:1-3)
He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world
by His wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens at His
discretion. (Jeremiah 10:12)
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are
clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even
His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.
(Romans 1:20)
Science means knowledge, and true science always agrees with
the observable evidence. Scientific research continues to unfold
the wonders and mysteries of our universe. Interestingly, there
is one book that has anticipated many of these scientific facts.
That book is the Bible.
1. The earth free-floats in
space (Job 26:7), affected only by gravity. While other sources
declared the earth sat on the back of an elephant or turtle, or
was held up by Atlas, the Bible alone states what we now know to
be true – “He hangs the earth on nothing.”
Visit:
Modern Science In An Ancient (ICR)
2. Creation is made of
particles, indiscernible to our eyes (Hebrews 11:3). Not until
the 19th century was it discovered that all visible matter
consists of invisible elements.
Visit:
All About Atoms (Jefferson Lab)
3. The Bible specifies
the perfect dimensions for a stable water vessel (Genesis 6:15).
Ship builders today are well aware that the ideal dimension for
ship stability is a length six times that of the width. Keep in
mind, God told Noah the ideal dimensions for the ark 4,500 years
ago.
Visit:
Safety investigation of Noah’s Ark in a seaway (Answers In
Genesis)
Noah’s Flood and the Gilgamesh Epic (Answers In Genesis)
4. When dealing with disease,
clothes and body should be washed under running water (Leviticus
15:13). For centuries people naively washed in standing water.
Today we recognize the need to wash away germs with fresh water.
5. Sanitation industry
birthed (Deuteronomy 23:12-13). Some 3,500 years ago God
commanded His people to have a place outside the camp where they
could relieve themselves. They were to each carry a shovel so
that they could dig a hole (latrine) and cover their waste. Up
until World War I, more soldiers died from disease than war
because they did not isolate human waste.
Visit:
The First Book Of Public Hygiene (Answers In Genesis)
Modern medicine? (Answers In Genesis)
6. Oceans contain springs
(Job 38:16). The ocean is very deep. Almost all the ocean floor
is in total darkness and the pressure there is enormous. It
would have been impossible for Job to have explored the "springs
of the sea." Until recently, it was thought that oceans were fed
only by rivers and rain. Yet in the 1970s, with the help of deep
diving research submarines that were constructed to withstand
6,000 pounds-per-square-inch pressure, oceanographers discovered
springs on the ocean floors!
Visit:
Springs of the Ocean (ICR)
7. There are mountains on the
bottom of the ocean floor (Jonah 2:5-6). Only in the last
century have we discovered that there are towering mountains and
deep trenches in the depths of the sea.
Visit:
Numerical Simulations Of
Precipitation Induced By Hot Mid-Ocean Ridges
(ICR)
8. Joy and gladness
understood (Acts 14:17). Evolution cannot explain emotions.
Matter and energy do not feel. Scripture explains that God
places gladness in our hearts (Psalm 4:7), and ultimate joy is
found only in our Creator’s presence – “in Your presence is
fullness of joy” (Psalm 16:11).
9. Blood is the source of
life and health (Leviticus 17:11; 14). Up until 120 years ago,
sick people were “bled” and many died as a result (e.g. George
Washington). Today we know that healthy blood is necessary to
bring life-giving nutrients to every cell in the body. God
declared that “the life of the flesh is in the blood” long
before science understood its function.
Visit:
Life in the Blood
(ICR)
10. The Bible states that God
created life according to kinds (Genesis 1:24). The fact that
God distinguishes kinds, agrees with what scientists observe –
namely that there are horizontal genetic boundaries beyond which
life cannot vary. Life produces after its own kind. Dogs produce
dogs, cats produce cats, roses produce roses. Never have we
witnessed one kind changing into another kind as evolution
supposes. There are truly natural limits to biological change.
Visit:
Things You May Not Know About Evolution (ICR)
Creation - Evolution (ICR)
Evolution and the Bible (ICR)
The Fossil Record: Intermediate Links (ChristianAnswers.net)
Archaeopteryx A Feathered Reptile? (ChristianAnswers.net)
The Ape-Man: Missing Link (ChristianAnswers.net)
Biological Evolution Darwin's Finches (ChristianAnswers.net)
11. Noble behavior understood
(John 15:13; Romans 5:7-8). The Bible and history reveal that
countless people have endangered or even sacrificed their lives
for another. This reality is completely at odds with Darwin’s
theory of the survival of the fittest.
12. Chicken or egg dilemma
solved (Genesis 1:20-22). Which came first, the chicken or the
egg? This question has plagued philosophers for centuries. The
Bible states that God created birds with the ability to
reproduce after their kind. Therefore the chicken was created
first with the ability to make eggs! Yet, evolution has no
solution for this dilemma.
Visit:
What Came First, the Chicken or the
Egg? (ICR)
The Egg/Chicken Conundrum
(ICR)
13. Which came first,
proteins or DNA (Revelation 4:11)? For evolutionists, the
chicken or egg dilemma goes even deeper. Chickens consist of
proteins. The code for each protein is contained in the DNA/RNA
system. However, proteins are required in order to manufacture
DNA. So which came first: proteins or DNA? The ONLY explanation
is that they were created together.
Visit:
Things that are Made
(ICR)
Evolution Hopes You Don't Know
Chemistry: The Problem with Chirality
(ICR)
Origin of Life: Critique of Early
Stage Chemical Evolution Theories
(ICR)
The Origin of Life: Theories on the
Origin of Biological Order
(ICR)
14. Our bodies are made from
the dust of the ground (Genesis 2:7; 3:19). Scientists have
discovered that the human body is comprised of some 28 base and
trace elements – all of which are found in the earth.
Visit:
The elements of the periodic table sorted by their presence in
human body.
(Lenntech)
The Bible is a Textbook of Science
(ICR)
15. The First Law of
Thermodynamics established (Genesis 2:1-2). The First Law states
that the total quantity of energy and matter in the universe is
a constant. One form of energy or matter may be converted into
another, but the total quantity always remains the same.
Therefore the creation is finished, exactly as God said way back
in Genesis.
Visit:
Modern Scientific Discoveries Verify the Scriptures
(Institute For Creation Research)
16. The first three verses of
Genesis accurately express all known aspects of the creation
(Genesis 1:1-3). Science expresses the universe in terms of:
time, space, matter, and energy. In Genesis chapter one we read:
“In the beginning (time) God created the heavens (space) and the
earth (matter)…Then God said, “Let there be light (energy).” No
other creation account agrees with the observable evidence.
17. The universe had a
beginning (Genesis 1:1; Hebrews 1:10-12). Starting with the
studies of Albert Einstein in the early 1900s and continuing
today, science has confirmed the biblical view that the universe
had a beginning. When the Bible was written most people believed
the universe was eternal. Science has proven them wrong, but the
Bible correct.
Visit:
Modern Scientific Discoveries Verify the Scriptures
(Institute For Creation Research)
18. The earth is a sphere
(Isaiah 40:22). At a time when many thought the earth was flat,
the Bible told us that the earth is spherical.
Visit:
Did Bible writers believe the earth was flat? (CristianAnswers.net)
19. Scripture assumes a
revolving (spherical) earth (Luke 17:34-36). Jesus said that at
His return some would be asleep at night while others would be
working at day time activities in the field. This is a clear
indication of a revolving earth, with day and night occurring
simultaneously.
20. Origin of the rainbow
explained (Genesis 9:13-16). Prior to the Flood there was a
different environment on the earth (Genesis 2:5-6). After the
Flood, God set His rainbow “in the cloud” as a sign that He
would never again judge the earth by water. Meteorologists now
understand that a rainbow is formed when the sun shines through
water droplets – which act as a prism – separating white light
into its color spectrum.
Visit:
What causes a rainbow? (CristianAnswers.net)
The Rainbow And The Cloud
(ICR)
21. Light can be divided (Job
38:24). Sir Isaac Newton studied light and discovered that white
light is made of seven colors, which can be “parted” and then
recombined. Science confirmed this four centuries ago – God
declared this four millennia ago!
22. Ocean currents
anticipated (Psalm 8:8). Three thousand years ago the Bible
described the “paths of the seas.” In the 19th century Matthew
Maury – the father of oceanography – after reading Psalm 8,
researched and discovered ocean currents that follow specific
paths through the seas! Utilizing Maury’s data, marine
navigators have since reduced by many days the time required to
traverse the seas.
Visit:
Modern Scientific Discoveries Verify the Scriptures
(Institute For Creation Research
23. Sexual promiscuity is
dangerous to your health (1 Corinthians 6:18; Romans 1:27). The
Bible warns that “he who commits sexual immorality sins against
his own body,” and that those who commit homosexual sin would
“receive in themselves” the penalty of their error. Much data
now confirms that any sexual relationship outside of holy
matrimony is unsafe.
Visit
Sex Habits Linked to Early Death, Disability (Fox News)
24. Reproduction explained
(Genesis 1:27-28; 2:24; Mark 10:6-8). While evolution has no
mechanism to explain how male and female reproductive organs
evolved at the same time, the Bible says that from the beginning
God made them male and female in order to propagate the human
race and animal kinds.
25. Incalculable number of
stars (Jeremiah 33:22). At a time when less than 5,000 stars
were visible to the human eye, God stated that the stars of
heaven were innumerable. Not until the 17th century did Galileo
glimpse the immensity of our universe with his new telescope.
Today, astronomers estimate that there are ten thousand billion
trillion stars – that’s a 1 followed by 25 zeros! Yet, as the
Bible states, scientists admit this number may be woefully
inadequate.
Visit:
The Stars of Heaven (Institute For Creation Research)
26. The number of stars,
though vast, are finite (Isaiah 40:26). Although man is unable
to calculate the exact number of stars, we now know their number
is finite. Of course God knew this all along – “He counts the
number of the stars; He calls them all by name” (Psalm 147:4).
What an awesome God!
Visit:
The Stars of Heaven (Institute For Creation Research)
27. The Bible compares the
number of stars with the number of grains of sand on the
seashore (Genesis 22:17; Hebrews 11:12). Amazingly, gross
estimates of the number of sand grains are comparable to the
estimated number of stars in the universe.
Visit:
The Stars of Heaven (Institute For Creation Research)
28. Rejecting the Creator
results in moral depravity (Romans 1:20-32). The Bible warns
that when mankind rejects the overwhelming evidence for a
Creator, lawlessness will result. Since the theory of evolution
has swept the globe, abortion, pornography, genocide, etc., have
all risen sharply.
Visit:
Evolution and the American Abortion Mentality (ICR)
Is Creation One of the Traditional Values? (ICR)
Darwin's Influence on Ruthless Laissez Faire Capitalism (ICR)
Would China Benefit from Christianity? (ICR)
29. The fact that God once
flooded the earth (the Noahic Flood) would be denied (2 Peter
3:5-6). There is a mass of fossil evidence to prove this fact,
yet it is flatly ignored by most of the scientific world because
it was God’s judgment on man’s wickedness.
30.
Vast fossil deposits anticipated (Genesis 7). When plants
and animals die they decompose rapidly. Yet billions of life
forms around the globe have been preserved as fossils.
Geologists now know that fossils only form if there is rapid
deposition of life buried away from scavengers and bacteria.
This agrees exactly with what the Bible says occurred during the
global Flood.
Visit:
The Origin of Coal
(ICR)
31. The continents were
created as one large land mass (Genesis 1:9-10). Many geologists
agree there is strong evidence that the earth was originally one
super continent – just as the Bible said way back in Genesis.
32. Continental drift
inferred (Genesis 7:11). Today the study of the ocean floor
indicates that the landmasses have been ripped apart. Scripture
states that during the global Flood the “fountains of the great
deep were broken up.” This cataclysmic event apparently resulted
in the continental plates breaking and shifting.
Visit:
Recent Rapid Uplift of Today's
Mountains
(ICR)
Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics,
and the Bible
(ICR)
33. Ice Age inferred (Job
38:29-30). Prior to the global Flood the earth was apparently
subtropical. However shortly after the Flood, the Bible mentions
ice often – “By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad
waters are frozen” (Job 37:10). Evidently the Ice Age occurred
in the centuries following the Flood.
Visit:
Recent Rapid Uplift of Today's
Mountains
(ICR)
Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics,
and the Bible
(ICR)
The Ice Age and the Genesis Flood
(ICR)
34. Life begins at
fertilization (Jeremiah 1:5). God declares that He knew us
before we were born. The biblical penalty for murdering an
unborn child was death (Exodus 21:22-23). Today, it is an
irrefutable biological fact that the fertilized egg is truly an
entire human being. Nothing will be added to the first cell
except nutrition and oxygen.
Visit:
Is the unborn human less than human? (CristianAnswers.net)
Cloning: Redefining When Life Begins
Exposing Flaws in the Preembryo-Embryo Distinction
(ICR)
35. God fashions and knits us
together in the womb (Job 10:8-12; 31:15). Science was ignorant
concerning embryonic development until recently. Yet many
centuries ago, the Bible accurately described God making us an
“intricate unity” in the womb.
Visit:
Does The Human Embryo Go Through
Animal Stages? (ICR)
36. DNA anticipated (Psalm
139:13-16). During the 1950s, Watson and Crick discovered the
genetic blueprint for life. Three thousand years ago the Bible
seems to reference this written digital code in Psalm 139 –
“Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect
[unformed]; and in Thy book all my members were written, which
in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of
them.”
Visit:
Curiously Wrought
(ICR)
37. God has created all
mankind from one blood (Acts 17:26; Genesis 5). Today
researchers have discovered that we have all descended from one
gene pool. For example, a 1995 study of a section of Y
chromosomes from 38 men from different ethnic groups around the
world was consistent with the biblical teaching that we all come
from one man (Adam)
Visit:
One Blood: The biblical answer to racism (CristianAnswers.net)
Where Did The Races Come From?
(ICR)
38. Origin of the major
language groups explained (Genesis 11). After the rebellion at
Babel, God scattered the people by confounding the one language
into many languages. Evolution teaches that we all evolved from
a common ancestor, yet offers no mechanism to explain the origin
of the thousands of diverse languages in existence today.
Visit:
Language, Creation and the Inner Man (ICR)
On the Origin of Language
(ICR)
39.
Origin of the different
“races” explained (Genesis 11). As Noah’s descendants migrated
around the world after Babel, each language group developed
distinct features based on environment and genetic variation.
Those with a genetic makeup suitable to their new environment
survived to reproduce. Over time, certain traits (such as dark
skin color for those closer to the equator) dominated. Genesis
alone offers a reasonable answer to the origin of the races and
languages.
Visit:
Where did the human races come from? (CristianAnswers.net)
Evolution and Modern Racism
(ICR)
40.
God has given us the leaves of the trees as medicine
(Ezekiel 47:12; Revelation 22:2). Ancient cultures utilized many
herbal remedies. Today, modern medicine has rediscovered what
the Bible has said all along – there are healing compounds found
in plants.
41.
Healthy dietary laws
(Leviticus 11:9-12). Scripture states that we should avoid those
sea creatures which do not have fins or scales. We now know that
bottom-feeders (those with no scales or fins) tend to consume
waste and are likely to carry disease.
Visit:
The Dietary Law (Pacific Heath Center)
Bulletin Of The History Of Medicine (Johns Hopkins
Institute)
42.
The Bible warns against
eating birds of prey (Leviticus 11:13-19). Scientists now
recognize that those birds which eat carrion (putrefying flesh),
often spread disease.
Visit:
The Dietary Law (Pacific Heath Center)
Bulletin Of The History Of Medicine (Johns Hopkins
Institute)
43.
Avoid swine (Deuteronomy 14:8). Not so long ago, science
learned that eating undercooked pork causes an infection of
parasites called trichinosis. Now consider this: the Bible
forbid the eating of swine more than 3,000 years before we
learned how to cook pork safely.
Visit:
The Dietary Law (Pacific Heath Center)
Relationship between pork consumption and cirrhosis. (NCBI)
Bulletin Of The History Of Medicine (Johns Hopkins
Institute)
44.
Radical environmentalism foreseen (Romans 1:25). Two
thousand years ago, God’s Word stated that many would worship
and serve creation rather than the Creator. Today, nature is
revered as “Mother” and naturalism is enshrined.
Visit:
Earth Day, Environmentalism, and the Bible (ICR)
The Bible, Creation, and Ecology (ICR)
The Hyper-Environmentalists (ICR)
45.
Black holes and dark matter anticipated (Matthew 25:30; Jude
1:13; Isaiah 50:3). Cosmologists now speculate that over 98% of
the known universe is comprised of dark matter, with dark energy
and black holes. A black hole’s gravitational field is so strong
that nothing, not even light, escapes. Beyond the expanding
universe there is no measured radiation and therefore only outer
darkness exists. These theories paint a seemingly accurate
description of what the Bible calls “outer darkness” or “the
blackness of darkness forever.”
Visit:
The Outer Darkness (ICR)
46.
The Second Law of Thermodynamics (Entropy) explained (Psalm
102:25-26). This law states that everything in the universe is
running down, deteriorating, constantly becoming less and less
orderly. Entropy (disorder) entered when mankind rebelled
against God – resulting in the curse (Genesis 3:17; Romans
8:20-22). Historically most people believed the universe was
unchangeable. Yet modern science verifies that the universe is
“grow(ing) old like a garment” (Hebrews 1:11). Evolution
directly contradicts this law.
Visit:
Modern Scientific Discoveries Verify the Scriptures
(Institute For Creation Research)
Cosmic Evolution: The Big Bang and the Second Law of
Thermodynamics (ChrisitanAnswers.net)
47.
Cain’s wife discovered (Genesis 5:4). Skeptics point out
that Cain had no one to marry – therefore the Bible must be
false. However, the Bible states plainly that Adam and Eve had
other sons and daughters. Cain married his sister.
Visit:
Where did Cain get his wife? (CristianAnswers.net)
Cain's Wife: It Really Does Matter!
(ICR)
48.
Incest laws established (Leviticus 18:6). To marry near of
kin in the ancient world was common. Yet, beginning about 1500
B.C., God forbid this practice. The reason is simple – the
genetic mutations (resulting from the curse) had a cumulative
effect. Though Cain could safely marry his sister because the
genetic pool was still relatively pure at that time, by Moses’
day the genetic errors had swelled. Today, geneticists confirm
that the risk of passing on a genetic abnormality to your child
is much greater if you marry a close relative because relatives
are more likely to carry the same defective gene. If they
procreate, their offspring are more apt to have this defect
expressed.
Visit:
The Blind Gunman (ICR)
49.
Genetic mixing of different seeds forbidden (Leviticus
19:19; Deuteronomy 22:9). The Bible warns against mixing seeds –
as this will result in an inferior or dangerous crop. There is
now growing evidence that unnatural, genetically engineered
crops may be harmful.
50.
Hydrological cycle described (Ecclesiastes 1:7; Jeremiah
10:13; Amos 9:6). Four thousand years ago the Bible declared
that God “draws up drops of water, which distill as rain from
the mist, which the clouds drop down and pour abundantly on man”
(Job 36:27-28). The ancients observed mighty rivers flowing into
the ocean, but they could not conceive why the sea level never
rose. Though they observed rainfall, they had only quaint
theories as to its origin. Meteorologists now understand that
the hydrological cycle consists of evaporation, atmospheric
transportation, distillation, and precipitation.
51.
The sun goes in a circuit (Psalm 19:6). Some scientists
scoffed at this verse thinking that it taught geocentricity –
the theory that the sun revolves around the earth. They insisted
the sun was stationary. However, we now know that the sun is
traveling through space at approximately 600,000 miles per hour.
It is literally moving through space in a huge circuit – just as
the Bible stated 3,000 years ago!
52.
Circumcision on the eighth
day is ideal (Genesis 17:12; Leviticus 12:3; Luke 1:59). Medical
science has discovered that the blood clotting chemical
prothrombin peaks in a newborn on the eighth day. This is
therefore the safest day to circumcise a baby. How did Moses
know?!
Visit:
Biblical Accuracy and Circumcision on the 8th Day
(Apologetics Press)
53.
God has given us just the right amount of water to sustain
life (Isaiah 40:12). We now recognize that if there was
significantly more or less water, the earth would not support
life as we know it.
Visit:
The Anthropic Principle: Is the Earth Fine-Tuned for Life? (ChristianAnswers.net)
54.
The earth was designed for biological life (Isaiah 45:18).
Scientists have discovered that the most fundamental
characteristics of our earth and cosmos are so finely tuned that
if just one of them were even slightly different, life as we
know it couldn't exist. This is called the Anthropic Principle
and it agrees with the Bible which states that God formed the
earth to be inhabited.
Visit:
The Earth: Unique in All the
Universe
(ICR)
Design in Nature: The Anthropic Principle
(ICR)
God By The Numbers (Christianity Today)
55.
The universe is expanding (Job 9:8; Isaiah 42:5; Jeremiah
51:15; Zechariah 12:1). Repeatedly God declares that He
stretches out the heavens. During the early 20th century, most
scientists (including Einstein) believed the universe was
static. Others believed it should have collapsed due to gravity.
Then in 1929, astronomer Edwin Hubble showed that distant
galaxies were receding from the earth, and the further away they
were, the faster they were moving. This discovery revolutionized
the field of astronomy. Eisntein admitted his mistake, and today
most astronomers agree with what the Creator told us millennia
ago – the universe is expanding!
Visit:
The Battle for the Cosmic Center
(ICR)
56.
Law of Biogenesis explained
(Genesis 1). Scientists observe that life only comes from
existing life. This law has never been violated under
observation or experimentation (as evolution imagines).
Therefore life, God’s life, created all life.
Visit:
Chemical Evolution: Spontaneous generation; Stanley Miller
Experiment (ChristianAnswers.net)
Evolution is Biologically Impossible
(ICR)
The Myth Of Chemical Evolution
(ICR)
Virgil's Aeneid, by Chance Alone?
(ICR)
The Origin of Life: Theories on the
Origin of Biological Order
(ICR)
57.
Animal and plant extinction explained (Jeremiah 12:4; Hosea
4:3). According to evolution, occasionally we should witness a
new kind springing into existence. Yet, this has never been
observed. On the contrary, as Scripture explains, since the
curse on all creation, we observe death and extinction (Romans
8:20-22).
Visit:
How did bad things come about? (CristianAnswers.net)
Extinction
(ICR)
Chicxulub and the Demise of the Dinosaurs
(ICR)
58.
Light travels in a path (Job
38:19). Light is said to have a “way” [Hebrew: derek, literally
a traveled path or road]. Until the 17th century it was believed
that light was transmitted instantaneously. We now know that
light is a form of energy that travels at ~186,000 miles per
second in a straight line. Indeed, there is a “way” of light.
Visit:
Light travels in a path was foretold in the Bible hundreds of
years before scientists discovered it (creationists.org)
59.
Air has weight (Job 28:25). It was
once thought that air was weightless. Yet 4,000 years ago Job
declared that God established “a weight for the wind.” In recent
years, meteorologists have calculated that the average
thunderstorm holds thousands of tons of rain. To carry this
load, air must have mass.
60. Jet stream anticipated (Ecclesiates
1:6). At a time when it was thought that winds blew straight,
the Bible declares “The wind goes toward the south, and turns
around to the north; The wind whirls about continually, and
comes again on its circuit.” King Solomon wrote this 3,000 years
ago. Now consider this: it was not until World War II that
airmen discovered the jet stream circuit.
61. Medical quarantine
instituted (Leviticus 13:45-46; Numbers 5:1-4). Long before man
understood the principles of quarantine, God commanded the
Israelites to isolate those with a contagious disease until
cured.
Visit:
The First Book Of Public Hygiene (Answers In Genesis)
Modern medicine? (Answers In Genesis)
62. Each star is unique (1
Corinthians 15:41). Centuries before the advent of the
telescope, the Bible declared what only God and the angels knew
– each star varies in size and intensity!
Visit:
The Stars of Heaven (Institute For Creation Research)
63.
The Bible says that light can be sent, and then manifest
itself in speech (Job 38:35). We now know that radio waves and
light waves are two forms of the same thing – electromagnetic
waves. Therefore, radio waves are a form of light. Today, using
radio transmitters, we can send “lightnings” which indeed speak
when they arrive.
64. Laughter promotes
physical healing (Proverbs 17:22). Recent studies confirm what
King Solomon was inspired to write 3,000 years ago, “A merry
heart does good, like medicine.” For instance, laughter reduces
levels of certain stress hormones. This brings balance to the
immune system, which helps your body fight off disease.
Visit:
Benefits of Laughter (Personal-Development.com)
Humor and Laughter: Health Benefits and Online Sources (helpguide.org)
65.
Intense sorrow or stress is
harmful to your health (Proverbs 18:14; Mark 14:34). Researchers
have studied individuals with no prior medical problems who
showed symptoms of stress cardiomyopathy including chest pain,
difficulty breathing, low blood pressure, and even heart failure
– following a stressful incident.
Visit:
The Physical Dangers of Stress (Fitness Article)
66. Microorganisms
anticipated (Exodus 22:31). The Bible warns “Whatever dies
naturally or is torn by beasts he shall not eat, to defile
himself with it: I am the LORD” (Leviticus 22:8). Today we
understand that a decaying carcass is full of disease causing
germs.
67.
The Bible cautions against consuming fat (Leviticus 7:23).
Only in recent decades has the medical community determined that
fat clogs arteries and contributes to heart disease.
68.
Do not consume blood
(Leviticus 17:12). A common ritual in many religions in the
ancient world was to drink blood. However, the Creator
repeatedly told His people to abstain from blood (Genesis 9:4;
Leviticus 3:17; Acts 15:20; 21:25). Of course, modern science
reveals that consuming raw blood is dangerous.
69.
The Bible describes dinosaurs
(Job 40:15-24). In 1842, Sir Richard Owen coined the word
dinosaur, meaning “terrible lizard,” after discovering large
reptilian-like fossils. However in the Book of Job, written
4,000 years earlier, God describes the behemoth as: the largest
of all land creatures, plant eating (herbivore), with great
strength in its hips and legs, powerful stomach muscles, a tail
like a cedar tree, and bones like bars of iron. This is an
accurate description of sauropods – the largest known dinosaur
family.
Visit:
The Great Dinosaur Mystery (CristianAnswers.net)
How Do The Dinosaurs Fit In?
(ICR)
Did Dinosaurs Survive The Flood?
(ICR)
Dragons in Paradise
(ICR)
Leviathan
(ICR)
Dinosaurs And The Bible
(ICR)
Dinosaur Mania and Our Children
(ICR)
70. Pleasure explained (Psalm
36:8). Evolution cannot explain pleasure – even the most complex
chemicals do not experience bliss. However, the Bible states
that God “gives us richly all things to enjoy” (1 Timothy 6:17).
Pleasure is a gift from God.
71. Life is more than matter
and energy (Genesis 2:7; Job 12:7-10). We know that if a
creature is denied air it dies. Even though its body may be
perfectly intact, and air and energy are reintroduced to spark
life, the body remains dead. Scripture agrees with the
observable evidence when it states that only God can give the
breath of life. Life cannot be explained by raw materials, time,
and chance alone – as evolutionists would lead us to believe.
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Breath And Spirit (ICR)
On the Origin of Language
(ICR)
72. Origin of music explained
(Psalm 40:3). Evolution cannot explain the origin of music. The
Bible says that every good gift comes from God (James 1:17).
This includes joyful melodies. God has given both man and angels
the gift of music-making (Genesis 4:21; Ezekiel 28:13). Singing
is intended to express rejoicing in and worship of the Lord (Job
38:7; Psalm 95:1-2).
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Music—evidence of creation (Answers In Genesis)
73. Our ancestors were
not primitive (Genesis 4:20-22; Job 8:8-10; 12:12).
Archeologists have discovered that our ancestors mined, had
metallurgical factories, created air-conditioned buildings,
designed musical instruments, studied the stars, and much more.
This evidence directly contradicts the theory of evolution, but
agrees completely with God’s Word.
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Ancient civilizations and modern man (Answers In Genesis)
The mystery of ancient man (Answers In Genesis)
Language, Creation and the Inner Man (ICR)
74.
Cavemen described in the
Bible (Job 30:1-8). Four thousand years ago, Job describes
certain “vile men” who were driven from society to forage “among
the bushes” for survival and who “live in the clefts of the
valleys, (and) in caves of the earth and the rocks.” Therefore
“cavemen” were simply outcasts and vagabounds – not our
primitive ancestors as evolutionists speculate.
75.
Environmental devastation of
the planet foreseen (Revelation 11:18). Though evolution
imagines that things should be getting better, the Bible foresaw
what is really occurring today: pollution, destruction and
corrupt dominion.
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Creation and the Environment (ICR)
The Bible, Creation, and Ecology (ICR)
76.
The seed of a plant contains
its life (Genesis 1:11; 29). As stated in the Book of Genesis,
we now recognize that inside the humble seed is life itself.
Within the seed is a tiny factory of amazing complexity. No
scientist can build a synthetic seed and no seed is simple!
77.
A seed must die to produce
new life (1 Corinthians 15:36-38). Jesus said, “unless a grain
of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but
if it dies, it produces much grain.” (John 12:24). In this verse
is remarkable confirmation of two of the fundamental concepts in
biology: 1) Cells arise only from existing cells. 2) A grain
must die to produce more grain. The fallen seed is surrounded by
supporting cells from the old body. These supporting cells “give
their lives” to provide nourishment to the inner kernel. Once
planted, this inner kernel germinates resulting in much grain.
78. The order of creation
agrees with true science (Genesis 1). Plants require sunlight,
water, and minerals in order to survive. In the first chapter of
Genesis we read that God created light first (v.3), then water
(v. 6), then soil (v. 9), and then He created plant life (v.
11).
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What is the order of events in the biblical Creation? (CristianAnswers.net)
79.
God created “lights” in the
heavens “for signs and seasons, and for days and years” (Genesis
1:14-16). We now know that a year is the time required for the
earth to travel once around the sun. The seasons are caused by
the changing position of the earth in relation to the sun. The
moon’s phases follow one another in clock-like precision –
constituting the lunar calendar Evolution teaches that the
cosmos evolved by random chance, yet the Bible agrees with the
observable evidence.
80.
The Bible speaks of “heaven
and the highest heavens” (Deuteronomy 10:14). Long before the
Hubble Space Telescope, Scripture spoke of the “heaven of
heavens” and the “third heaven” (1 Kings 8:27; 2 Corinthians
12:2). We now know that the heavens consist of our immediate
atmosphere and the vast reaches of outer space – as well as
God’s wonderful abode.
81.
Olive oil and wine useful on
wounds (Luke 10:34). Jesus told of a Samaritan man, who when he
came upon a wounded traveler, he bandaged him – pouring upon his
wounds olive oil and wine. Today we know that wine contains
ethyl alcohol and traces of methyl alcohol. Both are good
disinfectants. Olive oil is also a good disinfectant, as well as
a skin moisturizer, protector, and soothing lotion. This is
common knowledge to us today. However, did you know that during
the Middle Ages and right up till the early 20th century,
millions died because they did not know to treat and protect
open wounds?
82.
Man is “fearfully and
wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14). We are only beginning to probe
the complexity of the DNA molecule, the eye, the brain, and all
the intricate components of life. No human invention compares to
the marvelous wonders of God’s creation.
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Mankind- The Pinnacle of God's Creation (ICR)
83.
Beauty understood (Genesis
1:31; 2:9; Job 40:10; Ecclesiastes 3:11; Matthew 6:28-30).
Beauty surrounds us: radiant sunsets, majestic mountains,
brightly colored flowers, glowing gems, soothing foliage,
brilliantly adorned birds, etc. Beauty is a mystery to the
evolutionist. However, Scripture reveals that God creates
beautiful things for our benefit and His glory.
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Beauty (oldpaths.com)
84. Strong and weak nuclear
force explained (Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:3). Physicists do
not understand what binds the atom’s nucleus together. Yet, the
Bible states that “all things consist” – or are held together by
the Creator – Jesus Christ.
85.
Atomic fission anticipated (2
Peter 3:10-12). Scripture states that “the elements will melt
with fervent heat” when the earth and the heavens are
“dissolved” by fire. Today we understand that if the elements of
the atom are loosed, there would be an enormous release of heat
and energy (radiation).
86.
The Pleiades and Orion star
clusters described (Job 38:31). The Pleiades star cluster is
gravitationally bound, while the Orion star cluster is loose and
disintegrating because the gravity of the cluster is not enough
to bind the group together. 4,000 years ago God asked Job, "Can
you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loose the belt of
Orion?" Yet, it is only recently that we realized that the
Pleiades is gravitationally bound, but Orion's stars are flying
apart.
87.
Safe drinking water
(Leviticus 11:33-36). God forbade drinking from vessels or
stagnant water that had been contaminated by coming into contact
with a dead animal. It is only in the last 100 years that
medical science has learned that contaminated water can cause
typhoid and cholera.
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The First Book Of Public Hygiene (Answers In Genesis)
Modern medicine? (Answers In Genesis)
88. Pest control (Leviticus
25:1-24). Farmers are plagued today with insects. Yet God gave a
sure-fire remedy to control pests centuries ago. Moses commanded
Israel to set aside one year in seven when no crops were raised.
Insects winter in the stalks of last year’s harvest, hatch in
the spring, and are perpetuated by laying eggs in the new crop.
If the crop is denied one year in seven, the pests have nothing
to subsist upon, and are thereby controlled.
89.
Soil conservation (Leviticus
23:22). Not only was the land to lay fallow every seventh year,
but God also instructed farmers to leave the gleanings when
reaping their fields, and not to reap the corners (sides) of
their fields. This served several purposes: 1) Vital soil
minerals would be maintained. 2) The hedge row would limit wind
erosion. 3) The poor could eat the gleanings. Today,
approximately four billion metric tons of soil are lost from
U.S. crop lands each year. Much of this soil depletion could be
avoided if God’s commands were followed.
90.
Animal instincts understood
(Job 39; Proverbs 30:24-28; Jeremiah 8:7). A newly hatched
spider weaves an intricate web without being taught. A recently
emerged butterfly somehow knows to navigate a 2,500-mile
migration route without a guide. God explains that He has
endowed each creature with specific knowledge. Scripture, not
evolution, explains animal instincts.
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Instinct, Wise Behavior, Unlearned Knowledge And Abilities (oldpaths.com)
91.
Animals do not have a
conscience (Psalm 32:9). A parrot can be taught to swear and
blaspheme, yet never feel conviction. Many animals steal, but
they do not experience guilt. If man evolved from animals, where
did our conscience come from? The Bible explains that man alone
was created as a moral being in God’s image.
92.
Pseudo-science anticipated (1 Timothy 6:20). The theory of
evolution contradicts the observable evidence. The Bible warned
us in advance that there would be those who would profess:
“profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is
falsely called knowledge (science).” True science agrees with
the Creator’s Word.
93.
Science confirms the Bible
(Colossians 2:3). These insights place the Bible far above every
manmade theory and all other so-called inspired books. In
contrast, the Koran states that the sun sets in a muddy pond
(Surah 18:86). The Hadith contains many myths. The Book of
Mormon declares that Native Americans descended from Jews –
which has been disproven by DNA research. The Eastern writings
also contradict true science.
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DNA Evidence And The Book Of Mormon (CristianAnswers.net)
94.
Human conscience understood
(Romans 2:14-15). The Bible reveals that God has impressed His
moral law onto every human heart. Con means with and science
means knowledge. We know it is wrong to murder, lie, steal, etc.
Only the Bible explains that each human has a God-given
knowledge of right and wrong.
95.
Love explained (Matthew
22:37-40; 1 John 4:7-12). Evolution cannot explain love. Yet,
God’s Word reveals that the very purpose of our existence is to
know and love God and our fellow man. God is love, and we were
created in His image to reflect His love.
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Is Man a "Higher" Animal?
(ICR)
96.
The real you is spirit
(Numbers 16:22; Zechariah 12:1). Personality is non-physical.
For example, after a heart transplant the recipient does not
receive the donor’s character. An amputee is not half the person
he was before loosing his limbs. Our eternal nature is spirit,
heart, soul, mind. The Bible tells us that “man looks at the
outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart” (1 Samuel
16:7).
97.
The cause of suffering
revealed (Genesis 3; Isaiah 24:5-6). The earth is subject to
misery, which appears at odds with our wonderfully designed
universe. However, the Bible, not evolution, explains the origin
of suffering. When mankind rebelled against God, the curse
resulted – introducing affliction, pain and death into the
world.
98.
Death explained (Romans
6:23). All eventually die. The Bible alone explains why we die –
“The soul who sins shall die” (Ezekiel 18:20). Sin is
transgression of God’s Law. To see if you will die, please
review God’s Ten Commandments (Exodus 20). Have you ever lied?
(White lies and fibs count.) Ever stolen? (Cheating on a test or
taxes is stealing.) Jesus said that “whoever looks at a woman to
lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his
heart” (Matthew 5:28). Have you ever looked with lust? Then
you’re an adulterer at heart. Have you ever hated someone or
called someone a fool? If so, the Bible says you are guilty of
murder (Matthew 5:21-22; 1 John 3:15). Have you ever used your
Creator’s name (Lord, God, Jesus, or Christ) in vain? This is
called blasphemy – and God hates it. If you have broken these
commandments at any time, then by your own admission, you are a
blasphemer, a murderer, an adulterer, a thief, and a liar at
heart. And we have only looked at five of the Ten Commandments.
This is why we die.
99.
Justice understood (Acts
17:30-31). Our God-given conscience reveals that all sin will be
judged. Down deep we know that He who created the eyes sees
every secret sin (Romans 2:16). He who formed our mind remembers
our past offense as if it just occurred. God has declared that
the penalty for sin is death. Physical death comes first, then
the second death – which is eternal separation from God in the
lake of fire (Revelation 21:8). God cannot lie. Every sin will
be judged. His justice demands it. But God is also rich in mercy
to all who call upon His name. He has made a way for justice to
be served and mercy to be shown.
100.
Eternal life revealed (John
3:16). Scientists search in vain for the cure for aging and
death. Yet, the good news is that God, who is the source of all
life, has made a way to freely forgive us so that we may live
forever with Him in heaven. “But God demonstrates His own love
toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for
us” (Romans 5:8). “For God so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not
perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). God desires a
loving, eternal relationship with each person – free from sin,
fear, and pain. Therefore, He sent His Son to die as our
substitute on the cross. “The wages of sin is death, but the
gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans
6:23). Jesus never sinned, therefore He alone qualified to pay
the penalty for our sins on the cross. He died in our place. He
then rose from the grave defeating death. All who turn from
their sins and trust Him will be saved. To repent and place your
trust in Jesus Christ, make Psalm 51 your prayer. Then read your
Bible daily, obeying what you read. God will never let you down.
101.
The solution to suffering
(Revelation 21). Neither evolution nor religion offers a
solution to suffering. But God offers heaven as a gift to all
who trust in His Son. In heaven, “God will wipe away every tear
from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor
crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have
passed away” (Revelation 21:4).
The Bible is inspired by the
Creator. Therefore it is no surprise that life’s ultimate
questions are answered within its pages. The Bible reveals the
purpose of our existence. Scripture alone explains where our
conscience came from. And no other source explains the root
cause of death. Seeing that all die, wouldn’t it be wise to
search for the remedy in the only book that proves it was
inspired by God? The Bible offers the only remedy for sin,
suffering, and death. God’s Word presents the only perfect,
sinless Savior – one who died for our sins and rose from the
dead.
Jesus is the Creator (John 1; Colossians 1). He said “I
and My Father are one” (John 10:30). He said, “I am the way, the
truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through
Me” (John 14:6). And He promises His followers: “I give them
eternal life, and they shall never perish” (John 10:28). Your
eternal destiny will be determined by your choice. There is only
one provision for sin. Jesus died in your place. Only by faith
in Christ’s finished work will you be saved. This is God’s free
gift offered to all. Please do not let pride, religion,
opinions, or love for sin separate you from God. No sin is worth
an eternity in hell. Please heed Jesus’ words – “Repent, and
believe in the gospel” (Mark 1:15). If you do, you will live in
heaven with our awesome Creator forever!
* Adapted from "101
Scientific Facts and Foreknowledge" by Eternal Productions /
www.eternal-productions.org
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