The fact of a Divine creation is declared in the very first statement of the Bible: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Gen. 1:1). Christians believe this to be true without question and without apology to modern science. There is good reason. Since creation is not observable and has not been repeated then any "scientific" explanation of the universe demands faith to receive it. In reality, what people are being asked to do is to make a choice between the science of Humanism and Creation Science. The choice to remain with the Scriptures should be constant for it is part of the Word of God that lives and abides forever. In contrast science keeps changing.

During the latter part of the nineteenth century, the infamous atheist Robert G. Ingersol laughed at Moses for summarizing the whole subject of astronomy in five words: "He made the stars also." Robert Ingersol should not have laughed. The author of Genesis never intended to teach astronomy as much as he wanted to declare a logical and necessary starting point: God was the Creator of all things. Five words were enough to state the obvious.

It is one of the ironies of history and literature that Genesis chapter 1 should be declared unscientific for Genesis chapter 1 has made the study of true science possible. Historically, there was no science, and there could be no science, until men recognized that unity, order, and development are intrinsic in nature. This understanding came as a result of accepting the Divine revelation. It was Christian men who gave the world science because they realized that God was a God of unity, order, and law. The unity, order, and law that God established according to sovereign will could be studied. And so it was that science was born. The world owes a debt of gratitude to the scientists who were Christian: Francis Bacon, Johannes Kepler, Galileo, William Harvey, and Isaac Newton to name just a few.

Of course, not all Christians have appreciated the scientific mind and new discoveries, even of other Christians who were scientists. The story is told that when speaking of Copernicus (1473-1543), Martin Luther said bluntly, "The fool wants to turn the whole science of astronomy upside down." It was true. Copernicus finally grew bold enough to write, "As if seated upon a royal throne, the Sun rules the family of the planets as they circle around him." Copernicus was correct and consistent with both science and the Scriptures for the Bible never taught the concept that all things revolve around the earth. The Bible never taught that the earth is flat, as it was once believed. In fact, it was Isaiah who saith that, "It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth" (Isa. 40:22) True science will never replace or disprove the Bible for the Bible provides the starting point of all discoveries: "In the beginning God." Inquiring Christian minds want to know as much as possible how God created things in the beginning while unregenerate minds want to insist that creation occurred apart from God. True discovery, however, must always begin with the fundamental proposition: In the beginning God…