Is the Bible Scientifically Correct

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Is the Bible
Scientifically Correct ?
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3 Views of Bible
1. Human Document 2. Not entirely the Word of
God 3. All scripture is inspired of God - 2
Tim. 316-17
Is the Bible Accurate from a Scientific
standpoint ?
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Bible is not a book of Science

• That is true
• When it does touch on a scientific theme it must
  be true
• Not a book of Math
• Dan. 925-27 - 70 weeks
• 62 7 1

70
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Bibles Scientific Precision

• Completed 20 centuries ago
• Consistent with discoveries of science
• Science books must be updated every few years

Biography of the Earth
Dr. George Gamow
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1. The Universe is Eternal

• In the beginning God created the heavens and the
  Earth Gen. 11
• Bertrand Russell No reason why the world should
  not have always existed
• Robert Jastrow Modern science denies eternal
  existence to the universe

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2. Made of one

• Acts 1726 ASV and He made of one every nation
  of men to dwell on all the face of the earth
• Human family from one Adam
• Asserts the unity of humanity

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2. Made of one

• Charles Darwin argued that the Caucasian Races
  are superior
• WWII Red Cross segregated blood according to
  race
• Physical unity shared by all ethnic families of
  the earth

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2. Made of one
Dr. Ashley Montague All the ethnic groups of man
must have originated from a single ancestral
stock.
The Bible is True !
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Alleged Inaccuracies
1. Gen. 16 firmament

• A firm vault holds back the water
• Traced back to Septuagint
• Hebrew expanse not solid

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Alleged Inaccuracies
2. Num. 2322 Unicorn

• Inaccurate translation
• Hebrew refers to a species of extinct wild ox

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Alleged Inaccuracies
3. Rev. 71 Four Corners

• Figurative expression
• Marines serving the flag at the four corners of
  the earth
• circle of the earth Isa. 4022

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False Science not in Bible

• Human writings reflect the science of their day
• Science books are revised often
• The Bible does not have any false science of the
  ancient world

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False Science not in Bible
1. Aristotle Brain is a compound of earth and
water

• Brain in men larger than women but it is not
• Region of heart in man is hotter not true

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False Science not in Bible
2. Papyrus Ebers Egypt 16th

• Prescription to prevent losing ones hair
• Written about same time that Moses wrote the
  Pentateuch
• Sanitation regulations

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Is the Bible
YES
Scientifically Correct ?
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REMISSION OF SINS