I Believe in God, but I Trust in Science, Not the SupernaturalSýnishorn

Faith and Science are friends, not enemies!

Let’s be honest- The Christian faith calls us to believe in a God we can’t see! The Bible claims that magnificent miracles really did happen! In fact, the claim that a dead Jewish man came back to life is the whole foundation of the Christian faith! This is certifiably crazy in a rational, naturalistic worldview. You’ve likely heard the message that science and faith are in conflict. This conflict narrative has flowed from a generation of leading atheists like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens.

Richard Dawkins said, “Faith is like a mental illness. A great copout. The excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence.”

But maybe the worlds of pure secularism and naturalism that resort to name-calling and bullying are outdated. Amazingly, such life and death certainty is placed on scientific theories, which are constantly changing. What if faith and science are friends and not enemies? A few years ago, a major national study showed that over half of all scientists believe in God, and 36% said they do not doubt God’s existence. Only a small minority of scientists are true atheists. So, what if there are questions that science can’t answer? Questions like, “What is the meaning of life?” or “Why do I have a sense of right and wrong?” What if we didn’t believe the sound bites that say there is a good guy and a bad guy in this story? What if pure science and faith are friends, not enemies?

Ask Yourself: What could be the consequences of science without faith?

Pause to Pray: Oh God, please use these next five days to increase my faith. Open my eyes, ears, and heart like never before. Amen

Take a Next Step: Start a discussion with a friend (or your family) by asking, “Do you think faith and science are friends or enemies?”