Author Rob Bell recently toured the States with his speech titled "Everything is Spiritual". Watch this short 6min excerpt from it, or watch the full 1hr 18min version beneath it.
Short 6min Excerpt
Full 1hr 18min
We will only reference the first, shorter one.
Isn't it amazing how unlikely life on this planet is!?! Rob Bell has been considered somewhat of a controversial figure in Christianity through his books Love Wins, Velvet Elvis, and Sex God (among others). This time, he tackles the science vs Christianity battle. However, if you watch the full video, he speaks of many scientific views as truth. He doesn't waver when addressing the vastness of the universe and doesn't flinch when talking about the age of the earth.
Have you ever argued against science for Christianity sake?
Often times Christians puff their chests to battle against science but do we ever establish why this is? God created the universe, every intricate detail, including the way it all works harmoniously. Therefore, if someone could without a doubt prove that the Big Bang were true, would it shake your faith?
Science, in a way, is a perfect form of the pursuit of intelligence, and, more importantly, the pursuit of truth. People who follow Christ know that He is the truth and should feel comfortable in supporting practices around science as well. This isn't to say that all people associated with science (scientists, theorists, etc) are perfect (Christ-like) just like, let's face it, many Christians aren't.
Remember, science doesn't destroy God; God created science.
Next, let's look at the vastness of the universe.
NASA released a mesmerizing video of high definition recordings of ultraviolet waves from the sun. It's a thirty minute video so feel free to click through but notice the huge starbursts and beauty in the celestial body God created for us to gaze upon, bathe under, and see the rest of the beauty of this world with.
Hard to tell how huge those starbursts really are? See the image below the video with an earth to sun size comparison.
After watching that, think of how amazing it is that God created stars like our sun, and much larger (as in, 1500 times as big as our sun) across a constantly growing universe with intricacies in chemical and, possibly, biological makeup for us to discover and study. This is the same God who sent His son to die for you.
To God, we are all, individually, the most important thing in the universe.
Bible References
John 3:16-17
For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.
1 John 4:19
We love each other because he loved us first.
Romans 8:38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Isaiah 45:12
I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, [even] my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
Hebrews 11:3
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Psalm 111:2
Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.
And because we are all children at heart...
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