(Gen 1:1), “God…” “As the study of events
following the Big Bang is extended mathematically to earlier times (using the
Lambda-CDM concordance model), the size of the universe shrinks toward zero
and, inversely, the temperatures and density increase toward infinity…This
condition of infinities is referred to as a singularity and singularities
cannot be treated by conventional mathematics…The conditions of time zero
elude us…Although there is a theoretical solution in the world of physics to
this problem of the beginning in terms that are perceivable by humans, there is
no solution.” [1] Just as any
value divided by zero is “indeterminate”, so also are the properties of the
universe where infinite matter is contained in a volume approaching a size of zero,
i.e., a singularity. “Infinity cannot be
dealt with quantitatively and so cosmologists cannot describe the conditions of
our absolute origin in real terms.” [2]
Scripture defines God as the “singularity”, the force
behind creation, “All things came into
being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come
into being” (John 1:3),
and “For by Him all things were
created, both in the heavens and on the earth, visible and invisible, whether
thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things have been created
through Him and for Him.” (Col 1:16). The universe came into existence by: The
Word of God (John 1:1-3), and was ordained
by the Will of God, (Rev 4:11). God existed before the creation, “He is before all things, and in Him all
things hold together,” (Col 1:17). Other verses often referenced include: (Prov 8:22-31)(John 17:24)(Eph 1:4)(2 Tim
1:9)(Titus 1:2)(1 Pet 1:20)(Rev 4:11).
A few scientists still hold to a position that the
universe is an oscillating system where the effects of gravity slow down the
expansion and ultimately cause the universe to contract to a point where the
Big Bang will be repeated in the future.
This position is a steady-state form of the Big Bang where the universe always
existed, and therefore, does not require a creator. To date (2015), scientists have not
identified sufficient mass in the universe or other forces to promote a
contraction. In 2011, the Nobel Prize
for Physics was awarded to Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt, and Adam Riess, “for
the (1998) discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe.” Rather than slowing, the expansion of the
universe is accelerating. That finding caught the scientific community by surprise. If there is a beginning, the cosmos was
initiated by a causal Agent operating beyond space and time. According to Dr. Gerald L Schroeder,
“A Big Bang followed by an
unending expansion of the universe tells us that there was a beginning and
that, at a minimum, there is a place for a Beginner.” [3]
(Gen 1:1), “…created...” The Hebrew word used at the
beginning of Genesis for “created” is “bara” (Gen 1:2, 2:4)(Psa 148:5)(Isa 40:26), which is understood as
bringing something new into existence out of nothing. The word only occurs four times in
scripture. While man is capable of
creating from materials that already exist, only God is capable of bringing
into existence a creation from nothing, as the Hebrew writer stated, “The worlds were prepared by the word of
God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible,” (Heb 11:3). The Bible stands alone in declaring that God created the universe out of nothing and that space and time only come into existence at the time of creation.
“By contrast, those sacred
books with no clear connection to the Bible claim that a god, gods, or forces
created the cosmos within space and time, which, they say, have always
existed. The Bible stands apart in
declaring that space and time are not eternal but rather, suddenly came into
being by an act of God, a Being completely independent from – that is,
transcendent to or outside of -- space, time, matter, and energy. The importance of this unique doctrine cannot
be overstated. It sets biblical
revelation apart from all other so-called revelatory writings.” [4]
[1] Genesis
and the Big Bang, Dr. Gerald L. Schroeder, Ph.D., 1990 Edition, page 66
[2] Genesis
and the Big Bang, Dr. Gerald L. Schroeder, Ph.D., 1990 Edition, page 63
[3] Genesis
and the Big Bang, Dr. Gerald L. Schroeder, Ph.D., 1990 Edition, page 79
[4] Genesis
and the Big Bang, Dr. Gerald L. Schroeder, Ph.D., 1990 Edition, page 28
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