Does Science Disprove God? Origins, Miracles, and Worship

Science does not square up against faith like a boxer in a ring. Science grew out of faith’s confidence that a rational God made a rational world that could be studied. Genesis locates that conviction by opening with “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” and John says “all things were made through him.” CS Lewis’s line helps the frame: people expected law in nature because they believed in a Lawgiver. The early pioneers Newton, Kepler, Pascal, Boyle, Faraday, Mendel, and Pasteur practiced science because creation was intelligible under God’s care.

The Bible does not try to be a lab manual. Scripture reveals who God is, what it means to bear his image, why creation is good, how sin entered, and where redemption is headed. Modern questions like precise timelines and mechanisms can be probed, but Genesis mainly answers who and why, not every how and when. Good models can be weighed, but two fixed posts remain firm. God is the sovereign, uncreated Creator, and human beings are made in God’s image, male and female.

The real conflict is not science versus faith, but Christianity versus naturalism. Naturalism says nature is all there is. Christianity says Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and that everything came into being through him. Modern cosmology’s discovery that the universe had a beginning actually fits that confession. A beginning to space, time, matter, and energy points beyond the system to an agent who is not bound by it.

Faith is more than nodding at arguments. James says even demons believe and shudder. Romans 10 says salvation joins heart-belief that God raised Jesus with confessing Jesus as Lord. Belief without lordship stalls out. Lordship moves belief into prayer, obedience, worship, service, and love. Belief is a start. Following Jesus is the life.

Key Takeaways

• 1. Science grew from belief in a Lawgiver [10:29] Science’s founders expected order because they trusted the Creator’s rationality. That expectation birthed methods that test, measure, and repeat. The intelligibility of nature sits comfortably inside a Christian frame. Scientific work becomes an act of studying God’s world with humility and joy. [10:29]
• 2. Scripture reveals God, not lab data [11:43] The Bible was not written to map DNA or diagram pasteurization. Scripture tells who God is, what went wrong, and how God saves through Jesus. Treating it like a textbook misreads its aim and sets up straw-man critiques. Let science answer lab questions while Scripture answers meaning, morality, and destiny. [11:43]
• 3. Genesis answers who and why [16:21] Genesis establishes Creator, creation’s goodness, human dignity, and the reality of sin. Modern people crave timelines and mechanisms, but the text centers vocation and worship. Good models can be explored, yet the anchor points remain fixed. God made all things and stamped his image on humanity. [16:21]
• 4. The real clash is naturalism vs Christianity [20:28] The question is not microscopes against Bibles, but rival worldviews. Naturalism claims nature is all there is, while Christianity proclaims a living God who made and sustains all things. One story flattens meaning into matter and chance. The other grounds purpose, morality, and hope in Christ. [20:28]
• 5. Belief must become lived lordship [31:41] Saving faith is more than agreeing God exists. Romans weds heart-belief in the risen Jesus to confessing him as Lord, which reorders habits, desires, and loyalties. James warns that bare belief can sit lifeless. Lordship pulls faith into action that looks like prayer, obedience, and love. [31:41]

Youtube Chapters

• [00:00] - Welcome
• [00:43] - Summer AMA and resources
• [02:44] - Questions are healthy, 1 Corinthians 13:12
• [05:04] - Has science disproven God?
• [07:28] - Culture’s science-versus-faith picture
• [08:46] - Roots of modern science
• [10:29] - Law in nature, Lawgiver
• [11:43] - Bible and science, different lanes
• [16:21] - Genesis answers who and why
• [18:25] - Non-negotiables: Creator and image
• [20:28] - Worldview clash, not science clash
• [23:39] - The universe had a beginning
• [31:41] - Beyond belief to Lordship
• [34:36] - The gospel at the center
• [35:36] - Invitation to follow Jesus

1. According to Genesis 1:1 and 1:27, what two truths about God and humanity are non-negotiable?
2. Romans 10:9-10 links belief with confession. What specific actions or attitudes does this passage associate with salvation?
3. The sermon mentioned that science grew from the belief in a rational Lawgiver ([10:29]). What examples of early scientists were given, and what motivated their work?
4. How does James 2:19 (referenced in the sermon) challenge the idea that belief alone is sufficient?

1. Why does Genesis focus on answering who created the world and why humans exist, rather than providing scientific details about how or when creation happened?
2. The sermon contrasts naturalism (“nature is all there is”) with Christianity’s claim that “everything came into being through Christ” ([22:09]). How do these worldviews lead to different conclusions about human purpose and morality?
3. If “belief without lordship stalls out” ([31:41]), how does Romans 10:9-10 redefine what it means to truly follow Jesus?
4. The universe having a beginning points to a Creator outside the system ([24:03]). Why might this discovery challenge a naturalistic worldview?

1. The sermon warns against treating the Bible as a science textbook ([11:43]). How can you shift your focus to Scripture’s primary purpose—knowing God and his plan—when questions about science arise?
2. Genesis 1:27 says humans are made in God’s image. What practical difference should this truth make in how you view yourself and treat others this week?
3. Romans 10:9-10 ties belief to confessing Jesus as Lord. What area of your life (habits, relationships, priorities) needs to align more fully with His lordship?
4. The sermon challenges believers to move beyond intellectual agreement to “prayer, obedience, worship, service, and love” ([31:41]). Which of these actions feels most neglected in your walk with God, and how can you prioritize it?
5. If science is “studying God’s world with humility and joy” ([10:29]), how might you engage with scientific discoveries (e.g., medicine, cosmology) as opportunities to worship the Creator?
6. Naturalism reduces life to “matter and chance” ([20:28]). Where have you seen this worldview influence your culture? How can you intentionally counter it with the hope of Christ in conversations?