Scientific Principle |
Biblical Reference |
Cosmology/Astronomy |
Time had a beginning |
2 Timothy
1:9, Titus 1:2, 1 Corinthians 2:7 |
The universe had a
beginning |
Genesis 1:1,
2:4, Isaiah 42:5, etc. |
The universe was created
from the invisible |
Hebrews 11:3 |
The dimensions of the
universe were created |
Romans
8:38-39 |
The universe is
expanding |
Job 9:8,
Psalms 104:2, Isaiah 40:22, Isaiah 42:5, Isaiah 44:24, Isaiah 45:12, Isaiah
48:13, Isaiah 51:13, Jeremiah 10:12, Jeremiah 51:15, Zechariah 12:1 |
Creation of matter and
energy has ended in the universe (refutes steady-state theory) |
Genesis
2:3-4 |
The universe is winding
down and will "wear out" |
Psalms
102:25-27 |
Describes the correct
order of creation |
Genesis 1 |
Number of stars exceeds
a billion |
Genesis
22:17, Jeremiah 33:22 |
Every star is different |
1
Corinthians 15:41 |
Pleiades and Orion as
gravitationally bound star groups |
Job 38:31 |
Light is in motion |
Job 38:19-20 |
The earth is controlled
by the heavens |
Job 38:33 |
Earth is a sphere |
Isaiah
40:22, Job 26:10 |
At any time, there is
day and night on the Earth |
Luke
17:34-35 |
Earth is suspended in
space |
Job 26:7 |
Earth Sciences |
Formation of continents
by tectonic activity described |
Psalms
104:6-9, Proverbs 3:19 |
Water cycle described |
Ecclesiastes
1:7; Isaiah 55:10, Job 36:27-28 |
Valleys exist on the
bottom of the sea |
2 Samuel
22:16 |
Vents exist on the
bottom of the sea |
Job 38:16 |
Ocean currents in the
sea |
Psalms 8:8 |
Air has weight |
Job 28:25 |
Winds blow in circular
paths |
Ecclesiastes
1:6 |
Biology |
The chemical nature of
human life |
Genesis 2:7,
3:19 |
Life of creatures are in
the blood |
Leviticus
17:11 |
The nature
of infectious diseases |
Leviticus
13:46 |
Importance
of sanitation to health |
Numbers 19,
Deuteronomy 23:12-13, Leviticus 7-9 |