Outdated or Ahead of Its Time? / SCIENCE

 THE BIBLE IS NOT A SCIENCE TEXTBOOK, YET IT CONTAINS STATEMENTS THAT WERE WAY AHEAD OF THEIR TIME, CONSIDER A FEW EXAMPLES.

Did the physical universe have a beginning? Leading scientists once felt strongly that the answer was no. Now they generally accept that there was a beginning to the universe, The Bible said that clearly all along. - GENESIS 1:1.

What is the shape of the earth? 

In ancient times, many people thought that the earth was flat. In the fifth century B.C.E., Greek scientists suggested that it was a sphere. But long before that-in the eighth century B.C.E.-the Bible writer Isaiah referred to "the circle of earth," using a word that may also be rendered "sphere." - ISAIAH 40:22. 

Next time: Are the physical heavens subject to decay?

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