I Only Believe in Science

This Friday our church is having a Nacho Libre viewing party. That classic Christian tale of conscience, conversion, and courtship rumbles the belly with laughter and draws a sweet tear from the eye. Among countless classic lines, Nacho’s sidekick Steven (Esqueleto) has a standout. When Nacho expresses concern that he had not been baptized, he replies, “I don’t know why you always have to be judging me, because I only believe in science.” Brilliant.

Believe in science. That’s the religion of the day. But those who believe the Scriptures need not fear the often-changing findings of the natural sciences. The realities after which they grasp are, in themselves (at the bottom), perfectly consistent with all that the Bible teaches. Why? Because the same God who inspired the Scriptures created the world. The psalmist exhorts us to this knowledge: “Know that the LORD, he is God!” In other words, the God of the Bible is the God of nature. So let us learn about him from all that he has made without fear.