As I travel internationally and engage with college students, I hear different forms of these questions a lot—How can you believe in science and God at the same time? What about evolution? Doesn’t science disprove religion?

The short answer to the question is that God created science. The writer of Hebrews describes the role Jesus played in the creation and still plays in our physical world:

In these last days God has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.

While not meant as a science text, we gain insight into the role and power of Jesus as he relates to the universe surrounding us. He was present at the start of it all, and even today hold the universe together by his word. Words matter when it comes to forming galaxies. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1). God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light (Genesis 1:3).

I sat with a biologist recently who shared how the overwhelming complexity of the tiny slice of the world he studies leads him to greater faith in Jesus. How did this magnificent creation get here without a magnificent Creator? It’s a good thought to ponder, and an insightful question for one who doubts the connection between a gracious God and the lives we live.

The Word created and the Word sustains. Most wonderfully, we can turn to the Word as we walk through his world today.

Hebrews 1 in Through the Bible in 2024

Photo by Eilis Garvey