The Bible is reliable from the standpoint of Astrophysics

It has been argued that the most important treatise ever written on physics can be found in Genesis 1:1. Do you realize that everything which exists in the known universe can be found in Genesis 1:1? The universe is comprised of time, space, and matter! Each of these is represented in that most important first verse of Scripture:

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." Genesis 1:1

Let's take a closer look. In the beginning (time), God created the heavens (space) and the earth (matter). A sarcastic physicist might say, "You forgot energy." Okay, let's take another look. In the beginning, God created (energy) the heavens and the earth.

 

It has also been said that the universe reflects the Triune Nature of its Creator. Not only is it broken down into three parts (time,space,and matter) but each of these can be further broken down:

Time: Past, Present and Future
Space: Length, Width, and Height
Matter: Solid, Liquid, and Gas

This should suffice for now - at least until we start to discuss Hyperspace and String Theory. In short, the Bible's discussion of astrophysics doesn't end with the first verse of the Bible. Search the links to the right to learn more.

Coming into the last century, the atheistic model of the universe depended on three notions:

1. Infinite Time
2. Limitless Space
3. Eternal Matter

In other words, these things needed to be in order for the universe to exist without a Creator God. Well, the past 150 years or so have thoroughly dispelled this. Each leg of the atheistic tripod has been knocked out. The reason the Big Bang has become the central model of atheistic thought is an acknowledgement of the untenable nature of this once held proposition.