The Study Catechism
Tuesday, 12 January 1999
Question 27. Does your confession of God as Creator contradict the
findings of modern science?
No. My confession of God as Creator answers three questions: Who?,
How? and Why? It affirms that (a) the triune God, who is
self-sufficient, (b) called the world into being out of nothing by the
creative power of God's Word (c) for the sake of sharing love and
freedom. Natural science has much to teach us about the particular
mechanisms and processes of nature, but it is not in a position to
answer these questions about ultimate reality, which point to
mysteries that science as such is not equipped to explore. Nothing
basic to the Christian faith contradicts the findings of modern
science, nor does anything essential to modern science contradict the
Christian faith.
John 1:1-3 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All
things came into being through him, and without him not one thing
came into being."
Ron Schooler
Brethren Christian High School
21141 Strathmoor Lane
Huntington Beach, California 92646
714 962-6617
FAX 714 962-3171
rschooler@bchs.pvt.k12.ca.us