When I talked about the idea of teaching according to God’s word in the last article, it was pointed out to me by a proof reader that I may have gotten ahead of myself. How? Before we can begin to teach subjects according to God’s word, our children need to see how important it is to us in a real way. How can this be done? First, do we actually use God’s Word coupled with our relationship with Him as the primary tool in making decisions in our lives? Is this consistent enough that our children see this is real to us?
This brings about the second way that our children can see that God’s Word is real. When we make a decision according to God’s Word, this often will bring an attack from the enemy in one form or another. Have our children been able to watch this process and see the victory that God brings in our lives? Look at Exodus 10:2. Moses is told to follow God through a series of attacks against His people by Pharaoh, but God says that this is an opportunity for their children to see God move. They are to then tell their children and grandchildren about these things.
Do you have a number of testimonies of God moving on your behalf because you obeyed Him? If our children have observed this over their young lives, any advice that we give to trust in the Lord will not ring hollow, but will really become an encouragement to them. This is the setting in which God speaks his command in Deuteronomy 6. It is that setting that prompts children to ask questions about God and the things of God. That is why it is important to have time for our children when these “teaching moments” occur.
Now, when we begin to talk with them concerning God’s view of science or history, they can believe what we tell them, because they have seen God move in our lives. When we tell them that God created the world in seven literal days, they understand. They have seen God work miracles for their parents. So the idea of God creating so much in such a short time is no big deal to them. If we show them that man and dinosaurs lived on the earth at the same time (Job 40:18 – 41:34), and we show them the scientific proof that the evolutionists have suppressed, they will believe the Word. They have watched you believe God’s word with clear results, so they know that God does what His Word says.
Now, let us take a look at a few more of the scientific facts in the Bible. For example, it is clear from history that as late as 1492 AD, most Europeans believed that the earth was flat. Columbus is credited with the final disproving of that “fact”. Did you know that the Bible stated that the world is round over 2,000 years earlier? Look at Isaiah 40:22. Some of the newer translations and transliterations change this verse so that it is politically correct. But the KJV, NKJV, NAS and NIV get it right. If you look at the second part of this verse, it says that God stretches out the heavens. Astronomers have recently discovered that the galaxies are constantly expanding outward!
In the Bible, there is no mention of rain until the flood. There are several mentions of dew and the “fountains of the deep”, which we know today to be underground springs and aquifers. Western Kansas lives off the aquifers, because there is insufficient water above the ground with which to grow crops. The Bible does not mention snow before the flood, nor does it mention deserts. Why? Many scientists now understand that there was a canopy around the earth, as the Bible describes. It gave the earth a constant temperature, protected us from UV rays, and made rain unnecessary. This canopy would also create a more dense oxygen content in the atmosphere. These conditions would promote a longer, healthier life and much quicker healing of the body. The Answers in Genesis web site has a lot of information on this subject.
If evolution is true, then Genesis is false. Since Jesus quotes extensively from Genesis, it has to be true. If God created the earth, as the Bible states, then it is easy to see that suffering and death did not occur until Adam and Eve sinned. However, evolution requires death from the beginning in order for the evolutionary process to occur. That contradicts the Bible. It also makes salvation impossible. How can God save us when He is powerless to create through supernatural means? How can He heal today if He is powerless to create through supernatural means? Armed with the Bible’s science facts, it becomes much easier to explain how walking in God’s righteousness will promote our spiritual and physical health and well being.
I think that we can begin to see how important it is to live our faith so that we can teach our children in a believable manner the love and power of God. The Bible says that in the last days, there will be many deceptions and false teachers. We are in those last days. It is time to start teaching our children in a way that counts – for all eternity. Maybe we can encourage now one another to spend more time in diligent study to learn what God has to say in the area of science.
I actually started this post before Jan 12, 2010 before the massive earthquake hit. My post was going to be about a coloring book that I illustrated and designed through 
