It’s not really a modern situation of separating science from religion; remember Galileo being excommunicated? Science and religion wasn’t allowed to mesh by the church, which feared it’s power to be diminished. I would say that the pendulum swings too far one way or the other. At one time, any science or curiosity was considered a threat to the church (a threat to their power), Scripture and a heresy; instead of considering ‘science’ as a method of exploring G-d’s Creation, it was shut down, books were burned, etc…
Now we’re in the opposite swing; but it’s the secular gov’t that tells you that science and Scripture do not meet, expelling people (you need to watch that movie “Expelled”)from their positions of scholarly influence who won’t “go along”. There have been people in history who know that the two do mesh, but governing authorities haven’t been as balanced as the individual.
You’re correct Esby, the separation shouln’t exist and there are so many connections; kind of like improvememtns in tech that allows people to see how early babies are really babies so the hearts and minds of people can be changed but if Satan can remove belief in the Creation, cause people to think of Genesis as just a nice bedtime story for children, then he can remove trust in the rest of Scripture. G-d’s promise of redemption is in those first 3 chapters; creation, sin, redemption through the blood, a covering for us (the animals were not only sacrificed for Adam and Eve, as Yeshua for us,but G-d made a covering for them, a KAPPARAH in Hebrew, as Yeshua is for us) and the promise of the Messianic seed, chosen before the creation of the world (1 Peter 1:20) from the woman (New Birth-1 Peter 1:3).
How can people believe the Good News without believing in the G-d of Creation? It’s so important for us to really explore this with our children and cement the Truth in them; they need the info. to “stand firm in the faith” to combat the lies in this world we live in. They, well we, have to speak Truth in a world that’s increasingly hostile to G-d and Scripture. Treating us as ignorant and backward. Raising them to be able to do this:
“…but treat the Messiah as holy, as Lord in your hearts; while remaining always ready to give a reasoned answer to anyone who asks you to explain the hope you have in you – yet with humility and fear,…” (1Peter 3:15)
I also believe it means defending Genesis, chapters 1-3, and the whole of Torah, as a foundation to the rest of the Word and a battle against evolutionary thinking, which is everywhere.
Sorry to get too serious, 🙂
Rachel