The Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13:12, “For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.” Today we still only know in part. There is so much we do not know or understand. For example, take gravity. Isaac Newton sat under an apple tree and suffered an apple to fall onto his head. Being the thinker and genius that Newton was, he went on to develop a mathematical formula to calculate the gravitational force of attraction between any two objects. It is F = m1m2/d2. This formula will accurately calculate the force of attraction between the earth (or anything else) and an apple (or anything else); but it tells us nothing about why the force exists. The formula tells us how or how much, but not a thing about why any force of attraction should be at all.

I fully believe that this “why” and many others will never be known by man on Earth. Some things are simply inexplicable. Surely Sir Isaac would agree with this statement, though he is considered one of the five greatest minds to ever live. I do believe that phenomena such as gravity were placed on Earth in order to demonstrate not only God’s greatness, but His creativity. He created the Earth and everything else and all natural laws. I consider that such mysteries are God’s fingerprints. And God’s existence is obvious to all who are not blinded by the devil.

Another consideration is that the One who created natural law should surely be able to control and even transcend it. The Bible gives several excellent examples of this. One is the axe head that Elisha made to float like a cork in water (2 Kings 6:6). Another is the prophet’s bringing a child back to life who had died (2 Kings 4:35). Jesus not only calmed a storm at sea (Mark 4:39), He even walked on the surface of the sea (John 6:19).

As a science teacher, I have never observed anything heavier than water float except things that are boat-shaped. But as a Christian, I have absolutely no doubt that Christ (and Peter briefly) walked on water. I also have no doubt that the Lord died on Calvary’s cross, was buried, and rose again the third day. A former student once asked me if I put “religion” above science. My answer to him was, “I was a Christian before I knew any science.” I also told many students, “The more science I learn, the more God I see.”

In my God-given 80 years of life on Earth, I have learned that man cannot understand many things, not only things of God, but also phenomena on Earth. Concerning things of God, Paul also told us, “But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Corinthians 2:14). The natural man is the unbeliever. And secular people will think you are gullible and stupid to believe the truths in God’s Word (the Bible). But let them. Judgment day is coming, and it will be entertaining to hear what excuses they will try to give Christ. But believers in Christ are actually in great company. Many great and ingenious minds have been Christians.