In the last few posts, we have been discussing God’s fingerprint and how to identify it. We showed that the gluons which hold quarks together seem to be his fingerprint since the characteristics of these subatomic particles display some of the same characteristics as does the triune Godhead itself. Also, this would seem to support what Paul stated: “For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities, all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together (Cl 1:16-17).”

So, we see how he has showed us through the very essence of nature itself that he was there. And, because all things still hold together, he is showing us that he is still there. We, as humans, need evidence, and he has supplied it. Are you willing to accept it? You accept the “weirdness” of quantum physics, right? If the concept of God is similar, doesn’t that actually prove something rather than make it more difficult to understand? Let’s not let our bias prevent us from seeing the evidence.

We saw that gluons hold not only the quarks together within a neutron or proton, but between them as well. This leads to the creation of the strong nuclear force. It allows protons which should naturally repel each other to actually be held together in a stable environment. But what would happen if the gluons were to fail?

Believe it or not, there is Biblical evidence to support just that! “Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them” (Rv 20:11). When our pastor read this verse to us, I thought it quite apropos as I had just talked about God’s fingerprint. What we read here is God removing his fingerprint. And if we take this verse and combine it with what Peter stated: “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare” (2Pt 3:10), we get a pretty clear picture of what would happen when gluons fail.

God put his fingerprint into the very essence of matter itself and that is what is holding everything together is a very stable manner. At some point in the future, he is going to say, “it is enough” and remove his fingerprint. The gluons are going to fail, and all matter will fall apart. Everything will fall apart (“will flee”) in a big “whoosh” (more likely a “roar”) and the end will be a chaotic inferno.

Doesn’t this help you to visualize the Bible as being real? See how scientific it can be if we take it at face value? But it goes deeper. God has always brought order out of chaos. Without God there is no order. There is only chaos. Isn’t that true in our own lives as well. When we try things on our own, everything just winds up a mess – very chaotic. Yet, when we allow God to be in control of our lives, the chaos turns back into order. His fingerprint is back in control. Accept him. Accept his fingerprint. He’s at the essence of everything. Let him be at the essence of you as well. It’s a simple conversation. He will put his fingerprint on your life and bring the calm to your chaos.

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Last post, we found out that God’s fingerprint is found is the very essence of matter itself. All of matter is composed of atoms. So, let’s go deep and look at the essence of atoms like we did the essence of God.

An atom is further divided into its nucleus, composed of protons and neutrons, and electrons. If we go even deeper, we find that protons and neutrons are composed of even smaller particles called quarks. Now for all you science fiction fans out there, I am not talking about Quark the Ferengi on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. I am talking about, as far as we know, the most basic building blocks of all matter.

There are six types of quarks, yet only two are the building blocks of protons and neutrons. Now you would think that if these were the most basic building blocks of atoms, they would have a profound name. I don’t know what was in the scientist’s brain at the time. Can you imagine going up to him and saying, “I hear you found the most basic building block of all matter, what did name did you give it?” And he simply replies, “Up” and “Down.” Sort of anticlimactic. That’s like going to Baskin Robins which has, or used to have 31 flavors, and asking for vanilla. Anyway, that’s what they named them.

What prevents the nucleus of an atom from exploding apart? After all, if protons are positively charged, wouldn’t they repel each other? Well, a proton is made up of two Up quarks and one Down quark, and a neutron is made up of two Down quarks and one Up quark. There is something else to ponder here. There are gluons which hold the quarks together. Let’s look more at these.

So, the gluons not only hold quarks together within a proton or neutron, but between them as well. This is what keeps the protons from flying apart. This effect of the gluons is called the Strong Force because it keeps the protons and neutrons within the nucleus and makes the nucleus stable. This Strong Force overcomes the repulsion force between the protons.

Now, here is where God’s fingerprint comes into play. These quarks are individual units, but you can never observe them as separate units even though they are. Doesn’t that remind you of the 1st and 2nd Persons of the Godhead? They are individual, but you cannot separate them. Christ stated, “I and the Father are one” (Jn 10:30), and “If you have seen me, you have seen the Father” (Jn 14:9). The effect of the gluons, I think, is a corollary to the Holy Spirit. He is the Strong Force which allows the Justice and Love of God to co-exist without repelling each other. We, too, are like protons. We naturally repel God. Paul tells us in Romans 8:7 -8 that we are naturally hostile toward God and cannot please him. Yet, once we are drawn to God, the Holy Spirit is the force which binds us to him and never lets us go. Christ stated. “…no one will snatch them out of my hand” (Jn 10:29). We are held by the Strong Force.

So, there you have it. This is a picture of God’s fingerprint. It is in the very essence of all matter. If God created all matter, isn’t this where you would expect it to be?

Yet, there is another building block of an atom that reveals more about the Trinity of God. That is the electron. They are typically depicted as travelling around the nucleus as discrete particles. Yet, that is not a true representation of electrons. Science teaches us that electrons are not discrete particles and are not in any one place. One must use a probability function in order to describe an electron, even if an atom has only one electron. It can be anywhere and everywhere, yet the most likely place is a certain distance from the nucleus. You can detect it in any moment in time, but never predict where it will be. Doesn’t this also remind you of the omnipresence of God? He can be anywhere and everywhere yet be right beside you when you call on Him.

Okay, let’s summarize.

• God left his fingerprint upon creation.

• Science points to him – no matter how we try to explain it away.

• We believe in quantum physics and it’s “weird science” as fact, but can’t believe in a holy, unique God?

• God’s justice is revealed from God the Father; God’s love is revealed from God the Son; yet they cannot be viewed separately – just as quarks cannot be viewed separately from each other.

• The Holy Spirit binds the attributes of God the Father and God the Son together to be shared with us.

• Just as gluons create the strong force, the Holy Spirit creates a strong force between the members of the Trinity so they can never be separated.

• Once we are sealed with the Holy Spirit (Ep 1:13), this strong force binds us to God so we also cannot be separated from Him.

• If we can believe in how an atom is composed and operates, then we can believe in a Triune God and what He tells us of Himself.

We had stated that science points to the truth (it cannot be equivalent to truth) and that God is truth. God’s word [2nd person of Trinity] became flesh [Jesus Christ] (Jn 1:1). Jesus Christ stated, “I [2nd person of Trinity] and the Father [1st person of Trinity] are one” (Jn 10:30) and “Whoever has seen me [2nd person of Trinity] has seen the Father [1st person of Trinity]” (Jn 14:9).

We can change around the first sentence of the previous paragraph. God is equivalent to Truth and Truth is equivalent to Science. Although Science cannot be equivalent to Truth unless the Truth is known. Since God is Truth, then what ever God reveals will be true Science.

When science reveals truth, it reveals God just as God’s word reveals God. Therefore, true Science will always jive with God’s word. Because, as we have seen Science reveals the fingerprint of God.

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Does God exist? Did He create the universe? Did he create us? Is there evidence of that? Well, today, how can we show that a person has been somewhere? Fingerprints. Does God have a fingerprint?

In some ways, a fingerprint is like graffiti on a wall. It tells us something. The difference is that while this graffiti is bold and lets us know someone was here, it doesn’t tell us who was here. A fingerprint is like the graffiti, but is much more subtle. You have to be looking for it. Yet, it not only tells us someone was there, but exactly who was there because each fingerprint is unique.

“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse” (Ro 1:20 [NIV]). This verse seems to imply what we can see with our naked eye forms God’s fingerprint. Yet, there are some other translations that may be adding a few subtleties. The English Standard Version states, “In the things that have been made.” Several other translations state, “Through the things made.” This would seem to imply this verse is also talking about what we can see and what we can’t see with our naked eye.

Traditionally, the passage in Romans has been agreed to mean parts of creation we can see. For instance, the stars have been given as evidence that God exists and is a Creator. After all, who can deny the beauty of them?

Or, what about the lush valleys with waterfalls, majestic mountains, beautiful fields of flowers, colorful birds, diversity of mankind, tropical shores, diversity of kinds of animals like birds and other land animals, and the miracle of babies. All of these would be consistent with a Creator, right?

Yet, “science” has tried to tell us a different story. I put science in quotes. I’ll come to that reason in a few minutes. Science has taught us that nature itself has put things in its current state, current order, and current diversity. For example, the earth is in one of a million galaxies, and we are only on the fringe of it. Some state that if God created everything and us, then we would be in the center of his creation? Oh, really? First of all, who said creation was about us? We are the by-product of his glorious creation – not the purpose for it. Second, it’s good we are not in the center of our galaxy because in the center of our galaxy is a super black hole. Not any place I would want to be! I’m very content to be in the corner of our galaxy. Maybe we’re there because God knew that was the best place for us to be. Still sounds like we’re still pretty special to Him.

Also, “science” has taught us we don’t need a Creator to be here. All life came from a single cell, and survival of the fittest and evolution has created all our diversity. Again, I’m using quotes here. I won’t go into all the arguments for and against this. Yet, I will state that when the idea of Evolution and Survival of the Fittest was first proposed by Darwin, no one knew the complexity of a cell and all that it did. At that time, it was just thought to be a blob of cytoplasm. I think if Darwin knew then what we know about a single cell today, he would have thought twice about proposing such a theory.

We have assumed that Science and Truth are one and the same. Nothing could be further from reality. Science does not equal truth. Why? Well, what is Science anyway? Science is the discovery of truth. It is only as good as our methods of detection and our hypotheses. Science is ever evolving. Take the example we just mentioned. In Darwin’s day, they thought a cell was a blob of cytoplasm. So, why couldn’t a cell evolve into other creatures? Today, we know how complex cells are. They need proteins to make and shape other proteins. If you need a complex set of proteins to shape other proteins, how do you shape the original set of proteins so they can shape all the others? Science only points to the truth. It is not the arrival of truth. It will eventually get you there, but it cannot be classified as one and the same.

So, where does that leave us? Even if we believe or don’t believe God to have been the Creator of all we know. How can we know he was involved or not. Go back to our first paragraph. How do we know anyone has been somewhere? Fingerprints. What does God’s fingerprints look like?

Now, there is a lot the Bible tells us about God. Here are a number of His names, or rather, characteristics that make Him who He is: El Shaddai (Lord God Almighty), Jehovah Sabaoth (The Lord of hosts), El Elyon (The Most High God), Jehovah Nissi (The Lord My Banner), Jehovah Rapha (The Lord That Heals), Elohim (God), Jehovah Tsidkenu (The Lord Our Righteousness), Jehovah Mekoddishkem (The Lord Who Sanctifies You), Adoni (Lord, Master), Jehovah Jireh (The Lord Will Provide), Yahweh (Lord, Jehovah), Jehovah Shalom (The Lord Is Peace), Jehovah-Raah (The Lord My Shepherd), Jehovah Shammah (The Lord is There), El Olam (The Everlasting God), Qanna (Jealous). Yet, names in themselves are not fingerprints. Now, I suppose one could argue that one being having all these characteristics makes them unique. Yet, a name in and of itself, does not make one unique.

So, what makes God unique? Stay tuned for our next post where we will discuss just that. God bless.

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