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The Laws of Uniformity of Nature
The Laws scientists observe throughout the universe is always applied to wherever they look and most
certainly will continue to be reliable tomorrow. They do not arbitrarily change; they apply through the
whole observable cosmos from the smallest part of matter to the vast galaxies. They will be here in the
future just as they have been in the past. They have not changed. We depend on the Laws of
Uniformity using the scientific method of observation and experimentation. If we obtain the same
results today as yesterday, we can be more certain that the same results will occur in the future. Science
is constructed on the Laws of Uniformity of Nature.

Since God is the Creator, as Genesis declares, His creation is a reflection on who He is and His mind. We
fully expect the universe to be organized in a logical, orderly fashion and to obey uniform laws because
the universe was created by the power of God.

God’s logic is built into the universe, and so the universe is not haphazard or arbitrary. It obeys laws of
chemistry that are logically derived from the laws of physics, many of which can be logically derived
from other laws of physics and laws of mathematics. The most fundamental laws of nature exist only
because God wills them to; they are the logical, orderly way that the Lord upholds and sustains the
universe He has created. The atheist is unable to account for the logical, orderly state of the universe.
Why should the universe obey laws if there is no law-giver? But laws of nature are perfectly consistent
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with biblical creation. In fact, the Bible is the foundation for natural laws.

Genesis – a book of origins

In Genesis we find the most accurate an authoritative account of the origin of:

A. Origin of the universe
The book of Genesis is alone as an account of the actual creation of the space-mass-time continuum of
the physical universe. Genesis 1:1 is unique in all of literature, science, and philosophy. All other forms
of thought or systems of cosmogony start with eternal matter or energy in some form, from which other
entities gradually form through some process. Only the book of Genesis even attempts to account for
the ultimate origin of all matter, all space, all time. It does this uniquely through special creation.

B. Origin of order and complexity
As we observe the physical universe, we notice that there is order, specificity, and complexity. We also
notice that all systems tend to wind down and move from order to chaos. We observe nothing becoming
more orderly. The tendency is toward decay, disorder, simplicity. Order and complexity never arise
spontaneously they are always generated by a prior cause programmed to produce such order. The
Primeval Programmer and His programmed purposes are found only in Genesis.

C. Origin of the solar system
The earth, sun, moon, and stars were brought into being by the creator in Genesis. It is ironic that
modern scientists and cosmologists are unsuccessful and attempting to devise plausible naturalistic
theories to explain the origin of the universe and solar system.

D. Origin of the atmosphere and hydrosphere
The earth is unique in the known universe for its abundance of water and breathable atmosphere. We
find a balance of Oxygen-Nitrogen gaseous atmosphere infused with liquid water and water vapor.
These elements and these concentrations are necessary for the sustenance of life. It has not developed

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