Math And Christianity

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The concept of Math and Christianity are well known when they are discussed separately, as two unequal individual, but what if they belong together? Most people consider it impossible to have God’s work matched with something on a scientific base. But as it says in the Bible in Colossians 1:16, “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.” The first concept that connects the two is order. Math is based on order, the entire sequences in math have certain processes you have to abide by or you will end up with the incorrect answer. Take PEMDAS for an example, when you are doing an equation such as: …show more content…

Mathematics has lived throughout history in religious time, causing many intelligent men to grasp onto theories from science and math, to religion and God. In the book, Equations from God: Pure Mathematics and Victorian Faith it states, “Mathematical analysis of human thought would allow religious disputes to be settled by calculations then power games and rhetoric.” (pg.259) Since many of the elders of the churches were also critical thinkers in mathematics, they used math ideas to solve disruptions and settle religious disagreements. Back in the early centuries, when most of these events were happening, math and religion coexisted in an almost perfect sense. It is known that several mathematic thinkers showed great interest in the side of religion. Nicole Ovesme, late medieval mathematician, became bishop of Lisieux. Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician, wrote more papers about Biblical interpretations than mathematical interpretations. Mohammed, religious polity in Islam, wrote an algebra book and praised God for the discovery of significant numbers. Blaise Pascal, who developed geometry and calculus, talked about the ideas of God in his developments. These men were praised in the math and science world, and they still are today. They were interested in the theories of religion and the gave credit to God for all their mathematics …show more content…

People have the idea that math and Christianity can never coexist because of the different ways they are processed. But this is not correct. It seems that God’s intention is to have math and Christianity as an equal. Both God and math have to have an order. Neither could produce results without one. Religion and math are produced by the same intelligent thinkers and mathematicians. Many of these people also have highly religious backgrounds. Also, God and math are infinity. They are never ending, going on for eternity. No a human mind can fully grasp that knowledge. God created math. He created everything, so everything in this world has God in

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