The Law of Entropy? from God!

 ENTROPY - The second law of thermodynamics states that

“in all energy exchanges if no energy enters or leaves the system, the potential energy of the state will always be less than that of the initial state.”

“in all energy exchanges if no energy enters or leaves the system, the potential energy of the state will always be less than that of the initial state.”

was developed and formulated by several scientists over time, and its principles evolved as our understanding of thermodynamics advanced. The second law of thermodynamics is primarily associated with three key figures in the history of science:

Sadi Carnot (1796-1832): Sadi Carnot, a French engineer, is often credited with laying the groundwork for the second law of thermodynamics. 

Rudolf Clausius (1822-1888): The German physicist Rudolf Clausius is known for formulating the second law of thermodynamics in the mid-19th century. 

Lord Kelvin (William Thomson, 1824-1907): The British physicist Lord Kelvin made important contributions to the second law of thermodynamics as well. 

The second law of thermodynamics is a fundamental principle in the field of thermodynamics and plays a crucial role in understanding energy transfer, heat engines, and the direction of natural processes. It has been refined and restated by various scientists over the years, but the foundational concepts were developed by the individuals mentioned above.

So what does this mean? in the most basic of terms, It means that there is a natural tendency to move towards decay. If no Energy is added things move to disorder. 

Ok, so what? This means that things do not typically get better unless there is something external applied, some sort of energy or input. This means that is something is developed, in order for it to get better something has to be applied to it, in most cases this is energy. If you apply this concept opposite the theory of Evolution you have conflicting situations. Evolutionary theory, states that as things progress through time they get better. But the contrary Law is that as things progress through time they slowly get worse. Given that there is no external input (the concept that there is no creator), then things will get worse (the second law of Thermodynamics)

But now onto something else, did these above named Scientists create this Law? NO. NO Scientist has ever created a law of Nature. What happened is that these Scientists put together observed elements of scientific study and they brought to light the natural law. 

As we can see from GENESIS 3:19 God, describes the Second Law of Thermocynamics. 

"in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."  

- Genesis 3:19

God, in His divine design, ordained that when entities come into existence, they will endure for a time and eventually undergo a process of deterioration, returning to a state of dust. Just as God is credited with the creation of the entire universe, He established the second law of thermodynamics as part of the natural order. 

The Word of God is Truth!

 The statement that God's Word is truth is exemplified in the Bible. The Bible being the inspired Word of God, written by his prophets and the men of God who witnessed events and documented historical elements that have been verified in other sources outside of the Bible and through a science of verifying and proving the accuracy and reliability of ancient texts. This science is Textual Criticism and the Bible is probably one of the most scrutinized of the ancient writings and many people have tried to find fault, find contradiction, or find proof of falsified information contained therein. And to date none have been able to successfully do any of these things, there are definitely articles that have been written refuting it, and there have been books, blogs, and other writings, and even many ramblings of an atheist or agnostic, however many of these do not stand up to serious consideration and many are influenced by those who read them and "want" them to be true, but with deep study and research most will be shown to not hold up to any arguments put towards the claims made. 

I am presenting here that there is another book that is outside of the Bible which can be added to the list of sources that verify the truth of the Bible and the contents therein. The Quran. 

I know this is an unlikely source to say look here for proof of the Bible's truth, but there is a Command within the 5th Sura in the Quran, that says. 

[5:46] And in their footsteps We sent Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and conformation of the Law that had come before him: a guidance and an admonition to those who fear Allah. [5:47] Let the People of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed therein. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah has revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel. [Emphasis mine.]

What exactly does this say, the good thing is it does not need much interpretation, the Quran is a guide to the followers of Islam of how to live their lives. In this specific source it tells the people of Muslim faith to a "Let the People of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed therein." The two things I will point out in this statement are this. 

1. Allah is God, He is the same God of  both the Jewish and Christian faiths. 

2. "The People of the Gospel", are the people who follow the Gospel, those people are typically called Christians. 

This is amazing, because it gives Muslims the guidance to let Christians follow the Gospel, and in the previous section 5:46 it reaffirms the other elements of the Bible that were contained in the previous writings of the Bible. Additionally, it specifically is stated that it is "guidance and an admonition". 

What is important about this section. It means that as a Christian, I do not need to be concerned about what the Quran says because it says that even the Muslims are not to interfere in what we as Christians believe as presented in the Gospels. The real question for me as a Christian is this.

QUESTION: is the Quran True?

I believe the following explains my answers to this Question. 

If the answer is YES, then that means that the truth in the Quran is that Christians are to be guided by the Gospels and what is written in them, as was revealed by God. 

If the answer is NO, then it is of no concern one way or another. 

However ultimately as a Christian the words of the Quran are irrelevant because of the above answers. 

1. It is Irrelevant because the Quran is true and therefore Christians should follow the Gospels. Which in turn means that the Quran should not be used by Christians to determine the truth of God. 

2. It is Irrelevant because the Quran is NOT true therefore Christians should follow the the Gospel because it is true.