What is it exactly that holds the universe together? Well, evolutionists and naturalists will claim “Not God.” Christians and theologians will say “God.” From a scientific point of view, we know that the world, the universe, and everything in it is made up of elements. My body is made up of smaller objects known as cells. What keeps those cells together? “Well,” says the naturalist, “Those cells are made up of molecules.” Okay, so what holds those molecules together? “Well,” says the evolutionist, “Molecules are held together by smaller particles known as atoms.” Interesting. But still, what keeps those atoms (which are mainly filled by empty space) from flying apart and dispersing in the air? “Well,” says the nuclear physicist, “Atoms are held together by smaller particles called quarks.” Fascinating! And what holds those quarks together? “Well,” says the astronomer, “We don’t actually know. We speculate that there is something called Dark Matter which holds the universe together.” Hmm…. Okay, given the assumption that Dark Matter exists, what is it made up of and how does it hold everything together and how is it held together?
We are met with silence. We don’t know.
But it certainly is not God.
Professing to be wise they become fools, for it is the one who says in his heart that “there is no God” who is the fool. Whatever means by which the universe is held together, from the largest super-cluster filament of galaxies to the smallest particle in the visible universe, God is in that means! And no, it is not ridiculous to say that God holds everything together by the word of His power. It is more ridiculous to say that everything is held together by its own power. We cannot explain what holds the smallest particles together, but instead of being convinced by the power of God we advocate for smaller particles that hold those particles together, and those particles are held together by smaller particles, which in turn are held together by even yet smaller particles…
And then somewhere down the line, we find turtles….
