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However, the idea of fundamental building blocks of the universe can be explored through a biblical lens, considering the nature of God's creation and the order He established.<br><br><b>Creation and Order</b><br><br>The Bible begins with the account of creation in Genesis, where God speaks the universe into existence. <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a> states, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." This foundational verse sets the stage for understanding the universe as a product of divine order and intentionality. While the Bible does not describe atoms, it emphasizes that God is the ultimate source of all matter and life.<br><br><b>Invisible Qualities</b><br><br>The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Romans, touches on the concept of invisible qualities of creation. <a href="/romans/1-20.htm">Romans 1:20</a> states, "For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse." This passage suggests that the intricacies of creation, including the unseen elements like atoms, reflect God's power and nature.<br><br><b>Sustaining Power</b><br><br><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a> speaks to the sustaining power of Christ in creation: "For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together." This passage can be interpreted to include the atomic structure of matter, as it emphasizes that Christ is the cohesive force in the universe.<br><br><b>Divine Wisdom</b><br><br>The wisdom of God in creation is a recurring theme in the Bible. <a href="/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19</a> states, "The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding." The complexity and order found in atomic structures can be seen as a reflection of God's wisdom and understanding in designing the universe.<br><br><b>Faith and Science</b><br><br>While the Bible does not provide a scientific explanation of atoms, it encourages the pursuit of knowledge and understanding of God's creation. <a href="/proverbs/25-2.htm">Proverbs 25:2</a> says, "It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out." This verse supports the idea that exploring the natural world, including the study of atoms, is a way to honor God and appreciate His creation.<br><br>In summary, while the Bible does not mention atoms directly, it provides a framework for understanding the universe as a creation of God, sustained by His power and reflecting His wisdom. The study of atoms and the natural world can be seen as a way to deepen one's appreciation for the intricacy and order of God's handiwork.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) An ultimate indivisible particle of matter.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) An ultimate particle of matter not necessarily indivisible; a molecule.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) A constituent particle of matter, or a molecule supposed to be made up of subordinate particles.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) The smallest particle of matter that can enter into combination; one of the elementary constituents of a molecule.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) Anything extremely small; a particle; a whit.<p>6. (<I>v. t.</I>) To reduce to atoms.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/823.htm"><span class="l">823. atomos -- uncut, indivisible, (an indivisible) moment (of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> moment. From a (as a negative particle) and the base of tomoteros; uncut, ie (by<br> implication) indivisible (an "<b>atom</b>" of time) -- moment. see GREEK a. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/823.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/berkhof/new_evangelism_and_other_papers/spiritual_diagnosis.htm"><span class="l">Spiritual Diagnosis</span></a> <br><b>...</b> content with aiming at units. Every <b>atom</b> in the universe can act on every<br> other <b>atom</b>, but only through the <b>atom</b> next it. And if a man <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../berkhof/new evangelism and other papers/spiritual diagnosis.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/sermons_on_proverbs/god_the_all-seeing_one.htm"><span class="l">God, the All-Seeing One</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the body of man be restored when it may have been eaten by the cannibal, or devoured<br> by wild beasts?" Our simple reply is that God can track every <b>atom</b> of it <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/god the all-seeing one.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_4_1858/god_the_all-seeing_one.htm"><span class="l">God, the All-Seeing One</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the body of man be restored, when it may have been eaten by the cannibal, or devoured<br> by wild beasts?" Our simple reply is, that God can track every <b>atom</b> of it <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/god the all-seeing one.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_6_1860/resurgam.htm"><span class="l">Resurgam</span></a> <br><b>...</b> another. Now," say they, "how can all these particles be tracked?" Our answer<br> is if it were necessary, every <b>atom</b> could be traced. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 6 1860/resurgam.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bledsoe/a_theodicy_or_vindication_of_the_divine_glory/section_iii_the_system_of.htm"><span class="l">The System of the Moral Universe not Purposely Involved in <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> As every <b>atom</b> in the universe presents mysteries which baffle the most subtle research<br> and the most profound investigation of the human intellect, we cannot <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../a theodicy or vindication of the divine glory/section iii the system of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bledsoe/a_theodicy_or_vindication_of_the_divine_glory/section_iv_the_littleness_of.htm"><span class="l">The Littleness of the Human Mind a Ground of Hope.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> its empire boundless. But, alas! I see it again baffled and confounded<br> by the wonders and mysteries of a single <b>atom</b>! I see this <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../a theodicy or vindication of the divine glory/section iv the littleness of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/anonymous/the_cloud_of_unknowing/here_beginneth_the_fourth_chapter.htm"><span class="l">Of the Shortness of this Word, and How it May not be Come to by <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> It is never longer, nor shorter, than is an <b>atom</b>: the which <b>atom</b>, by the definition<br> of true philosophers in the science of astronomy, is the least part of time <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../anonymous/the cloud of unknowing/here beginneth the fourth chapter.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pascal/pensees/section_ii_the_misery_of.htm"><span class="l">The Misery of Man Without God</span></a> <br><b>...</b> for conception. The whole visible world is only an imperceptible <b>atom</b> in<br> the ample bosom of nature. No idea approaches it. We may <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/pascal/pensees/section ii the misery of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/de_caussade/abandonment_to_divine_providence/section_xi_everything_is_supernaturalised_by.htm"><span class="l">Everything is Supernaturalised by the Divine Action.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> There is not a single <b>atom</b> that goes to form part of your being, even to the<br> marrow of the bones, that is not formed by the divine power. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../section xi everything is supernaturalised by.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jackson/the_message_and_the_man/chapter_iv_individuality.htm"><span class="l">Individuality.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> may be truth in it all; but it is equally true that a polished instrument is better<br> than a blunt one; that in the hands of a wise man every <b>atom</b> of knowledge <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../jackson/the message and the man/chapter iv individuality.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/atom.htm"><span class="l"><b>Atom</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5. (n.) Anything extremely small; a particle; a whit. 6. (vt) To reduce<br> to atoms. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Atom</b> (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/atom.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/substitution.htm"><span class="l">Substitution (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6. (n.) The act or process of substituting an <b>atom</b> or radical for another <b>atom</b> or<br> radical; metathesis; also, the state of being so substituted. See Metathesis. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/substitution.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/atone.htm"><span class="l">Atone (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/atone.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/normal.htm"><span class="l">Normal (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6. (a.) Denoting that series of hydrocarbons in which no carbon <b>atom</b> is united with<br> more than two other carbon atoms; as, normal pentane, hexane, etc. Cf. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/normal.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/residue.htm"><span class="l">Residue (47 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (n.) That which remains of a molecule after the removal of a portion of its<br> constituents; hence, an <b>atom</b> or group regarded as a portion of a molecule <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/residue.htm - 24k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/equivalent.htm"><span class="l">Equivalent (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6. (n.) A combining unit, whether an <b>atom</b>, a radical, or a molecule; as, in acid<br> salt two or more equivalents of acid unite with one or more equivalents of base <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/equivalent.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/moment.htm"><span class="l">Moment (71 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> mo'-ment (regha`, "a wink"; atomos, "an <b>atom</b>," stigme, "a point," parautika,<br> immediately," "forthwith"): "Moment" is not used in Scripture for a division of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/moment.htm - 29k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/mercury.htm"><span class="l">Mercury (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Specific gravity 13.6. Symbol Hg (Hydrargyrum). Atomic weight 199.8. Mercury<br> has a molecule which consists of only one <b>atom</b>. It <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mercury.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/atipha.htm"><span class="l">Atipha</span></a><br>Atipha. Athletics, Atipha. <b>Atom</b> . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ATIPHA.<br> at'i-fa. See HATIPHA. Athletics, Atipha. <b>Atom</b> . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/atipha.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/solid.htm"><span class="l">Solid (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 9. (a.) Impenetrable; resisting or excluding any other material particle or <b>atom</b><br> from any given portion of space; -- applied to the supposed ultimate particles <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/solid.htm - 12k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/sin-nature.html">What is the sin nature? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/anthropic-principle.html">What is the Anthropic Principle? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/is-God-real.html">Is God real? How can I know for sure that God is real? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/atom.htm">Atom: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Atom (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/40-15.htm">Isaiah 40:15</a></span><br />Behold, the nations are esteemed as a drop of the bucket, and as the fine dust on the scales; behold, he taketh up the isles as an <span class="boldtext">atom</span>.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/a/atom.htm">Atom</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/atoms_of_matter--general_scriptures_concerning.htm">Atoms of Matter: General Scriptures Concerning</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/substitution.htm">Substitution (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/atone.htm">Atone (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/normal.htm">Normal (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/residue.htm">Residue (47 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/equivalent.htm">Equivalent (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/moment.htm">Moment (71 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mercury.htm">Mercury (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/atipha.htm">Atipha</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/solid.htm">Solid (13 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/esteemed.htm">Esteemed (44 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/anthropology.htm">Anthropology</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/empire.htm">Empire (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/roman.htm">Roman (26 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/christianity.htm">Christianity</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/a/atipha.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Atipha"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Atipha" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/naves/a/atoms_of_matter--general_scriptures_concerning.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Atoms of Matter: General Scriptures Concerning"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Atoms of Matter: General Scriptures Concerning" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>