Isaac Newton is perhaps the greatest scientist of all time. He believed that scientific investigation leads to a greater knowledge of God the Creator of the universe. As amazing as this may seem Newton devoted more of his time to studying the Bible and theology than to science and mathematics. His stepfather was a minister and Newton could often be found reading from his large library of religious texts. In addition, almost all of his fellow students and teachers from grammar school through college were impressed with Newton’s knowledge of the Bible.
Scientists of today, who doubt the existence of an all wise and powerful Creator, would do well to read the following quotes by this great scientist of yesteryear.
“Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.”1
“Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance.”
“In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God’s existence.”
“All my discoveries have been made in answer to prayer.”
“A Heavenly Master governs all the world as Sovereign of the universe. We are astonished at Him by reason of His perfection, we honor Him and fall down before Him because of His unlimited power. From blind physical necessity, which is always and everywhere the same, no variety adhering to time and place could evolve, and all variety of created objects which represent order and life in the universe could happen only by the willful reasoning of its original Creator, Whom I call the Lord God.”
“He who thinks half-heartedly will not believe in God; but he who really thinks has to believe in God.”
“The other part of the true religion is our duty to man. We must love our neighbour as ourselves, we must be charitable to all men for charity is the greatest of graces, greater than even faith or hope & covers a multitude of sins. We must be righteous & do to all men as we would they should do to us.”
“Opposition to godliness is atheism in profession and idolatry in practice. Atheism is so senseless and odious to mankind that it never had many professors.”
“As a blind man has no idea of colors, so we have no idea of the manner by which the all-wise God perceives and understands all things.”
“The wonderful arrangement and harmony of the cosmos would only originate in the plan of an almighty omniscient being. This is and remains my greatest comprehension.”
“I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily.”
“And from true lordship it follows that the true God is living, intelligent, and powerful; from the other perfections, that he is supreme, or supremely perfect. He is eternal and infinite, omnipotent and omniscient; that is, he endures from eternity to eternity; and he is present from infinity to infinity; he rules all things, and he knows all things that happen or can happen.”
“If two angels were sent down from heaven – one to conduct an empire and the other to sweep the streets – they would feel no inclination to change employment because an angel would know that no matter what we are doing, it’s an opportunity to bring joy, deepen our understanding and expand our life.”
“There are more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history.”
“This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being.”
“Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise Physician prescribes because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what the case requires. Let us trust his skill and thank him for his prescription.”
1 All of the above quotes by Isaac Newton are from the following website: TOP 25 QUOTES BY ISAAC NEWTON (of 194) | A-Z Quotes (azquotes.com)