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EPISODE · Jun 19, 2026 · 25 MIN

The Bible as Science: God's Ark-itecture

from The Preaching of the Cross

You might have a few Bibles lying around your house that you never open, but somewhere else in the world a family is praying for a single New Testament they can call their own. We start there, with a simple challenge: don’t let God’s Word collect dust when it could be read, shared, and treasured overseas. If you’ve ever wondered whether small acts of giving matter, this conversation makes it tangible and urgent.Then we pivot into a bold claim that gets argued, not just asserted: the Bible holds up when people attack it as “not scientific.” The focus is Noah’s Ark, and we take the objections head-on. How big was the Ark really? How many animals would be required if the command is “of each kind,” not every modern breed? What about clean and unclean animals? We walk through the logistics with plain reasoning, touching the difference between species and varieties, and why mutation within a kind is not the same as evolution across kinds.We also tackle the questions people love to throw out in passing: food storage, the possibility of taking young animals instead of fully grown ones, the pre-flood diet described in Genesis, and even ventilation. Finally, we connect Ark proportions to principles modern naval vessels use, making the case that the design shows intelligence far beyond ancient shipbuilding norms.If you care about Christian apologetics, Bible teaching, Noah’s Ark details, creation vs evolution claims, and practical ways to spread Scripture, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who loves tough questions, and leave a review that tells us what part of the Ark discussion you want us to tackle next.Church Website — BibleBaptistDeLand.comMinistry Website — JamesWKnox.org YouTube Channel — YouTube.com/JamesWKnoxSermonsSermon Audio — SermonAudio.com/BibleBaptistDeLandWeb Store — Store.JamesWKnox.org

You might have a few Bibles lying around your house that you never open, but somewhere else in the world a family is praying for a single New Testament they can call their own. We start there, with a simple challenge: don’t let God’s Word collect dust when it could be read, shared, and treasured overseas. If you’ve ever wondered whether small acts of giving matter, this conversation makes it tangible and urgent. Then we pivot into a bold claim that gets argued, not just asserted: the Bible h...

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