ABSTRACTS
Today’s rich cosmological data sets require integration into a Biblical framework. The light-travel time issue is the most obvious difficulty involved, but it is by no means the only one. This article seeks to lay the groundwork for such integration by considering three Scripture passages: Hebrews 11:1–3; 2 Peter 3:5–7; and Romans 8:18–23. It notes that an accurate understanding of origins requires explicit inclusion of supraprovidential (i.e., miraculous) action, but that we should limit such action to
what the Genesis record specifically warrants. It further suggests that in cosmology we can restrict this supraprovidential action to the Creation Week; that is, miraculous events connected with the Deluge did not affect the Universe as a whole. Finally, it suggests that there is no warrant for assuming that the physical effects of the Fall included changes in the actual laws of physics themselves.