Romans 1:20 English Standard Version (ESV) For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

Science is the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.  (The Oxford Dictionary)

We are so smart that we have developed computers to do our thinking for us. Science boils down to observational skills. Scientist have argued amongst themselves about what they are observing. They challenge every assumption and try to disprove every theory that does not satisfy their own questions.

The big bang theory gave way to string theory. Particle generators create crash scenarios of such enormous speeds that the human eye cannot perceive so instruments had to be created to try and explained what happened. It seems that every answer leads to more questions and theories must be challenged to satisfy the minds of the next great generation of skilled scientist.

One question has never been satisfactorily answered by science. What happened before time began?

God who exists outside of time created time. The power to perform that creative process is immeasurable. There is a theory that proves that power exists. It is called faith.

Faith when treated as a theory can be placed into the realm of scientific study. We can run observational experimentations. We can test faith in order to see how it acts.

In order to test faith one must first find faith? No experiment can be performed without a clean sample of the test object. Where are we to find faith? If it is going to be subjected to the observational skills of the power of God then its source must have some connection to that field of study.

Where will we find faith? That is the question.

Acts 18:25 English Standard Version (ESV)  He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.

Fervent here is the Greek word zeo. It has a primary definition elated to boiling water. Water as we have learned in spiritual terms is a sign of the presence of the Holy Spirit, that the water is moved by the Spirit. In this case the Holy Spirit is the heat source.

How can one tell if the source of this zeo is the spirit of man or the Holy Spirit? The sign is stated above in the words “he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus.”

Now comes the more important part. How do we know that another is accurate about those things which concern Jesus?

Look closely to the end of the verse above. He only knew of the baptism of John. He had not received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The issue here is the working of the Holy Spirit. This man was accurate in as far as what John brought to him, teaching him about Jesus. He can only go so far without the Holy Spirit abiding within teaching him “all things”.

We read for ourselves and are taught by preachers and teachers. That will only take us so far. It will not teach us “all things” which Jesus has to say. That is the work of the indwelling Holy Spirit.

Jesus told Nicodemus that we need to be born of the Spirit to enter the Kingdom. We need the Holy Spirit to dwell in us in order to be Kingdom dwellers. All external relationships with the bible and preachers and teachers will not get us into the Kingdom.

How do we become citizens of this heavenly Kingdom? How does anyone become a citizen in a foreign country? First we have to understand the requirements, swear allegiance, accept the authority over our lives and live according to the rule of law. The law of love.