NEWS Equations of Love
The opening track of the first Sweetbird record, "Free Spirit Reflection," is a composition I wrote called "Equations of Love" that was inspired by the movie "A Beautiful Mind." I vividly remember being struck watching John Nash at the podium in Stockholm after accepting the Nobel Prize in economics - tears streaming down his face - telling the audience there were no equations that could explain the love his wife gave him that allowed him to prevail through all the darkness he endured during his career. He owed everything to that love, including his life.
The song I wrote ends with this refrain:
There are no equations of love...
Scientists are fond of using equations to prove the existence of some physical phenomena observed in the universe. Einstein's "E=mc2" is probably the most famous scientific formula, and certainly one the one that most people are familiar. Energy (E) = matter (m) multiplied by the speed of light (c) squared.
Since composing and recording "Equations of Love" and embarking on a journey along the narrow path with the Lord, I have frequently asked my scientific friends this question:
Are there mathematical equations that describe love?
As of today, I have not received any answers back from anybody. I'm fascinated with their lack of response, but I cannot say I'm surprised.
Many scientists I know do not believe in God. They are atheists. And yet, when I ask them if they believe that love exists, nearly all of them say yes. I find this curious because we know in our hearts that God is love (1 John 4:8).
It's clear to me that otherwise very intelligent scientists are very confused when it comes to God and love.
One of the biggest problems is that most scientists do not study love. God is the domain of religion, not science. This is truly unfortunate. There is also another wee problem, and that is the relationship between the man-made church and science.
Throughout history, the men who have run churches (including the Vatican), have stymied the pursuit of scientific knowledge. Scientists do not like to be told, nor do they believe, that everything they need to know is in the Bible. They want to be free to explore the universe and purse their quest for knowledge. It goes without saying that the resistance Galileo and others have met from the men professionally associated with God is still fresh in the minds of many scientists today.
As I was coming to the office today, I was wondering how people could believe in love and yet not believe in God. It boggles my mind.
Love is the most powerful force in the universe. It can do incredible things. Spiritually regenerated people understand that the most powerful kind of love in the universe comes from God and His heart.
How powerful is God's love? The apostle Paul said if we could know all the mysteries and have all knowledge (which is the pursuit of science), but did not have love, we are nothing (1 Corinthians 13:2).
We are nothing without love. That's how powerful it is!
The problem with many scientists today, in my humble opinion, is that they have elevated solving mysteries and the pursuit of knowledge above love. There is a fundamental problem with their hearts. A surrendered heart knows that love trumps everything else. When the religious leaders in Israel were quizzing Jesus about God's word, they asked Him what the most important commandment was among all the Scriptures. And what did Jesus say?
"Love God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. And the second is like it. You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Of these, said Jesus, depend the whole Law and the Prophets. (Matthew 22:37-4)
The Lord makes it very clear that love is central. In John 13:35, Jesus says:
"By this all men will now that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."
Paul echoes Jesus in his letter to the Romans:
Love is the fulfillment of the law. (Romans 13:10)
Paul makes it very clear that love is central.
Love is central in the universe, but scientists have no equations that describe it.
Fascinating, isn't it?
Mathematical equations and science go hand in hand. If there isn't a mathematical foundation for something scientists are trying to explain, many of them will not take the subject seriously.
Just for the record, the view I share with my science friends is that love is far more dynamic than any mathematical equation could ever capture. The origin of love is found, I believe, in another dimension beyond the Einsteinian "space-time" continuum. It's a spiritual dimension that, like many things at the quantum level, we cannot detect with our human eyes. My view is grounded in what Jesus told us: "My kingdom is not of this realm" (John 18:36).
I also believe that hearts can become entangled through love with the Spirit (that's what spiritual regeneration is - a heart becoming entangled with God's loving heart through the Spirit). The entanglement of hearts is similar to the phenomenon scientists call "quantum entanglement" - a phenomenon that Einstein did not believe was real, but has been proven since to be real. That said, scientists have great difficulty explaining quantum entanglement and have only a limited understand of the phenomenon.
Religion should not dictate the study of God and His love. It's far too important a topic to be left to religion. There is no good reason that I can see why scientists should not explore the spiritual realm. After all, love is a matter of eternal light and life versus nothingness (death). As Jesus said, God is Spirit and truth.
Religion has often impeded (or at least tried to impede) the advancement of scientific knowledge. I believe that God wants us to know His heart. No religion is ever going to stand in the way of us truly knowing God's heart. The Spirit knows no bounds. It cannot be contained by religion or its keepers. Jesus was an enemy of religion (see Matthew 23). The Pharisees tried to defend its religious power against God's love and failed miserably. Love always trumps religion. As Paul told the Corinthians:
Love never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8).
My sincere prayer is that scientists move beyond religion into the spiritual realm where love exists and can be examined. If anybody out there has come up with equations that describe love, please send them along. I stand ready to be proven wrong, and would be more than happy to delete the last line from "Equations of Love."
May your heart be filled with His eternal love, joy and peace.
Agape,
Steve
The song I wrote ends with this refrain:
There are no equations of love...
Scientists are fond of using equations to prove the existence of some physical phenomena observed in the universe. Einstein's "E=mc2" is probably the most famous scientific formula, and certainly one the one that most people are familiar. Energy (E) = matter (m) multiplied by the speed of light (c) squared.
Since composing and recording "Equations of Love" and embarking on a journey along the narrow path with the Lord, I have frequently asked my scientific friends this question:
Are there mathematical equations that describe love?
As of today, I have not received any answers back from anybody. I'm fascinated with their lack of response, but I cannot say I'm surprised.
Many scientists I know do not believe in God. They are atheists. And yet, when I ask them if they believe that love exists, nearly all of them say yes. I find this curious because we know in our hearts that God is love (1 John 4:8).
It's clear to me that otherwise very intelligent scientists are very confused when it comes to God and love.
One of the biggest problems is that most scientists do not study love. God is the domain of religion, not science. This is truly unfortunate. There is also another wee problem, and that is the relationship between the man-made church and science.
Throughout history, the men who have run churches (including the Vatican), have stymied the pursuit of scientific knowledge. Scientists do not like to be told, nor do they believe, that everything they need to know is in the Bible. They want to be free to explore the universe and purse their quest for knowledge. It goes without saying that the resistance Galileo and others have met from the men professionally associated with God is still fresh in the minds of many scientists today.
As I was coming to the office today, I was wondering how people could believe in love and yet not believe in God. It boggles my mind.
Love is the most powerful force in the universe. It can do incredible things. Spiritually regenerated people understand that the most powerful kind of love in the universe comes from God and His heart.
How powerful is God's love? The apostle Paul said if we could know all the mysteries and have all knowledge (which is the pursuit of science), but did not have love, we are nothing (1 Corinthians 13:2).
We are nothing without love. That's how powerful it is!
The problem with many scientists today, in my humble opinion, is that they have elevated solving mysteries and the pursuit of knowledge above love. There is a fundamental problem with their hearts. A surrendered heart knows that love trumps everything else. When the religious leaders in Israel were quizzing Jesus about God's word, they asked Him what the most important commandment was among all the Scriptures. And what did Jesus say?
"Love God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. And the second is like it. You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Of these, said Jesus, depend the whole Law and the Prophets. (Matthew 22:37-4)
The Lord makes it very clear that love is central. In John 13:35, Jesus says:
"By this all men will now that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."
Paul echoes Jesus in his letter to the Romans:
Love is the fulfillment of the law. (Romans 13:10)
Paul makes it very clear that love is central.
Love is central in the universe, but scientists have no equations that describe it.
Fascinating, isn't it?
Mathematical equations and science go hand in hand. If there isn't a mathematical foundation for something scientists are trying to explain, many of them will not take the subject seriously.
Just for the record, the view I share with my science friends is that love is far more dynamic than any mathematical equation could ever capture. The origin of love is found, I believe, in another dimension beyond the Einsteinian "space-time" continuum. It's a spiritual dimension that, like many things at the quantum level, we cannot detect with our human eyes. My view is grounded in what Jesus told us: "My kingdom is not of this realm" (John 18:36).
I also believe that hearts can become entangled through love with the Spirit (that's what spiritual regeneration is - a heart becoming entangled with God's loving heart through the Spirit). The entanglement of hearts is similar to the phenomenon scientists call "quantum entanglement" - a phenomenon that Einstein did not believe was real, but has been proven since to be real. That said, scientists have great difficulty explaining quantum entanglement and have only a limited understand of the phenomenon.
Religion should not dictate the study of God and His love. It's far too important a topic to be left to religion. There is no good reason that I can see why scientists should not explore the spiritual realm. After all, love is a matter of eternal light and life versus nothingness (death). As Jesus said, God is Spirit and truth.
Religion has often impeded (or at least tried to impede) the advancement of scientific knowledge. I believe that God wants us to know His heart. No religion is ever going to stand in the way of us truly knowing God's heart. The Spirit knows no bounds. It cannot be contained by religion or its keepers. Jesus was an enemy of religion (see Matthew 23). The Pharisees tried to defend its religious power against God's love and failed miserably. Love always trumps religion. As Paul told the Corinthians:
Love never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8).
My sincere prayer is that scientists move beyond religion into the spiritual realm where love exists and can be examined. If anybody out there has come up with equations that describe love, please send them along. I stand ready to be proven wrong, and would be more than happy to delete the last line from "Equations of Love."
May your heart be filled with His eternal love, joy and peace.
Agape,
Steve
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