This Skit is my start to having a skit for every chapter in the Bible. A daunting process I know (Especially at the rate I am going). This one may be silly, but I wanted something unique. This skit mostly centers around John 1 but has an application for Genesis chapter 1 as well.
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Mathematician
Student #1
Student #2
(Mathematician enters the room with chalk board in place. Each subsequent formula will illustrate what the Mathematician is to write on board.)
Mathematician: Ok. Students open up to John chapter 1 and put your finger in Genesis chapter 1.
#1: But professor what does that have to do with math?
Mathematician: Everything, my young man.
#1: Yes, professor.
Mathematician: (From the Bible) "In the beginning was the Word." So we know that in the beginning was the Word. Now in our formula W represents the Word. At this point W is our unknown variable. And beginning will be represented by B. Thus, we know at one time both W and B coexisted.
W ↔ B
Mathematician: "And the Word was with God," Now G will represent God. So we can see how both the Word and God coexisted.
W ↔ B
W ↔ G
Mathematician: "and the Word was God." Now here is where a monkey wrench has been thrown into the equation. In our previous formula we have said that the Word was with God, but now we must add the Word equals God. Yet since the two coexist we also must say they are separate. So unfortunately we can not say logically, that W equals G. Which is too bad, because that would make our formula easy.
W ↔ B
W ↔ G
W = G
W ≠ G
Mathematician: "He [the Word] was with God in the beginning." Which is to say that a one particular time the Word, God, and the Beginning coexisted.
W ↔ B
W ↔ G
W = G
W ≠ G
W ↔ B ↔ G
Mathematician: Now we are forced to attack the equation from a different angle. If when move to Genesis chapter 1, we read, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Thus we know that it is true that God and the beginning coexisted at one time, but we can further add that God was before the beginning.
W ↔ B
W ↔ G
W = G
W ≠ G
W ↔ B ↔ G
G > B
Mathematician: And in John 1:3-4 "Through him [the word] all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men." The Word also preceded the beginning.
W ↔ B
W ↔ G
W = G
W ≠ G
W ↔ B ↔ G
G > B
W > B
Mathematician: Thus so far we can conclude that W equals G while simultaneously coexisting with G. Both of which and are greater than B.
W ↔ B
W ↔ G
W = G
W ≠ G
W ↔ B ↔ G
G > B
W > B
(W ↔ G) or (W = G) > B
Mathematician: So then we can assume that W added to G will result with a sum higher than B.
W ↔ B
W ↔ G
W = G
W ≠ G
W ↔ B ↔ G
G > B
W > B
(W ↔ G) or (W = G) > B
W + G > B
Mathematician: So if we then subtract G from both sides of the equation. We can confidently state that W is greater then, equal to, or less than B minus G.
W ↔ B
W ↔ G
W = G
W ≠ G
W ↔ B ↔ G
G > B
W > B
(W ↔ G) or (W = G) > B
W + G > B
W ≥ ≤ B – G
Mathematician: Any questions?
#2: So what does W equal?
Mathematician: Greater than, equal to or less than B minus G. Haven't you been paying attention?
#1: May I suggest that W equals Jesus?
Mathematician: How could one possibly come to that conclusion?
#1: Well John 1:14 "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." and in verse 17,18 say, " For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known." So Jesus is God in the flesh and the One and Only, separate from the father but still God. You just needed to read a little farther.
Mathematician: So in other words you are saying, Jesus equals the Word and the One and Only which equals God but is not the same as the father. Yet the Father Equals God. (Mathematician erases board and writes new formula.)
W = JC = OO
JC = G = OO
JC ≠ F
F = G
#1: I guess. If that how you want to put it
Mathematician: You just solve this proof. You'll be famous. You'll… (Mathematician rambles with excitement as student leave classroom.)
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