{"id":22843,"date":"2021-04-22T12:53:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T16:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nche.com\/?p=22843"},"modified":"2021-04-22T12:56:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T16:56:54","slug":"blog-what-math-teaches-us-about-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nche.com\/es_pr\/blog-what-math-teaches-us-about-god\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a1Qu\u00e9 nos ense\u00f1an las matem\u00e1ticas acerca de Dios!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>por Andrea Hall, abril de 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El a\u00f1o pasado pas\u00e9 alg\u00fan tiempo enfoc\u00e1ndome en ense\u00f1ar matem\u00e1ticas de la Biblia y en muchas otras formas pr\u00e1cticas. A lo largo de este proceso, me he enamorado m\u00e1s de Dios y de las matem\u00e1ticas. Ahora busco la lecci\u00f3n espiritual en cada lecci\u00f3n de matem\u00e1ticas que ense\u00f1o. Entonces, \u00bfqu\u00e9 nos ense\u00f1an las matem\u00e1ticas acerca de Dios? Nos ense\u00f1a que Dios es infinito, que Dios es un Dios de orden, y que Jes\u00fas es la respuesta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dios es infinito<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primero, las matem\u00e1ticas nos ense\u00f1an que Dios es infinito. No hay principio, y no hay final. Vemos esto en el n\u00famero infinito, que se muestra aqu\u00ed:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22844 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/infinity-6ac83b0b-929a-475a-bccf-728f8dff531f.png?resize=165%2C76&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"76\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En matem\u00e1ticas, cuando escribimos el dominio de una funci\u00f3n lineal, decimos que son todos los n\u00fameros reales (o -infinito, + infinito). Si los n\u00fameros no pueden tener principio ni fin, y lo aceptamos, \u00bfpor qu\u00e9 dudamos de un Dios infinito? El Salmo 90:2 dice: \u201cAntes que nacieran los montes, y formases la tierra y el mundo, desde el siglo y hasta el siglo, t\u00fa eres Dios\u201d. Las matem\u00e1ticas me recuerdan que sirvo a un Dios infinito.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dios es un Dios de Orden<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En matem\u00e1ticas, aprendemos sobre el orden de las operaciones, llamado cari\u00f1osamente PEMDAS o \u201cPor favor disculpe a mi querida t\u00eda Sally\u201d. El orden de las operaciones establece el orden en que debemos multiplicar, dividir, sumar o restar n\u00fameros. La P indica que cualquier operaci\u00f3n que est\u00e9 entre par\u00e9ntesis debe realizarse primero. La E indica que los exponentes deben evaluarse en segundo lugar. La M y la D indican que debes multiplicar o dividir de izquierda a derecha (se pueden intercambiar). La A y la S indican que debes sumar o restar de izquierda a derecha (se pueden intercambiar). T\u00fa <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no puedo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sumar o restar <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">antes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> multiplicas o divides. El orden de estas operaciones <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no puedo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ser intercambiado.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A trav\u00e9s de I Corintios 14:40 y el orden de las operaciones, se me recuerda que sirvo a un Dios que quiere que las cosas se hagan \u201cdecentemente y con orden\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Jes\u00fas es la respuesta<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En matem\u00e1ticas s\u00f3lo hay <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uno<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> respuesta correcta. \u00a1Solo puede haber uno! Puede escribirlo de manera diferente, pero todav\u00eda hay una respuesta. Puede resolver su problema de manera diferente a la persona que est\u00e1 a su lado, pero todav\u00eda hay una sola respuesta correcta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Por ejemplo: resuelve 3x + 2 = 6 para x.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opci\u00f3n 1:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para resolver este problema, puedes restar 2 de ambos lados y luego dividir ambos lados entre 3 como se ilustra aqu\u00ed:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22845 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Image-1-for-Hall-math-article-3xplus2.1-larger.png?resize=212%2C220&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Image-1-for-Hall-math-article-3xplus2.1-larger.png?resize=288%2C300&amp;ssl=1 288w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Image-1-for-Hall-math-article-3xplus2.1-larger.png?w=459&amp;ssl=1 459w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opcion 2:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Por otro lado, podr\u00eda dividir ambos lados por 3 primero y luego restar 2\/3 de ambos lados como se ilustra aqu\u00ed:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22846 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Image-2-for-Hall-math-article-3xplus2.2-larger.png?resize=212%2C261&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"261\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note que en la opci\u00f3n 2 las fracciones se introducen antes, lo que puede ser m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil para algunos estudiantes. La opci\u00f3n 1 podr\u00eda ser m\u00e1s directa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En nuestro andar cristiano, algunos de nosotros podr\u00edamos tomar una ruta m\u00e1s directa mientras que otros podr\u00edamos ser como los hijos de Israel, vagando por el desierto durante cuarenta a\u00f1os. El camino que escojamos depender\u00e1 de cu\u00e1nto estemos sometidos al Esp\u00edritu Santo. Dios nos da una opci\u00f3n, al igual que usted tiene la opci\u00f3n de qu\u00e9 m\u00e9todo(s) usar para resolver el problema de matem\u00e1ticas. Hay <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uno<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cosa que es constante sin embargo. Solo hay <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uno<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> respuesta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En ambas opciones, la respuesta segu\u00eda siendo x = 4\/3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juan 14:6 dice: \u201cJes\u00fas le dijo: Yo soy el camino, la verdad y la vida; nadie viene al Padre, sino por m\u00ed\u201d. Entonces, si bien podemos usar un m\u00e9todo diferente para llegar a la respuesta, las matem\u00e1ticas me recuerdan que solo hay una respuesta, y esa es Dios, a trav\u00e9s de Cristo Jes\u00fas, nuestro Se\u00f1or.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Que sigas siendo bendecido al ver a Dios en cada aspecto de tu vida.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>andrea sala<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, M.Ed., es educadora certificada, directora ejecutiva y madre de tres hijos con m\u00e1s de diecisiete a\u00f1os de experiencia en educaci\u00f3n en el hogar. Como educadora, dise\u00f1a cursos en l\u00ednea y ense\u00f1a a trav\u00e9s de The Study Hall Education Consulting Company, LLC. Se sinti\u00f3 motivada a iniciar la Comunidad de Matem\u00e1ticas en la Vida Real, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irlmath.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.irlmath.org<\/a>, por su amor a las matem\u00e1ticas. Tambi\u00e9n es la fundadora y directora ejecutiva de EPIC Homeschool Network, Inc., una organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro de educaci\u00f3n en el hogar que busca enriquecer, mejorar y empoderar la educaci\u00f3n en el hogar en la comunidad (www.epichsn.org). Cuando no est\u00e1 trabajando, le gusta escribir en su blog en <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nomommyleftbehind.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.nomommyleftbehind.com<\/a> donde comparte su experiencia como madre trabajadora que educa a sus hijos en casa. <a href=\"https:\/\/nche.com\/es_pr\/thrive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u00a1Andrea ser\u00e1 una oradora en el 2021 Thrive! Conferencia.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Andrea Hall, April 2021 This past year I spent some time focusing on teaching math from the Bible and in many other practical ways. Throughout this process, I have fallen more in love with God and with mathematics. I now look for the spiritual lesson in every math lesson that I teach. So, what does math teach us about God? It teaches us that God is infinite, that God is a God of order, and that Jesus is the answer. God Is Infinite First, math teaches us that God is infinite. There is no beginning, and there is no end. We see this in the number infinity, shown here: In mathematics, when we are writing the domain of a linear function, we say that it is all real numbers (or -infinity, + infinity). If numbers can have no beginning and no end, and we accept that, then why do we doubt an infinite God! Psalm 90:2 says: \u201cBefore the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.\u201d I am reminded through math that I serve an infinite God. God Is a God of Order In mathematics, we learn about the order of operations, affectionately called PEMDAS or \u201cPlease Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.\u201d The order of operations states the order in which we must multiply, divide, add or subtract numbers. The P indicates that any operations that are within the parentheses must be done first. The E indicates that exponents must be evaluated second. The M and D indicate that you must multiply or divide from left to right (those can be interchanged). The A and S indicate that you must add or subtract from left to right (those may be interchanged). You cannot add or subtract before you multiply or divide. The order of these operations cannot be interchanged. Through I Corinthians 14:40 and the order of operations, I am reminded that I serve a God who wants things to be done \u201cdecently and in order.\u201d Jesus Is the Answer In math, there is only one correct answer. There can only be one! You may write it differently but there is still one answer. You may go about solving your problem differently than the person next to you, but there is still only one correct answer. For example: Solve 3x + 2 = 6 for x. Option 1: To solve this problem you can subtract 2 from both sides then divide both sides by 3 as illustrated here: Option 2: On the other hand, you could divide both sides by 3 first and then subtract 2\/3 from both sides then as illustrated here: Notice that in option 2 the fractions are introduced earlier, which might be more difficult for some students. Option 1 might be more direct. In our Christian walk, some of us might take a more direct route while others of us might be like the children of Israel, wandering in the desert for forty years. The route we choose will depend on how much we are submitted to the Holy Spirit. God gives us a choice, just like you have a choice on which method(s) to use when solving the math problem. There is one thing that is constant though. There is only one answer. In both options, the answer was still x = 4\/3. John 14:6 says: \u201cJesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.\u201d So while we might use a different method to get to the answer, math reminds me that there is only one answer, and that is God, through Christ Jesus our Lord. May you continue to be blessed as you see God in every aspect of your life. Andrea Hall, M.Ed., is a certified educator, executive director and mom of three with over seventeen years of homeschooling experience. As an educator, she designs online courses and teaches through The Study Hall Education Consulting Company, LLC. She was motivated to start the In Real Life Math Community, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irlmath.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.irlmath.org<\/a>, por su amor a las matem\u00e1ticas. Tambi\u00e9n es la fundadora y directora ejecutiva de EPIC Homeschool Network, Inc., una organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro de educaci\u00f3n en el hogar que busca enriquecer, mejorar y empoderar la educaci\u00f3n en el hogar en la comunidad (www.epichsn.org). Cuando no est\u00e1 trabajando, le gusta escribir en su blog en <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nomommyleftbehind.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.nomommyleftbehind.com<\/a> where she shares her journey as a busy, working, homeschooling mom. Andrea will be a speaker at the 2021 Thrive! 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