There are lots of controversy with Genesis 1 and Science. How are we ought to reconcile the disagreement between scripture and science?

 

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    The disagreement remains as long as we try to fit in modern science into Genesis 1 i.e. reading Genesis 1 with modern lens. The Genesis was of course written for us but Not to us. The context of Genesis 1 was polemic against ancient near east culture. There is no reason to presume that Genesis was intended to teach science to the contemporary Hebrew people. They were in need of theological query and not scientific.

    The whole Pentateuch is about God and Hebrew people. How God showed his Supremacy over ancient near east deities and reformed the minds of Hebrews after the exile. Reading back our science such as Big Bang or evolution back into ancient Genesis is straightforward dishonor to purpose of Genesis. The theme that Genesis reveals about God and his relationship with world is still true for us. That's more important than "the phenomena of creation".

    It can be possible God might have used Big Bang. There are faithful theologians and apologists today who do not regard even evolution as incompatible with Genesis. We need to get updated with science where it leads us. So far, Big Bang has been well established phenomena and not merely hypothesis. Evolution on the other hand is still ongoing research. Genesis and these subjects are almost not on same phase of comparison. Let us be honest with Genesis.

    While there are reconciling approaches such as Day-age, Gap, framework, etc. they aren't exception without any certain issues but they are quite valid and possible understanding which we can embrace. We are ought to go with non-concordist understanding rather than concordist. Concordist understanding needs careful scientific consideration to check agreement with Genesis rather than forceful connection.

    Hence, let us read Genesis in its original context and let scientific discoveries reveal more about the universe. A true investigation may contradict only framework (as it was more phenomenological and related with ancient myths) but not the theme of Genesis.