$ 0 0 For students, the evolution-creation discussion can be a useful exercise, for it can help develop their critical thinking skills. Ken HamNo apparent, perceived, or claimed evidence in any field, including history and chronology, can be valid if it contradicts the Scriptural record.Now, if the book of Genesis is an allegory, then sin is an allegory, the Fall is an allegory and the need for a Savior is an allegory - but if we are all descendants of an allegory, where does that leave us? It destroys the foundation of all Christian doctrine-it destroys the foundation of the gospel.Ken HamIf we discount the account of creation, we remove the significance of Christmas.Ken HamIf there was not one man Adam and one woman Eve, and a literal event of the one man Adam taking the fruit in rebellion and thus bringing sin and death into world, then one may as well throw the rest of the Bible away.Ken HamWhy do we wear clothes? Genesis!Ken HamWhen I went to high school in Australia, I was exposed to textbooks that outlined evolutionary ideas - such as ape-like creatures turning into people. I recognized the conflict between evolutionary ideas and a literal reading of the book of Genesis.Ken HamThe creation message has matured over the past three decades, as the discernment and understanding of creationist leaders has matured. More and more, the emphasis is on the foundational issue: compromise of Genesis ultimately undermines the gospel itself.Ken HamBased on the Bible, I believe that all the land animals were made on day six, and Adam and Eve were made on day six, and people try to make fun of us for believing that dinosaurs lived with people, but there are a lot of animals living today that evolution says lived with dinosaurs.This means that any aliens would also be affected by Adam’s sin, but because they are not Adam’s descendants, they can’t have salvation.Ken HamI did not know from a scientific perspective why I did not believe in evolution - but I knew from a Biblical perspective it had to be wrong or my faith was in trouble.Ken HamOnly Christianity and its teachings can explain the purpose and meaning of this world- and also gives the basis for right and wrong, good and evil, etc.While the Bibles account of the flood is one of judgment, it is also one of mercy and salvation.Ken HamWe need to attack the false foundation of autonomous human reasoning that leads to evolution and millions of years, and proclaim that God's revealed Word is authoritative and its history of the world is foundational to Christian morality and the gospel of Jesus Christ.For all their raving, ranting, and name-calling, these atheists will stand before God one day-and they will exist for eternity, though sadly they will be separated from God unless they repent and receive the free gift of salvation.Ken HamI have met so many young people who do not see the church as relevant and do not consider the Bible a real book of history that can be trusted.Ken HamIt'll certainly be one of the biggest Christian attractions in the worldKen HamOverviewKenneth Alfred Ham (born 20 October 1951) is an Australian-born Christian fundamentalist, young Earth creationist and apologist living in the United States. He is the president of Answers in Genesis (AiG), a creationist apologetics organization that operates the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter. Ham advocates biblical literalism, believing that the Book of Genesis is historical fact and the universe is approximately 6,000 years old, contrary to multiple individual lines of scientific evidence which show the Earth is about 4.5 billion years old and the universe is about 13.8 billion years old. “Evolution is a religion; it is not science!” ― Ken Ham, The Lie: Evolution“Evolution is a religion; it is not science!” ― Ken Ham, The Lie: Evolution