How to EFFECTIVELY Evangelize In a Secular Culture | Ken Ham

Western society is becoming increasingly morally corrupt. In this presentation, Ken Ham reveals why this is happening and how we can EFFECTIVELY evangelize in this secular culture.
This video is part of Ken Ham’s Foundations series. You can watch the other episodes in this series and many other Bible-based videos here: www.Answers.tv
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[@hellooutsiders6865]

I remember thinking Ken was crazy when I was younger after watching him get interviewed by Bill Nye, now I realize he's been a step ahead of these agendas for decades. Glory to God.

[@Aaron-cv9hg]

That might be the dumbest thing anyone has ever said... And that's impressive considering I just found a video from Ken Ham.

[@WayneDomingo-Sambrano-xe4ff]

GOD bless you brother shalom

[@VanyaD]

​@@Aaron-cv9hgили може би е по-смислено отколкото в момента можеш да разбереш. Явно не си дораснал още. Потърпи малко, почети, погледай, помисли. Може и да ти се изяснят нещата. Не отричай нещо, просто защото не го разбираш, а се постарай да го разбереш и осмислиш, и чак тогава реши дали е за теб или не. Хубав ден!

[@WalkerJani]

@guitarrens4912 no, he pretty much hits the nail on the head as far as secularists are then ones teaching children God isn't real, while screaming indoctrination at christians.

[@ChristopherCudworth]

He is crazy. You were right when you were younger. Now you just gave up.

[@leslieladyhawke]

PLEASE PRAY for our daughter to be saved!

[@davepugh2519]

PLEASE just love her for who she is, not who you want her to be.

[@livingwell5892]

Praying for her salvation. God bless you ✝️✝️✝️

[@stevepierce6467]

Not all who wander are lost and in need of "saving." All you are really praying for is for her to come back to agreeing with you and believing as you do.

[@hellooutsiders6865]

@@davepugh2519 You can love both. :)

[@hopeinHim5160]

✝️🙏❤️‍🔥💞

[@estimatingonediscoveringthree]

Listening to Ken reminds me that I should be listening to scripture

[@ji8044]

Listening to Ken reminds me of the old saying that there is a sucker born every minute.

[@estimatingonediscoveringthree]

@@ji8044 when you say sucker, are you referring to a nursing child? If so, I think your off by a a factor of 240

[@estimatingonediscoveringthree]

@@ji8044 if you referring to people being manipulated, you shouldn’t be upset when the truth has a effect

[@ramoth777]

@@ji8044 Actually, reading Darwin, Dawkins, Harris et al, reminds me of P.T. Barnum's adage.

[@ji8044]

@@ramoth777 If you distrust science itself, I understand your point. Funny though that you believe all the other science around you, like the internet you're using right now, but not astrophysicists, biologists and geologists.

[@XxTHE_ShaunxX]

So many people I've encountered lately have been scrutinizing the morality issues plaguing society today. Most, if not all, are coming to the realization that evil exists and likewise are starting to lend themselves to a belief that God is real. They are beginning to actually pursue Him. Every time I get on-line I'm surprised at the ridiculousness I see. I can't believe that people are so ignorant of fact and common sense morality issues, but then I remember that God said he would eventually give these people over to their debased minds and desires. Well, here we are. God bless Answers ministry and Ken Ham.

[@xX0IRIDIUM0Xx]

well said

[@kayleneemery8217]

God bless you n yours also.

[@jstube36]

It's not ignorance, but a rejection of what is considered moral double standards.

[@jstube36]

@@desertdinghy9833 We each have moral standards indeed. But I seriously doubt they come from a single source. They are developed gradually over time. But have a tendency to change from time to time. They come from our own instincts of what we see as right and wrong. But it's also not as black and white as that. There are plenty of gray areas between good and evil.

[@Demystifiedvessel]

Narrow and unenlightened take on this…this Ken guy is 100% clueless…

[@eduardschnakenfuss9411]

Danke, Sir! Greatings and Blessings from Germany. As I reduced the speed of the Video and added the English subtitle I understood you very well. You are utterly right. The Western world has lost the biblical foundation. The good news thereby: Jesus will be back very soon!

[@CR-yd4qe]

Wie viele Jahre haben die Christen das neunzehnhundert gesagt? Bitte entschuldigen Sie mein Deutsch.

[@eduardschnakenfuss9411]

@@CR-yd4qe Ich denke, ich habe Sie verstanden. I am happy, it lasted so long time. Because if Jesus would have been back (Phew! is that the right grammar??) for example in the year 1976, I would be in hell today. Because I made atonement only in 1977. So, please read 2. Peter 3,8-9. And why am I sure, that his second coming will be soon? Because in our epoch we have seen a lot of fulfilled prophecies. I learned a lot of that from Roger Liebi, a swiss bible teacher who published many very good youtube videos. I am not sure, he did it in english, too. But you have Ken Ham and so much other excellent bible teachers.

[@Awretchsavedbygrace]

“What should I cry out? ” “All humanity is grass, and all its goodness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flowers fade when the breath of the Lord blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. The grass withers, the flowers fade, but the word of our God remains forever.”” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40‬:‭6‬-‭8‬ ‭

[@rofishy2]

I’m glad to have Ken just as much as Lee Brainerd and others I watch all of them and do a bunch of reading and my knowledge of the Bible and world view is awesome now and have gotten people to think!

[@kaylenehousego8929]

The Truth never changes and God unlike man , never lies .

[@richardgregory3684]

How do you know he neve rlies, because he says so and never lies? lol

[@tony1685]

hi Ma'am! you wrote: _'The Truth never changes...'_ - i totally agree! in Fact, God's Word = Truth - John 17:17 but also, all Ten of His Commandments = Truth - Psalm 119:142, 151 this automatically includes Exodus 20:8-11, the 7th day Sabbath, which is today, not tomorrow (tomorrow is a day too late!) i've contacted Mr. Hamm and his PR couldn't prove this wrong - so i asked him to get a couple bits of information to Mr. Ham. still waiting for his response and it's been a couple years now. anyhow, *Happy Sabbath!!!* i pray church was a blessing this morning and today is kept Holy, as It already is!

[@WalkerJani]

@@richardgregory3684 Nope, because we look at 3000 year old books and see everything he said would happen before it did either did happen, and enough did that we believe the rest will. Or because the fact God is real is something we all struggle with, even you athiests. Because He wrrote his law on our heart, and even though you don't believe in him, you have that voice in your head that says "Maybe not kill people today" The fact you can have an absolute truth. Without a higher authority there is no truth, its subjective. Thats why we know he never lies, You, me the universe and how it works, its all proof.

[@WalkerJani]

@guitarrens4912 Go touch grass, Think about how it was made. literally, I humbly mean it. if you can figure out how protons and neutrons created that, In a way that it regrows, and produces the right gas that it needs to produce for the atmosphere, While producing nutrients for multiple animals with different digestive systems without problems. Then let me know. when you can't explain it, I know a book that does.

[@bryguy8203]

Amen, "In the beginning............."

[@mattweeeee]

“Heaven and earth will pass away but MY WORDS will not”. Man’s word cannot defeat Gods word.

[@kayleneemery8217]

Always always define your terms. Yes !

[@truthmatters82]

I pray that GOD would raise up more like Ken. How can we truly understand and appreciate the love and mercy of GOD, the immense sacrifice He made on the cross for us to redeem us from sins curse! His unfathomable loving- kindness and mercy toward us, how can we truly know and appreciate this if we don't understand the Bible as a whole. Ken is exactly right, how can anyone fully accept and understand the New Testament without understanding the Old-- where/ how it all started and God's intervening. God bless!🙏❤️🕊️✝️

[@kayleneemery8217]

The date of this original sermon does not matter. The Truth never changes and the Truth will set us free.

[@tony1685]

@@davidpiot8098 Amen, david - but a relationship, actually knowing Jesus Christ Himself, is that Truth!

[@tony1685]

@@davidpiot8098 no??? wow - i guess all those doctors, historians, archaeologists and other's who've studied to disprove His existence really didn't come to understand Truth, but you got it - wow! time to rewrite History, since david said so!

[@kayleneemery8217]

@@tony1685 Blessings to you n yours.

[@kayleneemery8217]

Thank you Ken Ham ! Love n blessings from Australia.

[@PortmanRd]

Take him back!

[@HS-zk5nn]

he is the best

[@kayleneemery8217]

Indeed he is one of the best. Thankfully he is far from alone.

[@donna5370]

I thank God the Lord taught me His truth in His Word through His Holy Bible by his spirit, at true Christian children clubs, a true Bible believing Home Church and many true Christians. Hallelujah Praise the Lord

[@bonnielucas3244]

We don't see the same kinds of attacks on other faiths in the press or in the public square as are seen regularly against genuine Christian teaching

[@heinpereboom5521]

That is understandable, because the Christian faith talks about forgiveness of sins that people commit. You can't just go your own way and make your own rules, then things go all wrong. That's what people don't want to hear.

[@ji8044]

Christians have spent 1500 years attacking non-Christians, murdering them, destroying their homes and their cultures, but now you want to play the victim?

[@richardgregory3684]

Yes, you do. But it's hardly suprising that in America and Europe, you will see a lot of criticism of Christianity, because in those ocuntries, it's the biggest target. And espescially in the US you get stuff liek spending $100,000,000 on a "museum" to "educate" peopel how a bronze age myth is somehow true, and Christians trying to get their religious doctrine sinto laws that affect everyone.

[@rogers531]

Hi Ken John Rogers here Australia 🦘. I'd like to encourage you on your ministry. It is very impacting on people who are looking for Truth. You explain it well. Why bother straining at a gnat. The big questions get answered when you cover them By the way great to see how well you are looking. May God give you wisdom as you continue. To show so many answers in and from Answers in Genesis.

[@sharonbassett3073]

I am living in Nth Qld. and sad that we lost this man to America but he has probably reached more of the world from over there. Isn't it amazing what he brings out of Genesis that I had never ever seen before and what a load of rubbish these scientists talk about!

[@BAM-jc7uy]

amen.

[@tomaltenburg1576]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@BoskiM]

Estacholgy is important just as Genesis is important

[@nlormanstuckman7408]

Outstanding

[@kayleneemery8217]

Our 1st Christian family was Jesus Mary and Joseph. So easy to see why Christian family is under attack

[@joanbrindisi2153]

Thank you ❤️🙏👍☝️😊

[@sweetlampe]

Very good. Waiting for part 2. Thank you.

[@stevehutton6984]

If you look back through Ken Ham's previous videos for the last few months, you will find he has been giving this same presentation over and over again. He changes the title, and slightly changes some of the content, but it's basically the same message. Even the same lame jokes. If you don't believe me, go and watch his preceding videos. There is no part 2.

[@siobedcc]

From the video description, part 2 is found in Ken Ham's foundations series. There are 12 episodes and there's a free trial

[@notmyhome]

So true, so good, Lord thank you for this ministry!

[@shivli6088]

God bless you. Thank you for these powerful messages. Praise GOD JESUS and praise His Holy Word for us. 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

[@7sunneterrell244]

It is AMAZING, in a bad way, how much our Christian nation has declined in less than 40 years

[@gracenmercy579]

our nation was never a Christian nation

[@HS-zk5nn]

@@gracenmercy579 tell that to the pilgrims and the founding fathers

[@kayleneemery8217]

Amen. As for replying to the bots and paid activists, it just encourages them.

[@ji8044]

It was very Christian when nobody but white people had a seat at the table, so I get where you're coming from.

[@chrisyoung59721]

@@HS-zk5nn the pilgrims didn't create our country. The founders were Christians, deists, and agnostics. They were very careful in not interjecting Christianity into the Constitution. The Constitution is based on Hobbs and Locke, not the Bible.

[@ams3004]

I live besides a high school. I’ll put an invitation on my fence ‘an introduction on the Christian faith for students’. I pray the students will come. I think no one knows anything about the Bible or the Christian faith. The introduction will be based on the Bible, the seven ‘C’s’, the stranger on the road to Emmaüs (John Cross) and ‘Gunning for God’ (John Lennox), starting half september. Please pray for me, and for all the others which are inspired by AIG and other missions. And you … , think about what you can do! And start with it. Time is running out!

[@steinonline]

Man did not invent God. God invented man. Let that soak in. Nowadays, people worship the creation instead of the creator.

[@gracenmercy579]

Facts

[@ji8044]

Then why does Yahweh come along so many thousands of years after the other gods?

[@HS-zk5nn]

@@ji8044 "Then why does Yahweh come along so many thousands of years after the other gods? actually he is one of the earliest ones, if not the earliest

[@suzannemcvicker617]

​@@ji8044the Lord God created the gods.

[@heinpereboom5521]

@@ji8044 The God of the Bible has always been there. Jesus came when there were only about 2% of the people who ever lived and they had already thoroughly ruined the world with those other gods.

[@michellemorring8015]

"Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start" - Rogers and Hammerstein

[@christinepontecorvo5449]

Thank you for confirmation on what I need to do when I am out and I hand out gospel tracts and share with strangers the good news on the blessed hope of Jesus Christ but I surely need to emphasize on the beginning the creation of the world God spoke the word into existence and created Adam the first man and how eve sinned in the garden and blamed the serpent and Adam sinned and blamed God because it is the woman who made me sin .Sin entered the world then and that's why we need a Savior !!! .Jesus Christ suffered horrifically for us !!! He died on the cross and took all our sins away.. youust be born again !!!! Thank you Jesus

[@kayleneemery8217]

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

[@goldsmithy1]

An excellent message.

[@physiocrat7143]

There are different paths and different people are drawn in different ways. Bible preaching might be one way but a beautiful, devotional liturgy in a beautiful liturgy and welcoming congregation is another.

[@ji8044]

Tell people you have to believe that a 600 year old man built the largest wooden boat in human history, over 100 years, with the help of angels, and then two of every kind of animal on earth just came to him, after that he and has family floated on a top of a 5 mile deep global flood for a year, and amazingly enough he landed in almost the exact same place he started. They you wonder why you can't evangelize?

[@--..-...-..-.--....]

Awesome! Can you make a video on how to Effectively secularize in a evangelical culture? Thank you

[@DaughteroftheMostHighGod-h6c]

Love his lectures. Learn g the difference between an Acts 2 and Acts 17 culture helps when sharing the Gospel. Some time ago the Holy Spirit impressed upon me to not say God because of the exact reason he just gave. Holy Spirit instructed me to say YAHWEH, the Hebrew God of the Bible…the one true God.

[@ji8044]

The Hebrews did not say YAHWEH. YHWH, also know as the Tetragrammaton, is a written representation of the concept of God eternal. It's not a name.

[@Demystifiedvessel]

😂 you’ve got to be kidding

[@The_redeemed7]

When the next session?

[@angloaust1575]

Corruption shall put on incorruption at the last trumpet!😢

[@jesamsulaeman533]

👍👍 mantap haleluya haleluya haleluya Yesus Kristus Amen

[@haroldbertrand852]

eschatology: 1: a branch of theology concerned with the final events in the history of the world or of humankind. 2: a belief concerning death, the end of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humankind. specifically: any of various Christian doctrines concerning the Second Coming, the resurrection of the dead, or the Last Judgment.

[@stevencohn922]

Discussing current events in our troubled world with unbelievers is an excellent starting point in our evangelism efforts to open hearted people! I would refer skeptics and unbelievers to The ministry of Answers In Genesis anytime, however, When it comes to the subject of current events and how the Bible foretells what the END TIMES are going to be like, I have to rely upon other ministries that specialize in eschatology!

[@joshdavis4020]

The lecture was well done, but...there wasnt really any addressing on how to effevtively evangelize. Most of it was frustration with different views of Genesis. I get the reasons, I really do. However, this wasnt really on how we can evangelize more effectively, more so on what parts of the church believes bothers him. I think a different title would be more suitable for this lecture. Again i get the concern for different views of Genesis, i understand what bothers him, but when evangelism came up it was More in regards to history, not what we can do now so that more can come to know Jesus

[@vanessab2726]

Ray Comfort’s channel, Living Waters is very encouraging and a great method for getting people to understand. ❤God bless you as you step out in Faith.

[@MG-ot2yr]

What's changed is people are more educated and see it as nonsense. It gets increasingly difficult to push an ancient myth as it conflicts more and more with science and just common sense.

[@rcgmediavision]

Noting to push, we just spreading the gospel, everyone has the option to accept Jesus Christ or reject him, the devil is working overtime to deceive as many as he can get before the rapture and judgement day, he knows his time is coming to end that's why he wants to take souls with him to hell, please I urge you dont not be one of them, this life is short but eternity is forever. God is love.

[@kenbeach5021]

You are right that there is more education these days, but from personal interaction with your average modern secularist I would say they are abysmally ignorant about religion in general, and Christianity in particular. Don't know the difference between the old testament and new, repeat boilerplate objections as though no-one has ever discussed them before. If they have views at all they are usually derived from hostile websites which are simply believed without thought.

[@MG-ot2yr]

@@kenbeach5021 I don't think I've ever read more projecting in one paragraph before. Many secularists were raised Christian and became disbelievers after actually reading the Bible, while most Christians seem unaware of the more uncomfortable parts. As for boiler plate objections, or just stupid things Christians say, here's a short list: Something can't come from nothing Evolution is a lie A dog can't give birth to a cat If we evolved from apes, then why are there still apes? It takes more faith to be an atheist Atheism is a religion Carbon-14 radiometric dating is highly unreliable Earth is 6000 years old Man and dinosaurs co-existed Irreducible complexity shows design Look at the trees Tornadoes in junkyards cannot build things There are no transitional fossils Seashells on top mountains Macroevolution is impossible because no one has witnessed it Morality is impossible without god As for hostile websites, are these hostile? Harvard.edu Berkeley.edu aaas.org nih.gov National Geographic Live Science Scientific American Nature Chemistry World Space.com

[@Woopor]

@@rcgmediavisionyet you continuously keep getting more zealous when it comes to “converting” people. If your religion is true, people should be coming to it, not having it be put onto them and using the devil as an explanation why you aren’t getting more followers

[@Woopor]

@@kenbeach5021and you don’t know the difference between a Scientific Theory and a normal Theory, the difference between Radiocarbon dating and other types of dating for older rocks. You can’t be talking about

[@billwolf4512]

Rock solid!

[@chirho2642]

Coolamundo brother Ken! Holy Holy Holy living in these days !!!

[@livingwell5892]

Jesus is Lord ❤✝️👑🙏

[@rustneversleeps01]

Start off by telling them Sunday is the third day from friday. That wins them over every time .

[@Sergedb74]

As regarding the question of why eschatology arises more emotions than creation [that's debatable, certainly amongst Christians but not in the secular world], it is because, 1) Christians build up their theology based on their denomination, most eschatology is different. 2) The Bible is like a masterful puzzle where all pieces fit together, when you get to end-time events, it exposes one's theological inconsistencies; there is no way around it. 3) It is an emotional issue because of preconceived ideas, the fear of being label "escapists" for example, or other terms. 4) Churches don't teach much of it because they'd lose members hence money. The intriguing part is that Kent is correct on Genesis - well, we should talk about the gap - but in general thumbs up Dr. Kent. On the other hand, I don't know his eschatological views, I just watch him once in a while. But as far as I know, he is reformed, so he is possibly a-millennial even though I know of pre-millennial Calvinists. If Kent is a-millennial or post, I mean that's whole point of the Bible, to reveal the Second Coming of Christ. IT IS inescapably linked to a thousand years kingdom i.e. 7 days of creation, 7 millennium. We are getting closer... Of course the gap would mess up the Calvinistic view of reality because it requires free-will in action but that's another story.

[@RisenShine-zy7dn]

Good message Ken. Eschatology is effective when you understand that God is not the author of confusion. Just like understanding that in the beginning God created the heaven and the earth in 6 literal 24 hour periods and rested on the 7th. Understanding the correct lens to view the prophecies of the Bible is important to understand the whole of God's word, not just partial. I'm not a 'left behind' believer.

[@tony1685]

Amen! i also believe that the entire Bible proves that the 7th day Sabbath is the LORD's day - and also interesting is the Fact that Scripture shows that an evil 'church' would come along and tamper with the LORD's day and pretend It's another day! sadly, most of Christianity follow blindly along and pretend tomorrow is the LORD's day, which Scripture proves It's today - the 7th day! *Happy Sabbath!!!* thanks for reading, Ma'am/Sir.

[@RisenShine-zy7dn]

@@tony1685 Answer this one question Tony. Before the law was given by Moses, before the Torah law to the nation of the Hebrews. Those who lived before that, before the flood from Adam and Eve to Moses. Are they saved into the kingdom of God , since they did NOT have the law? They did not have a sabbath day worship.

[@tony1685]

@@RisenShine-zy7dn incorrect, friend. God's Ten were since the beginning - see Revelation 111:7-8 and notice how Cain did sin - Genesis 4:7 sin = transgression of God's law - 1 John 3:4 and yes, all had the Sabbath since Creation - see Genesis 2:2-3 thanks for the questions - i appreciate them and they keep Christian's sharp!

[@RisenShine-zy7dn]

@@tony1685 God's moral law was since the beginning. Yes God did sanctify the seventh day in Genesis 2. Jesus said that He is the LORD of the sabbath. But the ten commandments written by the finger of God to Moses was not from the beginning. Matthew 22 : 37-40 Jesus said unto them, "thou shall love the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like unto it. You shall shall love thy neighbor as thyself. Of these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." You cannot argue with the WORD of life Himself. If you live by the law you will be judged by the law. I live by the grace and mercy from Jesus Christ to me a sinner. His precious blood shed for me and for you. You did not answer my first question!

[@tony1685]

@@RisenShine-zy7dn absolutely the Ten were since the beginning! this is why Cain was punished for sinning - because His Ten were broken. don't you believe Psalm 111:7-8?? this IS the Moral Law. and if you love God - you keep Commandments 1 - 4. if you love your neighbor - you keep Commands 4 - 10. this is what was proven in 1 John 5:2-3 _'You cannot argue with the WORD of life Himself.'_ - *Strawman Logical Fallacy* - i never argue with Him, but with your misinterpretation of His Word. quit setting yourself up like your infallible. so yes, just like the Sabbath will be in Heaven (Isaiah 66:22-23), It was here for our first family as well. your question was answered - you just didn't like the answer. question: why don't you love Christ?? - see John 14:15

[@alejandrojoselizano]

I am 100 with man

[@BAM-jc7uy]

Question: "Becoming" more increasingly ....?? OR becoming more visble and more open each day in showing its corruption..or/and is more visible in its "don't care attitude" towards its moral corruption. Nor does it matter/care if its corruptiion is visible from the top of the culture's government/agencies down to the individual person. All/Corruption is being exposed/opened up and made so visible that there is no mistaking evilness and its machinations .

[@heinpereboom5521]

And you say this without citing a good example? That is no more than vulgar swearing, so a pointless action.

[@BAM-jc7uy]

@@heinpereboom5521 this is in reference to the "boxed" summary of what this video is about... the quote "Becoming...." is in reference to that only. What r u talking about??? This is NOT a criticism of beloved Ken Ham or anything he ever has to say....This is about the state of our Republic and its population. excuse me but "DUH" to u....LOL 🥴

[@jstube36]

Why does Ham even label his speeches. They seem to be carbon copies of each other. it's like a comedian telling the same jokes over and over. Or a politician making the same speeches over and over again. The problem for Ham is people are better educated than they were generations ago. Today we have a better understanding of who and what we are. Today more people are turning from the Bible because they see through it better than generations ago. So many are turning from what is passed off as mere mythology.

[@leoneljuarez8378]

The fool has said in his heart, there is no God! God forbid! Amen! ✝️

[@jstube36]

@@leoneljuarez8378 Times have changed. The "fool" has been better educated on the realities of life. The "Fool" now is one taken in by blind devotion and faith. The wise turns to reason which opens the eyes. While faith keeps our eyes closed. Better it is to see with open eyes.

[@leoneljuarez8378]

@@jstube36 Different strokes for different folks! Amen! ✝️✝️✝️

[@tommyc1395]

Have you ever thought about the fact that what he says bears repeating? How many sermons are you gonna watch before you put it in to practice?

[@jstube36]

@@tommyc1395 Put what into practice? Ham is upset that that a growing number of people are walking away from the Religions. He's angry because younger generations are not as easy to sway.

[@danielrice5676]

There needs to be an explanation of the asteroid craters. I am a believer but the craters have not been explained

[@stevepierce6467]

I like how he starts by asking why it is that people are not accepting the christian gospel today as they once did. Well, perhaps the main reason is that now, with civil government the norm in most western democracies, one can think about, analyze and dispute the claims of religion without fear of being arrested, imprisoned or killed. The Inquisition was an institution set up by the pope to combat heresy, which was any disagreement with the established religion in power and in concert with the state.

[@Faithful1]

This looks like this was recorded back in 2009? Am I right in thinking that?

[@bonnielucas3244]

Scripture is actually more clear on the lgbt behaviors than it is on some other things people argue about

[@davepugh2519]

Yes, clear - but wrong.

[@michellemorring8015]

@@davepugh2519 how do you know it is wrong?

[@Woopor]

@@michellemorring8015because it states that it’s a sin yet sexuality is a genetic and neurological thing that people don’t choose to have.

[@michellemorring8015]

@@Woopor HI, thanks for the comment. How do you know people can't help it?

[@E.K.2003]

​@@WooporIf it were merely genetic, then it wouldn't be a sin. But it's a choice. That's why these perverts are getting their agenda into schools and trying to corrupt innocent children.

[@haroldbertrand852]

Genesis matters, Genesis 1 through 11 is the whole foundation that our belief in God stands on. If we are going to believe God's Word, we need to believe all of God's Word. Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

[@Mark-cq9nq]

Part 2?

[@nickma71]

It is not to be a highly persuasive speech from a charismatic individual. God has revealed it to them, and given each a measure of faith. State the facts, and shake your sandals as you leave as testimony.

[@BrittaneyKelly]

KEN HAM, I BELIVE YOU NEED TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF YOU COUNTRY,THE BLACKS THAT WERE THERE BEFORE YALL WHITE PEOPLE GOT THERE,THEY LIVE LIKE HOMELESS PEOPLE,HELP THEM SHOW THEM THE LOVE THAT GOD HAS SHOWN YOU

[@seanmcdonald5365]

One of the reasons people stopped taking the genesis account literally is because genesis 1 and 2 present 2 different stories as the order of creation gets switched up. This is widely acknowledged in scholarship, particularly with the documentary hypothesis. Another reason a lot of people have is the morality displayed in the Hebrew Bible, with all the killing, slavery and misogyny.

[@seanmcdonald5365]

@@cavedmanjim249 there are 2 reasons scholars say Genesis 1 and 2 are different stories, the first being that chapter 1 has animals, then man and woman but chapter 2 has man, then animals then woman the 2nd reason coming from the documentary hypothesis which makes sense of the 1st reason. What exactly is justified killing? Do you consider God killing the 70k people when David took the census in 2 Sam 24 to be justified? Also on the topic of slaves, Leviticus 25 sets a tone, Israelites can’t be slaves, they should get foreigners to be slaves and they can be kept for life, Jubilee only applied for Jewish hired workers. I haven’t heard of Torah class, fairly new to this world on KZbin, but on Judaism I have watched Rabbi Tovia Singer, who firmly believes Jesus is not the Messiah, he particularly speaks on how the wildly the New Testament takes Hebrew scripture out of context especially with what is said to be prophecy about Jesus. Ever since I can remember being conscious I’ve always had questions about existence, particularly because I grew up Christian. For whatever reason, my brain was never fully convinced, even though I wanted to believe it, I even gave my life at the young age of 8. the more I asked questions and I asked him, if you’re there, show me, the more I began to be lead away.

[@seanmcdonald5365]

@@desertdinghy9833 but if god only allows us to sin for so long, how does he determine when it is justified to end our life? Given that at any moment, we could gain new information and become convinced that there is a God and his name is YHWH. That would require him knowing with absolute certainty that there is no way he could get that person to accept him, however if he knows with absolute certainty who will accept him then all of this existence, debating and trying to convert people, is pointless.

[@helbitkelbit1790]

6th day creation...8th day creation . Already confused ? Adam and Eve the first ?.....Then how did Cain find a wife in land of Nod ?

[@seanmcdonald5365]

@@helbitkelbit1790 there is a lot of extra back story that is not included in the Hebrew Bible or the Christian Bible, the story is that Cain took his younger sister as his wife. This book is actually fascinating to me now because it seems as if the “Israelites” popped out of nowhere at the end of the 2nd millennium BCE and just took Canaan and their religion. They probably wrote a whole history for themselves.

[@Jaice00]

Documentary hypothesis is not the consensus view of the pentateuch among biblical scholars. Genesis 1 is the general account of creation while Genesis 2 is the specific details of man's creation. Genesis 2 also does not contradict when you actually read it. Genesis 2:8 "Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. " The garden of Eden was already planted before man was created Genesis 2:9 "The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground-trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil." The following verse is a description of the garden. This is not a description of the order of creation. As verse 8 established, Eden was already created when God placed Adam in the garden. In Genesis 2:18, God talks about how he shall create a helper for Adam. The following verse says, "Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. " If you don't understand English we'll this might seem like the animals were created after, but if that were the case the preposition starting the sentence would be "Then" in that case. The verse uses the preposition "Now" to indicate that the animals were already formed. What God really did in that passage was bring the animals to Adam to be named. All the other popular arguments for the documentary hypothesis are from bad scholarship and misusing certain passages out of context.

[@stephenberry8658]

Maybe it is time Ken came back home to Australia and spent time with Christian Traditional Aboriginals and Elders in Sacred Places. He could learn about an ancient culture, an ancient land, unique marsupial animals and a Spiritual Connectedness to Everything and Everyone. Older wisdom than any book. Maybe a conversion for him that doesn't need an Ark or a Flood or Young Earth or Sin or Condemnation or Judgement... The Big Question... What can an Open Heart and Open Mind do for one's Soul? But .. He has said many times... "Nothing will change my mind".

[@rofishy2]

They aren’t tolerating sound doctrine. It’s not the church’s fault. People rejected Christ and did not seek first the kingdom of God. They now are under the judgement, they have been handed over to a debase mind.

[@hymnsingingathome]

I wonder if anyone's done a study on whether there's a pattern relating to one's eschatological views coupled with what they actually believe creation-wise. I believe it largely comes back to how one inteprets Scripture and whether that is consistent. For example, I cannot see how someone could claim to be pre-millenialist and belive in a literal 1000 years Millenium, yet not believe in a literal 6 day creation. That just doesn't make sense to me. "Every word of God is pure..." Proverbs 30:5a On the other hand, if one is of the Amillenialist camp and given to picking and choosing what can be allegorised etc then there's no conflict in not believing in a variable time-span for creation. So from that perspective, I think eschatology is important, but not more important than what one believes about Genesis. What is more important is, can and does God say what He means in His word, how much honour and esteem do we give Him (as Christians I mean). Is the Word of God, the Word of God? And do we handle His infallible, inspired, and holy word without deceit (2 Corinthians 4:2) On another point, my eldest son goes to a 'Christian' school in Australia. I say 'Christian' because it is in name, yet in many aspects we as parents have to be so vigilant. It depends on the teacher as to whether they will be taught creation or evolution. Evolution is the default though as the school gets funding from the government, therefore they must follow the Australian curriculum (which teaches evolution of course!) I cannot speak for other schools as we are only associated with one, but I suspect this is not the only Christian school where evolution has been taught.

[@stevencohn922]

Answers In Genesis is a great Apologetics ministry with biblical answers to skeptics questions! The only weakness in the ministry is that Ken Ham shuns eschatology and refuses to have a Department of Bible prophecy and eschatology! In the ministry in light of the fact according to current world events, we’re in the end of the end times!

[@tedfordhyde]

People have been saying we are in the end times for decades and even hundreds of years. They had reasons for believing it just like you. We could be going on for hundreds or thousands of years before Christ comes back. No matter how long it is we should live for Christ, and evangelize and build the kingdom like we were told to do. We want our children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren to rise up and call us blessed, not something else.

[@kinthecountry4301]

They have other weaknesses, too. Like having a “attraction rules” list that rivals the worst totalitarian governments. You should read them. They take away your 2nd and 4th amendment rights and say you “agree” to this just by walking on their property!

[@michellemorring8015]

Focus on Genesis is Ken Ham's gift. He has a good point that without a good foundation, what is the ending? Jesus is the beginning and the end. He's got it covered better than any of us humans!

[@beadoll8025]

​@@tedfordhydeDifference is the technology to replace many people's jobs and digital currency for tracking people is now a real reality.

[@WaveCrash]

3:40 minutes into this video, Ken's says that "subsequent generations are beginning to realize that if the history in Genesis is not true, then the Gospel is not true". Ken is wrong about this. The gospel is about the resurrection of Christ from the dead. After being presented with the historical evidence for the resurrection of Christ, I believed it was true and called on the Name of the Lord. I was filled with heaven’s peace & joy, and delivered from deep-seated paranoia & the bondage to sin. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I learned how unscientific evolution and billions of years was, which provided powerful & ongoing support for my already existing faith. My point is that kids raised in this current culture need, first of all, the gospel. Having to first convince unchurched kids & teens (who are totally immersed & convinced of billions of years and no God) that Genesis is history, and that they are sinners who need to be saved, is not necessary for successful evangelism. I do agree completely with Ken Ham that the church must regularly & emphatically teach their children the truth that Genesis is history, and provide the overwhelming scientific evidence for it. I appreciate and am very thankful for Ken Ham. "If Christ has not been raised, our peaching is useless, and so is your faith." 1 Corinthians 15

[@barryw.gaugler3442]

Church = Congregation of Israel (Assembly). We are grafted into the seed of Abraham. Read your Bible. The Gospel is the Good News.

[@Torby4096]

In college, in the mid 80s, I had many Asian friends. I realized that all my carefully developed Christianese language and all our euphemisms would mean nothing to them and would just confuse them. I thought, "So, how was I saved? Oh yes! In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth..." Now they knew I was not talking about any of their gods, for they have none THAT great. When I get done with the crucifixion and resurrection, I ask, "Now, have I told you a lie, a fairy story, or the truth?" A surprising number would ponder for a moment and say, very seriously, "This is the truth."

[@kayleneemery8217]

Your comment is sooo good and true.

[@Torby4096]

@@kayleneemery8217 😉

[@ji8044]

A surprising number of people would know right away you just made up that entire story.

[@richardgregory3684]

There are thousands of creator gods, Yahweh is nothing special in that regard.

[@Woopor]

@@ji8044yeah nobody can live in america and NOT know that there’s obviously a huge bias towards Christianity and that it’s the primary religion in America

[@shawnpa]

This could be condensed to the last few minutes. I think Christians should do more man on the street witnessing.

[@vanessab2726]

I have been doing it, I am being blessed by stepping out in Faith. ❤

[@WhatYourPastorDidntTellYou]

The biggest problem with propositions like this is someone like Ken Ham is oblivious to the vast amount of sociological research already done on the topic. In fact, all the evidence points to us concluding that using Ken Ham's approach will promote more people leaving Christianity.

[@XxTHE_ShaunxX]

Well, I think that's the goal?

[@WhatYourPastorDidntTellYou]

@@XxTHE_ShaunxX I mistyped and it is corrected now. All the evidence points toward people leaving Christianity with Ham’s method.

[@XxTHE_ShaunxX]

Either way, you present the truth as it is. I would hope no one would twist the message just to obtain followers. That does nothing for the Kingdom. Truth is truth.

[@WhatYourPastorDidntTellYou]

@@XxTHE_ShaunxX even if it were possible to “just present the truth”, why would that be the best way to do things?

[@XxTHE_ShaunxX]

@@WhatYourPastorDidntTellYou because sugar-coating or softening the message is not what Christ did and it's not what we're called to do as his representatives.

[@j.mullis418]

This guy at least has a good gimmick "answers in Genesis" and he's real and true blue... Even still not as a prosperity preacher but as a man who believes his way... Good job ken ham your legitimate... Even still you can't change the steamroller of liberal Americans... Hopefully as christians there is an investment in prayer again 🙏

[@staceyforehand9513]

Pray with me for our lost and dying world.

[@rosifervincent9481]

Interesting. Now define ‘effectively’.

[@larryclark9380]

Has an impact. Inflection point. Change in direction.

[@rosifervincent9481]

@@larryclark9380 Now consider whether Ken evangelises ‘effectively’.

[@larryclark9380]

@@rosifervincent9481 Absolutely. The Ark Encounter alone has reached tens of thousands. Add to this over a dozen books, Answers in Genesis, and personal ministry, he has made quite positive impact. God can use any man who in faith responds by obedience. What I respect about Ken Ham is that he is always trying to focus the spotlight on the Bible, Gods Word.

[@rosifervincent9481]

@@larryclark9380 You have a strange model of success. ‘Christianity, the largest religion in the United States, experienced a 20th-century high of 91% of the total population in 1976. This declined to 73.7% by 2016 and 64% in 2022…’ So, Ken Ham has presided over the worst decline in Christianity in the history of the world, which you (and he) claim to be ‘effective’ evangelism. I wish you more of the same success.

[@larryclark9380]

@@rosifervincent9481 Is the world getting better, yes. Is the world getting worse, yes. Look up the parable Jesus gave on the wheat and the tares (weeds) in Matthew 13. Both are growing together. God is the one who will coordinate both the harvest and judgment. Jesus said “when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?” Also, 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. Yep, Christianity may seem to be losing the culture war at the moment but what is true never changes. You may want to read the last few chapters of the book of Revelation and see how it works out in the end.

[@Freddy-Da-Freeloadah]

Acts 17:18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. 17:19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? 17:20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. 17:21 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.) 17:22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. 17:23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 17:24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 17:25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; 17:26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; 17:27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. 17:29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 17:31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. 17:32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter. 17:33 So Paul departed from among them. 17:34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

[@NaumSayen]

Ken, Most young people today don't believe in sin, or God. They believe that, everything that is has always been. And that science will someday be able to explain what we don't understand. Do they need to first be convinced that Genesis is history & that they are sinners? Or - “If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless, and so is your faith.” (1 Corinthians 15:17) "the gospel...is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes". (Romans 1:16) "I want to remind you of the gospel...By this gospel you are saved" (1 Corinthians 15:1-2) "I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins (according to the Scriptures), that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day (according to the Scriptures)..." (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) "And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus." (Acts 4:33) The RESURRECTION of CHRIST from the dead = a SUPERNATURAL event in history "If you acknowledge with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Afterwards, learning that Genesis is history will undergird and confirm their already existing faith in the risen, living Savior of mankind. It was 7:03 minutes into this video that prompted my post, where you say: "Isn't it also true that you can't understand the good news of the gospel unless you understand the bad news in Genesis?" Answer: No, my friend. It's not. Jesus said, "I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” (Luke 5:32) Most young people today don't believe in sin. But each one knows that they personally, deep inside, are in serious trouble.

[@BrittaneyKelly]

I DONT KNOW HOW TO SPELL THE PROPER WORDING PLEASE FORGIVE ME,BUT THEY NEED HELP

[@keithnmdowling]

what of the churches failure, its ownership of its failings historically. The reality that 'church' represents much more than the inside view we christians have. Society sees the failure of the western church in terms of power, position, tradition, institutional frames of reference in the lives of ordinary people everywhere. The personal encounter of christ remains a small part in the larger narrative of 'church'. What is the gospel in our time..when sin and sacrifice and good and bad, evil for example don't sit in the langauge of much of life these days. That is not to disavow the deep of Gods word, person and presence in the face of Christ.

[@joshuacherian6718]

The best way to Evangelize is to have many children..Bring up own children in the faith , Instead of running behind others children. Pastors should stop milking the congregation... The church is rich indeed but ppl remain poor because pastors r feasting ... Open your eyes christians.

[@ricardoc.]

I'm not convinced this really makes a big difference in evangelization. Sin conviction is universal and one doesn't need to have a specific view on Genesis in order to understand the gospel of salvation. We don't have to deny science findings in order to believe God is the creator. Seven days or seven eras won't change the essence and the message of God's Word.

[@themvpdev]

I'm also not sure it makes a big difference in evangelism. What do you mean when you say, "we don't have to deny science findings"? What science findings are you talking about?

[@ryaneckert6568]

The problem with that arises when you say that if it doesn’t matter how you interpret Genesis, then where does the Bible begin to be truth? It’s either all true or it’s not. Dismissing the truth of Genesis is dismissing the origin of sin and WHY people need Christ.

[@sissyrae9549]

​@@ryaneckert6568Amen!!!

[@XxTHE_ShaunxX]

It does matter. LIke previously mentioned, either the Bible is true or it isn't. You have to ask why the word "yom" is only debated regarding the days of creation but nowhere else it is used in the Bible. There are a lot of studies on this that can be read/watched outside of Ken Ham's ministry.

[@PortmanRd]

@@ryaneckert6568 Genesis will never be accepted by the mainstream Scientific community as fact. It will always remain in the realms of Fundamentalist belief and teaching, and will never be realised as changing world views. Humanity has come to far to turn it's back on everything it has learned just to replace it with unsubstantiated myth.

[@raymondmelanson8145]

I'm so sorry for you Ken and the rest that calls themselves Christians believing they are saved! The words disciples and Christian in the scriptures simply means a learner, student of the Word. And later chosed to called themselves Christians! So anyone that chooses to call themselves Christians doesn't make you chosen to be saved, converted and born again from above in the spiritual Christ's Church! Because it is a Church in the spiritual where our spirit that lives inside our flesh bodies for a covering that is saved and not the flesh body that belongs to Lucifer(Satan)! If anyone doesn't believe this absolute truth are still carnally minded in the flesh. All the Christian churches out there in the public that dismissed and kept hidden from their congregations the Strong's numbers translations into English in the King James Bible are fallen into apostasy believer churches! There is a great awakening coming for all these different denominations of churches out there in the public and for most it will be to late!😴😥

[@staceyforehand9513]

NOTHING belongs to satan that has been redeemed

[@raymondmelanson8145]

@@staceyforehand9513 Has long there is still life in your flesh body, it still belongs to Satan! It is our last enemy until it dies! Of course our spirit (the real you living inside our flesh body) can be saved, converted, redeemed and born again from above in the spiritual, because the true Christ's Church is Spiritual from the start of the Church Age! I'm sorry, but what I'm saying here is only spiritually discerned for the saved members of Christ's Church in the spiritual.

[@crashspyrofan98]

Ken ham I heard Charles Stanley died

[@gulfislander11]

So what has the old testament belief in a so called "young earth" got to do with the new testament gospels descriptions of the life of Christ? Creationism or evolutionism - why do either of them affect the fundamental teachings of Jesus?

[@aigkenham]

answersingenesis.org/age-of-the-earth/does-the-gospel-depend-on-a-young-earth/

[@aigkenham]

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[@lesscott4301]

And God said 'But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die' And the serpent said,'You will not surely die.' Did Adam die on the day he ate the fruit? Who was telling the truth?

[@person6768]

Yes they died but in the way you're dead not like in the down in Sheol way. He had mercy and clothed them, and kept them alive in the way you're thinking of. Being spiritually separated from God is a huge death bigger than you can understand because you've never felt what it's like to be alive.

[@crashspyrofan98]

Ken ham I heard Pat Robertson died

[@brianbell9817]

We CHRISTIANS have a big problem with seeing we are worse then we think we are RIGHTEOUSNESS seems to come up when we describe ourselves to ourselves and others. " I am a believer therefore I am RIGHTEOUS." " I dont sin as much as you do." That my freinds is a problem. A problem for our SALVATION and for our neighbors who need a nudge in the direction towards RIGHTEOUSNESS. Instead of watching those who live a secular life under a microscope, we need to look at ourselves and each other under that microscope. We must be directing ourselvesand each other towards RIGHTEOUSNESS. Even knowing it will hurt our ego's and feel quite uncomfortable. I know I still do a few things that are terrible to do when trying to show others their short comings. They may not ssy anything, but in their mind we look like hypocrites so we're taking their SALVATION away from them and ourselves. PRAY TONIGHT THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT CONVICTS US OF THE ACTUAL THINGS WE MUST CHANGE OF OURSELVES SO YOU WILL BE SOVEREIGN. We can effectively be a positive person for others to see our GODLY COUNTENANCE as we try to open their eyes and ears to the YRUTH OF GOD. GOD BLESS. AMEN.

[@AndyMetz-x6q]

Amen, Ken Ham. They have taken out the foundation, Genesis, and taken away the meaning of the Gospel: Christ died for SIN, and SIN and Death appeared in the Garden. They have mythologized the Genesis account, and undercut the reason for Christ's sacrifice.

[@LWfanboy]

On behalf of secular culture: hard pass.

[@rajivnambiar1189]

Is Part 2 out?

[@andrewstidham7950]

Well when Jesus sent out his disciples to preach he meant just that preach. This is why he said if they didn't receive it then wipe the very dust off of your feet as a testimony aganst them...

[@langasikosana3540]

where is the link to the rest of the lecture?

[@Thinking-Biblically]

The power is in the gospel not in your clever way of pitching it Romans 1:16

[@stephenberry8658]

The growth of Wisdom is to be celebrated. It is archaic to use the Bible to proclaim loving human beings as Sinners. Gay marriage is a celebration of LOVE 💕. It is your interpretation, the interpretation of a man based on what was taught to Ken by his parents. Sad you are not preaching Unconditional Love 💕 and Forgiveness. You can't capture thoughtful modern young minds with bad news of Sinners, Discmination and Condemnation. Old Hat...

[@Magnulus76]

The thing is... creationism itself is an idea imposed on the Bible. Look up hermeneutics, Ken.

[@catherinemelnyk]

The Bible says you cannot serve both God and mammon for you wiĺ love one and hate the other. We are living in one of the most affluent times ever in history, so why would young people feel like they need God? This scenario is played out time after time in the Bible. But young people don't yet have this historical perspective. Theirs is a "eat, drink and be merry" mentality and follow culture mindset. Youth thinks it will live forever...

[@Neil-yg5gm]

""so why would young people feel like they need God? "" I read somewhere when the Christian faith started everybody believed in God. Plus there was this sense that they had offended God and were doomed. So the Gospel was good news. Today people don't believe in God. People don't have a sense of sin. Therefore they do not need God and the Christian faith makes no sense. So you have to preach the bad news first before you preach the good news.

[@bonnielucas3244]

Jesus said Sodom and Gomorrah catastrophe happened as a lesson to others and for future peoples

[@richardgregory3684]

So a story in the bible references another story in the bible?

[@kennethleeds8503]

The problem with Ken Ham's approach is that he ties Christianity to propositions that are demonstrably and provably false. If he tries to evangelize using this technique, people will simply dismiss his message as demonstrably and provably false. Ken Ham's evangelizing is ineffective.

[@hpinchen9451]

Ken Hams evangelising is and has been remarkably effective/! Look at his amazing Ark experience in Kentucky which teaches creationism to tens of thousands who are hungry to learn of Gods WORD and GOdS TRUTH versus the lie of evolutionary theory

[@stephenberry8658]

Agree. The Ark, The Flood and 6,000 years are hard enough to validate. Adding dinosaurs living with man and in the Ark kills his credibility. He was born in Australia and denies 50,000 years of Aboriginal culture, Aussie kangaroos, koalas, wombats, platypus were never in the Middle East. No one there knew Australia existed until 200 years ago let alone 2000 years Ken's version of God's Word is lost in wild assertions.

[@kennethleeds8503]

@@hpinchen9451 Hr. Ham's evangelising is not only at war with evolution, it is also at war with physics and astronomy. If the universe was created 6000 years ago, we wouldn't be able to see anything more than 6000 light years away. The vast majority of the observable universe proves Ham is wrong. Even if "tens of thousands" of people like the Ark museum, millions of informed people dismiss Mr. Ham as being at war with objective reality.

[@stephenberry8658]

@@hpinchen9451 The Pyramids were built on a false belief of how to get the Pharoah and Egyptians to the After Life. The Ark and Flood are likewise built on wishful thinking rather than reality. Sheer nonsense to assert Australian Aboriginals were descended from Noah 4,000 years ago when their culture is over 50,000 years old. Ken Ham built the Ark to perpetuate a myth taught to him by his parents. A teacher who imparts knowledge is to be welcomed. One who tries to manifest an Ark which could never be built in ancient times, let alone be sea worthy is nuts. Why would a Loving God kill all his Creations including women and children, Chinese, Native Americans, all land animals and vegetation. After the mythical flood there was nothing left to eat except each other. The termites were fine. They could eat the Ark.

[@stephenberry8658]

@@hpinchen9451 The fact Ken asserts God's Creation and Evolution are mutually exclusive is the fundamental flaw in his teaching and now this inclusion is more and more accepted by most Christians. He asserts the opposite.. Evolution and Millions of Years Excludes GOD. When this is limiting the Magnificent and Vastness and Timeless of our shared Gift Of Divinity. A limited, vengeful, condemning God obsessed with Sin is the opposite of a Loving Forgiving Essence of the Universe... PS . My Soulmate of 26 years is blessed by the Divine. Not Sinful. Not Condemned. OUR LOVE 💕 IS MAGNIFICENT.

[@workatthefab]

Still can’t let the past go -Christian’s check your calendars . it’s 2023 not 0033 - people have moved off of your mythology a long time ago. But cheer up you still have heaven to look forward too - unless that’s just another myth from that Bible of yours .. good luck with that one

[@billbrock8547]

Christian doctrine commands Christian to share their faith with the godless, who wish Christians would be less generous.

[@vanessab2726]

I am thankful someone told me about Jesus. There will be many on judgment day wishing they had received his gift of Salvation while they were given the opportunity. Those who reject Jesus will pay for their own sins 🔥

[@micharlflynn4404]

The world does not have the Holy Ghost thereore the yh can't understand scripture.

[@kellystone7501]

So basically, if reality conflicts with something in the Bible, reality must be wrong. This is insane.

[@bluesdoc4273]

Not at all.... Just like the Matrix movie - there is the illusion and the TRUE REALITY of the world. Choose there pill or blue pill. If you choose correctly, your life will never be the same again. You will see the REAL WORLD as the bible open your eyes. As far as I'm concerned, I would rather see the REAL - no matter how much everyone says it's false. To stay blinded, to live in ignorance, to remain deceived... THAT'S INSANE !!!

[@davidsteer1941]

Acknowledging the fact of an ancient earth and evolution does not prevent you from being a Christian. I'm an atheist, but my partner is a Christian, she has no problem understanding that evolution is factual and the earth has existed for billions of years. You're preaching is wrong.

[@Neil-yg5gm]

You can believe in God and evolution. But not the Christian God. The Christian faith says death entered the world through Adams sin. If there was no original Adam the Cristian faith is wrong. Plus there was no death before Adam and Eve sinned. But evolution says there was millions of years of death before man even existed.

[@davidsteer1941]

@@Neil-yg5gm that's only if you believe in a literal interpretation of the bible. The creation myth, Adam and Eve etc are not meant to be taken literally and the vast majority of Christians don't. Belief in a literal Bible is not a requirement for salvation.

[@Neil-yg5gm]

@@davidsteer1941 Then what bits of the bible can you trust? God and Evolution can be true. But the Christian God cannot be true and Evolution be true. St Paul said death entered the world after Adam and Eve sinned. Nothing died on this planet until Adam sinned.

[@davidsteer1941]

@@Neil-yg5gm unfortunately for that story there is vast amounts of evidence to the contrary. And even basic common sense shows that cannot be true. For example is Adam and Eve ate fruit and vegetables, they were alive before being eaten, so death existed as a minimum with plants being killed for food. I'm certain you can have total faith in Jesus and all that without taking the bible literally. Then you don't have to deny clear evidence based science such as evolution. It's the best of all worlds. Isn't it?

[@Woopor]

@@Neil-yg5gmor maybe you can acknowledge that not all of the Bible NEEDS to be perfectly accurate and that some parts (especially in the Old Testament) are more moral lessons than history lessons

[@steinonline]

Ken, your work is valuable. I have a question(s). You assert again and again that all creation happened in 6 24 hour periods of time plus a 24 hour period of rest. You also assert that God is infinite and eternal and have even said that God exists out of time. You then use earth days and years to put time spans on these events. Could it be that the "days" of creation are epochs and since everything was created by God, that these "days" were of much longer length since they pertain to the entire cosmos and not Earth itself? From the Garden of Eden onward however, events happened on Earth, thus now being bound to Earth days and years. Much of Genesis occurs outside of Earth. I would be extremely interested in your thoughts on this matter. Additionally, can these distinctions be lost in the many translations of the Word Of God? What language did God speak? I can assure you it wasn't English. English is the language of man, not God. So therefore the King James Bible is the word of God as understood by men, not THE WORD OF GOD. How do you possibly argue these points successfully?

[@janetdinkelman2348]

The translation of the Bible is important because it needs to go to the original Hebrew and to the Greek for New Testament for correct translation, the King James version and the English Standard version (ESV) both did this. Both of these versions translate the Genesis account "and there was evening and there was morning this first day" and God states it the same way for each of the days. In Hebrew if the word day meant a period of time such as in Abraham's day that was not a specific day, but if it is combined with evening, or morning, or numbered then it was seen as a single day. So in scripture with KJV and ESV it specifically says 24 hour period of time and since God included all 3 words, He is emphasizing it as 24 hour days. Since God is Holy and cannot lie, we can take Him at his word. We need to trust Him, because the devil has been using the "did God really say?" Over and over.

[@kayleneemery8217]

Thank you for all that you are doing in this comprehensive reply. Blessings to you n yours. From Australia.

[@heinpereboom5521]

@@janetdinkelman2348 These 6 days start from line 3 in Genesis 1 I think there is some confusion with the first line of Genesis 1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. It is not stated when that was and how long it lasted. It is separate from the 6 days of creation and that can explain a lot about the age of the universe and the earth.

[@janetdinkelman2348]

@heinpereboom5521 I think the first 2 verses in Genesis are more of an introduction and telling it how it was made from nothing "void". I do look forward someday to asking God, "How he did it?" But I know he can do anything, turn water into wine, heal disease which normally would take a long time. He still does miracles today. I know that the earth is not billions of years old. Check out Spike Psarris, he is a NASA space engineer, he was an atheist who after studying all of the results from the space probes realized that the earth and the solar system is much younger. He has some awesome videos that I shared with my Sunday school kids and they were blown away. I hope this helps. The films are titled "what you aren't being told about Astronomy ", there are several of them.

[@janetdinkelman2348]

These Old Testament books were written in Hebrew and Aramaic, they went to the original copies and they tried to interpret as closely as possible, the King James and English standard version went back to the most original copies some other Bibles did not do this and were not as careful.