I saw Ken Ham at Grace Presbyterian on Sunday, November 2nd. Admittedly, I was hesitant at first. Why? I'm not a diehard Young Earth creationist. What's that? A person who believes the Earth and the universe were created by God in a relatively short period, typically less than 10,000 years ago, based on a literal interpretation of the biblical Book of Genesis (from Google AI). But I decided to go into a sea of people; he sure did pack 'em in! So much so, I had gone upstairs to get a seat, and I sat facing Ken Ham, center stage. He was entertaining and informative. Now, I admit I didn't give them much Grace back when I was younger. I thought Old Earth was the way to go, but it was a better case for a Young Earth than I thought. Let me back up. I'm still Old Earth but.. Around Christmas time last year, I asked for A great book with a bad title, "Defending Sin: A Response to the Challenges of Evolution and the Natural Sciences," by Hans Madueme.
It's about defending the concept of original sin. I gave it four stars on Goodreads; that book helped me see that young-earth Creationism can be a valid view. Back to Sunday night. There were parts that I liked, like the DNA acting as code, and Ken sounded like an Intelligent Design proponent. Which is different from YEC ("The plain fact of the matter is that intelligent design, unlike creationism, has nothing to do with Genesis and everything to do with what the scientific evidence tells us. It’s that reliance on science that limits ID to very modest claims which cannot, by themselves, tell us who or what the designer is.") And parts I wished he expanded on, like the Hebrew word Yom, and the we are all one race idea, the one race idea from Adam and Eve is cool, he's funnier than I thought. I laughed. Parts I didn't care for, if he cited the early church fathers, man, that would be a nice surprise. But he's a low church guy ( a style of Protestant worship that emphasizes preaching, scripture, and an informal, less ceremonial service over
rituals and sacraments), so I'll let it slide. The logic is better than I thought. This is a man who holds a firm belief about how the Bible should be read, and whether you are a young earther or not, his dedication to his beliefs is commendable. He's certainly a Christian conservative. I would say his heart is in the right place. The debate between creationists, old and young, and theistic evolutionists will never be solved on this side of heaven
. And that's okay, it's not a salvation issue. I want the dialogue to keep happening, friendly and Christian, and Ken Ham should not be ruled out in that Debate To say something about the fundraiser, Child Evangelism Fellowship is a great organization with an awesome mission "Child Evangelism Fellowship is a Bible-centered organization composed of born-again believers whose purpose is to evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to establish (disciple) them in the Word of God and in a local church for Christian living." great mission.
So that was my night!
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