Ken Ham question.

[Just Dave]

Ran into this this morning I thought it make for some good discussion.

https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2015/09/25/is-polygamy-next/?utm_source=facebook-aig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ispolygamynext-28708&utm_campaign=20150926

[The War Wagon]

Ken's good people. He's a BABDIST, so we disagree on a few things , but as he gets Genesis so completely CORRECT, he really "sets the table" as it were, to understand everything ELSE that follows in The Bible.

Because if you don't trust God's Word in Genesis, you will get every OTHER word that follows, wrong.

[c4jesus]

He's a YEC'er. Nuff said.

[RAMCLAP]

He seems a decent man and knowledgeable. But, I'm not a young earther, so it's not my bag.

[Just Dave]

He seems a decent man and knowledgeable. But, I'm not a young earther, so it's not my bag.

I am, do you want to know why?



I'll tell ya anyways


Adam was created a fully functioning full grown human being.


But...


He was only 1 day old. Think about that.

[mossy]

Last I heard, ham's creation museum was in financial trouble. they were advertising an exhibit about dragons to pull in more visitors.

I am a Buddhist, so i do not live inconsistently. My morals come from the precepts and noble eightfold path.

[RAMCLAP]

I am, do you want to know why?



I'll tell ya anyways


Adam was created a fully functioning full grown human being.


But...


He was only 1 day old. Think about that.

I have spent much time thinking on that.

[Not a Cook]

Last I heard, ham's creation museum was in financial trouble. they were advertising an exhibit about dragons to pull in more visitors.

A little off topic, but what you wrote above isn't true. The Creation Museum and Ark Encounter are doing financially well (for ministries). Some detractors who'd rather not see Ark Encounter ever open have spread rumors about financial troubles, but those are simply rumors. No merit to them.

As an aside, what many folks started referring to as dinosaurs in relatively recent times are what were historically referred to by cultures around the world as "dragons". As such, Answers in Genesis, the Creation Museum, and the Ark Encounter all deal extensively with dragons because "dragon = dinosaur" (but not to try to pull in more visitors due to some supposed "financial trouble").

[eb47]

I am, do you want to know why?



I'll tell ya anyways


Adam was created a fully functioning full grown human being.


But...


He was only 1 day old. Think about that.

Actually, he didn't become a day old til the day after he had to leave the garden.

[Just Dave]

Actually, he didn't become a day old til the day after he had to leave the garden.

But that contradicts the first few chapters of Genesis

[Not a Cook]

I am, do you want to know why?



I'll tell ya anyways


Adam was created a fully functioning full grown human being.


But...

He was only 1 day old. Think about that.

Good point! No matter how bad my addition is, I simply can't stuff millions or billions of years (or even tens of thousands of years) into the book of Genesis. The time elapsed since creation is properly measured in thousands of years.

Reading the Scriptures literally results in a "young Earth creation" interpretation. Unfortunately, "old Earth creation" teaching has spread rampantly throughout the church with no regard for what the Scriptures actually teach. Such errant teaching is a textbook example of eisegetical interpretation (as opposed to proper exegetical interpretation).

In case anyone reading this thread is curious about this topic, I'd suggest that you investigate it further for yourself in a few ways. First, study the Scriptures CAREFULLY on this topic for yourself. After that, you may find the research and teaching available from Answers in Genesis (Ken Ham's ministry, www.answersingenesis.org) and at the Institute for Creation Research (www.icr.org) useful in dealing with the supposed conflicts between the scriptural account of creation and science.

[eb47]

But that contradicts the first few chapters of Genesis

Where are these scriptures located? Thanks

[Just Dave]

Where are these scriptures located? Thanks

In the first few chapters of Genesis

[RAMCLAP]

Good point! No matter how bad my addition is, I simply can't stuff millions or billions of years (or even tens of thousands of years) into the book of Genesis. The time elapsed since creation is properly measured in thousands of years.

Reading the Scriptures literally results in a "young Earth creation" interpretation. Unfortunately, "old Earth creation" teaching has spread rampantly throughout the church with no regard for what the Scriptures actually teach. Such errant teaching is a textbook example of eisegetical interpretation (as opposed to proper exegetical interpretation).

In case anyone reading this thread is curious about this topic, I'd suggest that you investigate it further for yourself in a few ways. First, study the Scriptures CAREFULLY on this topic for yourself. After that, you may find the research and teaching available from Answers in Genesis (Ken Ham's ministry, www.answersingenesis.org) and at the Institute for Creation Research (www.icr.org) useful in dealing with the supposed conflicts between the scriptural account of creation and science.

Incorrect. However, off the topic. Start a thread on the topic of creation and then we can have a discussion.

[Just Dave]

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1&version=NKJV

v3 So the evening and the morning were the first day.

v8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.

v13 So the evening and the morning were the third day.

v19 So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

v23 So the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

v31 So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Chapter 2 is a recap with added detail.