As a biology teacher in an Australian public school more than 30 years ago, Ken Ham’s Christianity was widely known by his students. “When I was teaching one of the science lessons, a student asked me how I can be a Christian since ‘the Bible isn’t true’. I asked him why he thought the Bible isn’t true, and he told me that it contradicts what the science books teach.”
At that point, Ham began developing talks that teach students the difference between knowledge based on observation and “knowledge” about the past when we weren’t present. “I wanted to teach them how to think instead of what to think. Then I started speaking in local churches. I found that a lot of people in the church had questions about Genesis and evolution, and had real dilemmas when it came to answering their children’s questions about the topic,” said Ham.
In 1987, Ham and his wife moved to the Unites States as missionaries. Answers in Genesis was started 17 years ago. Three years ago, this ministry reached the goal of building creation museum.
Importance of Training the Younger Generation
Ham says it all boils down to the authority of Scripture. “Some people say you don’t have to worry about Genesis or Evolution, that the main thing is to get the Gospel to people,” he said. “If we are going to present the Gospel to a nonbeliever, then we need to make the case that the Bible is trustworthy. Since we get the Gospel from the Word of God, it is important to get the message out there that the entire Bible is true.”
He says this is particularly crucial because today’s younger generation does not listen to or respect the Bible. “We’ve got to take this Book seriously. The Gospel is based on real history. If the story if Jesus Christ dying on the cross didn’t happen in history, then the Gospel would be meaningless.”
Leaving Equipped
After the seminar at the Cove, Ham says he wants people to be more emboldened in the faith. “Christians are more intimidated than ever by skeptics. We are led to believe that if we wave our Bibles we’re being overly ‘religious.’ When we give people straightforward, simple answers, it emboldens and equips them.”
His passion is also to equip people to raise up the next generation to stand on the Word of God. “Too many young people don’t believe in God anymore and leave the church by the time they are college age. We’ve got to get to the next generation, to help them believe God’s word. We must continue to build a Christian worldview within this next generation. America is becoming less Christian everyday, and we must return to biblical authority.”
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