Answers with Ken Ham

This is Ken Ham, inviting you to the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum in Northern Kentucky.

Scientist Richard Lenski has been growing the bacteria E. coli in the lab for over thirty years. That’s over eighty thousand E. coli generations.

Lenski’s work is often touted as evidence of evolution in action. You know why? Because a certain gene that’s normally switched off is now switched on. But that’s not evolution! The information was already there, and lab conditions made it beneficial to switch that gene back on.

What Lenski’s experiments are really...

This is Ken Ham, the CEO of the ministry behind the chronological Answers Bible Curriculum.

Is doubting evolution the same as doubting gravity? Well, here’s a simple test of this claim. Drop something and see what happens. It fell to the ground, right?

Now, take a single-celled organism and turn it into a fish. Can’t do it? Well, that’s the difference. Gravity is observational science. We can directly test and observe it and we can repeat our experiments. But evolution supposedly happened in the past. It’s not directly testable, observable, or repeatable.

Gravit...

This is Ken Ham, editor of the apologetics series of books for kids, The Answers Books for Kids.

Jesus once said, “from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female.” Notice Jesus said from the beginning of creation—not millions of years after the beginning!

You see, if you believe the universe is billions of years old, then we were created billions of years after the beginning. And that means Jesus was in error when he said we were created at the beginning!

But Jesus is God and the Bible tells us God doesn’...

This is Ken Ham, an Aussie transplant with a passion for God’s Word and the gospel.

A few years ago a study found that those who claim they’re not religious, but who still want meaning in their lives, show a greater belief in intelligent aliens. So, they reject God but embrace aliens!

But everyone knows in their heart of hearts that God exists. And because of this, people yearn to find meaning in their lives. But for those who reject God, there’s no ultimate meaning, purpose, or hope. So many look to aliens to feel l...

This is Ken Ham, inviting you to visit the full-size Noah’s Ark attraction in Northern Kentucky.

I was once told about a dating website for polygamous relationships. Yes, the idea of having multiple spouses or “open relationships” is quickly becoming more accepted as people reject God’s definition of marriage and instead embrace the idea that everyone can live with whatever makes them “happy.”

But “happiness” is not the definition of morality or marriage! God’s Word is. In Genesis, God created male and female and brought them together to become one flesh. Marriage is God’s institution becaus...

This is Ken Ham, encouraging the church to start our thinking with God’s Word.

I once saw a study that claimed cities are driving evolution and “spawning new species” in as little as twenty years!

But what do they mean by “evolution”? Well, they say “evolution” refers to the frequency of certain genes in a population. In other words, it’s the frequency of genes that were already there! That’s not evolution—nothing new was created!

What these researchers observed wasn’t evolution—it was adaptation and speciation within a kind because of already existing genetic...

This is Ken Ham, on a mission to call the church back to the authority of God’s Word.

Biblical illiteracy is growing across the West. Many professing Christians simply don’t know what the Bible teaches or even understand basic Christian doctrines. One study found that a quarter of Americans claim to be evangelicals. But the same study found that only half of them strongly agree with core evangelical beliefs!

People are claiming the label “evangelical” without believing the Bible’s core teachings. Why? Because we have generations of Christians who don’t know their Bibles! This is a bi...

This is Ken Ham, author of the newly updated and expanded book, One Blood.

A few years ago Chinese scientists announced they’d cloned a species of monkey and news reports boasted that humans were next. This kind of research on human embryos is consistent with the evolutionary belief we’re just animals, so cloning humans is no different from cloning monkeys.

But in a biblical worldview, we recognize that humans are made in God’s image, distinct from the animals. We’re not just animals. We shouldn’t support attempts to clone humans. Cloning is incredibly wasteful...

This is Ken Ham, founder of Answers in Genesis, the Ark Encounter, and the Creation Museum.

A few years ago I saw this headline, “Missing Link Dinosaur Discovered.” Now, they know most people won’t read beyond the headline to discover the facts for themselves. But what were the facts?

Well, researchers had discovered a new Archaeopteryx fossil. Now Archaeopteryx was once thought by evolutionists to be a missing link between birds and dinosaurs. But now most researchers agree it was just a bird! So, the headline should’ve read “Fossil Bird Discovered” because that’s what they found!

This is Ken Ham, and our full-size Noah’s Ark is now open in Northern Kentucky.

The Bible’s message is one of good news! It tells us we can be reconciled to God and have eternity with Christ. But it’s only good news if we know the bad news. We need to know why we need to be reconciled to God and why we need forgiveness if we’re going to understand how good this news really is.

Genesis tells us God created a perfect world, but Adam, the first man, rebelled against God and brought...

This is Ken Ham, an Aussie transplant with a passion for God’s Word and the gospel.

Years ago an earthquake, followed by a tsunami, devastated Japan. Debris was captured by ocean currents and washed up on the west coast of North America for years—bringing some voyagers with it! Nearly three hundred species not found in North America were found living in the debris.

This relatively small-scale event points to a much larger event in the past. The flood of Noah’s day would’ve ripped up forests around the world. All this debris would’ve formed flo...

This is Ken Ham, author and speaker on Genesis and the Bible’s reliability.

Have you ever grown a garden? It can be frustrating work fighting off the weeds and insects. Sometimes it even seems like nature is against us, making our jobs more difficult.

Well, that’s not how God originally designed it to be. In God’s “very good” creation, Adam’s work of caring for creation was a joyful task. But, after sin, God cursed the ground, so it now produces thorns and thistles. The Bible tells us all of creation groans because of sin.

This is Ken Ham, inviting your whole family to visit the Ark Encounter attraction.

People often wonder why there’s so much hate in our world. Why is there racism, wars, and acts of violence?

Well, we find the answer in God’s Word, and it’s a short answer—sin! You see, originally, God’s creation was “very good.” Adam and Eve lived in perfect harmony with one another, with God, and with his creation.

But sin changed everything. Because of their rebellion, we all have sin natures. And this sin nature often manifests itself in hatr...

This is Ken Ham, editor of the apologetic and faith-building The New Answers Books.

Our world is filled with beauty—and ugliness. So much life—and so much death. Why is it like this?

Well, this isn’t the world God made. Genesis tells us God created a perfect world, a “very good” creation free from death and suffering. It was a perfect paradise.

But everything changed when Adam rebelled against God. His choice brought death and suffering into creation. Now all of creation groans.

But that’s not the end! Jesus, the God-man, too...

This is Ken Ham, inviting you to have an encounter with God’s Word at Ark Encounter.

Christians like me who stand for biblical marriage are often told we’re part of a “hate group.” But does standing opposed to sinful behaviors mean you’re hateful? Can we be loving and still be opposed to these things?

Well, the Bible tells us that God is love and describes homosexual relations as an abomination to the Lord. If God—who is the very one who defines love because he is love—can be loving yet call homosexual behavior a sin, so can...

This is Ken Ham, author, speaker, and blogger on science and the Bible.

A few years ago, a group of professing Christians were raising money to pay for transgender surgeries as a way to make amends for hurt the church had supposedly caused transgender people. The campaign told people to “put your tithe money where your beliefs are.”

This group is ignoring truth. You see, God’s Word tells us he created male and female. God is our Creator, and he has defined us as male or female. Some people who struggle with this issue look to surger...

This is Ken Ham, inviting you and your family to visit our full-size Noah’s Ark.

I once heard of a church that said they wouldn’t perform any more weddings until their denomination allowed them to marry same-sex couples. The pastor claimed the church had chosen “to stand not for issues, but for people.”

But what they’ve really chosen is to stand against the Word of God. They’re placing themselves in direction opposition to God and his Word by condoning and celebrating sinful behavior.

Advocating for sin and trying to help people live a life...

This is Ken Ham, author of the book on the history of Answers in Genesis, Miraculous.

Some Christians claim Jesus never directly addressed gay “marriage” so he must be fine with it. But Jesus did address this issue!

Jesus said, “haven’t you read that God created them male and female” and that a man and his wife “become one flesh?” Jesus quoted from Genesis to answer a question about marriage. He’s reaffirming God’s design for marriage to be between one man and one woman for life.

And remember, all of Scripture is the Word of Christ...

This is Ken Ham, CEO of the Noah’s Ark attraction, Ark Encounter, where kids visit free.

Marriage has been redefined around the world, particularly in the West. But marriage isn’t ours to define. You see, marriage isn’t ultimately a government, social, or cultural institution. It’s God’s institution!

Genesis records the origin of marriage. God created male and female and brought them together to become one flesh. This first marriage establishes God’s design for marriage.

Because God is our Creator, only he has authority to define marriage: and he says it’s between...

This is Ken Ham, editor of the popular apologetics series, The New Answers Books.

Some Christians argue that what we believe about Genesis is just a side issue. It doesn’t really matter if we take Genesis as history or not. But did you know all our major Christian doctrines are grounded in Genesis?

Why do we sin? Why did Jesus have to die? Why do we need a new heavens and earth? Why is marriage for a man and a woman? These questions, and others, are only fully answered by starting in the history in Genesis.

This is Ken Ham, an Aussie transplant with a passion for sharing the truth of God’s Word.

In the book of Judges, we read about a time when “everyone did what was right in their own eyes.” That’s America today! You see, in the past, America was a Christianized nation. People more or less started their thinking with a Christian worldview. We don’t have that shared foundation anymore.

We now live in a time where we think we set the rules. And, of course, if sinful, fallible human beings are the standard for morality, then sin i...

This is Ken Ham, editor of the apologetics resource, Defending God’s Existence.

A German study found that being in a group can influence normally honest people to behave dishonestly. They found this was especially true if money was at stake. In the study, there was a financial gain if people gave dishonest answers, and they found the participants worked together to justify lying. If everyone was doing it, being dishonest seemed more acceptable.

But our morality shouldn’t be based on what everybody else is doing! Morality comes from God’s Word. You see, God is our Cr...

This is Ken Ham, CEO of the ministry that built a full-size Ark near Cincinnati.

One study found that people’s views on being selfish change depending on how common the behavior is. They found that if everyone is being selfish, people didn’t view it as negatively as if only a few people were doing it. The researchers argue that this shows how social norms change over time. But should our views about morality be determined by the majority?

No! Popularity doesn’t determine morality! If we determine right and wrong then it’s merely based in our o...

This is Ken Ham, on a mission to call the church back to God’s Word and the gospel.

Over half of Americans believe euthanasia should be an option for the terminally ill. Canada legalized it a decade ago, and over one hundred thousand people have ended their own lives.

What does God’s Word say about this practice?

Well, euthanasia is really an attempt to “be as gods,” just like what Adam and Eve wanted. But we’re not God and we have no “right” to try and be gods.

The Bible makes it clear...

This is Ken Ham, author, speaker, and blogger on the Bible’s reliability and authority.

Work is a good thing even though we work in a sin-cursed and broken world. This should remind us of the future rest coming to those who trust in Christ. A day is coming when there will be no longer a curse. Our service to the Lord will be joyful, just as it was for Adam and Eve before sin.

You see, Jesus came to earth to do his work, and he accomplished it. That’s why he cried “it is finished” on the c...