Ken Ham - On space Exploration and Life on Other Planets

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"And I do believe there can’t be other intelligent beings in outer space because of the meaning of the gospel. You see, the Bible makes it clear that Adam’s sin affected the whole universe. This means that any aliens would also be affected by Adam’s sin, but because they are not Adam’s descendants, they can’t have salvation. One day, the whole universe will be judged by fire, and there will be a new heavens and earth. God’s Son stepped into history to be Jesus Christ, the “Godman,” to be our relative, and to be the perfect sacrifice for sin—the Savior of mankind.

Jesus did not become the “GodKlingon” or the “GodMartian”!  Only descendants of Adam can be saved.  God’s Son remains the “Godman” as our Savior.  In fact, the Bible makes it clear that we see the Father through the Son (and we see the Son through His Word).  To suggest that aliens could respond to the gospel is just totally wrong.

An understanding of the gospel makes it clear that salvation through Christ is only for the Adamic race—human beings who are all descendants of Adam."

http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2014/07/20/well-find-a-new-earth-within-20-years/


What do you think of this article and the theology of Ham?

Does the Bible allow for the possibility of intelligent life on another planet?

If there was intelligent life elsewhere, should they be evangelized?

Is earth the limit of Christ's atonement?

Wouldn't requiring a savior for each planet be a bit like Mormonism?
 
AmazedbyGrace said:
"And I do believe there can’t be other intelligent beings in outer space because of the meaning of the gospel. You see, the Bible makes it clear that Adam’s sin affected the whole universe. This means that any aliens would also be affected by Adam’s sin, but because they are not Adam’s descendants, they can’t have salvation. One day, the whole universe will be judged by fire, and there will be a new heavens and earth. God’s Son stepped into history to be Jesus Christ, the “Godman,” to be our relative, and to be the perfect sacrifice for sin—the Savior of mankind.

Jesus did not become the “GodKlingon” or the “GodMartian”!  Only descendants of Adam can be saved.  God’s Son remains the “Godman” as our Savior.  In fact, the Bible makes it clear that we see the Father through the Son (and we see the Son through His Word).  To suggest that aliens could respond to the gospel is just totally wrong.

An understanding of the gospel makes it clear that salvation through Christ is only for the Adamic race—human beings who are all descendants of Adam."

http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2014/07/20/well-find-a-new-earth-within-20-years/


What do you think of this article and the theology of Ham?

Does the Bible allow for the possibility of intelligent life on another planet?

If there was intelligent life elsewhere, should they be evangelized?

Is earth the limit of Christ's atonement?

Wouldn't requiring a savior for each planet be a bit like Mormonism?
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[quote author=Ken Ham]...Only descendants of Adam can be saved...[/quote]

"God cannot..." and "God will not..." is the root of all kinds of terrible theology.
 
AmazedbyGrace said:
What do you think of this article and the theology of Ham?

Does the Bible allow for the possibility of intelligent life on another planet?
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A book I read years ago by Billy Graham pointed out that the Bible is about mankind, and is actually silent on the possibility of life on other worlds. He's right, so I keep an open mind.

That said, I doubt there actually is - not for theological reasons, but the simple facts. We have no evidence for its existence. The astronomers and cosmologists who say that life on other planets is inevitable are basing their conclusions on a sample set of one. Sorry, that's not science; it's wishful thinking.

Assuming for the sake of argument that there is other intelligent life out there, and that they are also fallen, then presumably their redemption is somehow provided for. However, I find the idea that Christ might have gone to each habitable planet and died, over and over again, rather abhorrent.
 
I agree with Ransom's first paragraph and Billy Graham.  {shudder}  The Bible is silent about other life on other planet, save that of heaven, demons and angels.  I happen to be of the opinion that if God did not think it important enough to tell us about, maybe we don't need to know it.

My personal opinion is that what many throughout the millenniums have considered to be aliens are actually manifestations of demons and angels.  Just my opinion.
 
Binaca Chugger said:
I agree with Ransom's first paragraph and Billy Graham.  {shudder}  The Bible is silent about other life on other planet, save that of heaven, demons and angels.  I happen to be of the opinion that if God did not think it important enough to tell us about, maybe we don't need to know it.

My personal opinion is that what many throughout the millenniums have considered to be aliens are actually manifestations of demons and angels.  Just my opinion.
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Mine as well.

Being an "imminent return" guy, I think the resurgence of interest in the supernatural (spiritual) is meant to obscure spiritual truth.
 
ItinerantPreacher said:
Binaca Chugger said:
I agree with Ransom's first paragraph and Billy Graham.  {shudder}  The Bible is silent about other life on other planet, save that of heaven, demons and angels.  I happen to be of the opinion that if God did not think it important enough to tell us about, maybe we don't need to know it.

My personal opinion is that what many throughout the millenniums have considered to be aliens are actually manifestations of demons and angels.  Just my opinion.
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Mine as well.

Being an "imminent return" guy, I think the resurgence of interest in the supernatural (spiritual) is meant to obscure spiritual truth.
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Ditto.

FWIW, you will also find the promotion of a fear of aliens as a design to unite the world under one government in the Communist Manifesto.
 
Smellin Coffee said:
admin said:
I would rewrite this article (originally written in 1997), but here is my essential "take" on the subject.

I would add that Eve was called the "mother of all the living."

http://www.freesundayschoollessons.org/practical-theology/aliens/
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So since Eve was the "mother of ALL living", I guess that would include cheetahs, turtles and even the peach trees in my back yard...
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So are they able to be saved by the redemptive work of Christ?

I need a context hammer!
 
subllibrm said:
Smellin Coffee said:
admin said:
I would rewrite this article (originally written in 1997), but here is my essential "take" on the subject.

I would add that Eve was called the "mother of all the living."

http://www.freesundayschoollessons.org/practical-theology/aliens/
Click to expand...

So since Eve was the "mother of ALL living", I guess that would include cheetahs, turtles and even the peach trees in my back yard...
Click to expand...

So are they able to be saved by the redemptive work of Christ?

I need a context hammer!
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My point is that if they are living things that are not in need of such redemption, why would we assume that if (BIG "if") there was any other life out there, the same rules of "human" context would apply to them as they would homo sapiens? IOW, the "Eve argument" doesn't really fit the "no intelligent life out there" context, IMHO.
 
Which lines up with what Ham and Graham wrote, more or less.

The point of Eve being the mother of all the living would support that as well.

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As to the OP: the universe is there because God wanted it to be there. It is big because He wanted it to be big. That is the answer.
 
Could there be intelligent life out in the universe? Yes.

Do I really believe there is? I'm not so sure we have intelligent life on this planet.  :o
 
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