Question of the Week: From one flesh or two?

 

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In this issue . . . Q&A: From one flesh or two? Video On Demand: Why Won't They Listen? Part 1 (Sidebar) Ken's Blog (Sidebar) News to Note Quick Look Free Christmas Town wallpapers Answers ... with Ken Ham After Eden Network with Us! Job Opportunities at Answers in Genesis (Sidebar) Q: From one flesh or two? A: Ever since the time of Darwin, many church leaders and academics have attempted various ways to harmonize Genesis with "millions of years" and Darwin's ideas of common descent. A new proposal by Bill Dembski (who teaches at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) claims that Adam and Eve came from "human-like beings" who lived outside the Garden of Eden. You could test Dembski's claims against several scriptural teachings. But just one—the biblical teaching of "one flesh"—is more than sufficient to show how his position undermines key biblical doctrines, including marriage, the church, and ultimately the authority of God's Word in the Old and New Testaments. If one takes Genesis 2:21–23 as literal history, then God made Adam first (from dust), and then put the man to sleep, and from his side (a rib) made the first woman. Adam said that this woman was "flesh of my flesh." They were one flesh. Continue reading to see how Dembski's proposal clearly contradicts the plain reading of Scripture—including the teaching of Jesus about marriage. News to Note Quick Look Lungfish lope along: Lungfish—lobe-finned air-breathing fish—are considered by evolutionists to be the closest living relatives of the ancestral creatures they think evolved to bring vertebrate life to land. Read more. Goldilocks planet: NASA's extrasolar planet-hunter, the $600 million Kepler space telescope, has "confirmed the discovery of its first alien world in its host star's habitable zone." Read more. Also: The passing of a well-known atheist No room in the park Faith versus science? And Don't Miss . . . Free Christmas Town wallpapers Experience the joy of Christmas Town on your computer with these new free, high-resolution wallpaper images.       Answers ... with Ken Ham radio program Earth's origin? Ask a living eyewitness! Genesis—and research on human embryos! Fighting racism—in a very striking way! Racism—the solution's actually simple! The aborigines—and the Tree of Death! After Eden Network with Us! Answers in Genesis Answers in Genesis Creation Museum Creation Museum Ark Encounter Ark Encounter Answers Magazine   Note: Facebook and Twitter are both social networking sites with user-contributed content. Children should not visit the sites without parental supervision.  Free app for iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad	This Week . . . Feedback: Timeline Twisting Texts (Dec 16) Old Earth Creationism on Trial: Preface (Dec 15) What Makes Us Human, and Why It Is Not the Brain: A Creationist Defense of the Soul (Dec 14) Contradictions: Did Jesus Contradict Himself by Calling People Fools? (Dec 13) Beam Me Up! (Dec 12) Winter Answers magazine sneak peek: From One Flesh—Or Two? (Dec 11) Video On Demand Why Won't They Listen? Part 1 Watch Video Ken's Blog Dawkins Makes a Vow to "Destroy Christianity" Creation Evangelism in Brazil Academic VP and Provost of College Stoops to New Low in Personal Attack We Love Science Reaching into Faraway Places Previous entries Prayer Requests Visit our prayer site to keep track of and pray for current ministry needs. Resources Answers Magazine Subscription: United States The First Christmas Town Answers Book For Teens 180 DVD (pro-life documentary) More current bestsellers Upcoming Events California Answers in Genesis Conference, January 21–23 New Jersey Answers in Genesis Conference, January 28–30 BERMUDA Answers in Genesis Conference, February 5–6 Kentucky Sunday Speaking, February 26 Kentucky Not Ashamed Creation Conference, March 4–5 More events Job Opportunities Event Coordinator Internship Opportunities
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