Why Won't They Listen? A Radical New Approach to Evangelism

By Ken Ham

Book Overview

A courageous approach to world evangelism Provides the context for the critical (but overlooked) role of origins philosophies Charts and illustrations make the concept easy to understand The response... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890513783
• ISBN13: 9780890513781
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Master Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

awesome

another awesome book. if you dont get the core of the message right. then how are you going to get any other message from The Bible right if you dont first understand the foundation?

The Divine Authority of the Word of God

Anyone opening a book by Ken Ham must be prepared themselves to begin thinking. "Why Won't They Listen?" provides yet another marvelous study challenging the stupidity gagging the world of academia. In this excellent expansion of earlier works devoted to expounding the infallible, inerrant, divinely inspired account of God's creation in Genesis, Ham exposes the world's growing acceptance of lies as science, and then follows up with scientific reality revealing the ignorance to which the world clings. Lacking any empirical support for their religiously-based academics, evolutionists may be observed continuing down the path on the broad way leading to the destruction "...of those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved." {I Thessalonians 2:10, The New King James.} Delving into various disciplines such as biology, history, archaeology and more, Ham demonstrates the foolishness of men that has confounded the wise in Christendom as to "Why They Won't Listen." Excellent prospects are unfolded by the author of future efforts to publicize all things discovered that some might be saved. One of many delightful tidbits chronicled is the evolutionary paleontologist's recent discovery of dinosaur bones in Montana which contain blood cells. This evidence neatly destroys the possibility of millions of years of evolution while pointing clearly to a young earth of a few thousand. And of course noted are the Indian cave paintings described by evolutionists of the brontosaurus. Problematically, the Indian artwork is only hundreds of years old. Australia's 'Honest Abe' has set himself on the noble course to return Holy Writ to it's original place of honor as the Divine Authority, the very Word of God. His ministry also offers a treasure trove of books, dvd's, tapes and other source materials, available through his web site. The entertaining Mr. Ham also supplies personal appearances where he ably displays many of the aspects of his decades of work to lighten this dark planet. Those burned by other creation ministries that offer overpriced snippets of creation perspectives will be 'wowed' at Ham's jam-packed, runaway freight train delivery, forever captured on DVD to prove the Australian is unquestionably one of the fastest minds in the human race. That performance can be found in, "Genesis The Key To Reclaiming the Culture." All of this because Mr. Ham recognizes the Divine Authority of God's Word. TL Farley, author, When Now Becomes Too Late, Distant Reaches When Now Becomes Too Late {Print Edition } When Now Becomes Too Late { Kindle Edition } { Prophecy : The Rapture in Brief ! } Distant Reaches { Print Edition } { True Life Adventures in Ireland, Boston and on the North Atlantic }

A must read for any evangelist

In his book, "Why won't they listen," Ken Ham offers a "radical" new approach to evangelism in today's world. His primary objective is to convince his readers that simply telling people about Jesus is not enough. He emphasizes the fact that today's culture does not have the foundational belief in the Bible like our nation once had. He compares today's culture with the Greeks in Acts 17. Thus, our nation was once like the Jews in Acts 2 who once had a fundamental understanding of the Word of God. As a result, Mr. Ham attempts to persuade us to bring the nation "back to Genesis" so that we can present the Gospel message. Although "Why won't they listen" is a great book, I don't think that Mr. Ham really needed to write it. I say this because his other book, "The Lie: Evolution" basically has the same message. In fact, I would highly recommend "The Lie: Evolution" over "Why don't they listen." The only difference between the two is that "Why won't they listen" focuses more on evangelism, while "The Lie: Evolution" is more about how evolution has affected our culture. I am saddened by reviewers who criticise authors like Mr. Ham. They feel that creationists are misleading, or turning people away from the Gospel, simply because Mr. Ham's view contradicts what a lot of scientists believe. Critics usually say, "Go read a science textbook to find out the truth on origins," or go talk to a "real" scientist when dealing with science(Rather than reading what God's word says). Its as these critics are telling us that we should conform to the ideas of man before we go to the Bible. Or in other words, Man, not God's word, has the first say in regards to how we should view the world. When critics allege, "The Bible is not a Science Textbook!" what they are really telling us that the Bible's history and science in Genesis can't be trusted. And thank goodness that the Bible is not a science textbook, because science textbooks change every year. I thank God for ministries like Answers in Genesis(whom Mr. Ham is affiliated with), who consistently emphasize that we should build all of our thinking on the word of God, rather than the fallible ideas of man. So, who are you going to believe, evolutionists, who say that Man evolved from ape-like creatures over millions of years, or Jesus, the creator(Col. 1:15-17)who says that Adam and Eve were created "In the Beginning."(Matt. 19:4), not billions of years after the beginning!

Straight to the point.

This book essentially deals with the fundamental differences between the two main religions that compete for the hearts and minds of the west - humanism and Christianity. It takes an interesting view of the influence of humanism and in particular the evolutionary mindset it has spawned and its side affects on society. I highly recommend this book to any Christian. In particular those who have had to deal with questions while witnessing centred around Genesis and Evolution. Not a science book (so no Evolution vs. Creationism pros and cons list) but more a theological work looking at the problems with the modern, western, Christian Church.

Answer: The difference in the culture

In this book, Ken Ham looks at the problem of why the Christian church in Western countries seems to be having a decreasing impact on the culture and fewer converts. His answer: the culture around us doesn't have the same set of Christian assumptions that they formerly held. Without the foundational concepts of sin, the fall, and others, they will not see the need for the Gospel. He discusses I Corinthians 1:23 to illustrate the differences in the previous culture and the current one in places such as Australia, England, and the United States. Being a leader in the Answers in Genesis ministry, his focus is primarily on the shift in cultural thinking on origins from God creating the world in 6 literal days to evolution over millions of years. This book it not a direct attack on evolution as are other books of his (and the Answers in Genesis ministry), but rather showing the implications of the cultural shift when a society accepts evolutionary belief over literal 6-day creation and how this impacts evangelistic efforts. Ham states that for most non-Christians he meets, evolution has undermined their faith in Genesis, and consequently the entire Bible. He then talks about different categories of people based on their thinking and what methods would be effective in evangelizing them. Throughout, he presents testimonies of those affected by the type of evangelism he is advocating.In this book I found clear explanations, good arguments, practical application, and a focus on the theme without lots of side-trails. Thus, I readily give this book five stars.This is a book directed to Christians, and I recommend it to all of us as it has implications for how we think, evangelize, and worship. This book could be used as a basis for a small group study with a little effort by the leader.