Torch, Fall/Winter 2009

32 TORCH | Fall–Winter 2009 A tour of the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, ends with the movie The Last Adam , a short film portraying how Jesus, the last Adam, rectifies the sin problem of the first Adam. The film communicates a message too often left out of the creation-evolution debate: it’s all about Jesus. I’m not suggesting, of course, that every creationist argument should start with the story of the crucifixion. But if we do not begin with the presupposition that Jesus is the reason behind everything connected to creation science, then we’ve missed the point of Genesis 1–2. The Gospel hinges on Creation, as the books of John and Matthew reveal in their opening chapters. John introduces Jesus by saying, “In the beginning was the Word.” Similarly, Matthew begins with a genealogy that ties the original Creation account to Jesus. These writers, as well as the other New Testament authors, want us to see that Christ is the goal of history, which includes Creation. The first Adam was made in the image of God, an image ultimately perfected in the last Adam, Who is the image of the Father. Jesus declared Himself to be the One in Whom we find the Sabbath rest of God, fulfilling the purpose of the original Sabbath. The Creation story is ultimately a story about Jesus Christ, since one cannot read Genesis 1–2 without considering His life, death, and resurrection. He created the world, and creation finds its meaning and purpose in Him. The last Adam doesn’t simply restore the old creation: He brings us a new world, foreshadowed in the first Creation account. And that’s why a Creation Museum tour ends with the story of Jesus. As Ken Ham, founder of Answers in Genesis, told Impact News, The Last Adam is “the most important” part of the museum because Jesus isn’t “only our Creator, as Colossians 1 teaches, but most importantly our Savior.” The creationist apologetic is inseparable from the One about Whom the Creation story was given in the first place. T This editorial is presented by CDR Radio Network, The Path. Chad Bresson serves as Impact News director and is the host for the Impact News Front Page program. A Cedarville University graduate, he is a self-proclaimed news junkie and has been at the network since 1992. Bresson and his Front Page program can be heard online at www.thepath.fm . Perspectives From The Path ® It’s All About Jesus by Chad Bresson To hear the complete interview with Ken Ham, visit www.thepath.fm/news .