The Bad News First
by Ken Ham on September 4, 2026Listen
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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 death into creation. We all sinned in Adam, and we continue to sin. We’re in rebellion against our Creator, and there’s nothing we by ourselves can do about it!
That’s why Jesus came and paid our penalty! That’s the good news!
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