Right and Wrong

Excerpted from The Lie: Evolution Chapter 5by Ken Ham Christians have standards of right and wrong because they accept that there is a Creator, and as Creator, He has direct ownership over His creation.

He owns us not only because He created us but because as the Scriptures say, “Know ye not that … ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price” (1 Corinthians 6:19–20).

God created everything; therefore, He has absolute authority. Because humans are created beings, they are under total obligation to the One who has absolute authority over them. Our absolute authority has a right to set the rules.

It is in our own best interest to obey because He is Creator.

Thus, what is right and what is wrong is not a matter of anyone’s opinion, but must be in accord with the principles found in the Word of God, who has authority over us.

Just as a car designer provides a manual for correct maintenance of what he has designed and made, so too does our Creator supply His creation with all the instructions that are necessary to live a full, free, and abundant life.

God has provided His set of instructions, not out of some spiteful or killjoy design, but because He loves us and knows what is best for us.