THE FAILURE OF MAN AND THE PROVISION OF GOD (11 OF 48)
Scripture: Genesis 6:9-22, Genesis 7:1-24
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The Failure of Man and the Provision of God (11 of 48)
Series: Kingdom Foundations - Genesis
Patrick Edwards
Genesis 6:9-7:24
Introduction
Last week, we took an extremely difficult text of Scripture and saw there how man's failure to uphold God's commandments but instead to take God's blessings and pervert them for his own selfish use led God to make the decision to judge and destroy the Earth. This morning, we actually look at this famous Bible story. And what I have found to be so captivating by this story of the Flood is just how much it really does apply to us today.
You see we think many things about Noah's Ark. Last week I sought to dispel the myth that Noah's Ark is baby friendly story. But this isn't the only idea that people have about this story. By and large this is one of the most rejected biblical stories. In other words, right alongside the refusal to believe in a literal first Adam, in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, in the historicity of Jonah, it is commonplace to believe that Noah's Ark is just a myth, its an allegory. The earth didn't really flood; Moses is just using this myth to teach the Israelites about righteousness and wickedness. And while I won't bore you this morning with the geological and historical evidence for the Flood, suffice it to say that unless we acknowledge the truthfulness and the accuracy of Genesis 7, then we will fail to find any personal truth at all.
You see if you believe this story to be a myth, then Noah's obedience and his faith aren't real either, and neither is God's judgment of wickedness real. We must see that the reality that Genesis 6 and 7 is indeed historically accurate. But we must see that the historical veracity of the Flood is important for more than just apologetic reasons. The importance of the truthfulness of the Flood isn't just about proving atheists wrong about the Bible. The factual nature of the Flood is only significant so far as it points us to the deep theological truth t ...
Series: Kingdom Foundations - Genesis
Patrick Edwards
Genesis 6:9-7:24
Introduction
Last week, we took an extremely difficult text of Scripture and saw there how man's failure to uphold God's commandments but instead to take God's blessings and pervert them for his own selfish use led God to make the decision to judge and destroy the Earth. This morning, we actually look at this famous Bible story. And what I have found to be so captivating by this story of the Flood is just how much it really does apply to us today.
You see we think many things about Noah's Ark. Last week I sought to dispel the myth that Noah's Ark is baby friendly story. But this isn't the only idea that people have about this story. By and large this is one of the most rejected biblical stories. In other words, right alongside the refusal to believe in a literal first Adam, in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, in the historicity of Jonah, it is commonplace to believe that Noah's Ark is just a myth, its an allegory. The earth didn't really flood; Moses is just using this myth to teach the Israelites about righteousness and wickedness. And while I won't bore you this morning with the geological and historical evidence for the Flood, suffice it to say that unless we acknowledge the truthfulness and the accuracy of Genesis 7, then we will fail to find any personal truth at all.
You see if you believe this story to be a myth, then Noah's obedience and his faith aren't real either, and neither is God's judgment of wickedness real. We must see that the reality that Genesis 6 and 7 is indeed historically accurate. But we must see that the historical veracity of the Flood is important for more than just apologetic reasons. The importance of the truthfulness of the Flood isn't just about proving atheists wrong about the Bible. The factual nature of the Flood is only significant so far as it points us to the deep theological truth t ...
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