DIVINE INTERVENTION ( 9 OF 54)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: Genesis 6:1-8
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Divine Intervention ( 9 of 54)
Series: The Book of Beginnings
Keith Krell
Genesis 6:1-8
Have you noticed that we have become specialists at shirking responsibility and blaming others for our actions? If I overextend myself financially, it's not my fault; it's the fault of easy credit. If I get lung cancer, it isn't my fault that I chose to begin smoking; it's the fault of the tobacco company. If a man in a rage shoots and kills his neighbor, it isn't his fault; it's the gun manufacturers. If a drunk driver goes the wrong way on the highway, hits a school bus and a number of people are killed, the Ford Motor Company is sued for making an unsafe bus. We've even got ''no fault'' divorces now, so that if a marriage doesn't work out, no one has to take the blame. And people aren't guilty of perverted behavior anymore; it's in their genes. We blame heredity, environment, chemical imbalance, temporary insanity, job pressures, poverty, prejudice, and abuse. Now certainly those things can contribute to who we are and can cause problems for us, but we have taken it to an extreme that says that no one is accountable for their behavior anymore.
The message of the Bible runs contrary to our societal views. The Bible states that mankind is sinful. As a result, God must judge man's sin. Yet, although God must judge sin, the Bible also teaches that He loves mankind and invites man to enter into a relationship with Him. Genesis 6:1-8 shares this tension.
1. Prepare for God's Judgment (6:1-4). In 6:1-2, Moses writes, ''Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.'' Theses two verses teach that there was a population explosion (cf. 1:28) and men were marrying women. For a brief moment we see a snapshot of everyday life. We would call it ''business as usual.'' Yet, we also will see that ...
Series: The Book of Beginnings
Keith Krell
Genesis 6:1-8
Have you noticed that we have become specialists at shirking responsibility and blaming others for our actions? If I overextend myself financially, it's not my fault; it's the fault of easy credit. If I get lung cancer, it isn't my fault that I chose to begin smoking; it's the fault of the tobacco company. If a man in a rage shoots and kills his neighbor, it isn't his fault; it's the gun manufacturers. If a drunk driver goes the wrong way on the highway, hits a school bus and a number of people are killed, the Ford Motor Company is sued for making an unsafe bus. We've even got ''no fault'' divorces now, so that if a marriage doesn't work out, no one has to take the blame. And people aren't guilty of perverted behavior anymore; it's in their genes. We blame heredity, environment, chemical imbalance, temporary insanity, job pressures, poverty, prejudice, and abuse. Now certainly those things can contribute to who we are and can cause problems for us, but we have taken it to an extreme that says that no one is accountable for their behavior anymore.
The message of the Bible runs contrary to our societal views. The Bible states that mankind is sinful. As a result, God must judge man's sin. Yet, although God must judge sin, the Bible also teaches that He loves mankind and invites man to enter into a relationship with Him. Genesis 6:1-8 shares this tension.
1. Prepare for God's Judgment (6:1-4). In 6:1-2, Moses writes, ''Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.'' Theses two verses teach that there was a population explosion (cf. 1:28) and men were marrying women. For a brief moment we see a snapshot of everyday life. We would call it ''business as usual.'' Yet, we also will see that ...
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