Genesis 6:1-8
Dear Brethren:
When the Lord God looked upon the earth during the days of Noah, He saw wickedness. The wickedness was so great that every intent of man's thoughts was continually evil. Earth during the days of Noah was a terrible place. God destroyed every man and animal that walked upon the dry land of the earth with a great flood, with the exception of Noah and his family -- eight souls.
How do you think the earth of today measures up to the earth of Noah's day? Without a doubt, there is a great amount of wickedness on the earth. There are people who commit murders, sexual sins, thefts, extortions, crimes of all types, abuse drugs and alcohol, etc. Marriages are following apart, divorce is rampant, teenage pregnancies is common, homosexuality is the norm in many places . . . yes, we live in wicked times. However, the difference between the days of Noah and today is the presences of righteous followers of God. During the days of Noah, only eight people served God. Today, it is different. While we, as Christians, cannot necessarily remove the wickedness from the world, we can do our part to see that righteousness abounds. We can teach other people about Jesus Christ and His word. We can be righteous examples to the world in hopes that the world may look to Jesus. We can raise our children in the way of the Lord, showing them how to live righteously.
While the Lord promised to never destroy the world by water, He is going to one day destroy the world by fire. The day of judgment will come and all of mankind will stand before the judgment seat of God. While we have life within our bodies, let us do all we can to teach others about righteousness found only in Jesus Christ.
Here is Genesis 6:1-8 presented for your consideration.
Genesis 6:1-8
1 Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,
2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.
3 And the LORD said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”
4 There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6 And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
7 So the LORD said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.”
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
In Love,
John Duvall
When the Lord God looked upon the earth during the days of Noah, He saw wickedness. The wickedness was so great that every intent of man's thoughts was continually evil. Earth during the days of Noah was a terrible place. God destroyed every man and animal that walked upon the dry land of the earth with a great flood, with the exception of Noah and his family -- eight souls.
How do you think the earth of today measures up to the earth of Noah's day? Without a doubt, there is a great amount of wickedness on the earth. There are people who commit murders, sexual sins, thefts, extortions, crimes of all types, abuse drugs and alcohol, etc. Marriages are following apart, divorce is rampant, teenage pregnancies is common, homosexuality is the norm in many places . . . yes, we live in wicked times. However, the difference between the days of Noah and today is the presences of righteous followers of God. During the days of Noah, only eight people served God. Today, it is different. While we, as Christians, cannot necessarily remove the wickedness from the world, we can do our part to see that righteousness abounds. We can teach other people about Jesus Christ and His word. We can be righteous examples to the world in hopes that the world may look to Jesus. We can raise our children in the way of the Lord, showing them how to live righteously.
While the Lord promised to never destroy the world by water, He is going to one day destroy the world by fire. The day of judgment will come and all of mankind will stand before the judgment seat of God. While we have life within our bodies, let us do all we can to teach others about righteousness found only in Jesus Christ.
Here is Genesis 6:1-8 presented for your consideration.
Genesis 6:1-8
1 Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,
2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.
3 And the LORD said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”
4 There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6 And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
7 So the LORD said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.”
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
In Love,
John Duvall
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