Noah –Pt. 1 Corruption
Review – God is Creator, God is Good, God is Love, Man Rebelled, corruption takes place
Biblical history is selective not comprehensive
Grand story unfolds as: Creation, Fall, Redemption, Restoration
Salvation’s history: What is God like? What is Man like? Who is Jesus; and what did Jesus do? How to receive salvation? What is our future? – One God, One Plan, One Hero
Sin Invades humanity – Genesis 4-6:8 is a Laboratory of sin – a microcosm – first illustration of sin played out- Ro. 1:18-32
Cain and Able – Gen. 4:7 If you do well, will you not be accepted?And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door.Its desire is foryou, but you must rule over it.”
Sin is imputed – we are all guilty – National debt
Romans 5:19- For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.
Sacrifice to God – All cultures
Real humility and devotion to God
A Fake formality and manipulation of God
Sin is inherited – We all have a sin nature -Nature vs. Nurture
Gal. 5:17 - Forthe desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other,to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
Sin affects the whole family – Introduction of Justice
Sin brings death, destruction and chaos even to the innocent
Romans 5:12 - Therefore, just assin came into the world through one man, anddeath through sin, andso death spread to all men becauseall sinned—
Sin is personal- Sin is crouching at YOUR door
We are all personally guilty –Romans 3:23; 9-20
Define sin
Sin is:
a. The breaking of God’s command(transgression; Greek:Parabasis) (Rom. 2:23, Rom. 5:14)
b. Rebellion against God, (Lawlessness, Rebellion, Greek: Anomia) (1 John 3:4)
c. Missing the mark, (Miss the mark – Greek:Hamartia)(Rom. 3:23)
Sin is separating – Our Spirit separated from God and from others
Pride, Selfishness, lying, murder, hatred, jealousy, guilt, shame,
Gen. 4:9 - Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?”
He said, “I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?”
Sin is enslaving –
Sin affects our Will (ability to choose) we become enslaved to sin – sin is a master – Gen. 4:7
All sin is Slavery – Romans 6:16 -Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? … But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
All sin is addiction, and is powerful
Sin is depraving – Mind depraved
Sin is Insanity – Romans 1:21 -For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
Sin is deserving… of God’s wrath
Sin deserves wrath, and judgment
God’s wrath toward sin is perfectly in line with a good righteous God
God’s wrath towards sinners is Righteous and shows Him as a righteous judge
God’s patience is commonly mentioned with God’s wrath
To blot out mankind would have been the righteous thing to do…
Gen. 6:5 - The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.V. 7 - I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them
God’s Wrath
Wrath defined: God intensely hates all sin. God’s burning anger towards all sin.
What would it be like to have a God without wrath?
A Dad with indifference towards sin is a Dad without love
A friend with an indifference towards sin is no friend at all because they care not about you
A God with an indifference towards sin is not a God of love nor goodness
Rom. 1:18 - Forthe wrath of Godis revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
Rom. 2:5- But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.
Col. 3:6 -On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
1 Thess. 1:10 - and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
Rev. 19:15From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
Gen. 6:5-7 The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.”
Noah found favor – Genesis 6:8 – “But Noahfound favor in the eyes of theLord.”
Gen. 6:8 - What stopped God’s fierce anger towards sin? –righteousness that comes by faith
By faith Noah –
Hebrews 11:7 - By faithNoah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
By Faith Abraham –
Romans 4:3 - “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”
Application: It’s faith or trust, the bottom of life is trust. Who do you trust? Yourself, the snake, people, science…
When life has you by the throat – who do you trust?When you are on top of the world who do you trust?
Is it “My Life My Rules” – Or –God’s life His rules Choose you this day whom you will serve…
God’s Good Creation Sin/ Romans 5:12 Man’s Moral corruption
Genesis 1:31 through one man’s sin death spread to all men Genesis 6:5
Summary of the section:
Genesis 4 – 6:7is a retelling of the grand story of sin’s corruption in a nut shell. This is a microcosm of what sin did to humanity… as sin death and evil spread. This shows us exactly what would have happened to humanity in just a few short generations had God not stepped in with grace. We moved from Genesis 1:31 to Genesis 6:5 in a very short period of time….from a very good state to a nothing is good state; a hell on earth. It is a destruction of creation…..God’s creation: from chaos to good;sin’s corruption: from good to chaos. The enemy shows us who he is and what he wants...namely death and destruction. God is creator, Satan is destroyer. God is good; Satan loves evil. God is love; Satan promotes self and hatred.God is true; Satan is a liar. God is life; Satan loves death. God is community; Satan loves isolation.