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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>The great Flood in the time of Noah engulfed all of the world (Gen. 7:19\u201320). It was of such cataclysmic power and proportions that only the end of the physical universe by fire is worthy of comparison (2 Pet. 3:5\u201310). The Flood\u2019s effects are yet seen in such things as the topsy-turvy fossil strata, the strange angles of layered stone often seen in exposed mountain sides, and the like.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The astute observer sees the more important effects of the Flood, however, in the lessons it provides concerning the nature of God.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. God despises sin. <\/strong>Wickedness was so pervasive by Noah\u2019s time that God regretted having created man (Gen. 6: 5\u20137, 11\u201313). God\u2019s abhorrence of sin is an inherent trait. Because He could not abide sin, He expelled Adam and Eve from Eden. Their sin brought death upon all mankind (Rom. 5:12). The flood would never have occurred had God been indifferent to sin. May we never think that He does not despise the wickedness of our era.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. God\u2019s longsuffering is limited. <\/strong>He prefaced His announcement of the Flood by saying, \u201cMy Spirit shall not strive with man forever\u201d (Gen. 6:3). Longsuffering is one of God\u2019s attributes. He is \u201c\u2026slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness\u2026\u201d (Exo. 34:6). He is perfect in this, as in every other trait, but further longsuffering toward the evil that preceded the Flood would have been a vice rather than a virtue. As the \u201ciniquity of the Amorite\u201d was \u201cfull\u201d by the time of Joshua (Gen. 15:16; Jos. 3:11), so shall the wickedness of men again some day be full. Only God\u2019s longsuffering preserves our world, but both will some day end (2 Pet. 3:9\u201310).<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. God requires obedience. <\/strong>Noah found grace in God\u2019s eyes because he was \u201ca righteous man, and perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God\u201d (Gen. 6:8\u20139). His obedience was the key factor in mankind\u2019s surviving the Flood. Noah did \u201caccording to all that God commanded him\u201d (v. 22). God\u2019s demanded response from men has always been a faith that prompts obedience (Heb. 11:1\u201331). By definition, sin<\/em> is disobedience\u2014transgression of God\u2019s law (1 John 3:4).<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. God rewards obedience.<\/strong> God invited Noah and his family into the ark, saying, \u201cfor thee have I seen righteous before me\u201d (Gen. 7:1). As God\u2019s deepest grief is our sin, so His greatest joy is our obedience. Our souls cannot be purified apart from our obedience (1 Pet. 1:22). Only those who obey God will be saved (Mat. 7:21\u201323). Jesus saves all who obey Him (Heb. 5:9). God\u2019s delight in Noah\u2019s obedience is typical of His delight in every person who has an obedient heart.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    [Note:<\/strong> This article was written for and published in the Denton Record-Chronicle, <\/em>Denton, TX, May 23, 2014.]<\/span><\/p>\n

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