God's Judgment In The Day Of Noah

Gen. 6:3) "And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years." These words were spoken by God to the men of Noah's day, after He saw first-hand their wickedness. This verse speaks volumes about how God looks at sin and how He judges men for sin. 1) God's judgment was prophesied . "And the Lord said." God's Word always warns men of judgment before he judges. In this case, he told man that he had 120yrs. to repent. 2) God's judgment was provoked. "for that he also is flesh." God knows that man is given to his flesh, but He also knows that man can also resist sin. Sin is a choice of our will, for we all know full well before we sin that there are consequences for disobeying God. That's why God places a judgment on sin, hoping to cause us to fear sin's consequences enough to reject it. 3) God's judgment was preached. "My spirit shall not always strive with man." God chooses the foolishness of preaching to save the lost in every generation. Noah preached for 120yrs., unfortunately the men of Noah's day like many in our day refuse to repent after hearing His Spirit's voice. During those days God demonstrated His longsuffering, but unfortunately for the ungodly His lonsuffering had a time limit. These things are written to teach us that we also have but little time repent.

The Principle of the Forgiveness of Sin

The story of Cain and Abel in (Gen. 4) teaches us much about the way God views forgiveness. The Lord God is very clear in His Word that "without the shedding of blood there is no remission," (or forgiveness) of sin, but thank God that He has provided us a way. Cain refused to obey God, but Abel did and "obtained witness that he was a righteous man" (Heb. 11:4). 1) Abel sought God reverently. There is a difference between men that just respect God, and those that truly reverence Him. A reverent man obeys God's every command, and word. 2) Abel had a repentant heart. A repentant man does not get mad at or argue with a Holy God. He humbles himself under His every command and submits. 3) Abel found restoration. Through Abel's obedience, and by his offering, his sin was covered & his transgression forgiven. Today in Jesus, we too can be forgiven for all our sin, if we by faith trust in Jesus' blood offering for our sins