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5.07.2010

GENESIS 6:1-8:19

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Begins with a very strange story about the Nephilim...lots of speculation about it. Then, the story of Noah and the flood which has always both been a story I liked and disliked.

Genesis continues to show the downward spiral of seeking life and wisdom and personal pursuits apart from God's will...something we still do today.

But always there is God's grace and justice that come, both expressions of His sovereignty and love.

Thoughts, questions, applications...today and over the weekend.

May you have a blessed weekend!

Prayers,
Matt
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3 comments:

  1. DocMay 7, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    Gen. 6:6 The Lord was grieved . I recall that later in the bible the Lord was grieved that He made Saul king . Does this mean that God makes mistakes ? Or does it mean that he gives us chances to live right and allows us to choose ?
    Is that not free will ?

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  2. MattMay 10, 2010 at 5:55 AM

    Good Q Doc. I think it means we make mistakes...speaking for myself of course. I tend to walk the fine line between free will and God's sovereignty. Within the bounds of God's will being accomplished, which no one can ultimately hinder, we are given freedom to choose along the way and even those choices, good and bad, God takes up and integrates into His will. What's your take? And how does Genesis 6-9 help you with them?

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  3. MattMay 10, 2010 at 6:19 AM

    I find it so interesting that the notion of 'sin' is tied up with violence of all kinds and wonder what that is meant to teach us about our hearts, our relationships and how God expects us to live in a way faithful to being made in God's image. And I wonder what exactly was going on in God's heart that led to the decision to scrub the whole earth clean through the flood.

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