WICKEDNESS INVITING REPERCUSSION-III—Genesis 6:1-8
Genesis records the wanton wickedness of humanity & its repercussions.
Repercussion—An unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action, esp. an unwelcome one.
Wanton wickedness invites repercussion.
How/When does wickedness invite repercussion?
7 dispositions/failures/measures/qualities of wickedness that invite repercussion.
We have seen previously that Wickedness invites Repercussion thru...
1. Aberrant RELATIONSHIPs(:1-2)
2. Aberrant STRIFE(:3)
3. An Aberrant STANCE(:4)
4. An Aberrant CONTINUITY/Persistence(:5)
5—Wickedness invites repercussion thru...
God’s GRIEF(:6)
Explanation: (:6)
:6—“And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, & He was grieved in His heart.”
Our Creator(“YaHoWeH”) was so hurt by man’s overwhelmingly pretentious & pompous self-centered “evil” that He “was sorry” that he had even created man.
Does this mean that God did not know what would happen? & that He lives in the day-to-day tension of what man will do next? That He is ever learning, His decisions being caught up in & bound to His own finite & linear creation? NO!!—He knows all things & knows us intimately—so much so that He knows us better than we know ourselves!
Such an intensity of emotion may be approached & mimicked(experienced/felt) when we become inundated & crushed with frustration when our major work is not only unappreciated, but has become outright contemptible, deplorable, shameful, & disgraceful to the very ones to whom we have given our all.
God has a “heart” that is capable of being “grieved.” For God to be grieved is for Him to experience a horrific loss & experience the willful separation of His creation from Himself. It is the grief we would associate with adultery, except extended to a level of perfection & holiness which is unattainable by man. It is the reason for the existence of hell.
We are indeed, obviously made in God’s image!
God is both changeless & immovable, yet He is indeed moved by compassion for people(the crown of His creation). He does not desire for any to lose their place in heaven. He grieves at our chosen loss of heaven. He has never nor will ever be unfaithful to His perfect & holy nature. This is one of the reasons why we must trust God in relation to heaven & hell.
“Why did He regret it? Because He was going to have to act in holy justice....& that was a grief to God.”.... “He knew what death was going to do repeatedly throughout human history & the pain & sadness & sorrow that it would cause & the judgment that it would bring about.”... “God has no choice. Judgment falls & that is a grief to God.”... “it is precisely because God does not change His mind that He is sad.”... “God was[& is] truly grieved by sin & truly grieved by the immutable & necessary consequences that sinners bring upon themselves. Yes, God is sovereign. Yes, man is responsible. God didn't make him sin. God didn't want him to sin. But God doesn't accept excuses for his sin, nor does He blame his environment. And if he rejects God, then hell is God's only option.”—John MacArthur
“Is man any different today? No, this describes him. He was this way before the flood by virtue of his folly. He was this way after the Flood, he's still this way & as the years & centuries have gone on, he's just become more clever in devising & forming & shaping the intent & the imagination of his heart into evil. God's heart is still grieved. He still is sorry. But He must do what He must do. That's why anybody is a fool who thinks that environmentalists or genetic engineers or social reconstructionists are going to guarantee a future for humanity, it's not going to happen. There is no future for humanity.” ..... “the only escape today is to come to God as the true & living God through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, whom He appointed to be judge & Savior of all who repent.”
*God grieved & now grieves because His witness was basically destroyed. Subsumed & supplanted by man’s worship of himself, his abilities, the angelic, the demonic & every created thing & everybody else!
“Sorry”(See :7)—Mxn naw-kham'—V.—1) To be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted. Strong–a primitive root; properly, To sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, To be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) To pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) To avenge (oneself).
“Made”(See :7)—hse aw-saw'—1) To do, fashion, accomplish, make; 2) (Piel) To press, squeeze. Strong—a primitive root; To do or make, in the broadest sense & widest application.
“Grieved”—bue aw-tsab'—1) To hurt, pain, grieve, displease, vex, wrest; 2) To shape, fashion, make, form, stretch into shape, (TWOT) worship. Strong—a primitive root; properly, To carve, i.e. Fabricate or fashion; hence (in a bad sense) To worry, pain or anger.
“Heart”(See :5)—bl leb—1) Inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding. Strong—The heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will & even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.
Argumentation:
1Sam. 15:29—““And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor relent. For He is not a man, that He should relent.””
Ps. 95:10—“For forty years I was grieved with that generation, And said, ‘It is a people who go astray in their hearts, And they do not know My ways.’”
*Isa. 63:7-10—“I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD And the praises of the LORD, According to all that the LORD has bestowed on us, And the great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies, According to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses. For He said, “Surely they are My people, Children who will not lie.” So He became their Savior. In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the Angel of His Presence saved them; In His love & in His pity He redeemed them; And He bore them & carried them All the days of old. But they rebelled & grieved His Holy Spirit; So He turned Himself against them as an enemy, And He fought against them.”
Ps. 78:40-41—“How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, And grieved Him in the desert! Yes, again & again they tempted God, And limited the Holy One of Israel.”
Ps. 95:7-11—“For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice: “Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, As in the day of trial in the wilderness, When your fathers tested Me; They tried Me, though they saw My work. For forty years I was grieved with that generation, And said, ‘It is a people who go astray in their hearts, And they do not know My ways.’ So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest.’””
Eph. 4:30 -5:5—“And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, & evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you. Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us & given Himself for us, an offering & a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. But fornication & all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ & God.”
*It is “in Christ” & only in Christ that God forgives anyone!
Illustration:
Older children(adults) who live addicted to substance abuse/God is not their master...the substance is!/A parent of such cannot allow them to enter your house..to influence others within who are not so inclined to ungodliness/May require forceful removal—heartfelt sorrow—Tears—Grief—Disdain—Hatred—Threats—Emotional rollercoaster ride—Guilt....But above all, the Grief that the parent lives with!/Judgment ensues/God’s GRIEF
I have always spanked my children...But only because they brought it upon themselves!/I spanked them to set them straight...to keep them from aberrant & unacceptable behaviors/& yes, it absolutely does hurt the spanker more than the spank-ee(disciplined child)/Aberrant actions prevent & hinder the parent’s right behavior—They break a parent’s heart!/They limit a child’s progress & must be stopped/This mimics God’s GRIEF
Application:
?You invited Divine Repercussions thru God’s GRIEF?
?Your Wickedness invited God’s Repercussion?
6—Wickedness invites repercussion thru...
God’s SOLUTION(:7)
Explanation: (:7)
:7—“So the LORD said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man & beast, creeping thing & birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.””
YaHoWeH’s solution for the wickedness to which man had descended, was to “destroy” that very crown of His creation from the earth. To wipe Him from it.
This destruction would not only effect man but animals as well. All creatures are dependent upon man for the fullness of their existence. All nature/creation is thus inextricably tied to mankind’s resolve! If man chooses destructive spirituality & its resulting behaviors, then destruction, then a spirit of destruction compromises all...If man chooses spiritual truth & God’s salvation, then a salvific spirit reigns!
“Destroy”—hxm maw-khaw'—1) To wipe, wipe out; 2) (Qal) to strike; 3) (Pual) Full of marrow (participle). Strong—properly, To stroke or rub; by implication, To erase; also To smooth (as if with oil), i.e. Grease or make fat; also To touch, i.e. Reach to. Used 36X.
“Created”—arb baw-raw'—1) To create, shape, form; 2) To be fat—2a) (Hiphil) To make yourselves fat. Strong—a primitive root; (absolutely) To create; (qualified) To cut down (a wood), Select, Feed (as formative processes).
“Beast”—hmhb be-hay-maw'—1) Beast, cattle, animal—1a) Beasts (coll of all animals), 1b) Cattle, livestock (of domestic animals), 1c) Wild beasts. Strong—from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, A dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective).
“Sorry”(See :6)—Mxn naw-kham'—V.—1) To be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted. Strong–a primitive root; properly, To sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, To be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) To pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) To avenge (oneself).
“Made”(See :6)—hse aw-saw'—1) To do, fashion, accomplish, make; 2) (Piel) To press, squeeze. Strong—a primitive root; To do or make, in the broadest sense & widest application.
Argumentation:
Rom. 8:18-23—“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans & labors with birth pangs together until now. Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.”
Prov. 10:27—“The fear of the LORD prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.”
Prov. 16:4—“The LORD has made all for Himself, Yes, even the wicked for the day of doom.”
Jer. 4:21-28—“How long will I see the standard, And hear the sound of the trumpet? “For My people are foolish, They have not known Me. They are silly children, And they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, But to do good they have no knowledge. I beheld the earth, & indeed it was without form, & void; And the heavens, they had no light. I beheld the mountains, & indeed they trembled, And all the hills moved back & forth. I beheld, & indeed there was no man, And all the birds of the heavens had fled. I beheld, & indeed the fruitful land was a wilderness, And all its cities were broken down At the presence of the LORD, By His fierce anger. For thus says the LORD: “The whole land shall be desolate; Yet I will not make a full end. For this shall the earth mourn, And the heavens above be black, Because I have spoken. I have purposed & will not relent, Nor will I turn back from it.”
Rom. 3:19-27—“Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, & all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law & the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all & on all who believe. For there is no difference; for all have sinned & fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just & the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.”
Illustration:
High School football coach attempts to raise up a great team/But those who try out for the team are hopelessly lazy & irresponsible with their training/They disqualify themselves by their attitudes & won’t take football or their part in it seriously/In their heart-of-hearts they are not football players much less a football team/Coach works his fingers to the bone to make them a viable team to no avail/Finally he give up & moves on!/God’s SOLUTION
Recognized Math teacher’s explanation of mathematical formulas/No one gets it! because they will not to ‘get it!’/Attitude(heart) is not right/They play on their phones, Talk, Pass notes, Giggle, look out the window/End result—Failure...Do not pass to the next stage!/God’s SOLUTION
Application:
?You invited Divine Repercussions thru God’s SOLUTION?
?Your Wickedness invited God’s Repercussion?
7—Wickedness invites repercussion thru...
Presence of HOPE(:8)
Explanation:(:8)
:8—“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.”
Even with such a horrible conclusion to man’s short existence, there is still hope for humanity. There is one man thru whom God’s “grace” can still work rightly. Without grieving God. Without succumbing to the surrounding wickedness.
This lone recipient & accepter of God’s great grace is “Noah” of whom his father, Lamech had prophesied(5:29) that thru his son Noah, “This one will comfort us concerning our work & the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed.””
What does it mean to “find grace? Or better yet, how does one “find grace”? A person who finds grace is a person who must have a heart & mind open to God’s desire!
“Noah”—xn no'-akh—= “Rest”
“Found”—aum maw-tsaw'—1) To find, attain to.
“Grace”—Nx khan—1) Favor, grace, charm. Strong—Graciousness, i.e. subjective (Kindness, Favor) or objective (Beauty). Strong—properly, To come forth to, i.e. Appear or exist; transitively, To attain, i.e. Find or acquire; figuratively, To occur, meet or be present.
Argumentation:
Rom. 1:16-17—“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first & also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.””
Heb. 11:7—“By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world & became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.”
2Pet. 2:4-5—“For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell & delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment; & did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly;”
*Acts 3:19 -21—[Peter preached...]““Repent therefore & be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, “& that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, “whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.”
*Jn. 1:12-13—“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”
1Pet. 2:1-5—“Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, & all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God & precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”
*Rom. 8:19-25—“For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans & labors with birth pangs together until now. Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.”
Col. 1:9-14—“For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, & to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom & spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work & increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience & longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered us from the power of darkness & conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.”
Heb. 6:19—“This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure & steadfast,...”
Illustration:
Hurricane Katrina’s devastation/Flood takes all your possessions...Everything you have ever owned—House, Cars, Land, Pictures, Work, Relatives, Friends, Joy/Those are mere things/There remains the Presence of HOPE
Application:
?You invited Divine Repercussions thru Presence of HOPE?
?Your Wickedness invited God’s Repercussion?
CONCLUSION:
Action:
Wickedness invites repercussion thru...
5. God’s GRIEF(:6)
6. God’s SOLUTION(:7)
7. Presence of HOPE(:8)
1. Aberrant RELATIONSHIPs(:1-2)
2. Aberrant STRIFE(:3)
3. Aberrant STANCE(:4)
4. Aberrant CONTINUITY(:5)
Presented 01/22/2012pm to:
Needmore Baptist Church
1620 Mt. Vernon Rd.
Woodleaf, NC 27054
