Noah, The Heir of Righteousness By Faith

08/11/2020 55 min

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Heb 11:7 - By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.**1. God warned the world to turn from their sins**Gen 6:12 - “God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. 13 Then God said to Noah, "The **end of all flesh has come before Me**; for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth. Amos 3:7 - Surely the Lord God does nothing Unless He reveals His secret counsel To His servants the prophets. Heb 11:7 - By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, Isa 13:9 - Behold, the day of the Lord is coming, Cruel, with fury and burning anger, To make the land a desolation; And He will exterminate its sinners from it. 2 Peter 3:10 - But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up. Rev 9:18-19 - A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which proceeded out of their mouths. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and with them they do harm. Rom 1:18 - For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, Heb. 11:7b, “….by which he condemned the world.” Gen 6:6 -The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. Gen 6:6 (NIV) - The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. Eph 4:30 - Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Gen 6:7 - The Lord said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them."Rom 2:4-5 - Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, Matt 24:37-39 - "For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. 38 "For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be. **2. God gave opportunities for people to repent for 120 years.**Heb. 11:7b “in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household,…” Gen 6:22 - Thus Noah did; according to all that God had commanded him, so he did. 1 Peter 3:20-22 - who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water. 21 Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you — not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience — through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him.**3. By faith God made Noah an heir of righteousness**Gen 6:8 - But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. Heb. 11:7b “Noah became an heir of righteousness according to faith” Isa 10:21 - A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God. Rom 11:5 - In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time a remnant according to God's gracious choice. Rom 9:27 - Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, "THOUGH THE NUMBER OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL BE LIKE THE SAND OF THE SEA, IT IS THE REMNANT THAT WILL BE SAVED; Matt 7:13-14 - "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.