Difference between revisions of "The Apostasy"

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<ol> <li> <i> Its [[Cause]] </i> . The marriage of the sons of [[God]] and the daughters of Men (Genesis 6:1,2 ). </li> <li> <i> Its Effect on the [[Human]] [[Race]] </i> . Men forgot God and became giants [[In]] wickedness (Genesis 6:3,4 ). </li> <li> <i> Its Effect on the [[Creator]] </i> . "And the LORD repented that he had [[Made]] man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart" (Genesis 6:6 ). The word "repent" always describes a change in something. There is a sense In which God cannot change (Matthew 3:9; [[James]] 1:17 ). [[He]] is always God, omnipotent and eternal. There is a sense in which He changes [[His]] Purposes toward us, otherwise forgiveness would be impossible (Jeremiah 31:34; Hebrews 8:12 ). God has declared that the soul that sins shall die (Ezekiel 18:4 ), but the sinner who turns from his sins and obeys the Lord, has the promise of salvation (2 [[Peter]] 3:9 ). God therefore changes His purposes toward men, but He is always God! </li> </ol>